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TRAGEDIES AND ESCAPES,

STORIES COLLECTED BY A LADY SURVIVOR,

Mr. X. F. Surith, of No. 1, Bluff, was There have been tanny reports of safety- got to the_reclaimed, grounil and at the through standing in a doorway, thought landing place by the new bridge, refused į of course vértainty in earthquakes is the to be taken aboard a hoat: so long as least certainly of anything as the mali-, women and children were thève. An eye- einas nalalat the tenfioi fond is fulf of witness says

he waived his chances and engarios, De, deurgé D. Richmond, 320. allowed Mix bont-loads of these to paes on Water Street, had just finished work ar He was eventually saved as was his on the dental chair and gruspid his patient Van 1. Smith, whese lovely young wife ta sister of Mr. W, 11. Stone), and storid" and infant daughter atthappily perished, traced in the doorway. Soon they found

The wife of Mt. S. L. Somerton of themselves on the pavement still ciclosed, " Mrs. Douglas Adan, wife of the Editor This is one of the most pitjabki, tengo-istatere Pammerer, was in her house, though falling from the seconal fo of the Japanie Gazelle, wrote in the Jump dies of that day. Those were people of 212, 18haff, and it rollapsed. Mr. Homer neither hurt. De. "Richmond's Wife and" themicle:

the highest character, Jalin serrington was at his Water Street office nud gut Proliably every survivor of the fatal through five years of the war, the last out unhurt, and hurrying to the house, September First in Yokohami witnessed year.nide-de-camp to tien. Alferdy. His acht and no trace of his wife and got no some one act of heroistn which he will

response, from shouts, Without doubt the never forget. Each one too saw some

buly was instantly killed,

pitiful incident with happy or tragic end- ing, as may be, the picture of which will stay with him as long as nursery tasks.

There would seem to be a sameness / relaze in a sual Japanese tea-house or home, as Commeria Attaché to the tutel, who with his wife was in Kobe

about the situations, but as a matter of fact no two were alike, aliviluäl in- starmes, grašid with import, ginding out. I was reading proofs in my Bat over the editorial rooms of the Japan in dressed to go out after tiff, when the shook care, I sprang at nace "into the door with a hand pressed on each side and went down with the collapsed latihi ing-still in the door-frame and unhurt except for a few bruises,

and

3ly husband in his office below was saved by the hears desk giring way on one side forming a solid pent roof

Marjorie Pass, there at the moment, by a similar situation.

We were all assisted out by employés of the Gurtle, Mr. Sherriff. Isiness manager, being out of the ofice at the

time.

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totel, it is harnel.

two sons are in Boston, -17.8, A., to which

East. tow he will hasten never to return to thes

A feat of endurance was that of a young Russian girl. Miss Volkorff, occupying my wife was a beautiful woman af saintly

| Japanese enttage in the Juni-Ten. Square.. disposition, with never an impatient word

A sad caso was that of the Babli for anyone, and they were the parents of

These were at family. Mr. Balditt came out from San Shes is the kitchen with her nephew, Stempinsky, the fanious violinist. three little children. Kaotakura with a Scotch nurse and found! Francisco "where they had a fine pow

farmee gehestra lender of Imperial

American Embassy. He had heep Vice

on Canesrt four. The girl grasped the With his Consul here 10 years ago,

child (two years and a half old) and hikt. came his wife a partly paralysed invalid.

bim beurath her. while all about them She laul, proix on the Creek side part of the Grand Hotet With her was her rained down heavy tiles, a portion of the daughter. Jocelyn Iyongs who with aid of resting on her back. of a hotel has and their aunh got her temblor erased she edged he way int safely out, the Jupauese ama, rubbing just before a fire started and protected the Baby in the large garden, eighteen her at the momcit, instantly killed hours, then carried him in her armis all falling timber.

the way to the boat, which conveyed her. To the Hungula,

Mr. J. P. Mollison was uninjured and Mrs. Mollison, after terrilde experievers, her life threatencil by convict looters fvin Negishi prison, a story in itself, arrived by the Empress and is staying with Mrs, Inglis at the Hongkong Bank residence.

