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MORE STORIES BY SURVIVORS.
A NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN W. E. KENT.
A LIST OF SURVIVORS.
OF
·AN-APPALLING ·SPECTACLE.A
It is impossible at présent to give the
After sundown the spectacle was number of French victims in Tokyo, but in appalling. Huge warehouses, cil tanks, Yokohama about te French people wers- the whole of Yokohama was blazing or tilled. The Andre Zeben will leave Toko red hot. Fortunately, the buildings near na on the 11th instant with refugees the pier had burat right out, so that the for Kobe, heat was not so intense, and everybody The vessel was taken by surprise whitst way easier in their minds as far as the her engines apt winches bail heen taken safety of the Empress was concerned, down for the usual repairs and overlad Daring the whale night the spectacle was she had also her bailers and condensers grand-fire, nothing but fire everywhere open. All parts have been recovered amid and every few minutes violent shocks of the deck and remounted by her own means, By arrangement with the French Embassy During the evening after the first and the local authorities it is proposed to ed everything as before. Occasionally, danger was ever boats were lowered and detain the Amboise, and perhaps, the Cord- ifters for four days to continue evacuation. however, the Bund could be seen. so it relief parties sent to the shore, and be was easy to realize that the whole of fere lang refugees commenced to arrive of refugees and relations with Embassy Hints of Capt, Kent't fine work in Yokohama would soon be on fire. This, ou beard. As they collected it was pitiful after which it will be useless to send yea-
sels up to Yokohaṛaa. connection with the Empress of Australiaļerrated a distinct monnee to the Emprees to hear women inquiring, for Busimands Sanitary conditions on board the André were obained from passengers aboard the of Australia lying alongside the wharf, and children, friends inquiring for Leben continue to be good. M. Meynard Empress of Canada, says the N.-C. Dailynwcially with the hard gale of wind friends "and relatives, mil as the night, teft at nine ofclock for Yekchama on the Yes, Capt. Kent would only give blowing. What was worse, at 2 pm.dragged on many stretcher eyes were Amboise. The Andre Lebon will probably sailor's version of it, bas he had one of hng Bres were raging at the head of bought in. The medical department was toure Robe on Wednesday night. It is res the mast vidid stories to relate of his the pier; the Customs sheds were cu fire kept going incessantly, Other ship's in portul M. al Mm-Schlisler and the own personal experiences of the earth while barges, many large buihlings at quake. He said :-
HOW THE EMPRESS
AUSTRALIA ** WAS SAVED.
A THRILLING NARBATIVE BY CAPTAIN KENT.
kfore one o'clock a dull roar could be earthquake, hard, but the smoke and dust obliterat»!
The earthquake is a thing of the past; the back, the British Consulate, the the harbour were also doing the same in fact it seems so long ago that I almost Kencho Post Office and warehouses took werk. I think the tabe Lebon and a find myself trying to believe it was burl are in rapid succession. The heat created Dutch steamer were the first "to Start-it, a dream. It is difficult to piece things was tremendous, but still the Empress of and the result was that hundreds of people from the short-found -relige on
together because. incidents that happened Fustralia could not get out because of the ཙi༤a] astern which apparently
gene inmity are safe,
FRESENCE OF MIND.
anly an hour after the first shock se made no attempt to leave. This vessel the ships in harbour. They cousisted of Firth of Samuel, Saniuel And Co.," told
now to have happened days after.
It is inconceivable that not
It was a mere fluke that I was not in was the Steel Navigator, and it was all untiounities. the Grand Hotel, I had intended remain-earned during the afternoon that the ing in the hotel during the forenoon, but captain had been killed and that the some time after breakfast I was asked chief offer had, taken charge. if I would take a small trinked back for Bome che in Shanghai. So 1 agreed to; go to the Emprese of Australia and got
li
that
Jes. Firth, the wife of Mr. George
Renter's special correspondent that she ene walked over the roof after the first shock! « Japanese launch, assisted in the work."The inst shock was awful. It was ter- There were seven launches moored to rible to see children struggling through THE PIER ON FIRE.
buoys just, off the Rund together with the collapsed houses, many of them broken About 4pm, the head of the pier tack fing, caused by a lighter full of tug which ran away from us, which did and bleeding, but it is strange to matches or lumber which had in turn nothing during the whide of the time hardly any were erying.
