, 1877-01-08

stmed. The loss by the natives was Immense.
somewhere near hundred tin,t*aad p upfe
wcse rendered homeless, ntnl many Int cycry-
shlh2. ing most sureuwfuI incident 0f all. pr.
In;'i 10 br lns",rt thr rrarl u fhc ,'snrt. hy
mist'l several po:suts were ln't VII" f'at He'd
ttlthcr f''r safely.
,,,. hhs t!rr mai: : maxn'!ls"nt i!u'n'Iati N,
i!Ghtsffg thc aky With 1ttrd HInte tint wMH viz.
tble tur it'aHy tntir:. ~ Yokohama. eighteen
miles distant, It WAS tcen plny, and J1iIny
.at,e on The early fntrnfng trains fronl tlat csy
" I. il,a & ssenc e e,1,1,gratinn The might wis
Lou, 9ue tie a'hnrl opposition VI the native
Fire Department had no effect. anil ts,r fr,:
awept on It ~ Will until checked by the !'road
waters ot ied'lo Bay. II IL ctlsloHs that the
inadequate to Gnpe with anything laraer tllab il
bonfire, anil atttiw their cities to be busnt nrtl
feh!rnt rather than supply them selves with e:-
icstiy': tfte lspnt tmeH&-.
Tile inllnhitants have a pn&tial rrotcstfnn
against these f!rea III their mud 'gu.twl,s," nr
hte-pf'"f buildings, w!!rft arc INSTALL very we'll
constrnrtri and SUCCESSFULLY resist .t'e l,lsstng
dalics. In these go-!uwns the proprietor hastily
packs 's movable elect atd thru. t,sI,i. nj
The ue7!ees with mid. kcpt constantly Mt EaII1
against t!lis cnatlngrn,Y. rMvcs tho tull[l:, tu
ypuosc the enemy Tlose vii" have no such tafe
Hurry OF unslc- their property. whlsl consI'ts
largely Ut mats anil t|nGrs, seeking st,e se:urc
place where they tnay Temporarily rest. And
ta'ls rushing 10 and tro nf iloa*nnls Of excited
HnHAeHttt5cIh makes nil 1!G !GirilElblt ttliIL IN
the streets adj 1ioi.Ii1lx the lire.
Ia abuut seyrn hours the ,Isr hud burned It.
self ont, and Ia tho pale sunlight u Thursday
We saw, rs far ~ tile rye y',htd rra'l', unIy
bl1cscncd Eotow1f. rising like tlIr ruins III
so,ne ancient city from Tie cl,a,rtiE remains of
the busiest part OF Toxic. Hit Wonderful
spirit rararterIzes this ueuilc. It Is tairly a4-
t9n'tny, cycn to m American who !Ia4 !Iatl his
ChltaEo twice burned md rebuilt and hin tin.ton
restored, to sec tbs rceuprsatiyr power of the
Jnpat,cac after slc:i calamity as this. Before
the ground was eotl agntn the carpenters wcrc
at work; the next day, while passing down the
part Of thu Turi destroyed, Mntire:l several
merchants brarely doing business a. usual In
SIZED That Was principally s!gn-boarti. And now,
after weeks lap.c, Utmost oil the streets have
been substantially restored md bustt:css Is go
Ing on With holiday brtakness. It is safA tint
the Government has determined to llavc tile
burnt district rebuilt In tiic more foreign and
substantial style already adopted IN one district
Of the city. some building regulations with u
view to secure better protection against fire are
certainly urgently needed.
- As the t!sc accustomed unusual and widespread
distress, the charitable were cA'lcl un to excr-
eisc bcncro!cnce. The City t;overnmcnt fed at
tndlEent sul1crrrs for scron days: and generous
assistance was rendered by private persons, both
natiye 9nd f9refgn 4 snbscriptlnr', set on foot
by tho Yokohama Herald among the foreigners,
has amounted to nearly $30UJ But these re-
spontes, oi course. will on1y modify lisustcr
Which hlust necessarily be terrible.