So, en mal-un-hundreds of personal in- cents have conny" to my notice,

Mr. Tom Abbey, the anetioneer, who took over the business of John W. Ha

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Tokyo that morning, looking for a suit.

at his death about 19 years ago, died able house near the Embassy for their martyr to friendship. With bim" is the poccupation. auction rooms at 81, Main Street, ns and

Joer non èustem for many years, wasi Dr. Edwin Wheeler, the coter physician

of Yokohama.

At the first shock Mr. Aljury assisted the doctor down the steps and onward towards safety, when, by speedy action, Abbey himself could easily have escaped, They were both killed. Later with much to difficulty, friends succeeded in getting the

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Mr. Tait, manager of the Chartered Blank, was seen leaving the building in a But their beautiful daughter. Doris was 'rikisha just before the quake, and it is: in the lounge of the hotel and her fate said he was fond later crushed to death.. only to be guésseli by her distracted par His wife and little daughter, escaping ents nisl aistor. Mrs. Rabbitt was with little harm from their Bluff hone Nagasaki girl, daughter of the late Cacanie here on the Dungpht. tain Walker. They go back and wil never return to this land of tragic esper ence.

Terrible to contemplate is the fate of Mr. Max Kerjaasof, Acting U.S. Consal

During the time of uncertainty and Inter of grief, at knowledge of her husband's

death, Mrs. Tait exhibited mich fortitude. She is a daughter of the late Mr. C, D

loss, a sister of Mrs. Herbert Bent, was

as my husband and I assisted by bodies to the grounds of the British General, since Ma. Seidmore's death, and burn in Yokohama, where she was con-

Dur Chinese cook, of many years vice, ingrowly escaped being turned death.

few our lithograph an, got him out a minutes before fire taught from the Oriental Hotel.

We stayed all the afternoon and night in Yokohamn Park where thousands sought refuge, without water of compe and puridst scorching flames all about the park. Trees caught fire there but a foreigner gathering handfuls of mud threw theur with goal aita anul put out these fires as soon as they started.

So there was no Gazette printed that night, after continuous paleation for 30 years, and no "Pot-pourri" for the first | Saturday in 18 years..

The loss, sentire. runang into hub dreds of thousands, since, it is said, murz than 100,000 in fire insurer is invalid Machinery for jul printing, engraving, lithography, stock, paper, inks, etc., perished.

However, Mr. Edward Rogers, of the Real Estate and Investment Co.. a wel- un of business acumen, and known others predict a resurrection of Yokohama in aeredibly near future with brighter prospects than before. If true, no doubt the flutelfe, the oldest daily foreign next paper of the Far East, will be seen again The Hongkong Bang Pera is older than the dapan togeffe by ten years.—EL, ILD.PA

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Vohimes could he written on the fidelity uf Japanese servants, boys and amahs; rescuing and protecting little children and employés.

The work done by Me. T. M. Laffin and ..his two sous were prodigions. Motor faunches run by them personally and hoats supervised by them, saved han dreda. Captain Philipsen too did yeaman service and Mr. Haseltine, with boats of Mr. Lofitus, rescued many,

Naval Hospital where they were buried Fon, British coil.

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his wife. Mr. Kerjassoff was safe ut rushing to the hopeless resate of his wife, was killed. "She was in delicate health and lying down. The servants trimi to get at her but that part of the Consulate General collapsed.

The two little sons were, in the garde!

nected with all charitable organisations, and much esteemed. She has a child at school in England, where she has other. relatives.

Mr. Paul Blum, whose husband was munager of Witkowskys, was standing in front of the Oriental Palace Hotel one.

Dr. Wheeler was about 50 yearą old. hail practised continuously for 55 years. never once having gone home. Ile had attended at the birth of thousands of foreign children, his skill in that way and were dragged away by Miss Mary third of which fell at the first far. She mounting to positive wizardry, succeed Martin, in the hall of the building at the was talking with Madame Frei, Both ing generations of parents gratefully moment, and passed the afternoon andre struck by falling masonry and acknowledging him as their fir rock nudnight in the Park. Miss Martin showerised about the face, Madame Frej za- stay. He was dearly loved by all irrespon- great presence of mind and much forti-riving some injury to her eye. tive of nationality, as was his wife. Mrs. tude throughout and she with her orphan, where she remained, from 1 till 8...

