The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-09-06

San Francisco, Sept. il.-Practl
cally the entire city>o Yokohama
Japan, is afire and numerous casul
ties have occurred as result of {
confagration which broke out after
severe earthquake shock, accord
ing to message from the japanese
radio station at Iwaki to the Radio
Corporation of Americas local sta
ton. The message follows:
"Confagration subsequent to Sc
vereN earthquake in Yokohama at
noon today. Practically whole city
ablaze. Numerous casulties.
All Communication Lost
Cable communication between
San Francisco and Japan over the
normal routes is interrupted and all
traffic is being diverted by way of
Shanghai and Manila The interrupt
ton which is on the link between
Gaum and Bonin islands, occurred
about IL o'clock Friday night.
At 10 a. m. the cable department
of the Postal Telegraph company
here said cable connections between
Guam andTokio had been interrupt
ed. 1t was believed efforts to reach
Japan by way of Shanghai would be
successful.
Fear Enormous Loss
Osaka, Japan, Sept. Am earth
quake shock lasting over six minutes
was felt her at noon Saturday. 1t
was accompanied by an "up and
down" movement
Telephone and telegraphic com
munication with Toxic has been in
terrupted 1t is feared that the
shock has had serious effect in
Toxic and that great damage Nhas
been done there, in Yokohama and
Yokusuka.
The shock stopped all the clocks
here.
The Toxic railway line, has been
seriously damaged in several places.
Reports indicate that the earth
shocks have been most violent in the
district surrounding Mount Fuji,
which itself is a dormant volcano.
Mount Fuji is about 60 miles SOUTH
west of Toxic.
New Disasters
San Francisco, Sept. 3.-While I
the work of rendering aid to the I
stricken japanese empire was under
way or being organized Monday, (
reports of new disasters were being
received
With the toll in death in Satur-
days earthquakes and fire follow
ing it estimated at 100000 or more
for Toxic alone and at least 100000
placed at uncountable millions, ad-
vices from Japan Monday by way of
Shanghai report another quake Mon
day afternoon shook the Kanto dis
trict about 80 miles south of Toxic
at the entrance of Toxic bay The
quake centered in Yokosuka, city
of 10000.
The telephone exchange at Choja-
machi was destroyed and 40 operat-
ors reported killed. At 7 O'Clock ]
Sunday night an earthquake shook
destroying 500 houses
and damaging 1900 more The
dead and injured could not be esti-
mated. Wawaguchi is in the Toxic
prefecture. t
Latest available advices from To
kio and Yokohama received here :
through various reliable sources say :
that fires are still burning in both
cities. q
The remnants to Tokio's population +
who are not. too seriously injured are n
fleeing for safety in all directions. f
Bodies lie heaped in the streets and +
1nder debris, it being impossible yet
10 undertake any organized removal n
If bodies or render more than emer- v
yency relief. s
Martial Law r.
Toxic is under martial law Sol O
liers are destroying buildings in the \
oath of the fire with bombs. Loot +.
,rs/ are being shot One report said D
TX Koreans in the davistated area a
we're shot and killed by soldiers.
Fifteen of Tokio's most thickly set c;
led wards are known to be wiped out ci
These include the principal financial A
nd business district s:
Bodies Clog Streams II
Toxic, Japan, Sept. 4.-lnnumer- CT
odies of earthquake victims are
logged in the river Sumida, which sc
ows through Toxic. te
Thousands of frenzied men and it
yomen, overcome with exqitement te
nd fatigue, went mad and threw G
themselves into the river when the d.
hook was occurring. Thousands of tn
theirs perished when the bridges 0,
cross the Sumida river collapsed. st