Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-25
The Earthonake in Japau.

Additional details OF the earthquake la
Japan On October %, state that up al d
down trsins oa tbs Iohzido Railway were
net melting ct Gfa Station, The centre of
the disturbance, when tbs shock first occur
red. Tho shock WAS accompanied by q
rumbling eound and wea Violent. The peo-
pie % the trains clipped from their seate,
and for a moment thought that collsion
hsd occnErsd. Ga looking cut CT the win
dows, however, they be5eld The station in
tuiIe, anf the wafer In reigbboring pond
Gashira violently from side to side. The
ru;ab iac scard aud tia movement contin-
utd, End creeks from two to three feet wide
were Oh. esved ope1ing and closing In oil di
rectiohs, volcsaio mud a1d ashes being
thrown from some ct them.
The town of Kspo VAS found TO be wholly
In iu!De, not nccsc remaining standing.
KassaDG,aa suffered like 'a.e, every dwell
ling bsiug MAS OF daafla.
Tee inhaDiten!s Ct Gi!a coy that the first
| sensation was thss tie houscs we're belng
raised ard .h@a suddenly lcWetaG two CT
| hree fees. La inct. there was 8 marked
suhsiionce IN tho earth's surfa1a for COR
siderable area about @ IN, which indicates
| that,he latter town VAS the centre OF the
dis;ui bance. Very 5000 after the houses
| were thrown do#r. and while hundreds of
peopIs were buried in the debris, flames
burst from the ruins OF the elk factory, and
in short tins spread to such an extent
That tho citizans we're compelled to deeist In
their work oe rescns. end by s O'Clock 10
the evening alnacet every part eli the town
Of Gilu was wrapped il flames.
The potteE:es in the Procedures of OGari
and Mino, the great centres Of porcelain
manufacture In JapEn, and those at Seto
and other to11e, we're almost entirely de-
s,royed, and it Is reported that there is no
proepacS OF resumiog ihel1 Industry his
year.
The Gobo Temple, belonging to the ehin
sect BadGhiste, was crowded with worship.
ets when it fell. burgine ct least so people.
The ruins took fire, and The shriekiDg vic.
tins wese consumed before tho eyes OF the
Mortified oDlockcrs. q slight ehock was felt
ct Nsgerlc or tho night OF Sunday, October
25. Ga "Wednesday morning, while forty
Christians were es5cyobled In one OF the
bulldogs OF the Methodist School the etruc.
ture began to totter, end the wo!ehipers
fed. Ooe Christiau ard bis wife we're kill
ed and two japanese were fatally L. 1red.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dyke, missionaries, end
one otEs. white peraoa wore dangerously
hurt.
Ire loss OF life 10 the three towns which
go to make up the Oily nt Nsgoea is esti-
mated at from $50 to LOGO. UD to the
morning of Friday, October 80, 366 distinct
shocks were reported as following that OF
wednesday.
A lake 600 yarls long and 60 yards wide was
formed at thu foot Of Hukussn Mountains, in the
Gifu Prefecture, anl great CT acks wero formed in
the ground beside tho hills in 0ifu.
in como parts OF the town OF Gi!u boiling mud
spoutcd from tho assures for more than two
hours.
Out OF 700 temples in lhe Gitu Prefecture moro
than oEethird were totally destroyed.
The top Of the Sacred Mountain OF Fu,ivams
was sent ssurdsr for distance OF 1909 feet in
width and 600 foot in depth.
Over 1890 persons ia the Giiu Prefecture
alone have app led for sss.ance.