The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 3, 1923, Page 3

ores aa ’ iator Gee saw no buildings whatever left standing and re- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923 Report Entire Island Disappars in — THE CROTE-RANKIN CO RIME MINISTER YAMAMOTO IS ATTACKED BY ASSASSINS American Destroyers Rush to Aid of Stricken Japanese; Horror Scenes Are Described in Pekin Dispatch BY RAY G, MARSHALL PEKIN, Sept. 3.—(2:50 p. m.)—Japan’s prince regent is Variously reported to have been saved and to be missing, in Official wireless messages carrying latest details of the dis- “asters in Tokyo and Yokohama Saturday. Premier Yamamoto is declared in intercepted messages to have been attacked by assassins on the day of the earth quakes, after which he is reported to have gone into hiding The report stated that the ilants obtained entrance to naval club disguised as servants and attacked the pre- r when he returned to the conference regarding the first hy ake, This attempt was frustrated and they were overpowered and disarmed. While the attack was taking place nearby buildings were aflame and later the naval club itself was destroye Despite this, a new cabinet was formed. Entire Island Is Reported to Have Sunk Into Ocean Another intercepted message says the entire 1 Enoshima, off the Japanese coast, sank into the sea during the earthquakes. Plundering devastated areas around Tokyo and Yokohama, and police, who are busy rescuing wounded from the debris of tumbled dwellings, have no time to protect property. The Yoshiwara district of Tokyo was totally destroyed. The property of the Japan Advertiser may possibly have escaped, the wireless messages state. These messages, altho they vary in detail, are off permitting pr e filing. Ship report om Japan say a majority of the vessels in the harbor at Yokohama were ss of their commanders, got them away. American Destroyers Rush to Aid Disaster Sufferers A further intercepted wireless message i: r, who flew along the coast between Y as: who anticipated the tidal wave that okohama an and ported that some coast towns apparently had been engulfed and swept away by the tidal wave that followed Saturday shocks, Tt is reported that the foreign office at Tokyo, where the most valuable records of the government were kept, was destroyed. Hight American destroyers have been sent to Japan to carry medical relief and establish a chain of wireless com- munication with the stricken cities. ph communication with the American legs Admiral Anderson sent the destroyérs Stewart,- ‘y, Smith, Thompson, Barkers, Whipple, Borree and} John D. Edwards to Tokyo. The vessels, after landing relief supplies, will take up positions from which they can relay messages to Pekin. Anxiety Felt Over Fate of Many Foreigners in Japan Considerable anxiety is expressed for the fate of many foreigners known to have been in Yokohama and Tokyo, the Japanese cities which suffered most severely in the earth Partial airplane and wireless communication with shocks. on has been established by other Japanese cities and it is felt some word should by this time have come from Americans, British and other foreigners in the quake zone. A wireless message from the Japanese steamer Korea Maru, in the harbor of Yokohama, said that the dead num- bered hundreds of thousands and were “piled in heaps.” Tidal Wave Follows Quake; Thousands Perish in Flames Yokohama, the message said, is destroyed. A tidal wave followed the quake and then the portions of the city which! remained intact were burned. Thousands of wounded, held helpless under the ruins, died in the flames. Other radio and cable dispatches received here said that a wind of typhoon force heralded the disaster. dust as the wind dwindled about noon came the first fearful quake. Another followed 25 minutes later. Then others at frequent intervals. The Yokohama conflagration started in the Bund, imme- diately after the tidal wave and quickly consumed the shop- ping district. burned. Main and Water sts. were swept. Fire was spreading thru Tokyo at the same time, After the temblors, flames appeared in numerous places at almost the same instant. The horror of the Tokyo holo- caust was increased by destruction of bridges across the Tokyo canals. This resulted in thousands of refugees being trapped in the burning area, where they perished. Fate of Diplomats Unknown; Tokyo Fire Traps Fugitives The fire spread over 20 square miles of Tokyo. It hem- med in thousands of fugitives who endeavored to scramble tation. Eating its way thru the highly inflammable ruins, the flames advanced with amazing rapidity, messages indicated. The Harounuchi building, largest structure in the Orient,| was destroyed. The imperial palace at Ninigawa caught fire. The Nihombashi and the Kanda, principal business sections of the city, disappeared in smoke and flame. The Shiba, as the embassy district is called, burned. Fate of the diplomats is unknown. No wor of the American ambassador. Henry Fairfield Osbora, New York scientist, was in Japan at the time of the dis- aster and he has not been heard from, altho he was due to| arrive in Pekin two days ago. Despite the efforts of police and troops, who were