The Washington times., 1923-09-21
Of QUAKE
. IS RELATED BY
D. C. WOMAN
Margaret r. Paine Writes
Parents Detailed Account Of
Jap Catastrophe.
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are located the ishop's nous4, the
cathedral and st. Luke's Hospital.
The Sunida river was reported aS
running in q direction exactly OBJ
posite to its normal course and
violently overflowing It's banks.
Tsukiji, lying low, was certainly
Hospital, full to its limit of pa.
tlents, Of our friends living along
| the river-and the disaster be.
lcalne more horrible.
.sBut to tell you OF our departure
from Goten1ba will explain the more
clearly our escape and the danger
| that Ruth Burnside, Bishop Me-
Ktrn's daughters, Eta Amber,
Peggy Eade, Mona Carmel and
Cecil Powell are In NOW, as we
have no word from any Of them
Our original plan was to remain
at Gotemba until Saturday morn
ling and take the noon express out
Of Numatsu, which Is said to have
been the center of the shock; but
DeacOness Knapp had word that
some guests were coming Saturday
| to walk over to Mt. Fugt. so it was
decided that everyone should leave
an FRIDAY except the deac0nesa,
her maids and two daughters Of
DR.. KubC, who were In her charge.
VVashington Girl III Tokyo.
.svv. s., lAft - ~ sr,.eo traiY,
rrds 40 me ne fa, ,xhsre
Etta McGrath, lIaiiie WiIliams,
FredTtclxa Smith. Helen Sixties aiid 2.
| = took the express to Kyoto, while
Ruth Burnside, Or. McKtn1ss d daugh-
tiers, Peggy I.ade. Mona Carmel and
CecM FoWeA Went on t0 Iokyo.
Accompanied py Eta amber,
washington SRI, - you know, Insy
expected 70 leave TOKYO SATURDAY
tor karuizaWa. where btsnop NC
AIM ~ slayln9s as Anelr schOOis 81 81.
MaFearets, does not open uhLli I'LL. tne 8
l1tn INST nAySn ven ns.14 s l.s. 8
wore rom Lnem: nsn 49, 49,
eiad of ruth tnAlss l5al sl nsansl piaA
70 90 with the oIheEs 70 haL LsilzaNsA' q
SO Tor two days telt tney ~ Were
safe there, but tcqay, as tne news
grows worse lnsLeaa g 9e1lsE'
kSaTuizaWa y reported as naM Is.
str0yea ana We are le1l Win Lls ~
horrible fear q Mnal nay n1ve
happened 70 their tram IN the
tWenty-six fearful tunnels when
they passed through Just ABOUT
noon on Saturday
he extras tell terrible stories
q the casuaA1less one Iep9rL pSalas
anaL svU;oOV Mers hslieu: - lls s..s4 - y,
49, 49, 8 s.. - ,ssIss,,ad
si1a. 4. SsSi .a.as .li's ~ - ~
b0ausalW country 4a&NaSo0
To think we came through that
beautiful country F1akone on the
Lake. said to be entirely destroyed,
Gotemby, lying peacefully IN the
beautiful shadow OF Mt. Fun now
quite overturned IN the upneaVai--
Just twenty-four hours before tQe
catastropne. TOOK the express
OUT Ok NumaIsu aI LEV p. N. Ell.
gay. now M y raVa8el py uoal
Wave ano 1re. Ene tram rAn
sNs slOns lne Xery Suse 81 tns lse snULs
s.,..ne,,,... 49, se tsS s.,, e ILL.,
NAKED fisher children rornuing IA
| the water. Rows of DicflIreecue
| fiehernen's huts. with n1asses 81
l,n1fs guread h9fween, and areat
!. rough artistic boats hauled uI1 or
| the sand almost within touch from
the train, All were lost in the
horrible upheavaI and the rush of
the terrifying tidal wave. In one
village Of 10000, 5000 are reported
missing.
/ We thought yesterday there was
a hopeful chance OF establishing
communicated with Tokyo, but the
three trains that were started
never did arrive, for another earth
quake stopped them. Mr.. Ikezawa.
president OF st. Agnes School. tried
to so around by the west coast in
an effort to get within twenty
miles 81 Tokyo on that side. man man.
i ming To take a bicycle. but was
1 forbidden. as nobody excenf trained
ned Cross workers are nernifted
lto enfer ToIxvo
.sOsaIra and Kobe ara aAndine n
ssolrvo a,,T,T1Itas ~ urster and Ssod
| water nriIcinaIIv III hoats onT
| ,yl,at cant ho,.ri,Ie ,,ar.ss W., 80
= ~. h,.c,,cI,t h,r eir,,Is,,a ~
ScnOOl 70 Start.
cnool starts tomorrow morn
ing. but II ls 90 eciipssd BY this
TRAGEDY thax ! feel stlrprised when
look our at the girls on their
balconies schatting and laughing
and comparing their summer ex'
| lperiences.
feel that have q special
l prayer Of Thanksgiving to offer for
having been 50 distinctly led from
/ the scene Of the appalling disaster,
as my definite plan was to leave
Gotemba Saturday, instead of Fri.
I day. BY the time you read this
you viii have had much more ac.
curate news. / never have been
nearer. to the horrible disaster than
r am ffbdav--fAnas hours awav hv