The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-19
QUAKE AND VOLCANO |
KILL MANY IN JAPAN
Earth Shock Occurs on Island
of H0ndo. Z
ONE VILLAGE is WIPED OUT
Southern Russia Swept by Hurricane
and 1900 Persons Perish--France
Struck by Terrific Gale
Damage 10 Big.

Toxic, March 17-An earthquake
occurred In the prefecture of Akita.
Island Of Hondo, Sunday. A number
OF persons in the city of Akita were
killed and many houses destroyed or
damaged In Kowakubi, which was
ruined, there were many casualties.
The disturbance badly damaged the
railroad and telegraph lines.
Full details of the disaster have not
been received owing to the Interrupt
ton OF communication. Sixty dead
bodies were found in the basin of the
Omono river, where 800 houses were
destroyed. The village of Kitameno
was burned
AS a result of the earthquake a
copper mine at Tsunmdato collapsed.
The fate of the 800 workmen in the
mine is unknown.
Simultaneous with the earthquake
came terrific explosions and the
bursting of flames from the volcano
Asama- Yama, which terrified the in
habitants of that district
Akita is a garrison town on the
Sea Of Japan. 1t does a considerable
export trade. especially in rice The
population is about thirty thousand.
Asama- Yama is the largest active
volcano in Japan. A majority of it's
active periods have been productive
OF showers Of ashes only. Its last
great eruption was in 1888, when sew
eral villages on the north side of the
mountain were oblterated by lava.
The crater is about three-quarters of
mile in circumference.
st. Petersburg, March 17.-Details
OF the hurricane which swept the
province of Kuban, southern Russia,
were received here from Ekaterinodar.
A northerly gale caused numerous
waterspouts off the east coast Of the
Sea of Azov, and the shore from
Yoisk to the Strait of kertsch dis
lance Of about five hundred miles, was
flooded and six villages damaged
One hundred and seventy-six con-
struction employees on the Kuban rail
way were sleeping in a shed when
awakened by the storm and fled to
however, the engine and cars were
overturned by the rushing waters and
swept away.
The hurricane ragged ten hours
When it ceased the receding floods re-
vealed great destruction. Eight miles
OF the railway embankment were in
ruin. The wrecked train was covered
with the bodies Of workmen. Forty
eight Of the 176 men finally got to
shore on floating wreckage, but it is
feared the others were drowned.
Many courageous rescues Of persons
been reported. Many bodies have been
reported Many bodies have been
washed ashore at various points.
Meager dispatches reported that L.
500 lives had been lost as a result oe
the storm, but no reliable details CIV
ing an accurate estimate have come to
hand.
A similar catastrophe occurred
along the shores of the Sea of AZov
81 years ago.
Paris, March IA terrific gale and
the highest tide Of the year worked
great havoc along the coasts Of Nor
mandy and Brittany. In the Bay Of
St. Michel, in the southwestern part
of Normandy, no such tide has been
experienced in forty years. Huge
waves dashed against the ramparts of
Mont st. Michel, rocky little island
in the bay, on which is situated the
famous old Benedictine Abbey to a
height not usually reached by waters,
and the gardens and fields in Av-
rancheo Genest and other villages and
towns on the coast were flooded.
Three hundred feet of the sea wall at
Granville were swept away.
The damage at Dieppe was great
Pebbles were washed in by the sea
In such quantities that the River Scie
was damned at its mouth and the val
ley of the river flooded for several
miles.