The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-20
CLIFF FALLS, BURYING
VOLCANO REFUGEES
Three Hundred Fleeing From
Sakurashima Caught-All
Probably Dead.
CRATERS STILL ACTIVE
Safety Of American Missionaries
in NeighbOrhoOd Is
Confirmed.

TOXIC, Jan. 1e.-The disturbance on the
island Of Sakura continued to-day. cliff
near the city OF Kagoshima, undermined
By the repeated earthquake shocks, fell
to-day. burrying 400 refugees from Sakura
who had taken shelter under II. Rescue
parties so far have found 100 bodies.
Sakurashima. the volcano whose erup-
tions caused great loss OF life last week.
was again in eruption to-day and earth
quake shocks were repeated In all the dis
trict round about The activities of to-
day. however. were less serious than the
earlier disturbances.
A letter received I'm Toxic to-day an
nounces the safety of Miss l.. Alice Fin
ley. of Coshocton, Ohio; Miss Carolyn
league and Miss Reenick. American
missionaries who were In kagoshima ~
the time OF the greater earthquake. The
letter was written BY the Rev. John c.
Dawson Of Andover. y. j.. who Ia attached
to the Methodist mission nj Kumamoto, to
the north OF kagoshima, TO his son.
Charles, Is. Dawson In Toxic. In his let
ter Mr.. Dawson says that Miss league.
who Is stationed at Kumainoto. was visit
ing Miss Finlay at kagoshima. and al
though she had planned 90 return to
kumamo.o Saturday was persuaded to
stay over Sunday with her friend. on
Sunday the earthquake began. becoming
more severe on Monday. and Miss league
took train for Kumanoto. Miss Finlay
declined to 20 with her, saying that her
place was with her people. The train
with Miss league among the passengers
was ready to start for Kumamoto when
an earthquake shock which seemed like
an expulsion tore up the rails. Miss
league made her way back To Miss Fin
lays house and found the house empty
except for the cook. Miss league and the
cook Joined the crowd of refugees who
were fleeing from the town and reached
1juin, fifteen miles away, at 2 o'clock the
next morning Miss league went on to
Sendai the next day and finally to Mizumi.
where she took a boat and by boat and
rail got back to Kumamoto.
William l.. Schwartz. an American
teacher at Kagoshima. Mr.. Dawson said.
had reported that Miss Finlay and Miss
Reenick. who recently was transferred to
kagoshima from Corea. were safe at the
home OF japanese fifteen miles from
kagoshima. Mr.. Dawson expressed the
opinion that most OF the natives on Sakura
were saved.
Further Details of the Eruption.
Further details OF the eruption
and earthquakes on January IL were told
to-day by Theodore X. Hoyer OF Wis
the molten lava pouring down the sides of
Sakurashima Mr.. Hoycr described as a
Niagara of fire."
"A loud explosion" he went on. FOL
| lowed by "A great mass Of flame and
ashes xoing thousands Of feet into the
air and spreading over the whole island
occurred Wednesday night
Crowds OF panic stricken residents fed
from kagOshima. Many Of them took
refuge temporarily on the slopes OF Shi-
rOyamO Mountain. from which they could
SEQ the destruction OF their homes An
| attempt was made tho rext morning 10
get To Sakura by a small native boat
| but was found to be impossible, floating
fields of pumice stone preventing the boa,
| from getting near the shore. Those In
the boat. however could STE that the
] shore villages. gardens ana rice fields
| had been swept by the molten lava and
| the forests further back had been burned
THE two old craters OF Sakurashima
| had been torn into one by the blowing
out Of the rocky ridge which had divided
| them This great. new crater was
| Il ragged rent in the side Of the noun
| tain IA mile long and very wide. Smaller
| craters had been formed below, and smoke
and fire were coming from these. Heaps
| of lava were cooling below the several
| craters."
| 100000 IN Need Of Relief,
| The Governor of Hokkaido estimated
to-day that the number of persons on the
| island of kiushiu needing relief would
be about 100000. and that s3.5O0.00t
would be required for their aid.
The railroad into kagoshima has 70
sumed service. and the postal and tele
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