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MORE EARTHQUAKE STORIES TRAGEDIES AND ESCAPES AT YOKOHAMA.
Mrs. Douglas Adam, continuing in the Japan Chronicle her collection of stories gleaned from Yokohama survivors writes: lu view of the great number reported missing the following incident, may be of interest.
alba, Offhause of the Fieuch Chamber of Commerce, visited the Dutch Consal on Thursday in response to na appeal for information as to the whereabouts of Mr. Jan Van Doora, busines; laanager of the General Hospital and aeroautans of the Japan Gazelle. He has been variously re. posted dead, missing and safe. Yau Dourn was known to be safe after the shock, but later could not be found.
He sent word to Mons. Ofthitise (whose
wife and son were missing) that he (Ya Doorn) had taken refuge on a sumpas with others, whu land, been put ashore at a roniste place. Orders hall been issued that no one slawak for the present retart: to Yokehama, and he thought perhaps the same thing had lappened to his friend's
1923.
and she is getting on surprisingly well THE CALAMITY IN JAPAN. BANK She is staying with the Montague Elive-| tona a Shiya
JAPANESE INSURANCE COMPANIES -VERPLEXED.
Young Allecek's mother had a leg broken, other relatives escaping serious
harm
A terrible fate was that of the young wife of Mr. G. Komar, who, tied beneath; the wreck of their place opposite the Grand Hotel, 38, Water Street. The dir trasted husband heard her call and tried to remove the heavy weight which held her lawn, but alone was unable to stir it. He appealed to men standing near,. logging them to help him, but some were dazed, utlers strangely callous, until he was out to dash down to die with her, when some dragged him away, with on mount of spirit which, if earlier exert might have saved the lady's life. She ished in the flames.
The story of Mr. Rothwell_Blewdon, a gallant British Ex-Service officer, is full if startling incident. His mother was at Lake Chusenji and his father Mr. V. R. Bowden was in his house at Tokro. both safe, the terrife fires on the capital stapping only 150 feet from his dwelling
Mr. and Mrs. Rothwell Bowden were alking up from the Settlement and had It would be cruel to awaken false hoperly reached the Y.W.C.A. Residence in the minds of reintives of the many
ruktivis.
The following is taken from the Japate "hronicle-
SECURITIES AT
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YOKOHAMA RECOVERED. THE WORK OF TRE
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Much has been heard of the splendid There have been many rumours about work done by the British Mercantile the Japanese firy, insurance companies. Marine and the Mercantile Marine of paying claims in spite of the earthquake other nations, but nothing has been told clause, some repositş saying that the Gov- of the work of the British Naval Authori- ernment was quaranteeing the amenit ties in connection with the great disaster up to su per cent. It would need a large in Japan. Of course we all know that the China national loan to dy this, and there might the Commander-in-Chief of be some objections to the taxation that Feet (Vier-Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson) on the flagship Harkins d this would entail. The runter af the is there Japanese companies paying, was tile that.other vessels have been sent to assist graphed to England, but as a matter of in the resets and salvage work 'at Yako- fact, nothing definits has yet been dean. All they have done and all they are doing will probably never be maile eided by the fire insurance companies as to claims. In an interview with the Clare: Paullie unless the Admiral's despatches ernment authoritied on the" mfh, instant, are published. says the Mainichi, Mr. Kagami, the go presentative of the Insgraner Associa tien, did not commit himself to any
But it need bartly be said that they are doing genul work. Yesterday we learned from the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor
that the Commander-in-Chief and
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| above experienes, perhaps other foreigners the honige cecuped by the Uptons, No, St, A meeting of the members has been held | Staff had been most helpful, among other "issing, but site one man hat the eas, when the shock came. They saw clear-cat course of action in the matter.poration (the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen)
share it
Mr. Clifford Badden is a mahjongg fiend, and he attributes his escape to, that fact. He has for years bro with the Standard Oil Coal for a fortnight had been in the Hokkaido on business for his firm, returning to his quarters in the Blu Hotel, No. 2, on Friday evening, He intended going as usual to his husi new, but his wife persuaded him to make Saturday a falk instead of a half-day holiday and go shopping with her instead
Mrs. Hadden telly the story thus 2 "I had been equipping a mahjongg table, with weighted enver, etc., for my husband, al lurking sem materials for finishing it, male, my husband go with me to buy
They all gathered in the large garden of the Residence where many others were aron collected. When the tremors pased the Rowdens, fearful of the fate of their children in their house at 43-B. Bluff, trd get to thin, but most of the hill bad-tallen sheerly down and on the other part gris was utterly blocked by rulos of the Wig Rete Building.
