San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-04
By the Associated Press.

Virtual destruction of Toxic and
1 Yokohama is reported in the first d.
4 rect communication received from To-
kio by the outside world since earth
quake and tidal wave. followed in
places by fire. laid waste an import
ant section of Hondo, chief island OF
Japan, last Saturday.
The first comprehensive view Of the
|; havoc wrought was received in cable
advices from OsakN.
The minister of marine estimates
the dead in Toxic alone at 100000
the best estimations place the dead in
Yokohama at 100000; virtual destruc-
ton of Nagoya. town of $4,000 is re-
ported. and Iokosuka, town OF I0,'
900, is said 10 have been wiped out
by the successive attacks by earth
quake. tidal wave and fire.
Grave damage has been done in the
summer resort sections about Hakons
and on the Izu peninsula. Monetary
loss in Toxic alone is placed at )
O00.0OO,O00 yen. Martial law is ef-
Z. fectiye in the stricken cities. None
may enter without carrying their own
= food supplies.
Water Supply Gone.
More than 100000 bushels of rice
are being rushed from Southern Jap
y anese ports and from Korea TO the
p stricken regions, where thousands are
y reported starving and in Toxic. suf-
!, fering from thirst because the earth
~ quake wrecked the water supply sys-
~ TEN. Water is being doled out there
by the same relief workers who are
w distributing the inadequate supplies
y of food the government has been able
z TO transport there.
Z. The death or injury of several mem
~ hers Of the royal houses is feared.
although the emperor. empress and
prince regent are safe.
~ Reports that the new premier Count
81 Yamamoto. has been assassinated are
<current. but there is little confirms.
tstion for any stronger statement than
that he was attacked and the attack
y er's aim frustrated. The attack is
-said to have been made at a meeting
Fat the naval club, where a number
sof statesmen were forming the new
1scahinet.
= The floor collapsed and the premier
was injured. but the meeting was con-
finued in an adjoining building and
fsits business completed. Viscount Taxa
bashi and is others are reported to
have been killed while attending a
Esparty meeting.
- Several islands. including Enos-
eshima. noted beauty spot. and one of
1.-The BONN group, on which is the
lSJapan end of a trans-Pacific cable
ialink. are reported to have disappeared
below the surface of the sea. but there
has been no confirmation of this.
8 Embassy Building Destroyed.
b Communications are at q standstili.
1T is expected that it will be at least
month before the Tokiado line. run
ming from Toxic to Kobe. will be in
operation again. This line apparently
! -suffered most. Airplanes are being
Used to carry official messages from
! Osaka to Toxic.
~ Two Of the ships in Yokohama har.
sbor when the tidal wave struck have
been heard from. A number Of naval
vessels at Yokosuka. the naval base.
were driven ashore by the tidal wave
and some are said to have suffered ex-
plosions in their magazines.
There have been explosions of oil
kstorage tanks at Yokohama and of gas
storage tanks at Toxic, great dmage
resulting.
~ More than 100000 houses have been
destroyed in Toxic. it is estimated.
Two years will be required to rebuild
the city. il not more.
The American, French and italian
Embassy buildings have been destroyed,
as has the Chinese legation.