The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-22

 injured 2,329.
 The island is mountainous and Is separated from the China main land by a narrow strait. It lies be- tween the South and East Chir seas. Its populace is mainly Chi nese the island having been ceded to Japan by China in 1895 follow ing the Chino-Japanese war.
 AirpIanc View.
 Taihoku, Formosa, April 22 - (UP) An airplane fight today over the area of Formosa shaken by an earthquake revealed whole villages fiattened and hundreds of coffins piled together awaiting burial.
 From a height of 200 meters. the scene resembled great area of haystacks because of the nature of construction of Formosan na- tive homes.
 The slngle-storied mud-roofed residences had collapsed. The walls were crumbled into dust, dropping the roofs intact to the ground.
 Natives squatted on top of their roofs or sat on mats around their ruined homes. They like they were attending a ceremonial.
 All Bridges Down.
 Bridges which formerly spanned watercourses, large and small, were down. Brick and concrete school houses, in some villages the only structures not wood or mud, were Ieveled, and their masonry scatter ed.
 Everywhere the scene was the same as the plane flew over Taichu and Shinchuku provinces, principal sufferers.
 As the correspondent passed over the town of Kinsui gas tank exploded. The force of the explo- sion hurled metal in all directions but no fire followed.
 The town of Taiko appeared heavy sufferer. Injured villagers and children were lying on mats, with the women of the community moving between the rows adminis- tering as best they. could.
 Apparently many vi az c s through the area bad time to re- move their furniture. Piles of fur nishings were scattered among the rows of collins and the mats of the injured.
 Highways Impossible
 The highways to some villages were virtually mpassable, blocked by the debris from the thatchod native homes. The grass roofs lay like rivulets on the roads.
 Some towns in the path of the survey, escaped with little or no damage. But most of the commun- ities in northern and western For mosa felt the effects of the tremblors.
 Three miles of track on the coastline railroad were wiped out and passengers were compelled to walk the distance between the ter 
 Poignant Stories
 London, April 22-tUP)-Poig- nant stories of terror and destruc- tion in the Formosan earthquake wero told in special dispatches from the stricken area today.
 Fires in oil districts. thousands of men, women and children wan dering dazed along country roads, many of them to fall dying of exhaustion and fright, were de- scribed.
 Fires blazed throughout the center of the beautiful island" the Daily Mail Tok.o correspondent reported. The fires. he said, both added to the death toll and ham, ,1arad rnccun HunrkarQ
 The correspondent tol d of refugees falling victims to the flames from a great oil gusher which caught fire.
 Ncwspapcrmcn Blocked
 Osaka, Japan, April 22-(UP)- Stormy weather today blocked the efforts of Japanese newspapermen to reach the island of Formosa by plane to cover q disastrous earth quake.
 A plane sent by the Osaka Ashai was forced down on the island of Another plane chartered by the Osaka Mainichi was held on the ground by weather conditions.
 They were engaged in a race to obtain news pictures and first hand reports of the disaster.
 Pictures taken by the Nippon Demp News Service representative in Formosa were placed aboard a freighter which will arrive at Moki Wednesday.
 Week End of Quakcs
 London, April 22 - tUP) = terrific earthquake was one of a series which affected areas over a wide range of latitude dur ing the week end, United Press dispatches showed today.
 Quakes were recorded at several points during Friday, Saturday and yesterday.
 The Mediterranean district was affected.
 Violent shocks were felt in Por- tugal, Saturday, especially in the Oporto region. As in other cases of the European shocks, no casual ties were reported and damage was trifling.
 Four shocks were felt on the British naval base island of Malta in the Mediterranean saturday afternoon and yesterday.
 Shocks at Florence, Italy, on Sat urday, continued for m ore than two hours.
 One At Santiago
 Santiago, Chile. April 22-(UP) A short earthquake shock was felt here just after midnight today Two short severe shocks were felt at Valparaiso.
 No Americans Lost
 Washington, April 22--UP)- American citizens living in Formo- sal appear to have escaped injury in the disastrous earthquake, the American consul at Taihoku, Ed ward strait Nancy, reported to the state department today.
 aMncy said the quake appeared to be centercd in the provinces of and Taichu. The Epicen- ter was at the Daiankai river, about 40 kilometers northeast of Taichu City.
 The village of Kiyomizu was de- stroyed by the shocks and subse- uuent fire. The town of Taiko was