Evening star., 1933-03-03
No American Casualties.

electric currents failed.
No American Casualties.
Then followed a terrifying interval
of about 40 minutes, punctuated py
alarm pongs and cries of "otsunamii'- =
the tidal Wave-for the almost inevita-
Bile dread aftermath was widely known
in this region. Rushing to hills ma
jority escaped the big wave.
Miyako reported successive waves,
each hungrily devouring houses ana
boats, There were no American OF
other foreign victims reported.
The globe-trotting tour ship Empress
of Britain was still at Kobe. This
region was outside Of the disaster zone.
Heavy snow began to fall later today
in the stricken area, compelling TeAeI
planes to turn back. Five destroyers,
carrying doctors and medical ana re-
lief supplies, arrived OF stricken ports'
The army sent an engineer battalion
two cavalry regiments, food, medical
supplies and blankets to the anlcteo
districts.
The few schools and temples still
standing In Kamaishi were converted
into hospitals. Food distribution COM
mittees were formed.
Scene of 1896 Tidal Wave.
The director general of Tokio's Cen
trail Seismological Observatory believed
the earthquake was worse at It's cpl
center than the 1923 earthquake, which
caused the destruction of Yokohama
and the deaths Of more than 10000
persons.
The epicenter of the quake occurred
= at 2:32 am. and lasted upward of 10
minutes The tidal wave followed in
from 40 minutes to a little more than
an hour later, reports along the coast
said.
1t is the same region where a tidal
wave in 1895 took 10000 lives.
Only slight damage was caused In
Toxic and the southern part of Honshu.
the main island. A 300-mile stretch OF
Northern Honshu, all the way to the
northern tip at Cape Shiriya, was left
in ruins. The quake and tidal wave
the coast Of Hokkaido CT Yezo Island,
but excess sive damage was not reported
there.
Villagers Flee to Hills.
The experience of previous quakes
and tidal waves forewarned many and
possibly saved thousands of lives.
knowing they had only limited time
before the great wall Of water would
strike, villagers started flight to hills
Immediately after the first jar OF the
earthquake. ,,x-
Fires caused by the quake were left
to sweep unchecked as these canny
Japanese fled in darkness. But hun
dreds of their neighbors and relatives,
falling to remember the historic warm
ing, waited too long to save belongings
and were killed or injured. -;
The wave was estimated at various
~1,.k- 1. o. Tnnfh Nn
Ten destroyers from Yokosuka and
Ominato and four seaplanes from Kasu-
mugaura were heading up the eastern
coast today to bring relief to the injured
and homeless.
Iwate Prefecture Hard Hit. -
Practically every town on the coast
of Iwate Prefecture, aside from those
with which there was no comnunlca- 4
tion. reported hundreds OF houses de-
molished and scores Of fatalities.
Kamaishis death toll was expected to
exceed 100 and an equal number were
reported killed at Omoto Miyako re-
ported 5000 houses wrecked, while
Kamaishi listed 1900 and Yamada 800.
Samushiro Beach. where Pangborn
and Herndcn started on the first nom
stop transpacific ocean flight to
Wenatchee, Wash, in 1881, reported 80
persons missing.
Kasenuma and its vicinity reported
"a dead and 20 missing. This is in
Miyagi Prefecture, south Of Iwate.
At Cape Erimo, on the Island of Hok-
kaido at least four were killed.
Quake Jolts Manila,
MANILA, March 3 vLpy.-An earth
quake shook Manila and the rest of
Luzon Island at 1920 I'm. today, but
no damage was reported.