Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-04
Horrors Revealed
1. Toxic Burning
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contents. They Were expelled with
the MARTIAL law Under which Toxic
has been held since Saturday tight
ened. i.IiIfcs at n -
l. Where the workers suffered most
was in isolated tragedies such as
one just reported from Osaka, by
way of Nagasaki. Fifteen hundred
workers at the largest oriental cot
ton mill in the east, located at Shib-
zuaka, had trouble with the en-
ployers Saturday morning. All were
locked in the factory to prevent
their leaving.
While they were thus imprisoned
the quake came, the factory collaps-
ed and the entire number were kill
ed.
Oil Tank Exploded
An intercepted wireless message
from the Korea Maru at Yoko-
hama says explosion of a huge oil
tank was the principal cause of the
damage and started the flames
which wiped out most of the city.
The Korea Maru also sent word
of newly reported disaster in con-
nection with Saturdays shocks and
tidal wave. The city of Shiba to
the east of Toxic, with a population
of $4,000, seat of the japanese medi
cal college, is reported to have been
destroyed with the greatest death
list of all.
Fully 200 members of the Seiyu
kai party were killed in Toxic in
the collapse of the building in
which they were holding caucus
according to a dispatch from Osaka.
This report said Viscount Takahashi
was among the dead while another
dispatch stated he was safe.
Two Ships Sinks
Two battleships were reported
sunk off Yokoshuka. The. city of
Odawara was reported destroyed.
Disease now is reported adding
70 the horror of the situation in
Ipkio. Rioting is prevalent, the
dispatch said, adding to the diff
Guilty OF tood disiribution. All ref
ugecs haze be IL given rations of
Communication between Osaka
and Toxic has been established il
was stated, a single teieg tph line
AaNlug been constructed. only mes
sages addressed TO royal personages
in TOXIC aud official messages from
Toxic to Osaka are being accepted.
Relief is being sent from many
points.
OSAKA, Japan, September A.
The foreign settlement at loko-
hama was completely destroyed by
tremendous earthquakes Sunday. The
American consulate collapsed, the
consul and his wife dying in the
ruins.
The British consul also was killed.
1t will cost many billions of dol
lars and require several decades to
restore TOXIC to its former grand
eur. Buildings that the quake left
standing are being razed by impe-
rial guards to check the spreading
fires that approach the palace
Convicts Prowl In Ruins
Convicts, liberated when the
flames approached the prison, are
prowling like beasts of prey among
the ruins. Bands of Koreans have
elashed with troops and have been
driven from the city. Strict martial
law is in force.
The American ambassador and his
family and staff were saved.
The Japanese nation is cut off,
for the most part, from communica
tion with the stricken areas and
three days after the disaster only
the most fragmentary reports Of
what is going on along the tortur-
ed Pacific coast have leaked
through.
The members of the imperial fam
lily, it n definitely reported, have
perished but the emperor, empress
and prince regent are safe.
The fate of most of the foreign
ers within the limit ravaged by
the shocks Saturday afternoon ~
not known as yet but the American
consul at Yokohama, his wife and
the British consul there were killed
and the foreign districts destroyed.
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By United I'ress Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, September 4
The American Red Cross will
ask the nation to subscribe
s5,O00,000 for japanese relief.
This plan, approved today by
President Coolidge at confer
ehce with Red Cross officials
and Herbert Hoover, an expert
in relief work will be put into
effect by districting the coun-
try and assigning quotas to ct-