The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-02
THOUSANDS ARE
WITHOUT MONIES
Famine Nares People Of
Osaka, Japan Ia Face.
HOSPITALS ALL CROWDED

"A . ! "a IL
4o's nstimatedThat 10000 Buildings Were
sief Destroyed by Fire In Chief Com
Is smsreial City Of Mikado's Empire.
qaef Largest Buddhist Temple In World
In Devastated District = Flremen
- and Soldiers Mako Brave Fight
Against Heavy Odds.
~ 0ssi<a, Japan, Aug 2. - Confusion
g sill prevails here as a result OF The
disastrous Are. Thousands of per
sons ara homeless and hunger is
~, staring many of them In the face.
/. A system. Of relief has been organ
.erT lied by the municipal authorities, but
'zuf 1t is inadequate to supply all needs.
liVge Outside cities and towns are gener-
>oTq ously sending In contributions to be
~ used In alleviating the suffesings Of
ts the homeless and destitute. The
o.. number Of casualties has not yet
been determined, but hundreds Of ins
-. jnred persons are crowded In the hos
AZ pitfalls.
.., The latest estimates are that 90.
600 buildings were destroyed, these
including banks, the Stock Exchange,
70, the museum, government edifices and
factories. While at present II is Inn
possible accurately to state the loss
es, these are given roughly at sew
eral million yen. II is feared that
some OF the Insurance companies will
yall as result OF the heavy losses
they will have to pay.
The coniiagration lasted more than
a,nd ha hnp mn
~ sents a deplorable sight. The streets
w. Of the city are very narrow end the
r ' houses we're mostly OF wood con
c struction. Under a strong breeze
'to. therefore, the buildings were easy
prey for the flames, which jumped
from one TO another with great rapid
ity. Once hope was almost aban
doned that the conffagration could be
arrested. The fremen fought valiant
81 ly against the odds OF lack OF water
2 and high wind, and many Of them
7N fell unconscious while working brave
uss ly at their posts Had not the water
supply been curtailed by the existing
drought II is believed the fire would
have been quenehed without great
,e damage.
ID, During the fire the greatest confu.
So sion prevailed among the spinning
tf girls in the factory quarter, nut for
(. tinateIy no serious loss of life occur
,'s red thereby.
"a (. Ft The belongings of the people who
were able to save anything from
their burning houses are piled in
great heaps along the railroad tracks
from Osaka 10 Kobe, where they
~ we're removed When the fire broke
out In. the gray of the dawn thou.
S9 sands Of persons, heavily laden with
household effects. were to be seen
.sll. fleeing across the numerous canal
bridges and away from the fire zone.
When they reached places of safety
the burdens were laid down and the
ablebodied members OF families re-
% turned to the city to assist in fight.
o. ing the flames leaving the old people
10 guard their effects from thieves.
All day long and far into the night
|, the male population assisted .he fire
men and the troops In quenching the
- confagration.
raRt An area of over four miles square
lur- containing some of the city'a hand.
ieq somsst structures. including the
~ Buddhist temple, the largest In the
world. was entirely burned over be-
$500 before the fire was brought under
control. The Stock Exchange, which
was one or the most important in
this country, was destroyed. This
loss, II is believed. will tend consid
erabiy to dislocate the business OF
Osaka, which, with its manufacturing
concerns. is one of the chief CONNER
cial cities OF Japan.
The emperor Is deeply concerned
over the disaster, and II is believed
hs will make generous donation to
the relief fund. and that his action
will be quickly followed by gifts from
cha rifa hla nnnnla and InofItnfinnn