The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-05
HUNDREDS ARE DEAD.
Terrible Loss Of Life and Property ~
Earthquakes In Japan-A Failing wall
In Tunis Kills Thirty Persons.

Terrible Loss of Life and Property ~
Earthquake In Japan-A Failing Wall
In Tunis Kills Thirty Persons.
LONDON. Oct. o9.-Dispatches were
received here Wednesday evening from
wires beyond liiogo and Osaka wcre
down. It was added that there had
been an earthquake at Hiogo, and the
rumor was current that q great amount
Of property had been destroyed and that
the loss Of life had been considerable.
A private telegram dated Hiogo, re-
ceived in this city Wednesday night,
confirms the report conveyed in former
kilograms that disastrous earthquake
shock has occurred in Japan. This
telegram says severe shock was ex-
perienced at Osaka and that the do
struction Of both life and property was
great So severe was the shock that
a number of houses were thrown
to the ground and many of the occu-
pants were caught in the falling
buildings and crushed to death. A large
number Of persons succeeded in escap-
ing from there to their homes only tO
meet death in the streets to which they
had fed for safety from the falling
debris. There is no means at present
of estimating the total loss Of life; in
fact, the details Of the catastrophe
are meager as all the telegraph wires
are broken in the districts affected by
the falling of the poles. which wers
thrown down by the seismic distur.
bance. The above. mentioned dispatch.
however, states that it is known that
in Osaka alone the death list contains
the names Of 800 Of the residents 01
that city.
tHiogo is q seaport town OF Japan. on tha
Island OF Hondo and is situated about g
| miles by rail from Osaka. Hiogo Is . tine
| harbor at the head Of the gulf OF Osaka ana is
| adjacent TO Kobe. 1t is lighted with gas an
| has a plumber Of fine public buildings. includ
| ing town hail. custom house and govern
| ment machine shops. The seaport referred tc
| has an extensive foreign and coastwise trade
| and q population. in 1884. OF about 5000 souls.
Osaka Is also on the island Of Hondo and on
\ the sea, 81 miles southwest OF Kisto. to which
place as well as 10 Hiogo and Kobe railways
| have been built. Oaska has large foreign
trade. arsenals u great castle, machine shops,
| q city hall, mint, n college and an academy.
| and Is travcrsed by canals over which
| are more than 1.i00 bridges. some Of
| them Of iron. This city has many theaterS
| and other places OF amusements. and IL also
| has 800 places Of worship. In point OF size il
| Is the third or fourth city in japan. but in 80
:ial affairs, fashion. commerce and industry u
takes the first rank. Osaka has five newspa-
pers. hundreds Of schools and q population. 40
cording to the census OF 1854 Of about $50 oDO.l
/ TERRIBLE DISASTER.
| LONDON Oct 29.-News OF q terrible
calamity comes from Tunis. Tuesday
night. during heavy gale, a high wall
in course of erection in the Arab quar-
ters was blown down. The debris
crushed an Arab house in which were
two wedding parties, the guests includ-
ing thirty five women and children. The
wall fell with appalling force and the
wreck Of the building was complete.
Thirty corpses have been taken from
the ruins. but it is feared that these are
only portion of the killed. as
but few women or children escaped
The work of rescue was continued
through the night. supervised by the
city officials and aided by the troops
The dead have been laid out in the
sheds OF the tramway company and
present heartrending spectacle, the
children being mangled beyond all
recognition