forward.
it open in the middle and the two sines, but the subject was not brought things, in salving many valuable scouri It is reported that a second ties heloriging to the banks. They were children oddly enough group in the
meeting will come off shortly sensewhere suvered mostly intact. yawning spes untouched.
The Hon. Mr. Stephen gulded that the in the Henshin district. This place hast been fixed upon in order to secure the Commander-in-Chief had placed his-dag- attendance of the foreign frins whose ship at the disposal of those engaged in staffs have taken refuge in Kobe and salvage work and the free use of the neighbourhood. The problem is a very Saval wireless service was also necorded big one. Estimating the insured amount | them. at T2,200.000.000 (these were the insured values in 1921) the aggregate capital and reserve funds of the companies do not come to 20 per cent. of this sun cluinis are pressed upon the companies, the result will be the bankruptcy of the entire business. Unless the Government will go shares, with them, no satisfactory sulution will be possible, adds the Osaka pager, evidently using the word ghare as meaning something over 90 per cent.
So they gradually worked their way over debris through the cemetery, where tettering monuments and continually repabling earth made passage dangerous just the street blocked by the Galety and the US Naval Hospital ruins, into the We earthed along the Moto-mael British" Hospital grounds. the only and other places, but not finding all, we familiar thing men being the stone steps went to Lane Crawford's, and were nearleading into them, which the entrance the ladies' department intact. with Mr Jackson, when the earthqunze)
them
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The whole building fell on us and around us, just like a child's tey house and we were buried underneath, the earth shaking all the time in the black dark. ness. My husband was close to me and I said, This is this end, but we will die together." We embraced and lay in the darkness, hand in hand, waiting for death. How we could be so calm I don't
know.
"After what semed hours but was
* Afterwards wor
went
aboard
the
were still
From there they scrambled down the cliff, Mr. Upton carrying a child three years old all the way, and went on to the reclaimed ground, where they stayed till 6 o'clock..
Getting back on to the Bluff over what Was Camp Hill, though it bore little like nees of it. they found the children safe in the compound of the Untholic Church which had been demolished at the arat check. They had been saved by their Chinese nmah and tended by her and a Japanese boy, others in their service being killed. So they all reached the dastralin, later coming down here on the Concia,
One of the strangest cases was that of baby. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G, H. Tebbut, were killed and it was supposed the child had suffered the same fate. But it was found safe in its cat which had high sides, heavy beams having fallen neress it supporting a huge pile of masonry.
diret means
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sum that, would go a long way toward rebuilding the two cities but which, hand. ed aut to the claimants, would be only partially so applied.
Osak
The Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghat Bank at Yokohama (112. Wright) in a enhle to the Chief Manager expresses his appreciation of the services rendered by the Admies and stuff in
evevering the bank's property,
With a view to enlarging on this" sol feet, a representative alled on the Naval Secretary yesterday, but was informed that in details had been received in Hongkong as to the operations in Japan, Nothing wohl probably be known until the Admiral returned tå port himself.
