New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
Tidal Wave Adds Its Ter
rOrS to Great Earth
quake in Japan.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
FEARED IN KAGOSHIMA
Ashes Six Inches Deep-POpula
ton in Panic Takes to the
Water in JunkS.

Nagasaki, Japan. Jan. 13.-Despair
and panic reigned among the inhabi-
tants Of Kagoshima. at the southern
end Of the island of Kiushiu, when the
volcano of Sakurajima broke into
eruption yesterday, burying villages in
streams Of lava.
The eruption started with columns
Of thick black smoke and fame from
the crater of Sakurajima. The inhab-
itants of the small island in the Gulf
of Kagoshima where Sakurajima is
situated rushed 10 the beach and
leaped on board tunks and steamers,
which carried them across three miles
of water 10 Kagoshima, ashes and par
ticles Of lava falling all the while on
the decks.
At Kagoshima the heat was intense.
and a hail of glowing cinders made it
impossible for the citizens to remain.
The horror was increased by the shak-
ing caused by incessant shocks Of
earthquake, which rocked the houses
all day.
The populations affected number
many thousands. the Island of Sakura
alone having $1,000 inhabitants, while
the City Of Kagoshima at the last CEN
sus had more than $4,000.
Toxic. Jan. ia tidal wave added
its terrors To the earthquakes and erup-
ton which struck Kagoshima, in South
ern Japan. Yesterday. according TO Of
fetal advices. Hundreds of houses
were destroyed or damaged and many
people killed or injured.
The full extent Of the disaster could
not be ascertained this morning. as all
communication was cut off from the
stricken district south of Kumamoto,
eighty or ninety miles north Of kago-
shima. and even the Navy Department
was unable TO obtain a wireless report
from the warships sent TO the scene
although many messages were dis
patched TO them.
Ashes To the depth Of SIX lnches
have fallen in the seaport of Miyazaki'
on the east coast of kiushiu.
The big postoffice building at kago-
shima collapsed during the earth
ouakes and tidal wave.
Sakurajima. which is in violent
eruption. is destroying life and deNds-
tating property over extended areas n
Kiushiu. the sOuthernmOst island Of
the main japanese group. This volcano
has been quiescent for more than
century, although il rears its Grated
neak in a verltable land Of volcanoes.
Directly 10 the south of il on one OF
the three lower tips of Japan stands
Kaimon- -dake. which is constantly act
i've. while directly north Of II are XIII
shimayama and Shiratorisan. Both
are active. and from the former in lS95
came a tremendous and destructive
outburst.
Sakura -jima occupies almost the ex-
act centre of a small round island in
the Gulf Of Kagoshima and directly in
front of the city OF Kagoshima. cap
ital Of the province of Satsuma. II is
I 900 feet high and before the present
eruption had two craters. one of these
had been closed and silent for many
wears: the other. huge. ragged open
ing in the mountain crest, has for
centuries given off small quantities OF
steam.
Fragmentary dispatches that come
in over a telegraph and telephone ser
vice that has been destroyed at sew
eraI points indicate there has been
heavy loss. Of life in kagoshima and It's
vicinity.
The army. the navy. the state own III
railway system and the steamship
companies will unite in series Of re-
lief expeditions by land and sea. and
these will be backed by citizens move
mcnts everywhere.