The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
JAP VOLCANO IS
STILL BELCH|NG.
Eruption Continues With I'm
broken Fury and Scien-
fists Say it May Get
Worse.
10000 PEOPLE MISSING
Refugees Tell of Catastrophe of Mon
day Which Took Lives Of
Several Thous-
ands.
10000 PEOPLE MISSING

[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
TOXIC, Jan. 15.-Thirteen thous-
and homes had been destroyed on
Sakurashima and in Kagoshima, ac-
cording to latest wireless report to-
day and fully 10000 persons are I'm
accounted for in the terrible volcano
catastrophe which began ON Mon
day following the days of Intern 'ttent
earthquakes. Many of the 10000 fed
to places of safety and eventually
will be found but the authorities fear
that thousands perished. No attempt
yet has been made to estimate the
casualties The first refugee reach
ing here today from Kagoshima said
that hundreds of Sakurashima folk
drowned In frantic attempts to swim
to the main land.
More than 150 earthquakes were
felt, the refugees said, before the
eruption started. The tremors began
on Saturday and continued over Sun
day. The people of Sakrrashlma were
in panic, and hundreds of .Aem fed
to the main land. The horrible noises
coming from the bowels Of the earth
frightened the people of Kagoshima
indescribably and they prepared for
fight.
On Monday hundreds Of women
and children of Kagoshima we're en-
trained ready to fles nosthward when
+ sSakurashirHa mountain blew up. The
/ volcano was split in twain for one
third the distance from crater to base
fand began belching forth fire AMI
lava. The fire shot into the sky fol
one thousand feet making a spectacle
i said the refugees, that tho:e who saw
lit never will forget.
| The people of Sakurash ma para
/ lyzed with fright, barely had time t.
/ re alize what had happened when the
crater of the mountain blew off and
1.-The island and country side was de
/ luged with showers of incandescent
rocks, that set fire to houses and for
ests.
BY the lurid glare of the strange
pyrotechnics display, the refugees SAID
4 the people of Kagoshima could Sc;
/ the islanders, trapped like rats rush
ing up and down the Sakurashims
shore, looking vainly for BEATS ant
RATS.
Many were plainly seen to die, over
1 taken by the red hot lava. Other.
were struck down by the rocks ant
some burned in their houses. Score.
4 were seen to plunge into the sea, hop
ing to swim to Kagoshima Some ar
! rived safely but others disappeared
in the water.
The shower of rocks from th'
angry mountain blocked the railwa'
i l'nss out of Kagoshima and the refu
+ gees already in the train had to ge
out and run for their lives. All owe
Kagoshima houses, factories ant
stores were in blaze and the tow,
was rapidly covered with bla1ke
of volcanic ashes. Ths inhabitant
. fed northward and some of then
i perished in the forests when the tree
were set atire by the hot rocks.
4 Wireless reports today said thu
volcano Is still in eruption with I'm
broken fury and several new crater
have appeared. Another tidal way,
overwhelmed Kagoshilna coast. Th'
Toxic observatory authorities sai'
mora eruptions, perhaps more violent
may be expected. Several volcanoe
in Japan are displaying activity.
Rumbies in Italy.
! LEGHoRN. Italy. Jan. 15.- Six vic
4 lent earthquakes beginning at 4:30 a
M, today, sent the entire populat o,
to the streets in penic. Men, womel
and children in their night robes ra,
Il Historically up and down the streets
despite the cold, and snow. Even VIII 81
the tremors ceased. the frightenei
+ people refused to return to thei
houses and camped In the streets un
til sun up
i The Mediterranean WIS greatly agi
teted and huge waves rolled up alon
the coast. No casualties wee rsport
ed and no serious damage to shippin,