BARON SHIBESAWA'S VIEW. In this, connection the fi reports
Baron Shibusawa, who is managing the that the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, wishing that claims may be affairs of the Earthquake Relief Associa
to some extent. tion, snid that the urgent needs of the met by the insurers suggested that the Association have a present moment were to help put in general meeting of members at Toky solvent bankers on their feet and assist Notice was given to the members in insurance business to meet the claims to Osaka in the name of Mr. Kakami, the some extent. There is no use in mying" the Governor of that bankers and insurers absolutely enn- President, through
On Wednesday: (12th instant) hot pay. There has got to be some way the Osaka memiera declined the invitato solve the difficulty. The association tion on the ground that they are not in will co-operate with the Government and position to choose any course of action do its utmost to put the sufferers at ease.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, ATTITUDE. independently of the foreign firms, in view of the re-insurance taken out with
On the other hand, the insurance com- them to the extent of a little less than 40 per cent.. wherous the staffs of the panies take a firin attitude, and say that foreign insurance companies who have of Y2,200,000,000 insured, Y1,645,500,000 is takes rofage in Kobe, will not go up to on the shoulders of the foreign firms, who Tokyo. Nor are the Japanese menthers will not be prevailed upon to pay out. at Osaka prepared to stay out the whole home of them in Kobe talk about giving conference. Therefore they hoped that the meeting would be held in the fan shin district, so that a full attendance might be ensured.
the Governingut and
maybe 20 minutes, the trembling stopped for a time and we saw a round hole where light came in. Carefully my husband got up shouting joyfully. We can get out, we can got out, and he began to crawl toward the light, calling to 31. Jackson. who crawled along, too. I got out all; right but for Mr. Jackson, who is a big man, it was harder work to get him out.
We were quite black: yes, mouths and neses full of dirt. We made our way
their whole business in Japan and re turning home. The British insurers met to the lawn of Butterfield & Swire, where
Agrotoque trick of the quake seat
the claims up to 50 per cent. after the Mrs. Harley, wife of the manager, was so
San Franciscó enlamity, hut the asses kind to s
She said. There is water lady in her bath at the Oriental Palace
then were nothing to what Japan has here. Hurry and wash out your mouths. Hotel, sliding down to the Bund, still
According to a Reuter message, the au suffered now, and they saw in their volun- We did so.
It was a good thing, for in her tub and unhert.
Mr. Thomas Finu, of the Standard Dit nouncement that the Japanese insurancetary payment & elever business trave afterwards, breathing hot air and smok... gallantly took eff his seat and companies have decided to pay in full the we should have choked to death.
no earth- W stool in the water off the Bund raped her in it. afterwards finding losses incurred in fire and earthquake This hardly the point. The British
quake clause, and they paid up accor for 5 hours. Mr. Sheriff of the Japan window drapery. He then apport without availing themselves of the earth companies at that time had Guseffe was there and he wore a felt hat, ni her in the water, swimming thus to Huake clause, is of very immediate fiule, though the strain was great. But This he repeatedly filled with water and beat which took them to safety. She cers to the British companies with which they have definitely refused to take th
the Japanese companies are re-insured. noured over a or I think I must have uld not swim.
which insurers have almost unanimously fainted in the scorching heat. Finally Mr. Finn was in No. 8 when the shock The consensus of opinion on the London risks since, except for an extra premium. we were rescued by one of the motor boats and happily was not hurt, as he nuance arket is that the Japanese refused to pay.
The sets of the Japanese companies from the Dutch Ship Test, which seed may people alone, and was the companies cannot pay claims which are of saving others. He not strictly covered by the policies with saved hundreds.
heel to get out Mrs. A. J., Robinson t connultation with the re-insuring consist of Y61,165,000 in paid-up capital. If the Japanese companies and Y45,520,000 in legni reserve, making companies.
which would he available Bengle and Briel All the offers another stenographer, and several mit einims which are not covered by.
rafted the original policies, the extent of the immediately. Add to it Y132,656,000 de-- and men were wonderful in their kindness Japanese He improvised a tons, and we finally get te Kobe on the towed it along swimming at the side, liability of the re-insuring companies will posited with
thus saving several men by getting them Emigres of Australia.