I wanted to reach the house and the I left the ship at 11.50, and the gäng been set ablaze by the heat from ashore, the fire was raging Round about the way was unshipped at 11.37. There was By this time the Irat from Yokohama was Customs loaded lighters could have hea
fairly good crowd on the pier, and terrife, and with the wharf taking fire savel-by even on launch-before they children so I climbed the Bluff. The fire many colored good-bye robbons flying, in the Australia seemed in great danger, were set on fire. One empty barge was was now unspeakably awful. I cannot fact a good-humoured, jolly crowd. Just T Steel Varigator, the vessel astern of used as a refuge for about 250 Japas describe iny feelings. The chief thing because I never care for a crowd walked the Amr, still did not seem to realize They got adrift with no means of pro
to imminence of the danger, and, did pulsion, and finally drifted up against as to save the children. not move,
it after 11.00 a.m.
'werk.
water.
FRESH DASLER."
I saw
the
and free were searched, but I climbed. and climbed.. I passed a tunabled house where several Japanese were pinned underneath and others were trying tu rescue them. One man's head was stfek-
f.
OF
THE FRENCH
CONSUL
up the pier by myself to see the ship cast off. There was a strong wind blow
so there was nothing to do barge on fre. All night, bargonen who Ameriena Hospital totally destroyed. ing, that a tug was required to get but to back the Australin close to her, were isolated had a terrible time trying did not notice the patients. My hands the ship off. Sddenly something gav The Strel Nazigator had two anchors to keep other barg away, merely heenuse the wharf a tremendous jolt which nearly down, and the starboard propelle of no launches would help them. sent me of my feet. I immediately the Instratie get foul of her pert chain « realized what it was and instinctively and thus created a new predicament. The night dragged through, and in the moved away from the shed-n passenger| The Steel Surigator is a ship of about early morning I noticed there was oil ing out sideways. Apparently his neck. shed with restaurant on top which was 4ac0 tons net I should think so she ear-barning near the Bund, where the Grand was caught and he could not move. Fin already assuming various shapes. About ried a pretty heavy cable, and for such Hotel used to be. The moment I saw it ally I reached my collapsed house and three or four of these terrific jolts cola thing to be feul of a propeller is about I became anxious. It did not seem to the children, who were scared but safe. lapsed the wharf where I was standing the next worse calamity to actual wreek spread bat was apparently moving down The first thing I did was to have my and precipitated me into the water beAll the time the fire was creeping near the Band. About 7 o'clock a second one entire wardrobe emptied into the struct, tween the cement edging and the wood, mostly helped by urges of meters, seemed to start. I was then alarmed, so I so that half naked women and children I have always had a horror of earth umber and case oil which had caught went and told the Captain that I did not could take what they needed as they quakes, and I made sure I should be fire, and the heat from which End at like the look of some oll which was on passed by."
fire to the shed near the bow of the fire near the Band. We both went ont crushed. The solid cement, however, had . The patrin was then in the bridge and had a look. Captain THE DEATH
Wel beca so displaced that the wooden plank great peril; it looked as if she could Robinson also did not like it. ing did not again get back to its original not escape. The exertions of the crew imagined that, if the oil did not burn position as the wharf surged, but instead were wonderful at fire stations. They oht before it got down to the remains
Mr. Marshal Martin, a British subject, was rapidly breaking up, which is the had to deal with menace from many of the pier it would give fresh impetus only reason can account for my safety, directions at the same time. but the to the wreckage and quantities of farred described the death of the French Con Of course, I felt instinctively that I was water service was most efficient. Blazing, wood and would create a freshy menace sul M. Déjanin, I was in consulta tion with him, together with M. Bickart, going to be crushed. The whole pier was lighters were soon put out, but the wharf to the ship.
I was dung into on the move, and from my position in the was another matter, as the fire could only This soon became apparent so I made the French attorney. water I got a fleeting glance which he reached up to a limited distance up my mind that the only thing to do the compound and scrambled to my feet can never forget the whole inside part Only the fire-fighters able to stand the was to get the Steel Navigator out of and ran a little way. Bickart over- looking shoreward had waves running heat were now on deck, all passenger the way. The Empress was perfectly took me. The air was yellow with aerid along it like the sea-the earth and every accommodation being closed and sonic of helpless as she was. I went on board and dust and I could hardly breathe. There thing else going up and down.