Madame Blüm sought refuge in the Wheeler was cared for in their garden at charges found shelter on the Dangle, 'clock, pm. haally getting aboard the 7, Bhalf, by faithful servants and expant coming here. She is the daughter of Bongos with Mme. Frei and her son. in one of the foreign, ships coming | Chpt, John Märtin, an 1888 graduate of The two sons of Mme. Bham were also Kobe.

Anapolis Naval College, and was recently brought by that ship and her husband with the U.S. Shipping Board. He nudo is safe. She relates the kindness of Japanse who poured, water over hér, his wife are said to be safe.

hrad, in the worst hent.

3les. Kerjassoff was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ballentine, who had a marvel-

Like Mr. W. B. Mason (who was killed in the Cab), the doctor was among the oldest and best known residents. He was an all-round sport, interested in racing. etc.. mid in old days familiarly called lous escape during the typhoon and that Seales from his weighing in of joe | wave at 'Swatow last year. They expect keys. His oldest son was n V.C. ip.theed to be drowned every moment, a small late way: he and his sister Mrs. Murray boat they were in dashing wildly about. and the averal fine grandchildren and But the tidal wave uning just then, lifted now living at home..

the last to dry land, where they remained without food or water for a long time and were rosened, ealing to Yokohama and staying some months with their daughter there and with their son of the Tokyu Embassy.

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Mr. A. K. Bennett, of the Grand llotel, saved hundreds of lives on the collapse of the hatba, by ailing people to get aboard a lighter. Among these were the widow and childrer of Me? Tein Alhey, aided by Mr. Motley Hunter, the well- known San Domingan.

Erough endnot be said of the execu- tive ability of Mr. Houlter of the British Consulate. He was in his office on the ground floor of the building and at the frat jar ran oùì, a heavy timber of the collapsing structure, striking his head,

Fortunately she can swim, and could. go further out as the heat became here. stage. She used through the San Francisco Earthquake of 1968, but say, of course, that it was a mere trifle com

red to this disaster.

Mr. and Mrs. Burnell, parents, of MM Van Brunt, were at Temple Court. rn out, his wife just behind him. renched back calling "Take my hand." The next nicment found, himself in. Moti-machi at the foot of Jiso-zaka and nothing has been heard of his wife.

A. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll had a some. what similar experience, but were taken. -together-an a reof which slid over and landed on a temple, from which they get down withent much harm.

Russian Consul-General A. Wilm was in the Consulate, thrown down at the Also on the hatobs at the time and

first shock and his right arm broken. saved, in the same way, were Mrs. Ewing

He managed to extricate himself and and her little daughter Xaney, wife and

passed the afternoon and night in the Park eventually arriving here, where his chill of Mr. A. Ewing of Lloyds Ship-inflicted a severs wound which bled pro-arma, which was dressed aboard ship, is

fusely. Coagulation stopped the fow receiving further needed attention.

pink, who, like many others, were there seeing off people on the Empresa,

Loss to the world and to his young family, of Mr. Hugh Horne, Commercial Attaché of the Einlassy recently, with Mr. Lefelre of Samuels, Messrs. Park the British Consalute-General, is very house and Hedges, of the Rising Sun rent.. A mari of line feeling and Petroleum Company, saved many and Mr. thorough musician, he was much esteem MeDougall of the Chartered Bank, owes ed. He was in the Consulate at the time bis life to Mr. Owen of the Bank and Mr. and was no doubt instantly killed at the 3aPherson, of Pearson, Jackie and Al-partial collapse of the building. well.

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McDougall was pinned under heavy masonry, Haines rapidly approaching and he losing heart or power to make effort.

Those two "stood by cheering him up and worked like fiends to extricate him And he is alive to-day.

