The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-10-12

Full Extent of the Calamity Not Yet
Known.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Oct 5-The first re
ports of the floods in the province of Ky, Japan
seem 10 have been none too highly colored. The
steamer Belgic brought advices late last night show
ing that the loss of life will reach far into the thous
ands. while the damage to property is enormous
Wakuyama is particularly unfortunate. Almost q
month after the August disaster typhoon SWEEP
| over the country causing further loss of life and
much other damage. A telegram TO the Japan
| Gazette says that the embankment of the river
Kinokawa gave way on sept. II, and the water
entered wakuyama and various villages in Nagusa
gun The water rose rapidly, and all the temporary
| bridges were washed away. Several persons were
also drowned. The foods resembled very much in
/ the volume of water and other respects those OF
August Telegraph communication having been
cut off with places south of Aritagun, no news had
| been received from there.
The calamity seems to surpasS that of Ibandai
san. Villages were crushed by fearful iandslides or
carried away by the water. Numbers of people
were drowned or buried alive. and others were cut
off in inaccessible mountains by newly formed lakes
and precipeeS able to make signals of distress, but
unable to escape. All this, and the destruction OF
/ their fields upon which many survivors had TO de-
pend for their livelihood combine TO form heart
rending appeal for help. The full extent of the
/ disaster cannot be ascertained as vet The popular
/ estimate of the number Of deaths runs up into
thousands
( Thousand of people have had their homes swept
away and their fields destroyed, and left with
absolutely nothing. No small proportion of them,
too are helpless old people and children. This was
( more than mere flood. There appears to have
/ been also volcanic action mountain in one case
being completely split in two and half removed
To some distance from the other part. Owing to this
the course Of the river has been completely blocked
up In places forming lakes Of which the largest is
or was some twelve miles long. I say was because
one who had been cut 10 oversee the transport Of
rice has returned, reporting that he was suddenly
overtaken 10y the water, from which he barely es
capped This food Is not unlikely to have been
caused by the breaking Of the dyke which held the
waters Of this large lake Ifso the land that lay at
the bottom of Il can be reclaimed and in time re
stored To- use
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun Mountain seems 10 be
full Of the debris OF houses and dead bodies, waited
thithcr from wakuysma- The sight IS said to be
truly appalling There trunks Of bodies without
limbs corpses Of men and women, old and young,
and oflittle children tied TO trees probably in the
hope that they might survive the aood, which
ultimately washed away trees and all.
Fishermen In the Atsumsyaegori. in the province
ofMikawa. arr now engaged in taking ashore the
dead bodies and other floating objects. Il is said
that for month hence they will not be able To re
sumo their ordinary Ayocation Of fishing. Gener-
Gus contributions Cor the sufferers have been re
rsiyed though the distress Is widespread and many
4 deaths have been caused by starvation
Z The following figures which are official reports
oftbe damage in the town Of wakuyama and nine
T nrlrhboriug communities, only the minor portion
% the devastated district will give clearer idea Of
E the magnitude 81 the disaster
Lives lost - wounded, sic, houses totally
washed away or Destroyed $50. houses partially
DESTROYED and flooded ss4 AL bridges washed away
e.. bridges damaged, -, persons temporarily
relieved. ss7ig, persons dependent on charity fcr
nye days OF more, s3,ssI.
The complete schedule will inere Ase these figures
many l9id.
CHEAT TvFBooS At YoEoRANA
Iauanese Newspapers. which arrived GA the
steamer Iesie las; night give details Of disastrous
.yphoou which passed over IokahAuiA and rs
nslzhl-ofho.1si on The night % scpt IL Hundreds
ofballAsuss, IN some cases whole blocks al a time
WEIR levclisyi % tfe ground. and IN the ey alone
hundreds II thousands Of dollars 81 damage was
done The morning Af,er the storm the streets wen
SIZED aigh hoGsc roofs tiles hrokea frnccs. uFFoot
e. t-yss and gssss.e thinkers which had been blown
about 10 al directions Ike - mach SHAW
Tho destruction wEs chicay wrought In The
neighborhool Of the hsrboF hesfy ssA thai
rolled in before the southestgrly and southeriy gale
began. bssween Z aud 5 O'Clock in the evening
uashiu. high override land wall and the backing Of
t vail uAs speedily roTn Up aud scattered over tho
hallway The spectacle even in the comparative
dartnrss. wss mosi striking uae, the huge brrak
q. tiraez seeming % take complete possession OF
the whole hank. Tbs roadUay IS waste d small
Msars and oshes dehris the result Of the wavs-
dragging ocf The hsrking n the retaining wall.
