The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-24

sLocK Oh earthquake occurred Octo.
Der 2S, u few minutes before 7 o'clock in
tho morning. 1t was tho scverest on
pericnce since the terrible catastrophe
OF 1865 and must be ranked MS national
calamity. The greatest damage to
buildings and tho loss OF life occurred
in the procedures OF Gifu and Achy, in
which nearly 1000 people were killed
outright and 1000 seriously wounded.
In those two procedures 1900 houses
were totally destroyed. The number OF
provinces throughout which tho dis.
turbances were strongly felt were thir.
ty.onc.
The centre seems to have been in
Mino and Arowab, out as far south as
lligo and Rikushuin. IN tho north the
disturbance was sensibly felt. Tho de-
struction OF 10000 houses means 200,-
600 people are rendered homeless. Up
70 November 5 the earthquakes still
continued to be felt, but with intervals
between them. Gradually the intensity
OF tho shocks diminished from the
commencement OF tho disturbances.
Up to that date it is estimated that
G,GOO shocks, or more than one every
two minutes, were iolt.
Many survivors were SO utterly con-
founded and terror stricken that they
could only stand vacantly staring at the
scene OF destruction.
At lchinomya and Kiyosu the people
had managed to save few mats and
were preparing to pass the night in tho
open fields, the villages being q waste Of
fallen houses, which the flames were
rapidly dcvouring. Throughout the
day and night the work OF carrying the
wounded TO Nagoya proceeded. A con-
tinual stream OF bearers passed along
the railway, which was the only avail
able route.
The inhabitants Of the ruined towns
described the shock as conveying an
impression that the houses were first
raised and then suddenly lowered
through space Of from two to three
feet. The fact that there was 4 marked
subsidcncc OF the carth's surface for a
considerable area about Gifu indicated
that the latter town was the center OF
the disturbance.
FIRE ADDS TO THE DISASTER %
Shortly after this shock had lcvelcd
thousands OF houses in tho town, and
hundreds ofpcoplc were lying buried in
the debris, flames burst from the ruins
OF silk inctory in Giiu, and in short
time spread to such nextcnt that the
citizens were compelled TO dcsist in
their work OF digging out the wounded
and dying.
This conflagration burned out in one
direction, but three other fires immo-
diately broke out, and joining into one
swept from street to street, being famed
by strong northwes. wind, which be-
gan to blow ut o'clock in the after.
noon. BY S o'clock in the evening al
most every part OF the town OF Gifu
was wrapped in fire, and the inhabitants,
abandoning all hopes OF staying the con-
migration, saved what few articles they
were able and fled the town, taking
refuge in the woods and on the hill.
sides.
The police aided by tho normal
school and eighty prisoners from the
Jail fought the fire throughout the
night, but it was not subducd until the
forenoon OF October 2S, when it had
and almost tbn whole town had h.on
hur,cd ovnr pot.orins in iho nroioc,. :.
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and closing in all directions, volcanic
mud and ashes being thrown from