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GALLANT WORK BY THE CREW DURING THE’EARTHQUAKE Seventy-two hours relief work without a wink of sleep were put in by the Cap tain R. H. Griffin and crow of the P. aut 10. s.s. Dongola at Yokohama in taking on board survivors from the Japanese edeth quare and in shipping them to Kehe.
Sour iden af how every man of the crew worked was gained by our representative yesterday afternoon from those on board the Dougofa. Immediately after the earth- quake the ship was turned into a hospital ship for the reception of wounded and for many survivors who were fortunate enough to gone through the "inferno without in jury. Those of the crow who could be spared "nsisted the ship's surgeon, Dr. Young) in attending to the wounded of which there were inany sud cases, and many ghastly sights. The demand for medical stores, particularly bandages was so great that in a short space of time the supply on board gave out in a large quantity of the ship's back Hen, had to be used). All the saloons, cabins and officers?. quarters were turned into sick bays and several of the case pere so serious that the patients could not be left for a single
the shore.
"The
Sa with the piles of bricks and steakhouses at the other rail, such रा If a giant brocm could come and sweep Wright's house were also not burned. them all "love", or if a hatayer with a Hat not a house is left unburned between
fare andere wide could rush them all show two pol felt all through the
Shocks were
to a common plane, the task would ho comparatively easy. But to contemplate hour of Saturday and Sunday. that ass that must first be taken away gives a sense of appa'ling hayitlessness. It is the penalty of tall construction. The living quarters of the Japanese have no such terrifying probleni. But it is "the fate of cities-especially experts,to grow skyward.
It is hard to gather the lytails, Mr,
-was compelled to leave his son and. laughter-in-laze to perish in the fire. Misg Wheeler was looked after by her servantsa and found after two days.
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Mr. Enston was very arriqusly hurt and was found after three days,
**Everyone testifies to the wonderful The sight of a single lot waiting to be elearest is enough to appal a man. The devotion and courage and 'unselfishness there the cracked ground and the dilapidated piers, anil waterfront walls of the Japaness servants. The inhaviony. Is there ainge frame that can be left, of the Japanese in the foreigners througha, must not every one be dyanmited and even of the few that stond the shock, or out has been one of great sympathy,"
made entirely anew?
Mr. Streng spoke in terins of the high- est praise of Captain Robinson, and the The thing is too big. A refugee who afferte anul men of the Empress of came yesterday, was beard talking in australia. Besides the boats already with high perlatives mentioned, the excellent work done by the
and “terribly / awe-inspiring
such | „Liefer Lelin, the Tjiliboet, the Bungole, loud voice words. They sounded painfully lane.. the President Jefferson and the Ben
"Hauck, show'd to récorded, he said." One cannot describe the biggest stormis.
A PASTOR'S STORY. RELIEF WORK AND OTHER THINGS
YOKOHAMA, September 8th'
The Innnch lost considerable time in trying to find a landing place, for the water frout was greatly changed, and tongues of flame were licking it hungrily. The dieulty was solved for them by n Japanese they picked up swimming from He had courage enough to take them back to a safe landing plate opposite the place where the Grand Hotel formerly stood. Through the smoke they could see hundreds of people standing in the water, seeking refuge from the was headed in flames, and the launch their direction. A terrible serae ensued.
There is the wilderness. There is the There was a pad rush for the int.
A CITY OF DRY EYES. women and children, old men and eripree of recent terror and hideous death
--་ ples being pushed out of the way and death to men and tenth to things. Cities as well as men have art of life.
YOKOHAMA, September 4th. into the water by their stronger com- And like me, they vise on stepping
I have not seen a tear in any eye," patriots. Women and children were torn stones of their on selves to higher
says one who has been working among the refugees-especially the foreigners- From the boat by men, and the Europeans things nga Chronicls.
since the first fifeboat left the Emperas and Americans standing in the crowd had
of Australia for the share, to rescud to combine to keep the moh back, and
people from the raging land to the safety unke way for the old and weak.
"They have of the ocean. Not a tear. nl been like one big fainily," he added, foreigners were fine," said the doctor.
Ilid noticed that the Japanese were all of em, French, German, British,
One of the busiest men on this ship, not laughing as they usually do in grief. or Americans. They kept their heads and
the Emperos of Agetralia is the Rev. Japanese and foreigners scored to go 'were cool and inethodical throughout."
