New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-30
THF JAPAN DISASTER.

Over One Hundred and Twenty Killed.
CHICAGO. September 23.-The following
are additional details to those already sent Of
the explosion of the steamer Yeddo. in the
harbor of Yedde, Japan. The death of
many was fastened, If not brought on, bv
the japanese doctors. These men have y
bitter hatred toward foreign physicians, and
do not wish to see their people treated by
them. These native doctors took off the
bandages that had beeR put ON by foreign
doctors, and commenced their own treat
ment upon them. Nearly all of those who
were thus dealt with died. Il is reported
that almost all the wounded japanese have
died. but as they were scattered it is doubt
ful whether the number of deaths is actu-
ally known. Several Japanese have told me
that, including the killed outright and
those who since died, the number is over
one hundred and twenty If such is the
case, a large number of deaths must have
been caused by bad treatment Of the Japa-
nese doctors, for all wounded foreigners and
several Japanese who were entirely under
the treatment of the foreign doctors are
doing well, and, doubtless, will recover, al
though some We're severely scalded.
The most pitiable object of all was the
youngest child of Mr.. Cornes. 1t is only
three months old. OF the whole family, it
alone was spared. Its preservation seems
miraculous. All around it were killed. I'm
mediately after the explosion, Mr.. Skinner.
one of the wounded foreigners, heard it
crying, and went and took it in his arms,
thus saving it from drowning by water,
which was fast running into the wreck.
The poor little thing was uninjured except
a slight scald on each forearm. 1t is now
cared for in the hespitable family Of DIR.
Hepburn, Of Yokohama.
Mr.. COrnes was a missionary Of the Ameri
can Presbyterian Church. During the late
American war he served in q Pennsylvania
cavalry regiment in 1865. He graduated at
Washington and jefferson College, Pennsyl
mia, taking the highest hOnOrs Of his class.
During the fall of the same year he entered
the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at
Chicago, where he finished the prescribed
three years study, much respected by
brother professors and fellow students.
During his second year in the seminary he
offered himself to the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions, requesting to be sent to
Japan. He was accepted, and with his
worthy companion, was sent to this cOun-
try Immediately after finishing his course
at the seminary. At the time
of his death he was occupying the position
Of professor in the Japanese University in
YeddO. He was a man of more than Ordi
nary ability, and never failed to gain the
respect of those who knew him. In
beautiful spot of the cemetery at YokohOma
they all-father, mother and lovely child
sleep side by side in one grave. A monu-
ment will be erected over them by the citi-
zens of YokohOma.
The next morning after the accident the
American Consul at YeddO, held an inquest
over the bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. COrnes and
their child. The verdict was, ''that they
came to their death by the explosion of
boiler on the steamer City of Yeddo, which
resulted on account of the ignorance and
of the engineer"