Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

from ali parts OF the world especially
from America and England. Both
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
sent dispatches Contributions OF re-
lief have been made by the American
Red Cross and naval society.
KagOshima. Japan. Jan 1.-Two
further violent eruptions Of the vol
czno Sakura-Jima. accompanied by a
severe earthquake. occurred late last
night. causing collapse OF many more
buildings. Numbers OF Inhabitants
who had returned. fed again in terror
from the city Ashes were falling
thickIy To-Day.
Professor Omori. seismOIOgis:. cir
eled the island Of Sakura today and
found a pronounced physical change
Huge molten rocks formed a range
INTO the sea. practically blocking the
bay across 10 Asumi Many dwellings
remain perfect on the northern coast,
but on the devasted eastern coast
ashes and lava reach the caves OF
houses Many new hills have sprung
INTO existence The professor saw
Unnan-on--&ASEe, but when he-spoke
10 her she fed wildly into the interior.
she was undoubtedly insane.
Island Desert Of Lava.
Horses. cattle. dogs and cats swarm
ID In the vicinity or one OF the dam
aged houses he saw. Seven tenths OF
the island Is a desert Of lava. while
the remaining land Is In hopeless con-
dition- Fifteen hundred Of 1000 I
houses on the island are buried. The /.
estimated damage on this account Is 4
$5.eOO.O0O. How 20 deal with the isl I
anders i a great problem. They must .
migrate, the professor say. He thinks .
the entire volcanic range Of Kiu-Shiu .
has entered upon a period OF activity .
that recurs every so years. and that .
eEuptions may be epected any time.
especially from the volcano Unzen in /.
the prefecture OF NagasakL New era
iefs on the Sakura-Jima are stil pour
i7g smoke.
Sun Like Ball Of Blood.
The sun looked ike a ball Of blood
Today. but gave no light. Night sig
lais were employed by railroads. Fly
ing dust was SO thick II was necessary
70 cover mouths and noses with tow
els 20 prevent sunocation The sea
IN the gulf o. KsgOshima seemed q
boiling quantity Of floating pumice
sione. so great that IL prevented nayi-
Eation- Lava Is flowing steadily down
me sides OF the volcano 70 the sea
increasing the area OF the island. as it
soidihed on reaching the water.
u y still impossible to give any
ihing like an approximate estimate OF
ne victims OF the recent eruption.
earthquakes and tidal waves. Profes-
.or OHori. pointing TO the village OF
iokohama, on Sakura. where 500
houses are buried in lava, said. Are
people buried there. as in POmpeiig" |
md answered himself. only the fu-
ure can reply"
Refugees Driven Insane.
Many refugees we're reported driven !
lssne By terror and exposure. \ mil
ion letters and 5000 kilograms are
hagoshina awaiting delivery.
sixteen refugees from Sakura. I'm f,
Ative craft adrift three days in high !
eas and floating pumice stone. we're I
escued today in a starving condition ,
, blue jackets. who pierced the field \
pumice stone with . wedge-shaped h
ran-
Loss Of Life Heavy.
Toxic. Japan. Jan 1.-THE loss OF
is on the island OF Salura. which
a. devastated By the eruption OF the c
'icano Sakura-Jima. may be much n
rye than at FIRST supposed. accord h
70 report received from an off, o
a. OF the interior department who Il
as sent % Kagoshima and vicinity s
investigate He reports 1000 out n
SakuTa's populafion Of IL 600 ac-