Eustice Strong," pastor of Yokohama about calmly. They had business to do. According to Dr. Crane, the boat unde Cuion Church. With Mr. Boulter, be In à disaster of this size mourning takes numerous journeys between the ship and British Acting Cousu-Gent, he has on a new meaning, anal peoples of thes, the shore. When they left arst of all the played a leading part in the organisation mest divergeant customs appear strangely
and the actual work of relief parties, alike. people in the water were greatly afraid Tonight, the 5th, he was ahost too tired | | "I'm all in. Excuse me. I'm feeling that the boat would not return. One of to talk. but he gave me the latest details shaky 1 found my wife's body this He Thus spoke a Briton. The patients were naturally grateful for the Dutch officers. Mr. Berner, finally of casualties, and then volunteered the morning."
interview that I had intended to ask, i had been working for three days search- all that was done for them and they all conducted themselves bravely. One caso in had to volunteer to stop as a hostage Needless to say, he had nothing to tell hug not enly for his own folk bit for
is noteworthy, Mr. B. E before the people would let the boat gò.
about his own part of the work, but one others. His wife and her father had been particular Edwards, of the Hongkong and Shanghai
The lake motor hoat waLK soon cannot be on the ship without seeing the Bank, was brought on board with his left joined by a lifebont from the Ben Line trait that is put in him and his self- found dead. His wife's mother had been hand mutilated. It was apparent that. Company's bimt Beagle. In this last devotion. He told how Mr. Boulter hat rescued uarvellously. The house had col. order to prevent complications arising, his boat were the Heaylor's Chief Over, take charge of the relief work on Sun-lapsed in such a way that an angle ly. Mr. Edwards consented to have band would have to be amputated prompMr. Drummond, Cadets Campbell and day. Both the American and the French skeitcred her. The Japanese servants had They have been wonderful, the servants done without the aid of an anesthetic. He Davidson, and A.B.'s Ward and Thony Consuls having perished, the work of worked among the ruins, hoping against calmly heal out his hand without flim son. The Doctor spoke of their work in direction naturally fell to him. He call-all the chances. They had been rescued. the Blu," be continued. They ching and let Dr. Young perform the very high praise. They stuck with used a general meeting on Sunday night, operation though the intense pair that be and worked very hard indeed, nor did at which plans were discussed, search on suffered could be seen from the the beads they quit till there was nothing further parties formed and relief expeditions suvedl Mr. Coutts, too-dug him out from of perspiration rulling down his forcheal for them to do. They only had the life arranged. Mr. Boulter, having lost ander a staircase I met some of them On arrival at Keba Air, Edwards and boat, and they were in constant danger, several of his staff in the disaster. Eat this morning. They came up weeping to many others were removed from the ship like ourselves. Barning oil was floating been short-handed, but his office on the ask for gue and another." On the Re. for further medical attention at that port round the Harbour, a typhoon was blow. Empress of Australia has been the general claimed Ground on Saturday, he added, Some idea of the number of serious camins the seas were rough and the people cearing house for relief work during the foreigner's generally lady ett spens there days. It has been a time of uning of the grand faithfulness of the air- taken on board the s.. Dopia can be half mind.' gained from the fact that it took the
Later on, when the fires were still rag-ruitting toil, but people find the Consul vants,
This speaker was covered in grime with whole of one afternoon to land the stret ing. the Captain together with approachable, and generally engaged with cher cases at Kol, not taking into con Bernier landed to look for the Dutch two or three visitors when he is on board. fuis face blistered. He was the head of one sideration shose who were slightly wound Consul and the 3.-C.-J... agents. They One hears many expressions of gratitude of the big firms and he wonders when any business will be done by that hum failed to find any of the latter, but we're from the refugers.
again in Tokyo or Yokohama.
Seme had gained the street and escaped.
moment.
ed and able to look after themselves.
