The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-07
DECLARES 30DAY MORATORIUM AND BANS PR0FlTEERING.
STAR is To
CLEAR UP
WRECK
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escape from the tremblors anC
toppling walls of the structures
that were standing is the only
thought in the minds Of those
who have been In the greatest Of
all disasters.
1000 Lost Lives.
Half a million persons lost their
lives in the Japanese disaster
Refugees arriving here from Yoke
hama and Tokyo today stated thai
Enthusiastically the total death toll
will reach this great figure.
The number Of dead in Tokyo
alone win total $4,000.
Property damage il incalculable
No persons are being admitted tc
Tokyo who have not sufficient food
Eations for themselves.
Naval Base Destroyed.
The great japanese naval base al
Yokosuka was practically destroyed
by munitions explosions. The Koi.
shivawa arsenal also was ruined by
explosions.
The destruction Of these two
naval bases is the greatest loss to
Japan's national defense.
Warships which were. in the har-
Dor at Yokosuka were badly dam
aged.
Several members of the imperial
family here were killed.
They include Prince Kacho, who
was smothered to death in the col
lapse of q train at Yokosuka; Prince
Kenin's daughter, the second son
OF Prince Higashi Kuni, and Prince
Takashige, who were killed at
ShimiZu.
Temporary transportation service
IL being arranged between Yoko-
hama and Shimizu.
Emperor Yoshihito contributed
10. 0Oo. 900 yen for immediate relief
Of the stricken in the capital city.
Ceased to Exist.
The major portion of modern
Japan has virtually ceased to exist,
due to the severe earth tremors Of
Saturday and Sunday, and the fires
which are raging unmolested.
Old and new Tokyo has given up
her temples. museums. together
with her beautiful Imperial Thea
ter, universities, and skyline emu
lating that Of the great American
The great calamity has claimed
q total OF 100000 dead, 10000 in
Tokyo alone.
In Yokohama, Yokosuka naval base
at Kamakura, and scores OF villages
~ TAf~nfAn. vsoffFnad
The nations capital has been
moved to Kyoto. This city was
formerly Japan's capital city from
7s4 A. D. to 1858. Dozens Of for
eiRners were buried in the wreckage
Of the famous Grand Hotel, which
faced beautiful Yokohama .harbor.
Many others met their death in the
United Club buildings.
Conflicting Estimates.
There are conflicting reports as
Tokyo as a result Of the first gigan-
tie upheaval. Most Of the Ameri-
cans are yet unaccounted for.
Advices received from Hakone, a
beautiful summer resort at the base
Of Mt. Full, say that the Fujiya
hotel 10 gone and that the entire
Hakkon district has been wiped out.
This section Of Japan at this time
Of the year is usually visited by
great numbers of Americans and
Europeans. The number Of dead
here cannot be estimated.
It In generally believed that the
total Deaths from the cataclysm
would Be more than half million.
Relief ships are coming into
Yokohama harbor hourly.
The first refugees. including the
International News Service staff
correspondent, were taken to Kobe
Monday. The trans-Pac1fic liner
President Jefferson, United States
Shipping Board vessel, and the
Empress Of Australia. OF the Ca.
madam Pacific line, are quartering
more than a thousand refugees.
The Korea Maru is caring for two
thousand homeless.
The Droperty loss will amount to
billions w. T. Farnham, a sur
vivor and representative Of the
National City Bank Of New York,
is a refugee on board the steamship
Steel Navigator at Yokohama He
told this correspondent that this
was the greatest catastrophe of
the age.
Imperial Family Uninjured.
ManR Americans and British who
were residing outside of Tokyo and
Yokohama have received emergency
calls to come Immediately to Yoko-
hama in an attempt to relieve the
suffering Of their nationals.
The imperial family were unin-
3ured. The Prince Regent is safe.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the stricken area. The cabinet is
In constant session.
Many persons had narrow escapes,
but the most miraculous thus far
recorded is that of Chester Purins.
ton Dryer. of Los Angeles, Cal.
Dryer Nas standing I'm the smoking
room o. Yokohama United Club
when tAe first great upheayal came
He was raised up with the floor of
the structure clear through the
skylight and fell outside the build
Ing. escaping bodily harm. He was
one Of the very few who survived
when the club building toppled over