Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-13

dawn of history.
Thousands upon thousands. as many
asIG09Go according 10 latest estI-
mates, of fear crazed men and women
and children were entombed alive In
the great mountains Of debris caused
by the crumbllng of thousands of
buildings. Many more were killed out
right by flying timbers and stones.
Many were trapped In burning build
ings and died the most horriiie death.
Many were trampled underfoot by
fleeing hords Of populace seeking safe
s.ty away from the falling buildings.
Many were washed into the sea by
the tidal wave.
Chaos beyond description prevails
everywhere and police and military
are helpless. Naval and merchant yes
sells of all nations in the far eastern
seas have been ordered TO Japan for
relief work and the American Red
Cross has instituted a campaign TO
raise five million dollars for relief
work.
While the earthquake shocks were
ut the height Of their destructive In
=tensity a gigantic typhoon struck both
Toxic and Yokohama. Yokohama and
other coast towns and villages were
visited by the. largest tidal wave ON
record and water front buildings and
shipping were engulfed.
All city wards of Toxic except Shiba
are devastated.
Among the burned buildings OF the
capital city are the Imperial theater.
imperial university, all police stations,
NH principal banks and stores. All
newspaper plants. including thel,
English Japanese Advertiser, are de-
stroyed. The Imperial hotel Is at
charred mass Of ruins.
The town of Ito. with a population
of 6,000 was literally swept Into the
sea with all inhabitants and much har-
Dor shipping destroyed by terrific tidal
wave.
Hundreds Of villages skirtlng Mount
Fujiyama, the sacred mountain of
Japanese legend Ind story. have been
entirely oblItered by landslldes.
Seven thousand refugees were
trapped on Mount Hakone, a famous
resort of the wealthy and the foreign
ers, and perished. The Itokidzu pen
insula was washed away and 1t Is
feared every resident of that place
was killed. I
Thousands were killed when the '
wave swept the sea coast OF
to Its doom without leaving s
trace of either town or harbor. (
Latest dispatches from the STRICKEN I
stands relate that all light heHses md I
marine safeguards along the Preacher ,
Dus and torturons coast-af the islaAd
IRE destroyed and navigation Of re- \
lief ships viii he fraught with great i
Sunken reefs have heen a
'aised and visible reefs have disap- :
from sight. The floor OF the h
harbor at Yokohama IL re- q
,ortedefo have raised until the SPLEEN !.
lid anchorage Is nothing but a shoal. :
While the capital of the Empire
burned the new premier, Yamamoto. :
hastily formed his cabinet and set up '
new seat of government nj Kyoto. !
rom where martial law throughout :,
he empire was Inaugurated. |"
A dispatch from Nagasaki, on the "
over end OF the Island and furthest O
from the area of destruction. re-
'orts that 5000 operatives of the Full W
mill were killed when the o
arge mill toppled and burned. The "
eports also states that Mount Full 4
nd other volcanoes are becoming
ctive. There are nearly two hundred n
olcanoes on the islands. fifty of n,
vhich are more or less active nj all d,
ines. and MAJ become n new menace :.
life and property In the stricken y
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