The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-06
EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD TELLS or 1HxIR
DIsASTR0US CONSEQUENCES.
KSst Hsuscs There Nave Fragile walls sud
Heavy Roots. ssA They Tusste n Heaps
whea . Violent Shoek shakes Thea.

Heavy Roofs. SD They ransie n Hesps
whes Violent shoek shakes Thea.
II am very much pressed for time Just now.
II Is 80 precious would buy minutes for their
weight In gold. II could I am still in my
slippers. you see. and have not had q chance to
take my walk"
Sir Edwin Arnold said this to a reporter for
The Sun shortly before noon yesterday. The
poet had come down from HE room to the par.
Tor. had shaken hands cordially with his Wis
itor. and had sat down beside him on the sofa
Tho reporter had frst seen him approaching
from the end OF long corridor. walking with
his legs rather wide apart. like sailor on ship
board He wore q rough. heavy. business suit
Of dark color. necked with spote Of white. n red
scarf. and patent leather pumps. There was
pleasant smile on his face long before he
reached his visitor. and with the first exchange
Of greetings the reporter was impressed with
tho fact that here was the most aenially cour-
tsous man he had ever met Bir Edwin's re.
mark quoted above was an answer to the re.
porter's request for Information about tho
earthquakes in Japan. moment after he
seemed to regret his refusal and added:
"You ask me any questions you wish. and
viii try to answer them. I will rive you Ave
minutes nay. four and q quarter"
"Iwould like to get from you o description
Of an earthquake In Japan and the scene that
follows"
"well. II is certainly very unlike anything
that would be likely to OCCUR in America or
Europe Nearly all the houses In Japan are
very light. The walls are OF light wood GOV.
cred with paper TO keep out the draughts.
The interior Is divided Into rooms BIZ NOV
able partitions. also Of paper. With these on
Interior can be divided into as many rooms
q is desired. Besides. there arc paper shut
rs Ba as ysry snd srnSe
s SnG sssS on asi %sd the rS
s In f hSus ssp sHss G no EoVs
sss fi s asf& sqptsRs sRS
saly ss%s al
events a. MT atson enough e in!arioYs
houses ss 1 until the roof falls II. crushing lie
lght woodwork , and Paper ra;sistons:, The
Such Of the inmates IA cannot get out before
tSs to e viz shs tSeps a and
ssn2 ss$ sas sts most
When the shocks are not severe enough to
unropf the houses they sometimes affect the
Is Ct to the ssr sn ssst
S e closed The sI ns ,Sa 6sys e &c very
tons. My house in Toxic is constructed with
sasdsn e saepso sss ana
s,Sns f,S i. 81 the IN siss
jured or displaced when the house rocks
slightly. I also have an enrthauake door,
not affect its position.
cared iar in . curious Way. The Jnpsnsse have ave-
o. 1ss
oe Ge ess tst he ysry n sseos IL s s
reiatives Il man asks you for charity in
Iss sr SseSins !: RI PTSssissd there sse
snd Injured sr 2.
Esf1ss as health 81 then and n be they s xo are
tits unusual to hear Of earthouakes around
NaFog TIE ,So + Level
al Jaian e more or less subject to earth
as ffs are Ss. .so
tns and SssSins 10Th fe and d SMOKE s
40 SSos sa
was blown out and tho iragmsnts weTe. spread
0V9E FnuIuk OF TWO miles. lnrOuRn the gap
In the mountain a sen Of boiling mud poured
out And spread over the surrounding country.
TOXIC is the cenrro Of the volcanic region.
and earthquakes are very common there. One
mover. has. any warning and no one gets accus-
9otpcd to them, They inspire as much fenr in
the old residents az In the new ones. for no one
Gan ever tell the result Of shock until It ia ali
tho garth. and is followed by a trembling and
shaking. l. who have no particular property
In Jaran. and don't trouble about my llfe have
been worry much interested In the earthquakes
and have never experienced any fear Of them.
hut know that foreigners usually have great
! was ut the house Of tho British Minister
ttime the Duke q Connausht was theirs. Ths
was sitting talking with the Duke. told him
s tn E@nla very he To- haye hin zee
invoy. any Grcnt personal danger, Sir Edwin,
!, would like to see one very much. just at
that moment Il came. There was a low rum
bling and the hnuses shook. You are shaking
the table, Q. led the Duke. why. no. I am not
I,rcnlied, 'its.Hn earthquake AT. the aamo
time we heard the Duchess gall to Mrs. Frazer.
~ whose hnnsc we were; Did you hear that?
Why the hOusp shook There were many
fforegn merchants In the cities Of Osaka and
ih,agoyn. hut very few In the others affected BY