The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
Five Thousand Of Volcanoes
Victims Have Been Ac-
counted For.
33 FOUND IN A CAVE
Sailors Wade Breast Deep
Through Ashes to
Save Them.
Special Cable Dispatches TO THE suS.

rpet" tuOfe DeSpntCNes 10 IHE sun,
NAGAsxI, Jan. 15.--Five thousand OF
the 10000 inhabitants Of the island of
Sakura, where the Salsurashima volcano
10 located. have been accounted for.
Nothing is known as to the fate OF the
1000 others.
One hundred thousand people who live
on the mainland are homeless and the
railroad, $50 miles distant, is blocked
with stones and lava. II is reported that
some Of the stones are az big as houses.
There we're not more than a dozen
foreigners at Kagoshima, which was de-
vastated by the eruption. and all OF
these are safe. They include besides the
American missionaries and teachers in
the English school. James Murdoch, who
Is regarded az the greatest authority in
Japan ON the Japanese Language.
kAGosHrMA. Jan 15.--Thirty-t three per.
sens. men and women. terror stricken and
nearly starving. were rescued to-day from
a cave near the shore on the island of
Sakura, devastated by Sakurashima vol
cano. Their rescuers. band Of sailors
from japanese warship had TO dig their
way through hot ashes and warm lava
six feet deep
So far as is known these are the only
people caught on Sakura when the vol
cano burst Into eruption who escaped
death. There we're $1,000 inhabitants
Five thousand Of them escaped 10 the
mainland during the day of January !.
before Sakurashma burst into full crup-
ton. few hundred ar, supposed tc
have escaped in small boats during tn,
first hours OF the disaster. although many
Of these boats were swamped
Early this morning one of the warshIp'
which arrived at Kagoshima during IN.
night with provisions for the starvins
and homeless people OF this city lowered
IA small boat to skirt the island, looking
for possible survivors.
The entire contour of Sakura was found
to be changed There was no sign OF
human dwelling or vegetation, nothing
but a desolation Of smoking ashes and
! molten lava covering the island.
Finding Of the Survivors.
/ 4, noon the searching party was at
tracted by the waving Of an improvisec
! flag The boat put ore. Three nun
dred feet inland could be seen a group Of
survivors reckoning for help and calling
way 10 the caves entrance. They hat
to carry the men and women back Il
the boat. they were so exhausted ant
weakened from lack of food and water
I Among them was schoolmaster who hac
taken with him from his schoolnouse {
portrait of the Emperor. There were ais,
the village policeman. who had saved thu
records OF the station house, and th'
postal clerk with small bag OF mail.
The rescued were taken on board the
| warship and provided with food and
drink. From them came the first graphic
stories OF mer. women and children
\ overcome in their attempted flight. Many
they said. were struck down by fallini
, volcanic rocks. and hundreds were caught
| in rushing streams ~ boiling lava an'
seen no more. They themselves ha'
| taken refuge In the cave until the rail-
, OF ashes and lava had ceased. They Were
! then unable to venture forth. being ma
rooned by half-cooled lava and ashes.
The general volcanic activity on thu
| island OF Kiushiu il gradually abatinR
The work OF restoring railway and tele
graphic communication Ia being done Al
quickly as possible. The damage done II
| immense, though as yet no approximate
estimate OF the number killed and thu
property destroyed can be made,