Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-21
Lava kills MANY.
THOUSANDS LOSE LIVES WHEN
JAPANE9E CITY is BURIED
UNDER ASHES. Is.
CYCLONES STRIKE At TOXIC
Uncounted Dead Lie In Ashes Of Jap.
anese crater-Hundreds Drowned
In an Attempt to Swim From the
Scene of Horror. fGst & ( IS 4.

Toxic, Jan. 16.-Offcial reports OF
the volcano-earthquake disaster In
southern Japan brought out the follow
ing features: .5s Il 4: y.
The small island of Sakura Is COW
cred with lava and ashes, in places
several feet deep Beneath this man
tie lie the bodies of many persons
whose number probably never. will be
known. Estimates OF the dead must
include a large number Of refugees,
who were drowned while trying to
swim from Sakura to the City Of Kago-
shima. Kagoshima, a town Of 10000,
is in ruins. Stone buildings collapsed
under the hot ash. Simultaneous with
the eruption Of the volcano Of Sakura-
Jima there occurred an eruption of
Yarigataka, which threw a cloud OF
ashes over Matsumoto. IS y.
The eruption Of sakura7Jima is grad
ually subsiding. "A heavy rainfall is
clearing the atmosphere and thus as
sisting the work of relief. The entire
island OF Kiushiu,, 3 900 square miles.
is covered with volcanic ash in vary
ing depths. AZ i, Ss2, f y ...i
Scientists declare the worst is over,
adding that the eruption OF the vol
canoes served as a vent for acute sub
Fterranean activity and probably saved
the country from more disastrous
earthquakes. At aKumamoto, north of
Kagoshima, are more than ], 900 refu-
gees. The whole tragedy has not yet
been told. W "a X! "a
| The city OF Toxic and surrounding
Territory, although 500 miles from the
volcanic disturbances, were swept in
the last "a hours by miniature lorna
dies, filling the city with clouds Of
dust and sand and creating the belief
that the capital was feeling the effects
Of the distant eruptions. A feeling OF
l5relief prevailed at night when the
wind died down. ~ ii, h.
f Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 16.-Earth.
quakes and volcanic eruptions which
struck Kagoshima, in southern Japan,
on Monday, were followed by a tidal
| wave, according to official advices.
It is believed the Kagoshima disas.
ter will prove to be one OF the most
serious in the history Of Japan. The
loss Of life and property increases as
fuller details are received, and indi:
cations are that the death list will
run into the thousands, u IA !;
Ashes to the depth Of six inches
have fallen in the seaport Of Miya.
zaki, on the east coast Of Kyushu.
3 "A postal employee who fed from Ka!
goshima says the big post Office build.
ing there collapsed during the earth
quake and tidal wave and that many
residences were ruined, while many
people and animals were killed or
1 injured. The navy and army depart
ments are Fastening succor and sup.
plies to Kagoshima. Government au.
thorities declare that any official esti.
mate Of the extent Of the disaster will
be impossible for several days. The
population OF the city Of Kagoshima
which lis almost completely buried il
i volcanic ashes and stones, was co. 0(
at the last census. The population OF
i the adjoining island OF Sagura, the
center Of the disturbance. is given as
Is, O00 On this island hundreds are
reported to have persisted beneath the
streams Of molten lava Of Sakura.
Jima Many more we're undoubtedly
4 drowned while attempting to es,
cape. /, 81 n / N 4. SI 4 II I
The violence OF the eruption OF So.
kura-U lima is SO. great that showers OF
dust are falling here, although the
distance between Nagasaki and the
island Of Sakura is about 80 miles.