The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-13
VOLCANO BLEW HEAD OFF
KILLING THOUSANDS Of JAPS

lava reached as far as Kagoshima ana
showers Of ashes fell over that city.
Inhabitants were greatly frightened
and as many of them as could, fed
to the mainland in boats. Last ac-
counts were that Kagoshima was not
greatly damaged. Sakurashima vii
lage was totally destroyed and sew
eral adjoining settlements are believ-
ed wiped out. Kagoshima is the capi-
tai of the province OF Satusma on the
south end of the island Kiushiu. It
is situated on Kagoshima bay on the
edge of which is Sakurashima vol
cano. The city has large cotton, SILK
and glass Industries and about 10000
inhabitants.
Sakurashima is situated on the vol
canic island of Sakura which is in
the north end of Kagoshma bay, not
far from the city OF that name. The
entire island was thickly p pulated.
Many Of the inhabitants worked on
the main land at Kagoshima, which
is the center of the famous Satsuma
pottery industry.
Formerly the whole territory was
included In the province of Satsuma
but several years ago when the island
of Miukiu was re-distr.cted, Kago.
shima and Kakurashima were includ-
ed in the prefecture of Kagoshima.
The island is about $50 miles south
west of Toxic.
When the earthquakes began last
Saturday, coming in rapid succession,
the people were panic stricken and
/ hundreds of them went to the main
land. Thousands OF men, women and
children though, remained on the
little island and when the big erup'
ton started they were overwhelm ID
! with lava and showers of fire and
ashes.
Continued Eruptions.
TOXIC, Jan. 49, Continued erup
tions by the Sakurashima volcanc
have almost overwhelmed Kagoshima
Ion the main land, with rocks an!
ashes, according to latest reports to
day from thu stricken district an;
I the evacuation of Kagosllima was II
! progress. The last messase from tn,
/ city said that the volcanic rocks hat
/ blocked the railway lines and mad,
departure difficult. Many houses il
I Kagoshima have been destroyed.
The population Of the island o.
which Sakurashima is situated i
about $4,000. Unconfirmed rep rt
i here said that large percentage 0
these people perished. ANYTHING Xix
acurat1 estimates of the casualtie
! were impossible.
4 The list authentic message fron
Kagoshima said that all telsgrapl
operators had fed the city and n
further communication by TELEGRAPH
could be expected.
] Big City Destroyed.
1 TOXIC, Jan. 13 The city o
a Kogeshima on the main land of Xii
I shin was totally destroyed by th
eruption Of Sakurashima volcano, az
cording to latest dispatches reach n
here tonight Kagoshima has pop,
lation of $4,000, most of whom war
employed in the manufacture Of fan
: Gus Satsuma pottery. 1t is believe
/ here that many thousands, men won
en- and children of the city perished.
Many of the inhabitants of tn
, stricken island and of Kagoshima VIII
j escaped the lava streams and tn
! showers OF rocks and ashes perishe
: in the blazing forests, which wer
/ set on fire by the incand sscent rocks
Z The entire countryside was devasta
J ed
The telegraph operator who ser
: the last message cut OF the dome
| city said over the wire that he wa
> the only living person remaining
. the town and because MS messas
, was cut in the midst of an uufinisl
: ed sentence 1t was presumed that
: died at his post.
: Many parts Of the important ct
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