Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-26
DETAILS OF JApAN's EARTHQUAKE.
Whole Towns Destrayed--sfanV HHndreas
OF People Crushed or Barued 20 Death
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(By telegraph % the Dispaich-l
Sax FRAscfsco, OAL., November 2h.-
These details have been received OF the
Japan earthquake Of October 2sth; Inc
up and down trains on the Iokaido rail-
way were Just meeting 81 Gnu stesXn,
the centre of the disturbance, when Tue
first shock occurred. Tho shock Was &C
oOmpanied by a Tumbling sound and was
violent. The people on the trans thought
collision had occurred. On looking out
Of the windows, however, they beheid the
station ia ruins. Some Of the passengers
made their waF into Gifu and found I'M
mense heaps Of ruinA
BUILDINGS FALLEN; PEOPLE CRUSHED.
Many houses bad fallen, while others
were 90 shattered that the succeeding tIs-
mors of the earth threw them "a the
ground. IN alIaost avery house some unior lun@ie
was buried, and the chances Of escape we're W
rpinished greatly by corAegratjns In many
places. The railway line was zoo much daInssen
70 allow the moving OF the trains, eho VIZ
essonsors we're aecordingly compesea 70 iil4 ~ q
roads we're found 10 DO almost impessaole Dy
issures end land-sldes.
rows DESTROYED UTTERLY.
The town Of Kapo was found 70 Pc wholly N
| ruins, not a house remaining standing. kassa-
maleu suffered Ike fate, every dwelling belus
n mass OF NfNy - ENtIlMuNfN hNlNAf'Ao
| digging out dead aud wounded, and nghtlns
against connagratOns on all sides. Al lehinoli!a
and kiYO6u the people managed 70 save lev
| mats, and we're preparing % pass the nlgn' ~
| the fields. Throughout the day ana night tno
| work Of carrying the wounded 70 Aagoya pro-
ceeded, q continual stream Of bearers pass,ns
along the railway, which was the only ayaiaDe
| route.
THE FIRST SENSATION.
Tho inhabitants Of the ruined town say that
| "a frs ~ that the houses were De-
| ing raised and then suddenly lowered Two oI
| three foct Ia fact, there vas maFkod sup9i-
| dence OF the earth's surface for considerable
area about Gifu, which indicates that the lal'ei
| town was the centre Of the disturbance. very
| soon after the houses we're thrown down, ana
| while hundreds Of people were buried IN inc az
| bris flames burst from the ruins OF the slt-
| factory and in short time spread TO such an
| extent that the citizens we're compelled 10 de-
| sist in their work Of resGuing the dead.
THE RUIEED TOWN BURNED OVER.
The conHagration burned out IN one direction
but three other Ares broke out and soon jnlncd
| together sweeping from street 20 street, tanneI
/ 10y strong wind. THIS was at = O'Clock IN the
afternoon, and by O'Clock In the evening almost
every part Of The town Of Gifu was wrapped IN
| flames, and the inhabitants had abandoned 81
| hope Of staying tho c0nhagratiOn, SAVING BAai
| adtlces they could and fleeing 10 the woods ana
hills The police, aided by the normal schc0
students and the prisoners In jail, fought lhe
! IRE ail pight, but It Was ugt suOduod uatl iht
forenoon 81 the neNt day When Almost tAS "hOl'
| town had been burned over.
| Az ISDUsrEV TEMPORARILY DESTROYED.
| The potteries IN the pr5fectures Of Dwarf and
Nine tho great centres Of porcelain manuihfiure
| in Japan. and thOse at SetO and other towns
we're almost entirely desuOyet. AMI II r. rePoi &
cd that there srO pro specto Of aresumPuon o. lns
| industry this year. The shock was 40 severe
81 at scarcely sound house was lett standing
witn tue exception Of tho castle.
| Tie GOto tonI l. belonging % the shin sect OF
| Buddhisis was crowded VITA Worshippers Whep
| Il fell blryins al least City people. Tho ruins
| took Gre. IN the shrieking victims we're con
sumed before the eyes Of thehoFrhed on-lookers
CHRIsuANs KILLED AID INJURED.
A eight shock was felt az Nagoya on tho night
| OF SUNDAY, October 2jih On Wednesday morn
| log, while fOstv Christians were esaomeled ~
one Of the buildings of She Methods: school tae
| structure began 70 tOitor aud tue Boralhppera
| led ono Cbristiah aud his wifc were killed
and two dapAnese were fatally injured Mr.
| and Mrs. Vandyke, missionaries, and one other
while person we're dangerously hurt. Out oil
doors tho city was M an uproar.
WILD sHEIEEs ASD BDEscRIBABLE NOISES
! Oiled the air, while every few moments came
| terrible thunder from the nngry earth. Many
streets were blocked with fallen housos, apd
others we're choked with neeng people. The
| threaI-factory and Q large brick building cayeo
| In, killing hundreds OF people but tho Old
! castle, despite LIS 400 years stood hrm' iDS
up the city OF Nagoya is estimated az from 1ol
| 70 1000.
| MANY DISTINCT SHOCKS
| Up to tho morning OF October 30ih 368 dis
| tinct shocks were reported as following that OIL
| WedneslaN As the wounded were brought
| into the city from surrounding towns reports
| continued 10 come OF lives lost, damage done
I ana stirring Incidents. Reports were also re
ceivod OF assures In the earth two feet vide and
several feet deep, railway rails twisted, iron
bri1gca ,lnd river embankments sunk or crum'
| bled, and delds flooded.
STARTLING PHENOMENA.
4 lake six hundred yards hong and sixty yard;
| wide was formed at the loot Of tho Hukusal
! mountain, In the Giiu prefecture, and groai
cracks were formed In the ground be-
| side the hills ia Gifu. Water spraul
| from tho cracks IN tho ground aud
the wator in the wells was changed in color 20 Q
| brownish TINT and rendered unAt for drinking
| The emblnkmeutJ Of most Of the rivers were
destroyed. and In the city prefecture three
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