The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-13
Japanese Disaster Probably Is
Unequaled In Loss Of Lilo
and Property.
TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, N RUINS
America Leads In Relief for the etriele-
~ NatIoo-Dritish FIsst Ready 70
Back League Of NatIsns Against
italy-Ruhr Passivs Resist
anes collapsss.
BY EDWARD W. P,ckARo

By 8OWARO w. PlCkANO
HISTORY does not record q disas-
i ter equalinE that which has over
taken japan. unless present reports
and estimates are greatly exaggerated.
Shaken to pieces by violent earth
puakss and set ablazs by resulting con-
aagrationS, Tokyo. the capital, IL
threefourths destroyed; Yokohama.
the chief seaport. IL wiped out: nu-
merous smaller cities and towns are
In ruins. and the entire eastern half
Of Hondo. Japan's main isand. II
devastated.
Latest estimates Of the Casualties,
received BY the japanese legation in
Peking. put the dead at 10000 or
more. Of whom 100000 perished In
Yokohama. More than . million per-
sons are homeless. and the hunger and
suffering In the afflicted region are
Intense. II Is NOT yet possible TO esti-
mate the monetary losses. but those In
Tokyo alone are put at about
tl0.oc0,O0O.OOO.
Many Americans and other foreign
ers-otiicials. business men and tour
lstS-were caught In the disaster, and
Of course some Of them were killed.
However. the number OF American fa-
tallties was rather small. Among
them we're Consul Max ID. KlrJnssofr
and Mrs. kirjassofY. Vice Consul Paul
Il. jerks ut Yokohama, and Commits
Sloner and Mrs. william Eadie In COM
mand Of the Salvation Army forces
In Tokyo. The japanese emperor and
the prince regent escaped death but
several members Of the royal family
and Of the nobility were killed.
United States Ambassador Cyrus Il.
Woods notified Washington Tuesday
that he. Mrs. Woods and the entire per-
konnel Of the embassy were uninjured.
but that the embassy buildings were
destroyed.
II will be many days before com.
plets details OF the disaster are re-
cdved. for one feeble radio station
has been the sole means Of communi.
cation between Tokyo and the outside
world. II II known that the tenn
blors. which continued several hours
on September 1. not only shook down
innumersbis buildings. but also broke e
all the water and gas mains. and that
fires started simultaneously nil over
the cities and ragged for days. Bridges
upon which thousands OF refugees had
gathered collapsed. and other thousands
were trapped by flames In the parks.
md there p-rishei. Tremendous tidal
waves followed the earthquakes and
swept over the water fronts, and many
vessels went down. II Is reported that
u considerable part OF the Japanese
navy was thus destroyed. The better
residence section Of Tokyo probably
WAS snved. but Yokohama simply no
longer exists. The entire city was
burned to the ground. and the corpscs
lay piled In the streets. Kobe has be-
become Japan's chief seaport. and will
remain such for long time. Along
the eastern edge OF the island the
CoAst line is altered and the bottom
Of the sea hns risen.
MO SOONER had the first reports of
~ the catastrophe been received than
steps for the quick relief Of tho strick.
en- japanese were taken In all civilized
lands. Out Of Its great abundance
the United States took the lead In
this work Of mercy. inspired by the
prompt proclamation Of Presidcn,
OoolldEe and the equally prompt
measures Of our navy. army and state
officialS Within 4 few hours hotilia,
OF transports md destroyers lndcr
with food and medical supplies. doc
tors and nurses. were s,cnmIng to
ward japan from Manila md Chimes,
waters: Nil shipping board vessels II