Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-14
TIDAL WAVE ADDS TO
TERRORS CAUSED BY
VOLCANO ERUPTION
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resembled an enormous set piece Of fire
works, glowing from the foot TO the sum-
NIT. During the night the glowing lava
illuminated the entire district. The vol
eano constantly emitted thunderous ex-
plosions."
The burning rock and ashes set fire to
several villages. At Mott. on the Kiushiu
railway, one hundred persons were killed
Several villages along the foot Of the vol
cano were buried in streams OF lava yes
terday.
Volcano silent for Century.
Sakura-Jima, which in violent eruption
is destroying life and devastating prop
erty over extended areas IN Klushiu,
southernmost island OF the main japanese
group, has been auiescent for more than
a century. although II rears It's cratered
peak in vertable land OF volcanoes
Directly to the south OF IL on one OF
the three lower tips OF Japan stands
Kaimon-Lake, which Is constantly active
while directly north OF Il are Kirichima-
Yama and Shiratorisan. Both are active.
and from the former In 1895 came a tre-
mendous and destructive outburst. The
contour OF hill and valley throughout the
region all tells OF volcanic origin and
activity, and the higher ridges are SCARED
and serried with runs OF lava, marked
by precipltstlons of ash and cut and torn
by the convulslve earth shocks which
have attended the more serious disturb
ances.
Sakura-Jima had its last general erup-
| tion in 1779 and while accurate informa-
tlon as TO the suffering and damage which
II inflicted is not available, the occasion
80 Impressed itself on the people that
the eruption was commemorated by
monthly festival This day is still OBJ
served by many OF the people and for de-
cades no boats were allowed to leave the
island during a celebration, a rule which
ls said to have It's origin in superstition.
Thousands I'm Danger Zone.
Ihe surrounding coast and country in
several directions are heavily populated
and the number in the danger zone is
hundreds of thousands The chief city in
danger Is kagoshima. which lies almost
IN the shadow OF the volcano and is
separated from II by narrow strait.
FraEmentary dispatches that come in |
over telegraph and telephone service |
that has been destroyed at several points. !
indicate that there has been heavy loss of
life In Kagoshima and it's vicinity and II |
is reared that this deadly work will con-
unue ana VIII take larger range when |
the advices are complete. The city is the |
center OF large pottery and porcelain |
Industry and employs thousands OF ar |
usans and laborers OF both sexes.
Nagoshima is one OF the historic cities
OF Japan. It is the old capital of the Ia |
nous Satsuma clan. so conspicuous I'm |
both the old and new Japan, and the |
scene Of the last battle of the satsuma |
rebellion. The great Saigo. who led the |
revoiution' committed hari-kari when he /
saw his last line waver and fall. and the /
graves where he and hundreds of his war
riors lie, constitute one Of the great ma
tional shrines.
When Japan refused to give satisfac-
ton for the murder of the Englishman.
Richardson. in 1862. Great Britain dis
patched squadron OF several ships un.
der Admiral Kuper. who bombarded and
burned Kagowe Kagoshima The later
fame OF the city rests on the manufac-
ture OF the we'll known satsuma creek
cry ware.