The signal poss at The English Hasaea was split ir
twain The rev trsperlAl customs saet with gAlya
ulni siseet Iron ryof aud another shed al the Nip
nm Haiats. uerc completely Destroyed. Consider
abe havoc uas losc In The Public Gardens. whcr'
s-arceiy half the tEces arr leil standing
AZ Ranstaf elsa LAcing the canal. near The surono
ehashi btsdzc TIE ifoa works wcre brought IN hi
ground a part q the buii3ipg falling inio ui'
canal The native tawn suffered much damage
r,as r.r.sns wers found dead 7wo banks wcr,
damaged. righgeen hoiisss totally destroyed Ninety
seven partially Destroyed, and sixty-onc slightly
damaged
Al KaBarNua the sea sails and iegiics yer
w.sss., away many houses wrre damaged and ou'
snaa kule-l Unfortunate wskaysma va the cen
grc Of she .tartn and considerable damage vas dom
h houses aud bridge. IN the neighboring districts
ry,o blocks % buildings we're demolished in koii
s.aghl and nlnesy.yNo houses partially DIES u0ye cd
In Asakusa gso bloeks of baildinEs were levcilcd
and nny-oac hoascs damsgr-i- Three blocks o
bztlllnzs and s,,veatyonc houses in iotsuiJa Nen
,,,iyr.4 and In NihontASha Is houses uer
damaged. Tbs thrcc story buildings Of the Natsu
baro restaurant Al SahA1u wcrc damaged greatly
In NxakusA the mImie fuliyama which Is >
prominent feature u The capitol vas greatly IN
sured one large kcyaki tree In fron.osthe Oemooi
trlaple was blown down. and block Of brie
I t,,iiBines Al Nskamiz was demolished The Ev
.tary buildings bsonEiHg 10 Mr. AkyHia Al sennok u
mura. In.t eompls,c,i. were destroyed. and two al
ysiuins baildtnSz werc crushed. The los By III
cliats % the rss mentioned structure Is estimates
81 yru 25ao
In Y5shlraara a clock tower on the top Of seye
story building was blown down, aud an ADJOINING
housa was crushed In L. fail la kyooashi on
. factory and three sheds were destroyed. one GOV
eminent school and three public schools, on
theatre srventeea sodowns. aud Sc fences receive
more or les severe damage and several roads an
.cxrn bridges were greauy injured Owing 10 III
oyersow Of the Sakursgawz all the houses
Shlhaicho. DagaWaeho. Mishimacp and oyokoch
were aoosied one house Al Atagoeho and thrS
others Al Nakamonseen were demolished, an
several hundred trees in the PARK were uprooied
In HoaEo two new buildings intended for 81
dents dortnHErIes were carried away, and al Nez'
!, SIX houses were demolished In KRnda Two bioel
efbpildin-s AT NIshIkicho and OmOtej inbochO wei
. DESTROYED The decorative work on the top OF IN
aue ART hall Of the third national industrial exhb
ton was injured and in Tuckagawa the new bui'
: iurs of tlls Matsubaro which are now in course
: construction at susaki entirely dsmoltshe
Flooding occurred in Hamagu.ieh0, HigAsh
3 dalkereho Rejgancho. Kibacho and Hira shinde
some ten houses between HamagurichO and Rib
cho. and three houses at MatSuicho were destroye
{ Flooding also took place at Kikugawhaeho, Ful
; hach0 Mikasacho. and Aatsnkuraeho the wat
Y being nearly two feet deep The sumtda River TO-
j five feet above the usual level. and the ohas
e likewise ruse considerably. Firemen were Saton'
at the Ryogoku Ohashi aud other bridges To proie
these structures against the floods
Valuable trees were everywhere uprOoted to u
: number Of thousands Parks and avenues a
: wrecked. plants aud shrubs badly damaged, Al
+, picturesque gardens have been battered and CRU
i bed beyond repair
The storm is one OF the se9ereSt 1okohama IA
known though the small number of lives lost
the most remarkable feature. The damage vi
probably run into millions, although accurate cs
: mates cannot yet be made.
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
K Twenty-Five Vessels Wrecked and Score
of Houses Blown Down.
g CITY OF MEXICO, via FL Paso, Texas, Oct s.
i full report of the great cyclone on Carmen lslar
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