The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-11
Icy Winds and Snow Remove
Hope Of Saving Injured
From Debris Heaps
SUFFERING Is TERRIBLE

ALIFAX Nova Scotia December - ASSOCIATED Press) ~
That the residents Of this city might the
gamut horror blizzard swept country yes
erday result Of which all attempts at further work
the had be abandoned The and the cold
intense making certain that whatever injured ones may have
survived the first day the resulting from crashing stone and
brick have persisted from cold and hunger
LITTLE COMFORT IN HOUSES
Throughout the city and the nearby country the blizzard
brought untold suffering in its train Not building left standing
has window with whole pane of glass in it and the temporary
bacades which had been built the open window proved
little keeping out the ceaden blast Many deaths from
FOOD SHORTAGE ADDS MISERY
Practically all the bedding and clothing in the city had
been Communicated for hospital this lack of
keeping adds to the general distress The city in dark
through last night and the almost impossible be-
relief and making difficult bring distribute
he supplies from those trains which have reached the city limits
food shortage last night and hunger added
the general suffering. W.. ... -.'..... ~ III
Authorities here fear that there will be epidemic of pne-
sEARcEERs PURSUE GRUEsoME TASK
Seache yesterday found hundreds Of bodies the
than had been expected and the estimates made wenour hours
of two thousand deaths and three thousand injured
be well within the mark In the searcher found
While the Protestant orphanage ruins yielded terrible harvest In
building has been found that the maron and every orphan
WOMEN ARE cRAzED BY SHOCK
Many have been crazed by the shock of the explosion
and fire and are in the hospitals unable to tell their
meeting Of citizens called yesterday afternoon by
1.-THE which committee of prominent formed
home relief and the leading citizens of the city organized them
selves into emergency council At the meeting of
doence and sympathy and offers of aid from sections of the
United States and Canada read including Of
doence from President Wilson.
Investigation yesterday showed that four of the
highest explosive had been off in the of explosions with
other explosives of lesser force quantity of sapn shells burst
during the fire which followed the initial blasts pieces OF the shells
cling found three miles from the waterfront
MANY RELIEF TRAINS SENT
Relief trains have arrived from nearby cities Including Truro
Moncon and Windsor all of Nova Scotia Advcc have been
eved that other relief trains the from Washington New
York Boston and Montreal bringing doctors and with hos
pta supplies and food.
Business throughout the city has been suspended indefinitely
n lSCho unit New Years
Many thousands helping the relief work Sailors and
marines parolng the gdy and there ootng the
wrecked districts.
Wireless communication has established with outside
POINTS and the stunned CITY, rising from its disaster working with
renewed energy make the best of the situation Today both wire
and cable service are being reestabished. -.
reported that the OF the Halifax explosion
the collision Of Norwegian food feghte which fire mun
ton ship The seacocks of the Norwegian ship opened
the took to boats 1t is possible they escaped.