Tent. The message to which Reuter panies. The total is a drop in a bɛeket "We were of gour, worn out and bad hourd a Standard Oil fanuch. After the a matter for negotiation and readjust 15,971,000 reserved by the foreign com- bed rolls, hot the Captain and whole staff first rush, it would seem natural that he rfers was probably cabled by some en compared with the losses. Y:6,335,000, hould think of himself, but he stayed on thusiast, who thought it would make a the balance of capital, if called, would of that ship ton did everything they
Nor is it ad possibly could for cur cafort. Tact Yokohama for four days euing kendi impression, and perhaps clicit scarcely mend matters rooing we had at the Bluff Houd were pres of people each day, coming to Kobe an immediate response in the British. visable to have the Government advance.
an the Empress,
companies. If this was the object, the ads at low rate of interest to meet the crushed to powder, many people being
elaims in part, Two-third of the Orifhtal Palace Hotel killed as we should have been, my hus
disappointed. Chinese cure. Which took him with meets, it is said, being killed, Manger instrad of to No. 8, where so many met Cotte, who had such a fine record in the war, being among the victim, also the a sad fate."
Mrs. Hadden tell the story of a Miss French cook and many servant,
Hawke, father of the famous Brune of Beltimate, U.S.A.., who, with heri
tennis player, stopping there was in- aunt was touring the Enst, making a temporary stay in apartments over North Mantly killed, Mrs. Hawke being seed Ram's The nant was killed at the first Mr. Thomas of Geelong. Australin, shock, the young lady being hours in the 480 a guest,
Mr. Michael Apenr the popular genble water. All the unt's luggage was abestrid the ship by which they were returning man-jockey, had been ill for two weeks ef a dangerous fever, but feeling better Mis Brune opened her nant's trunks that morning he insisted on going down and distributed her entire wardrobe of stairs, thus saving his life. His mother. usel and handsome garments to the Ancar, Armenian Consul, his wife women passengers, and much of her own and all the family were safe. His sisters, alan, saying she could get more when she is Huth Apear, the singer and Mrs. Gulstaan, were at Ashizoya and (were got home, while these women had nothing
Kebe. one of those generous and thoughtful hurt, and are now
Mr. Charles Miller was in his office acts, which will be acequnted for right and was rather badly hurt. His wife was auves in the Big Book,·
Mr. Clarence Griffin, a well-known at some springs and others of his family busines man, Boy Scout Master and safe, but his ider daughter Charlette, Commissioner of Yokohama, who was in
was in the home, 52. Bluff, and by the his down-town office, was badly wounded complete collapse of the building was ou the head by falling maxonzy.
without doubt instantly killed. "Ho came to Kole, and with his usual fine
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RARDN DEN'S APPEAL TO PITY. Baron Den, the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, is quoted by several papers as stating that the sufferers from the fire whose property has been insure expect to have their claims met, though If they were ignored an not in full would create a perilous situation affect- ing the whole nation. From the techni: cal standpoint, the insurer is under at obligation to make the losses good, but this is not a time for standing on techni calities, rather should goodwill have large place, the Minister says. amount insured reaches YS,250.000.000 round numbers, 80 per cent of which is shared by foreign companies. To them also the Government, is going to appeal in the name of sympathy. The fire. insurance companies in Japan possess means to cover grly 10 per cent. of the losses and would be swent out of exist-
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hope of prosperity. Suppose the point is stretched and the elnims paid as far as possible, how should other policies be dealt with In case, again, another great fire occur, would the Government help the insurer as in this?
The Seiyukai in the main approved of the plan for Government advances to be made to the companies at low rate of in- terest, but is against any scheme shifting the whole of the claims on to the Govern ment. The payment mooted is not a legal obligation, but an expedient in relief work. A vast sum of money, should not he use for the insured only. It is only fair that those who had no means to take advantage of insurance should share, ira the beneficence.
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One of the party of the Kole relief in to nrld something to the amount they part for reading is cemented to the dis- spirit made light of his injuries, but they ship writes: It is impossible to pray. What that something will be detunt lens, raising the segment above the surface of the main lens. The segment thought He has been taken to the Inter tray or describe Yokchanin. It is not pends on how far they will go...
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Yokohama is only a the Japanese point of view-of squeezing said to be necessity, & a portion of the the catastrophe. skall is supposed to rest on the brain. Pompeil, but with the pang of living,
It is no less a mere memory than the foreign insurance companies heavily.] His sister, Miss Ethel Griffin was away piercing" sorrow, one looked one on summer holiday and is reported safe.
Mrs. Simpson-Balkie, who husband could but pray that overy remaining soul might abandon the place as God seemed
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