Evening star., 1923-09-04

| has been recalled here that it was
the Japanese Red Cross that first
came to the assistance of San Fran
cisco after that city had been de-
nature. The Japanese contributed
sl46,o00 to the relief of the California
metropolis.
Message Is Brief.
Both Ambassador Wood and Con-
sui Davis voiced urgent pleas for
supplies, the latter even asking for
doctors and nurses to be hurried to
| the scene. Ambassador Woods mes
| sage. which was undated and filed
from lwaki, was brief. merely say
! ing: "All embassy buildings totally
/ jured Food situation very acute. Send
rations at once from Philippines"
| Consul Davis cablegram. however.
| which was based upon a radio mes
| sage he had received from the cap
| tain of the steamship President JEFF
| ferson. gave a brief idea of the awful
! upheayal of nature that literally de-
stroyed the heart of Japan. The
wireless was sent from the nearly
| obliterated harbor of Yokohama at
noon yesterday and said that Yoko-
! hama. Toxic and Yokosuka had been
completely wiped out by earth
| quake and fire" Refugees arriving
there, the mariner continued. re-
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| also had been destroyed.
Consul Davis Message.
| The whole bottom Of the harbor of
! Yokohama inside the breakwarer has
| come up out of the sea. Consul Davis
message continued, and all lights
marking the approach to that once
| hourfShing shipping center have been
| destroyed as far north as Nikimoto.
! excepting the light of Ashita alone
Vessels cannot approach inside the
| harbor. the message said. and at noon
yesterday Yokohama was still being
eaten up by fire.
The message in full follows:
Yokohama completely wiped out
by. earthquake and fire. Toxic and
Nisyanshita and Hakone also de-
stroyed. Admiral Oriental Line Office
ruined, everything lost, but all en-
| ployes safe. Do not accept traffic for
Yokohama. but route all ships there
! to render all possible assistance: give
supplies. Returning Kobe with $50
destitute refugees. Sailing Kobe
Seattle direct soon possible.
| 'Esler Can unknown American) last
| seen Grand Hotel, whereabouts un-
known. Alderman (believed to be Rep
| resentative Ackerman) unknown. Est
ling and wife (also unknown Americans)
| safe aboard.
Fires still burning. United states
| consul at Yokohama and wife dead.
Casualties among foreigners are very
| numerous. Publish survivors arrival
Kobe. Empress Australia disabled.
| Empress of Canada arrived Monday
with freight and also landing sup
plies. Taking on board sick and
wounded. All houses on bluff and
| Grand Hotel Oriental are gone.
| Suggest Asiatic fleet send fast
ships at once. Relief urgently need
| ed, doctors, nurses and medical sup
| plies. Publish a navigation warning
| to all shipS leaving that lights an
preaching Yokohama are all out north
of Nikimoto except Ashita. Unsafe
approach inside breakwater Yoko-
| hama. as bottom come up"
Fear for Americans.
| News of the destruction of all
hoeses "on the bluff was received
here today with deep forebodings
missionaries. who lived in Toxic The
! foreign section Of the Japanese CAPT
I tai was located on a bluff overlook
ing the city and 1t is believed the
master Of the President Jefferson un-
doubtedly referred to that section.
ties among foreigners are very num-
erous" brought officials here to a full
realization CT the fact that many
Americans undoubtedly lost their
lives.
| through the Japanese Red Cross,
American relief work in Yokohama
will be supervised by Brig. Gen.
Frank r. Mccoy and Col. George T.
Langhorne. Both officers were on
leave of absence in Kobe, but were
Yokohama ana assume charge of
the Armys relief work in co-opera-
tion with officers Of the American
Red Cross