Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-14
FoII Extent Of Disaster at
KagaShima, Japani Cannot
Re Known Until Conlnnuniea-
ton Is Restored
HEAVY FALL OF ASHES
ENVEL0PS NAGASAkI
Government Makes Every Ef-
fort Possible 10 Aid District
Where Catastrophe on Is
land Occurred,

tsy nopnlNo JOURNAL epeciAL --Aseo wissi
Tol,lo. Jan. fi.---Japan is herocallY
,cetine a double affliction-famine IN
M north and earthquakes and vol
,anir cruptions in the south.
Ten million people are in need Of
food in northern Hondo and Hoklloido
.pd there have been many deaths
nom starvation. In the south. the
glands Of Eiushiu and Shikoku are in
tbe grip of seiamic disturbances. Cra-
ters had suddenly discharged great
Volumes of flaming rocks and ashes
carrying destruction and terrifying the
southern empire. Ashes are railing
es far north as osaka.
Although the fate Of the inhabitants
If sakua island is not certain, it is
believed that the great majority Of
them has escaped in boats to the
mainland
Many Of the people of Kiushiu nave
tscaped from the danger zone in a.
MANNED and burned condition
The japanese cruiser Tone has sent
wireless dispatch to the effect that
sakura has been evacuated. This
morning the foreign office received
dispatch from the former minister
TO China, r. liuin, now a resident of
Eagoshlma, sent from that city only
few hours before. saying
"Abmt ten persons have boen killed
and thirty injured The whole city H.
in great confusion"
The foreign office thinks this indl-
Gates chat the early reports were
vastly exaggerated
A steamer which succeeded on Mon
day in touching the eastern coast of
'abura reports that It rescued 800
persons but WAS unable to take more.
The police and soldiers Of kago-
saima made many heroic rescues The
mpn and women, accustomed to par
tcipation in the festivals to comme-
mcate the erupions of 1879. did not
realize the extent of the disaster and
it is feared that many Of them Were
kllled before reaching the seashore
Thousands pursued by a rain of fiery
stones knelt on the beach hair sub
morged in water and gestieulated
wildly to the steamers and fishing
heats
The heat is described az Internal.
Junks report that stones fell Kissing
into the bay.
The refugees from Kagoshima fled
across land heaving under the rapid
succession Of quakes. The whole
southern half OF Kiushiu is enyeloped
in ashes and smoke. sakura Jima,
however, appears to be the only vol
ano dangerously active at present.
The emperor is distressed Ner the
disaster and has ordered additional
WaThips TO proceed immediately to
the affected district. He has sent a
representative to Kagoshima.
The somologlst. Omorl has depart
ed south He thinks the greatest dam
ger may lie in tidal waves. The erup-
tlon Of Kirishima, in his opinion,
would not he SO serious as that of
sakura Jima, because few people live
at the foot Of the mountain.
Advlces from Nagano, capital OF
Nagano prefecture and near Asama
Yama. in the island of Hondo, report
great eruptions. Asama Yama Is u
lofty volcano about ninety miles
northwest of TolSto with crater 1000
feet in diameter The scene is de-
scriled as sublime. smoke and flames
soaring thousands of feet into the
sky In the Utsunomiya district the
sff is overcast and every roof is COY
cred with white ashes.
Many creyacos formed at Kago-
shima and, owing to the snake like
movement of the surface of the earth
The fugitives were forced to advance
on AN fours Thousands took refuge
pn top of the famous Mount shire
yama. fearing a tidal wave. Many of
lhe houses az Kagoshima collapsed
and there are three feet Of ashes in
me streets. They are said to contain
loisonous gases.
The navy and army Cenartments are
siFing auccor and supplies 10 Kago-
shima. SaSura-Jima which in vio-
Tent eruption is destroying life and
devastating property over extended
areas IN Kmshiu. aoithcrnmost is
and Of the main Japanese group has
ueen quiet for more tnan a century
although it rears its cratered peak
'n g veritable land Of volcanoes.
Directly to the south Of II on one
q the lower three tips Of Japan
stands Kalmon-Lake, which is con
s"ntly active, while directly north OF
4 are Kirs, hima-Yama and shira.
'erlsan Both are active and from
NE former in 1895 came a tremendous
and destructive outhurst. The con-
'oaf Of hill and valley throughout the
ieslon tek of volcanic origin ano
activity nd she higher ridges arr
searred and scared with runs Of lava
marked IN precipitation af ash ant
ent and torn bs the convulsiye earth
shocks which have attended the NOR,
sfrious disturbances.