Absu: 50 yards of the pier, where it the he is told eff to wet everything down. seceded in persuading the captain of were awful sounds of crashing buildings, The Steel Navigator now moved right the Steel Navigator to get cut. I want the roaring of the typhoon and the gronn meets the shore, had become submerged, down to the end of the wharf-ahe being back and told Captain Robinson and heing of the earth. Recovering ourselves. leaving horas, drays, and all kinds of sheltered somewhat from the heat by the asked if the Sted Navigator, would try we pushed back and found the Consul I went back to grabbed nederneath heavy timbers l objects floating and struggling in the Empress and eventually she let go and and tow him also.
we stone. We were making frantic efforts swung out a little to see if her chain the Steel Navigatur, and this EVERYTHING ELOTTEN OUT,
wou'd crine clear. But it was of no did, towing the Empires, clear out into to extricate him when the second shock an ang us aside. When that subsided"wr harbour stern first with Up till now I should think that about avail By this maneuvre the Empresa | the a moute had elapsed, and a few seconds was enabled to get right down to the anchor and 75 fathoms of chain attached got the Consul out with the greatest later everything was blotted out by the end of the pier this on has mostly to one of the Empress's propelers. We difficulty. He was badly crushed, nud, terrible dust arising from the destruc- concrete floor so the fire did not get such ouly moved about a quarter of a knot though he was uttering unintelligibly. tion ashore. Practically speaking Yokon hold: 'so the shed at the end had a po beer, but nevertheless it was accon he seemed unconscious. Bickart had to see about the safety of his own family hama collapsed as the first shock, which sketen frame and there was no cargo ped accounted for the dust reaching the pier in it to cause a dangerous fire,
This evert created the turning point, and I, myself, went to seek for help. as it was, rf events as far as the Empress Presently it was apparent that the Cons almost immediately. The sun being ob
I put the body on a of Australia was concerned. She was al was dead scured, the effect was demoralizing in the
The fire in the passenger shed burned now remeted from a position of inmuin- stretcher and then went to my own house. extreme, and, floating on a piece of wreckage as I was, with the remains of very rapidly, and as it died down relie-jent danger to ene of comparative safety.
ved us of some anxiety. Still many! At this time the Eures hul about the wharf still heaving about and sway-- ing the water to and fro, it does not inky, barges had to be dealt with, all hande 3,500 refugees aboard. During this morn make a long detour. On arriving I found working unceasingly. When a barge ing a Grvernment tug was under weigh, vivid imagination to picture the precame near the ship's side, bickets were bit no help was forthcoming for the Dy house lying on its side. I was con sitlering salvage when three houses near by burst into nines. I ran towards the Near me in the water three rickshamen held in readiness in the inside of the Empresa. were struggling to get to safety--they ship but fortunately this was only netes-The subsequent events an the Empress Consulate and found myself encircled by had been flung in with their rickshas, Isary aft on the starboard side where the of Australia are not in Captain Kent's flames. I took refuge in the British think two of them got out; the other burges were drifting cn to the mire knowledge, as he was now on the Steel Naval Hospital compound. This soon Lebồn and then down to us. This must Navigator. He pave a high tribute to became untenable and I was forced to seemed to be hit by a motor-car which he explained. The Andre Lebon haul no the work done by the Steel Navigator in descend the Bluff. The way was crowded plunged in: There had been four or five cars parked waiting for people on the steam up, to when the shed took fire she, caring for the refugere,
by Japanese, some of them, throwing children over and themselves following Empire, and one of them was thrown was alo in danger. She let go from the
wharf and owing to the wind was PRAISE FOR THE "ANDRE LEBON" with such recklessness that they were into the water. With its chauffeur it
crushed at the bottom. I reached the took a regular hender, just missing me, easily able to drift off, being on the op posite side to us. She then anchored off
The dend and wounded all and it possibly struck the ricksham the wharf but remained at a right angle Shanghai from Mr. Y. Meyuard, agent along the foot of the Bluff were ghastly.
The following telegram was received in seashore. hut of this I am not sure. But certainly
to us so that any barges that drifted general for the Far East for the Messager I negotiated the descent safely, but it the car plunged to the bottom.
