The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
All America ms safe.

and the rest of the affected territory are
], We was received to-day from Carl +.
u p.shman American Consul at Nagasaki, |
ninety miles away. Mr. Deichmans telc-
gram read
"A private telegram states that Amer-
| car. In kagoshlma fed To Senda near
| kSgoshma. All safe.
The Americans In Eagoshima included
number Of missionaries.
Tie first efforts ON the part OF the Ad-
riiralty 90 succor the victims OF the dis
;u,bance failed because OF stormy weather
and nigh seas. Destroyers had been
despatched for this duty. but they wer.
| compelled TO return to Sasebo. Three ar
mord cruisers. the Jwate Tokwa and
rssumo. maN'ng up the second squadron.
were tl.u sent out and are expected 10
N.cl Kagoshima Tonight. Atmos pherc
conditions have interfercd with wireless
ooeiai.ons preventing the cruisers from
.ep ting their position.
| Toe officers Of the warships and of troops
| II ana near the affected district have or
ders 10 search the district particularly the
ls.lJl OF Sakura. at the first opportunity.
Accurate. .stimates of the loss OF life are
20; ..s until this Official search has
ysfl made.
TlNatr dispatches received here say
thAt Oh, i,rst OF the larger buildings OF
ksrush,'.a 20 he destroyed was the pos;
Office, which collapsed AT the beginning
0; the series of earthquake shocks. Thosc
IN the building escaped injury and the
employees, with the help OF soldiers from
the barracks put up shanty In field
near the city ana began the work OF
repairing the telegraph lines.
The barracks. temples and the Gov
trnors residence crumpled up after sue
ceedlng shocks. The soldiers in the bar
racks are now encamped in the squares.
They have Joined the city police in pre-
venting lootlns and IN the effort to re-
store some degree OF order to the panic
stricken city.
1000 Refugees AT ISums motto.
Well over 1000 refugees from the
Stricken district have arrived at kuma-
moto, TO the north of Kagoshima. kuma-
motto and other towns receiving refugees
are having difficulty In caring for them.
kumamoto Itself Is darkened by the
shower of ashes from the volcano. ac-
oording to dispatches which got through
to-day.
The railroad between Kumamoto and
kasoshima has been wiped out In several
'pIaces and the work of repairing It is
teng rushed In order to get supplies to
TIE kaRoshima district.
The Emperor has sent a special repre-
sentative to Kagoshma to observe condi-
tons there and report direct to him. He
tso has given orders for additional war
ships 10 proceed to Kiushiu.
thima volcanic range. to the northeast Of
sskurashlma and OF the city Of kagO-
shins, is In eruption. according to OFF,
ella! dispatches from MiyakonojO. q town
little 10 the east of the kirishima range.
" The dispatches say that the eruption be-
gan on January IL and that ashes COW
cred the surrounding district to the depth
of an inch or 40. The ash shower brought
on almost complete darkness. This erup-
Ion too. is now abating. and according
10 the dispatches the damage suffered
was not great
Asumayama Also Active.
Azumayama, one OF the better known
volcanoes of Japan. which is not more
taan 100 miles to the northwest from
Toxic, and far to the north OF the centre
Q, the present disturbance. Is again In
eruption according to dispatches from
Nassno. the capital Of Nagano province.
AzlInayama was considered extinct for
many years, hut came to life again In 1893
Ard has had several minor eruptions since
Men, In 1900 eighty-two labOrers who
were dissing sulphur In one OF tho craters
we're killed or injured when a new crater.
ivy feet In diameter opened on the east
we're thrown five miles. Dispatches re-
eelycd to-day from the district tell of a
great column OF fire above the crater OF
We volcano. with the sky clouded for miles
"'uuhd ana ashes covering ROADS ana roofs.
The captain OF Japanese steamer which
''Hved at Nagasaki to-day from kago-
'Nlna told OF the scenes he had witnessed
Al SaHura. The captain. who aided In the
rescue OF 900 persons from the island. told
n OF the effects OF the tidal wave and earth
Y qlakes, with columns of water shooting
W around the boats Of the rescuers, add
ing more peril to their work. Buildings
and the sugar cane In the fields united In
one great flare Of fre and domestic ami
mas and human beings ran together to.
ward the beach In an effort TO escape.
Many OF the fleeing men and women hur-
Iedly built crude RATS. Others jumped
,nto the water. trusting to small planks to
Aeep themselves ahoat.
Other hundreds. unable to ind even the
ma,erials for 30 poor a means OF escape.
nuudled together on the bach ana sig
.Ss'led to the boats OF the rescuers by tying
'pece" or clothing to poles. Many Of the
.sssc9ed were injured. either In the catas-
Sees or In their frantic Night. and sur
'ons and soldiers had an they could do
"a''end to the wants Of the unfortunatea
Town Of 500 People Destroyed.
"A group Of refugees from Sakura who
rsed Miyaxakt In safety reported that
sosscucaily all the Inhabitants OF oeto. Z
""h OF 800 houses on eakura Island. lost