The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

voro piled Ia heaps hougoa we're com.
pletoly wrecked and the whole aoono
pretontod tha most ghastly sud heart
fonding aspoot, impossible % describe.
Il Is reported that che we've waa az
high a. eighty feet, and that, though
more or lees variation occurred 40
oording 30 locality, tho devastation
aud damage indicted by tho wave were
most serious ia places facing the
southwest Strange 10 cay, fishermen
plying their trade about I've miles on
the coast noticed merely o slight swell
and had no suspicion OF the Occur
renee Of such q catastrophe. AZ soon
as reports Of the calamity we're TO
ceiyod steps we're at once taken TO exc
tend suocor 10 the sufferers.
The local Chief Of Police was direct.
ed 10 visit the scene Of the disaster,
the Secretary Of the Prefecture was
dispatched 20 Higashi Hei, The Coun-
oilor 10 Kison and Minanmi Hoi and
the Chief Tax Collector 10 kunoho.
At the same time thirty-three clerks
and police inspectors, together with
113 police ooDstables and 40 coolies,
wore sent TO various afflicted districts
to succOr the survivors, 10 dispose OF
tho remains OF the killed and 10 re-
store order. Neighboring towns and
villages that escaped unhurt offered
the services Of their FIRE brigades and
coolies, and the number OF working
ingmsn available altogether amounted
to above 1000. The disaster having
proved fatal to many medical prac-
titioners living along the coast, and
the survivors having lost their supply
Of drugs and instruments, the greatest
difficulty was experienced IN extend
ing efficient aid to the sufferers. A
large quantity Of carbolio acid, BAN
dages and such things was quickly
sent, and OF the same time fifteen doc
tors and fifteen nurses we're expressly
engaged and dispatched TO the scene
of disaster. Even this proved insult
fcient, IN consequence OF the multi
tude Of sufferers. but how 10 meet the
urgent need Of the moment was O per-
picking problem, the number Of medi-
cal practitioners in this prefecture
being from the first comparatively
small. At this juncture twelve sur.
| geons from the Second Military Di.
vision and seven doctors, two phar.
maceukists end twenty-eight nurses
from the Rel Gross Society arrived,
end we're forwarded to one OF other Of
tho afflicted districts, But the ambu-
lance staff still proved inadequate, and
on the arrival OF q pSrty of troops
belonging 10 the Sendai En-
cheering Corps one surgeon from
the same division and five physi-
clans and one nurse from the Fuku-
shima branch Of the Red Cross Soci-
ETY., the detachment from the Sendai
barracks was hurried forward 10 Mi
yako, and the physicians from Fuku-
shima we're distributed to other places
In addition to the above a number Of
medical men have been requisitioned
from towns and villages adjoining the
afflicted districts, and drugs, instru-
meDts and other matters needed In
surgical operations are being for
warded to places where they are
wanted. Further, in order to give
prompt relief to survivors suffering
from starvation, more than 1000 koko
of rice have been sent with oil speed
] 70 hha crana Of tho Hfoaokar
"AO2ording to the latest Official re-
ports the casualties to life and prop
erty in the afflicted districts, including
| Hokkajdo, stand as follows:
Houeas