The chronicle=news., 1914-01-17
SHAKEN
BY MORE
QUAkEs

! saho raAufarJtfiAa. Accompanied pf
= s-s-So earthquake. "~srrf.d late
las, night. causing sas saiiais-s OF
many Hof. Baiiaiafr- Numb-ss of
thsi aaasi,ahts of kasashinsa sho
hsi r~sarn-.i ii-d aesin terror from,
the city. A.s.s sr- falling ,hi-sIr
'o-iag,
Tn. .an i..,A.i iil- a bali os
sin.-i ss-r kssashitha ts-iay. bu, /,
gave M iixhs sna th- a.rks-~. ~as
sa.h that nish, signals had 4. s-
npio, -.i on tho raiis.ssi.. The iiy-
ihs dust -'as So 'hi.k that tho f-s
s--.i-~ifians oh sss .as-~s. mahins
their say Ia the aassAirts a, '.s
city had tn cover their a.nath. ana
nas-ss with Towel. or sanis-s~nIoss
" rs-v-nl saffus asiaa.
The s~s In shr suif ~ kasf.i,na
seemed to ~ te,i,ns and the luaa-
sity 81 fbnaIiae ramiic ssoe. go. .a
er-at that u ps~s.as-.i aasixAti.n.
Taata. jspsa. Isa. s:.-An ,nai-
cation that tho io>. az i,s. oa Tho
Island NJ sahufs. when sas assass-
s'-d by sn- eruption ot tho so,csao
sakasA -linaa ssAy i- much isss-r
than had bs~s satprsed. is eisoa IN
q svpost srreiS-d hssu tsua - oft.
eisi Of the iatsssor a~passseas Who
~ss seal To kssnnAi@a to tavese,.
gate. Hs s~posts that s."ss oct ~
Hahura's sss,msl-s popaisttoa os
1890 had hesa srcouassA for up 10
shs ~vrsts9 nf TIA .sss~~ats
OsAHr ssfsAassa. \ ~ ssesdleA.
vill b. sossa b eshsr airsettoas.
bat thu tn.s of iifs s,iaesiir vas
~Str~0eiy heavy.
Hishon Walter Andrews Of tho
Enailah church in isoSkaiao. tho
iarain~-sssirk~u s'.,r,cs. writes that
the suffering ever, where 1. inteas-.
Tho farmers. he says. art hit hard
~ss and their families arc eating
r"aps mad" Of chopped straw. leaves
and rotten pota,o-. and meat TAX
en- from, eats sad dogs. and fish.
tn" more for,"n.s- have a tsin
cruel made of Rico ar wheat.
The n.t results. he writes. src
many death. from cold and s,arya-
tion ami an increase IN critn- and
b~xsara. Many girls. he declares.
have been sold into slavery. ",
tells Of many children fainttnE in
schools. rick from lack OF t.oi.
Dluc Jackets from the Ja,aac~.
fleet today discovered a native craft
sixteen refugees from Sa-
kura who were in starving condi-
tion. They reported that owinS tn
the floating masses Of pumicc stone
and the high seas they had been IN
abic TO steer their boat and had spent
three days adrin n, tho mercy of tho
elements and without "a morscl OF
food. The blue Jackets wcre able to
reach them only by using q wedge
n field Of pumicc ston. resembling
Ice fiocs.
Lava today was flowing steadily
down the sides Of the volcano to tho
sea. increasing the area OF the ISL
and. as the substance solidified on
reaching the water
Washington. Jan. 1..---Japan Is
to relieve the sufferers
from earthquake and volcanic crup-
ton through it's own agencies bcfor.
looking for external aid. In answer
to an offer from the American Red
Cross. the japanese government.
American Ambassador Guth-
ric. cabled the following, received to-
day:
The japanese Red Cross through
President Viscount Hanodusa. ex-
presses its sincere appreciation OF
the knid sympathy and generous Of
fer Of the American Red Cross. but
as relief work at Kyushiu Is in hands
of n committee acting directly under
the government. 1t does not feel JUS
tilted in Intervening
II Is understood here that this dec
lination relates solely to the admins
trativc measures necessary to succor
the unfortunate victims of the earth
quake and eruption. The American
Red Cross will continue collection OF
funds in this country. which will be
forwarded through Ambassador
the governmental relief committee.