The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-25
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN.
Centre or the Di-turbance-whole Towns
DESTROYED.

| SAN FRANcIsCo. Nov 24-Following are nd
| ditional details of the japan carth1uake Of
| Oct. %:
The up and down trims on the Tokajdo
| Railway were inst meeting mt Gifu station. the
centre OF the disturbance. when the first shock
occurred. The shock was accompaniod by n
rumbling sound md was violent Tho people
| on tho trains slipped from their seats md for
a moment thought that n collision had oc-
| cured. On looking out OF the windows. how
| ever. they beheld tho station in ruins, and the
| water In n neghboring rond dasbing Violently
| from side TO side. Til, rumblipp sound
| and TIN, movement contipucJ and crach a
"'' w "'''''S. N''''l'"'"' az" 'i"'"'
from two to three feet wide were
| observed opening aud closing In all directions.
| volcanic mud and oabcs hcinr thrown from
>o'e"''o 'n"" a"' o'n's oei's '"'o"" iro,h
some OF them Como OF the passengers made
their way into Gifu and found immense heaps
VI i"'u'' ''"iS h'"s'' "' '"'''''' "''''o o'''o'S
were so shattered that the succeeding trcmors
oin,ns. avor,, hove sn,,o ,ns,.,nua,n ,.aa
ai'mo', w., "'uoo 'o"' u''o''"'.a'o WIS
buried and the chances OF escape were d.
rni,.n, w.. w m'us m, l,' y, o az az
rWay i,n' was ,o n'usn , "anaRru =" m"w OF
oecordinrly eomnol,s% to make their way on
foot 70 tho nejnhborlnr towns. The roads
were found to be almost impossible by reason
OF assures and andslidcs
The town Of Kano was found to be wholly in
ruins. not Il house remaining standing. IA
samatsu suffered like fate. every dwelling
were digging out the dead and wounded. and
! meh''nG against l'res on I'LL sloes, many o,
.nc SURVIVORS however were 80 para'yn a,
with % THAT nSy e9"a . 1ny stand Iaf fnnn
on,,.n ana ri,,osr u,o ,nn,,,a y,,nn,,d r. snr,
omya ana hiyosu the people managed 10 save
N fnkv @ n IA n
nir w in ths " u "' Thronr%ont the dav and
nisht the work Of carrying the wounded to Ma.
goya proceeded; a continual stream OF bearers
a 4Is inn s%s Of the ruined town say that
being raised and then. suddenly lowered two
subsistence Of the earth surface for n consid-
erat. area about Gitu' which indicatss that
ance. Very soon after tho houses were thrown
down, and while hnn.,reds 81 people were
rns Of h six H n"d in shoft ins
@ to- rhS worK n
soon jo!nsd i together, sweerins from street to
2oclock in the afternoon. and by o'clock In
thc evening almost every part Of the he tGWn Of
tants had abandoned ali hope Of staying the
fire. saving what articles they could and flee,
ing To inc WOODS ana mis-. Inc police nldeu
by the Normal School students and the prison
ers from the Jail. fought the fire all night. hut
it was not slbdued unit the forenoon OF the
next day. when almost tho whole town had
been burned over
The potteres in the procedures of Oswari
features in Japan. and those at Seto and other
towns were almost emit rely destroyed. and it
is reported that there is no prospect Of re-
Stunning their industry this year. The shock
was 50 severe that scarcely u sound house is
!c't standing with the exception Of the castle
Buddhists, was crowded with worshipners
when it fell, burying at least sixty people. The
ruins took fire. and the shrieking victims We're
consumed before the eyes OF the Mortified on
A slight shock was felt at Nagerio on the
night Of Sunday. Oct. %. On Wednesday
morning. while forty Christians were assem-
blcd in one OF the buildings OF the Methodist
school. tho structure began to totter. and the
worshippcrs fled. One Christian and his wife
jured Mr.; and Mrs. Van Dyke. missionaries.
and one other white person were dangerously
hurt; Out Of doors the city was in an uproar.,
Wild shrieks and indescribable noises filed
bic thunder from the ,, angry earth Many
others wero choked with fleeing people. The
thread factory and a large brick building
caved in. killing hundreds OF persons hut the
old castle. despite its 400 years. stood firm.
make IN the city Of Nagoya is estimated at
day. Oct. 30. 1903 distinc! shocks were reported
rs following TINT Of Wednesday.
AS the wounded were brought into the city
from the surrounding towns reports continued
to e.of lives lost. damage done. and stir.
ring incidents. Reports were also received OF
assures in the earth two feet wide and several