2
On the journey from Yokohamon to Kobe instrumental in saving a large number To proceed with Mr. Strong's story: two of the more seriously injúrol died,) of injured. As the crippled, people ar. I believe the first relief effort was the direct flaines. Their bodies in aluost They were Mrs. R. Robinson and Masrived at the boat, Dr. Crane patched made about 3.30 on Saturday," he said, catire, but with cruel blisters. The ter Frank Parington. No hope was enter them up roughly, and sent them or to "when Mr. Marshall Martin came to the must have been a far greater agony th tained of saving the lives of these two the ship.
relaimed land with a launch and took that of others whose remains are but passengers. Young Parington died on the
The Tilak was the first ship to enter tou refugees to the ship. Then word charred fragments-perhaps just a bit of 3rd insi, and Mrs Robinson on the morning of the 4th (the day they arrived the Harbour and to start rescue work came through that the locters of the lackened skull visible amid piled-up. in Kobe), Both were buried at sea. nt all. Some two hours elipsed before, Empress of Australia were working bricks and twisted wire and shop gend
Must of the survivers on board the Don the other vessels commenced, but when No. pier. Arrangements were made for How many are buried in that langed s? No one will ever know. But one which included 172 Chinese and a few they did, and others joined the 'the wounded to go there,
"Al through that night stretcher case already the stench high, capecially Japanese and one Indian, left the ship at party ashore. Dr. Crasse established
were being evacuated from the Bluff. iound the canal to which scores had run either Kobe or Shanghai. Only a few dressing station where the injured were
Hongkong. These
treated.
Lees people did the work, helped by "men in vain hope of safety. Perhaps the were brought on to chide Mrs. A, Gimson, who is still eu in. Finally the Tebak decided to devote frein the Dutch steamer Tid and the moving pictur man will flm that awful. valid on board, and is still unable to walk all her attention to Chinese among the British Bruglor. Also later in the night scene, and all but the ghoul will close She has to be enrged from her cabin to people ashore, as they felt that these men came from the Empress!! (It will the rye, the deck where she reclines on
The elder, perhaps the chair. This truly proceeding on people were being rather neglerted. In be well known by this time that the crew The bodies of two females were together There are also on irard Mr. E. F. John-ull they took on board, hetween 2000 and of the Emore, had been exceedingly busy in gre ruin.
with arm raised... The girl was crouching: son, Mr. S. E. Barber. Minul Mr4, 2.50 Chinese, and brought them to Kobeing their own ship from serious danger mether, was "crouching over the other. Noble and infant, Mi Mair in charge of and Hongkong without a single death of fire.)
though there was a birth. The majority The patirats of the General Hospital lower, with head in the mother's lap. three children of the name of Mollison of these refugees were landed at Rolic, were al get out into the open by the 1, well fed and watered, bad handed (these children are being sent, to relativi
fforts of the two matrone, the staff and my water-bottle to an Indian, who toldi in London). A Mr. Hulley was also to have but 870 caine on to Hongkong. come to Hongkong but he broke his jear- Dr. Crane spoke very highly of the Tiny White. Mr. While is a man of me six brothers have gone down.". Ho ney at Shanghai.
work done by Dutch vessels in the Harix fact two. He was in the hospital drank large gulps. A Japanese woman hour, particularly the Dutch tänker fri, with a very bail bite and blood-poisoning." and girl came past. The elder asked for Captain Konig.
The hospital collapsed and burst into cold water for the girl. I passed tho
RELIEF WORK BY NYK.
STEAMERS..
In conclusion, he referred to the very lames. The patients were got out just bottle, not knowing it was almost empty. fine work done by the surgeon of the in time. It could not have been done but But a moistening of the tongue satisfied The Hongkong Office of the Nippon Yu P. and O..8.8. tiongulo, who worked for for Mr. White. During the night the the girl. Another bettle was offered, bat sun Kaisha have received cable informa. hours into the night only stopping when matroos stood by while the patients were they smiled, gave thanks and went cu. tion from their Kobe Office to the follow he could go on no longer. ing effect.
EXPERIENCE OF THE ~ J.-C. ATDEA
DANTJISALAK,”
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THE RUINS OF YOKOHAMA.
got down to the Empres of Australia. The shortage of water is not so severg They were transferred to the Cazeda as some had feared. A long queue of next day. The only casualty at the hes people with their bottles was waiting out- On the thirtytwo thousand refugees
pital was the old Japanese gardener. The side the Kencha building almost the from Yokohama and Tok, twenty thou
Japanese staff did splendidly.
only one standing where the officials dis- sand wore carried by the N.Y.K, steamer. A number of copies of the du pra as also were forte thousand tons of relief Chronicle-the first to reach as since the "The British Naval Hospital ground Feuse water and information and regains stuffs. The N..K. ss. Kosi daru and great earthquake of September 1st were filled with people-al told about tions. The well water, of which a mode- Hakuai Maru, are running between Tokyo arrived yesterday and from the were. 300. At abant 2.30 they had to be evarate supply is available, tastes earthy Bhimidzu carrying refugees who entrain at produce several of the extracts printeticunted by means of ropes down the cliff and a littlo brackish but is drinkable." the last-named port. Besides, the N.Y.K. below:
Dr. Hingston and staff were working till Of food also there is no extreme dearth, as are maintaining service of two packet boats.