I felt I could not remain long like this agninat her eventually came down near les Maritimes, actually in Yokohama on was necessary, to get boats. Offshore
board the M. M. S. Andoite:-
there were three or four launches. A in" the water, so a little later I managed
There is one thing-aay barges that According to information given by M. Japanese awam out, but all of them were to crawl out and get up on the cenient work. This I was able to stand on-or got within range of our hoses got short de Torsiae (chief clerk of the M. M. Uffice abandoned, being abort of fuel. Finally rather I ent for a while resting and try rift. The Chinese seemed to take in Yokohama) the French Consul at Yoka. I managed to get a small boat and board.
delight in it. They have the highest hama was killed during the ing to collect myself. At this moment I
offices crumbled, meantime had begus launching fleboats hear cries from a foreign child, but praise from me; they were rallied along a stone falling on his chest hit theck, bred the Dongin. The big steamers in the
by the petty officers, stewards and No. 1 his offic could not make out where they came. hoys. A system of signals was arranged, Durying Mme. Box (wife of the at-They did great work in the rescue."..
dicament I was in.
from. It completely puzzled me. Lator,"
:
our stern.
BANCES ABLIZE
The
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CITY IN FLAMES, Fires were then starting and I had to
I have reason to believe, in fact I was because no sooner had they dealt with a M. agent) and her two children, M, Fem- told that it must have been a child which fire of the starboard side than they were bertaux was in town and hurral home, EXPERIENCES AT MIYANOSHITA..
but found nothing, but heaps debris. was taken cut of some wreckage in the all wanted for another on the port quar With the assistance of M., do Torsine and ter, and it went on until Inte in the same members of the office staff, he was shed, the floor of which had held. As ́A evening until everything which was liable able_nfter one hour's work to rogue the made by the one famous hotel, the Fujiya. cordingly when I had heard her she was to create a merace was burnt out victims, who had sustained no not in the water.
very
There was a
Although only a tinypince, practically injury the fate of Miyanoshita had given nych... At one time during the afternoon we They were able afterwards to proceed in a anxiety, for an aluvost complete silece THE AUSTRALIA? HELPLESS. managed to get a line to a warping buoy sampan on board of a Japanese steamer had brooded over it, says the Jupan When I was sufficiently recovered" · and tried to heave off to it, but the wind which rescued them, notwithstanding & Chronicle of September 5th. An alleged realized that the best thing would be to was too strong and the effort had to be very
cook had been quoted by one paper as rough sea. get back on the Emprear, which I did. abundoned. Late in the evening, when The behaviour of the captain and of the authority for saying that Miyanosinta had Here I found that the tug which was there. Berard to be little danger we crew of the André Lebon was beyond been utterly destroyed. engaged to tow the ship off the wharf hauled back to our original position praise. On Sunday morning the vessel was hail-deniented Japanese who came down ind deserted her at the first shock, so alongside, to allow the Strel Arigator surrounded by a mass of burning on to Namazu, and Inter, it is understood, that owing to the high wind which was to do the same It was fortunate that which flowed from the depots of the to Kahe, who declared that except for. blowing the captain was left helpless as the warping posts had been placed in Standard Oil Co. and Dearly Brought the half a dozen people toe dazed to speak far as getting away was concerned, as the cement work and were sufficiently steamer to the brink of destruction: The or move, there was no living soul in
vessel was saved through the courage of an Miyanoshita, the wind was blowing on to the wharf. strong for use. After we had pulled American citizen, Mr. Laffin, who with a seemed only to corroborate this. Yester Neither could he get out sideways. It alongside fire stations were somewhat re motor-boat was able to tako in mooring was actually impossible to more at laxed, but some hoses were kept going to line from the ship to a bar, thus enabling quite a big party turned up, with the day morning (September 4th), however, this time the dust had become so thick-prevent any danger from drifting harges
news that that been in Miyano smoke also commencing to mix with it and other small fires which were at the André Lebes to leave the danger
work crew beyond to guild with ex- and other wail List wharte were por- then there of the top met war, and all ages and band of al tand head here is your teat of the damage by observation. The tions of wreckage had not burnt up, in alities who rushed the Andre don and who, at the time of the earthquake, had one idea in the circumstances was to get fact there was a tremendous lot of un- who were given linen, clothing ele. Men heen walking with another man, when away from the wharf, but na thera was burnt lumber almut, chowing that the shed bers of the French Embassy and Consulate a telegraph pole fell between them, graz ship moored astern this was impoa had previously caught by dying sparks and of the staff of the Mesageries farting the other man, but knocking Herr
or cat from the fires on shore,
times were transferred to the André Leson, ; clean over the precipice.
ible:
The continued silence