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With him was Mr. William Huigh; Viec- Consul, and 31r. Lyes the stripping clerk, both killed. The widow of Mr. Haigh is doubly bereft, na her father, Mr. W. H. Gill. perished in Tokyo. Mrs. Haigh, who with her little daughter was saved. shows great bravery in the circumstances. Her uncle, Mr. Robert Gill, was also-a

Mr. Well, now lu Kobe, at one end of a streteber, and a Japanes chauffeur at victim. His wife is in London,

Mes. Gas Binder, being ill, was in bed' aftor a time and he tore a section fron

at her flat on the third storey of the his shirt and bound it tightly about le Geary office building at 93, Water Strees. was one of the many hundreds in the The whole edifice fel at the first shock. Park, deep in mud, and surrounded by she going down with it anhurt, one of the fames. When these hated he left and very arrow escapes. Had she attempted to run down Rights of winding stairs. has spent every moment since in organis (or been able attempt it) she would, of ing and getting matters into some sort course, have been crushed to death. of shape. An inch to one side or higher up, the wound would have instantly killed him."

Of course there are scores of other thrilling experiences.

Mr. McKinnell who came to Yokchama in 1869, and had been sine then con tinuously with the firm of Lane & Crawford, was in the back, part of the central store and was killed at once." Mr. E. F. Johnson of the same firm had n strange escape from a falling piece of Many of these stories have been told masonry, which nearly severed his left. ear. It bled profusely which was a good annily by survivors, others from thing, and the wound, when dressed, was near relatives by hearsay, but generally found full of particles of aliss, tiling speaking they are correct, allowance etc., and a dozen stitches "gre required. being made for unconscious exaggeration to sew the member in place but it will probably brat well an he was in 2004 und lack of precision in detaile

physical condition. He has three Sung Machine H. Sand, a Russian lady, liv-little song in England whence he recently the other brought down from the Bluff f Another very old resident; whe was 'ing at the best of Mr. Charles Thwaites returned from the deathshed of his wife.

Mr. Tou Themas, a veteran resident, Captain Carst, father of W. Carat of killed, is Chevalier Felix Riligiro. His in the sea-fronting square at Juni-Ten noted horseman and well-known, broker, Kole, saw him on to a host and aboard house, 77, Bluff, was precipitated into the the last hat one station on the Hahad just gone from the Hongkong bank, the Dongola, his devoted daughter walk valley, many of the family being killed moku train-hac, was sitting with her to his house at No. 6, Bluff. ing at the side.

with him. He came here in 1850 and small child in the glassed-in verandah, buildings there collapsed and were flung half over into the valley at the cast; The Captain is 87, the oldest Dutchman was the oldest Portuguero resident of The house (Japanese with board flooring) other parts into the Bluff road. He has

was instantly demolished.

for more than half a century been n in the Far East and he had not a bruise. Yokohama, a man of kind heart and.

Her Japanese servant ran around from figure of the part, riding daily rnin og Alas! many in the flower of youth and continual good deeds. His son Luiz, re- the kitchen and Bading them pinned shine, on a big black horse. His daughter vigour were cut down,

cently wad to Miss Arias of Kobe, was down, got a say and sawed them out Helen lives in England, nho grud-child- Mr. and Mrs. John Mollism were at the killed. His son-in-law, Mr. Fioriera, was inch by inch, quite unharmed before breren, sons of his deceased daughter Mariel

started. The husband in his Yokohama Mrs, Lealer, office at 48, Settlement, and it is supposed unharmed and got his wife out, but re- office, escaped by bracing himself in the Every day since his wife's death he the gentleman was instantly killed but turned to the rescue of others" and was Ron-fronting square a5 Juni-Ten, though, had visited her grave, placir flowers young Mrs. Mollison was pinned under burned as were all others left in the the upper atory and side portion fell thereon, a piece of sentiment dosed un

away. Threshold, liptel and side-francs usual to funny, in a man having the & stair and it was impossible to extricate house. Mr. Pieriem was another martyr were intact and be jumped 12 feet to the ragged exterior and rather abript man- her

to loyal friendship.

ground.

nor of Mr. Thome."

All the