Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-05
THE NAGOYA TWISTED BRIDGE.

of 80 great loss of life at this early hour in the
morning was that the force were working extra
hours, commencing at o'clock in the morn
ing. Four natives were killed and seventeen
wounded who were attending an early prayer
meeting at the Union Mission. Rev. E. H. Van
Dyke and wife Of the Methodist Protestant
Mission were injured at the same time. but are
doing we'll The missionaries here are hard at
work caring for the sufferers and sending out
appeals for contributions for . relief fund.
There never was an occasion where such aid
could be better applied. Among these mis-
sionaries that see pushing about most ener-
getically in this work are DR.. W. 4. Worden and
his good wife Of the NJ. E. church and Rev. F.
E. Klein of the NJ. P. church.
TIE NAaoYA HOLOCAUST.
But the great field Of devastation in Nagoya
was in the Buvajima suburb Of the city, where
out Of 1900 houses 1,s59 were destroyed. The
scene going through this quarter was most i'm
pressive. There were streets upon streets Of
PROSTATE buildings. The burnt district where
SO many lives were lost was still smoking, but
the owners, or such Of them as survived, were
already marking out the boundaries Of their
lots by bamboo poles, preparatory to rebuild
ing. The crowds Of people, the owners or ten
ants Of the PROSTATE houses, we're busy fshing
out whatever was worth saving from the heaps
Of dirt, mortar, broken tiles and rotten thatch
that these mud-walled buildings had crumbled
into. The narrow passageways through the
ruins were jammed with people bearing away
rescued portions of the wreck, broken pieces Of
timber, splinters Of furniture, fragments Of
laths, &c. Crowds Of victims were gathered
about the relief stations where food was being
given out. The best Of the standing buildings
had been converted into temporary hospitals.
There was not q sound OF lamentation or word
Of complaint to be heard In all this swarm Of
suferers- And, singularly enough, not beggar
was to be seen. The overlooking mirth and
vivacity OF the Japanese was missing, but the
people seemed to bear their overwhelming mis-
fortunes with wonderful patience and even
cheerfulness. The children seemed to think it
good fun to picnic this way In ths open cir.
TWISTED DRiDGE.
The bridges liz this part o: the city we're
either wholly destroyed or contorted in the
most singular manner. The long wooden bridge
over the Nagoya river was twisted and bulged
into the shape Of o swi,chback railroad and
sunk in the center to the surface of the water,
so that adventurous foot passengers crossing it
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flooring. The railroad bridge and tracks In
this vicinity were also twisted, balged and de-
pressed in the most fantastic shapes. The rail-
road track in the direction of Gifu (the neigh
boring scene OF disaster) presented q billowy
aspect az il the earthquake force extended in
undn!ations In this neishborhood the cracks
were enormous In some places volcanic sand
was thrown up through the assures. In others
there was dow Of water. stream Of mine
raj water burst up under the platform Of the
railroad station ut Nagoya- AtGifu, adjoining,
the destruction was still greater than here, aud
at Ogaki, a little further on not single house
was left standing.
NAsoYAs FAMOUS CASTLE SAVED.
The Nagoyans have one CLEAN Of consolation
In their misfortunes- -thei. famous castle with
it, golden dolphius glitiering from its towers
is saved though 40 badly injured inside that
visitors are not admitted. One OF these dol
phins, II may be remembered, was lost in
shipwreck On tho way back from the Vienna
exhibition. but was ifterward recovered and
replaced upon the castle top amid great popu-
lar rejoicings. To prevent any depredations
by thieves the dolphins are now incloscd in
iron cages.
The people here suffer Lot only from the de-
struction of their homes. but from the loss Of