What is to be said? A boy kicks an killed instantanecnaly in the earthquake. Tahir M, was the first to bring the very end, Mrs. Hingston having been in Tokyo, though many here have had to go hungry. Our bont from Kobe, the between Yokohama and Kohe.
ant hill and leaves only a few meaning. The last who left had their clothing burn-relief supplies, these being shipped by the ess and shapeless. pillars of earth standel as they went down the cliff, One Kobe officials. The vessel was hitched to ing above the levelled mass. Such a Yokohama, The ants get busy and build case a girl with a broken leg had to the fishin ere, one of the many again, there or elsewhere. Men build in be left in the grounds. When the flames
with Japanese refugers Beside the main A good deal has been heard one way the same place, because Nature bids then abated I won't up and found her alive.boats in port whose decks were crowded
She was in a place that was fairly open. For another about the fine work put in nee the opportunities she gives, whatever
cargo ef ries and fear the distributors The American Hospital completely had brought some biscuits and canned by the British and Americans at Yeko- the risk
Probably they will use the very ruins collapsed, and four lives were lost, Dr goods, Thew they handed, from dark to hama, in the way of rescue and relief work, but little of the efforts made by to make more and whereon to rear their Webb was pinned down, but was extricate deck over the bulwarks. The engerners of the scramble for them showed that tho Dutch steamers in the part. An illumin perilous dwellings, pushing the newed by his staff, ating interview was given to a Daily Yokohama further out into the sea. They Directly after the shook certain places people were really hungry though far Prim representative Ty the American will take pride in building a more benuti.in the Settlement hart into flames-from-the listlessness of real faming
Women children joined in tho doctor, of the I-C.-J.12 liner Tink, fil city. The very terrors of the flight notably the Hongkong Bank and the which arrival in Hongkong. Frum Yoko from death in the quake will turn their Oriental Hotel The Oriental fell across scramble with fervour, but only a few ham yesterday. Dr. Crane, being a minda, not only to securer buildings but the Bund, and therefore passage namen. A tin of condensed milk way sought hundred per cent. Anthrican, cannot be to wider streets and open parks that will barred from the Burid towards the camp by many hands, but when it became neensed of having any matinchi axe to not only please the eye, but provide hill. The majority of the people made for known that it was intended for a baby grind, and he paid very high tribute to placet of refuge when the next disaster the big pier the Customs Hatol--at the on a woman's back, the only contest was the work of the Dutch and the British, comes. How the people of Tokyo were and of which the Empress vuf, Australia for the privilege of handing it to the was lying. But a large portion of the little one, in whose hand it was safe.. The Tjinak was lying outside of blessed with parke, Yokohama Harbour when the first shock But what can one way of heaps of bricks pier had collapsed, and thus all those Meanwhile a sleek old Buddhist devsten was falt, as she had been able to get and mortar, and tangled wires, Certainly from that part of the Settlement had to was praying fervently, rolling bends, be aberth inside. The first thing Captain one never know what a civilisation of take refuge from the fire either by stand- tween his hand. He had been praying Van Schermbeck did was to remove his wires our was before struggling for ing in the water in front of the Bund at frequent intervals on the voyage and ship to a place of safety in case of a miles through the tangle in Yokohama. or by swimming out to bonts, or by tak gave his incantations the credit for driv tidal wave. Huge clouds of smoke were Tramway wires, telephone wires, teleing refuge in such places as the Yoko ing away the typhoon supposed to be due
TRANA
observed rising from the city, and the graph wires, lighting wires, cables of lama Park, tu refugiés from the fire on the 210th day. The people beeded him and officera on board, entered the Har, the buildings' internal systems. Wires, assembled in the cemetery, the Bluft biscuits and ting. The old man may have hour. The night that met their eyes has wires! There they lie, encumbering the gardens and other open spaces. The blamed the irreligion of this generation been described, several times nirendy, ground for miles. To clear them away fire did not attack the portion of the for the great disaster. But by and by but the memory of it will never grow is almost as great a task as to instala Bluff lying between the Roan Catholic he dropped into a doze while all others
Church and the Race Course The were alert, stals for those who witnessed it.
now labyrinth.
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