called out to aid the firemen, the flames advanced steadily upon the government buildings, which were destroyed. Docu-| ments of inestimable value were lost. Martial law has been proclaimed in Tokyo. The city is without food and thousands of the refugees are threatened with starvation. suffering. Territory 200 Miles Long Is Wrecked by Gigantic Temblors Reports from other cities on the island of Hondo, prin- cipal one of the Japanese archipelago, indicate the quake centered in the town of Naagoya, which is laid in ruins. In addition to the terrific destruction in Yokohama and Tokyo, a number of other cities and towns suffered, but there are no details yet to indicate what occurred outside the principal cities. One message said, however, that practically all buildings between the cities of Osaka and Tokyo were in ruins, This and looting is reported everywhere in the , as the government is not|* ved by the prompt action *" and |} }no doubt All houses in the Benton Dorie sections were} over heaps of wreckage to escape from the zone of devas- has been heard | The water famine is also causing much| Hundreds of the victims are without clothing. | is a stretch of about 200 mile: OFTO F. KEGEL, President Relief planes are being rushed by the American colony here. ing to late advices Wireless reports showed the following wards in Tokio J The Basement Store Has a had been destroyed ; 4 Member of One of City’s Hongo, Fukagawa, Sakusa, Nihombashi, Akasaka, Shiba, tne Ba ctiticn i while others were less seriously damaged First Families Dead Many vessels strew the shore near Yokohama, where 5 4 a e QO they were washed up by the great tidal wave. idea Oe amet ag oa * * *® * * *% * * & Hinckley passed away @unduy’ aft ernoon at her residence » itt e ave Ww Mra, Hinckley wa th U.S. Destroyers to Reach ivv' init isa Din nerware jetond ave and c Salih It W da no of the first larg 6 build ° mm Yokohama ednes yi constructed inthis ity, and At Prices Lower Than Relief Squadron of Asiatic Fleet Is Rushing: home im seattle. the Hinckley You Hxpected to Pay to Assist Tragedy-Swept Victims of Japan | pionoer tamities of the Puget sound ; : Bi se eigen nae pages ok hte Tee ill J: °C a “THAT’S a Downstairs Store event you | Ee senda "Youos| Wak aMmtMied tay went tor euppliess| Jad her parenty she came cannot afford to miss. 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Hawkes ‘ 6 fourth match of the 4 his ornn bansad sage to thru the A which, on account ¢ of communications, may rruption never Are President Coolidge today nought information and was given United Press dispatches, telling of the de atructi d death jquake and fires Tho entire Aalatic fleet United § has been ¢ he disp istry of m miral Ander department day. r shir of the ed at He also advis Hu destroyer ot the crutser th HERE’S MORE ABOUT COAST WAVE STARTS ON PAGE 1 | vicinity, The location of the center | undersea disturbances will determi the severity of tidat said Lieut. Com. Rice Monda stated t f the across travel completely the Pacific and would be felt bere The many islands and ocean rents will in a g' sure 1¢ rity of the waves and will duce them to mere high without the consequent destruction that usually follows in the wake of the rushing water, ac- cording to Lieut. Com; Rice. Rice predicted that Tatoosh island and the more unprotected points along the Pacific may experience genuine tidal waves severity. Milton Nobles of Philadelphia is recognized as an authority on earth the sev probably tides, disturbances and tidal waves and in |“ {addition to predicting the present quake that has reduced the prin- jctpal citfes of Japan to ruins, he has: forecast many of the earth- quakes of recent years that have been felt thruout the world. HERE’S MORE ABOUT SEATTLE MEN STARTS ON PAGE 1 | other buildings and has one child. His father is jAlex Tinling, general freight agen of the Northern Pacific , Railway | company. PRESIDENT | WAS IN HARBOR Tho ner President Jefferson of tho Admiral ine is known to have been in Yokohama harbor at the time of the catastrophe. She car ries 900 passengers and crew, It is Not believed that the ship is in dan Tinling is married ERSON ger, as sho 4s anchored far out in! the harbor, No information as to |the safety of her crew has been re- ceived, It 1s not known whether they were aboard ship or ashore x |the time. Tho liner Empress of Australia Al the Canadian Pacif! amship com: |p carrying a large passengers, was also in the of Yokohama at the time of the quake. ‘Tho steamers Arabia Maru and Africa Maru ef the Osaka Shosen Kaisha line were anchored in the harbor, It is believed that these ship# will eseape damage and will be able to sail for Seattle and North: west ports on schedule, unless their crews were ashore at the time of the disaster and ave now either among the missing or unable to re- turn ty thelr ships, caused by the of unusual THE SEATTLE 1 ma alian challe i match F and the young Aus tralian never had « change. Before leaving the clubhouse for © match, Johnston was shown » ry in the morning papers to the 4 would iday, Qu th about that ‘thru’ di he did given a great nd Anderson came out f tech of the challer MARGARET WOOD IS MOVIE STAR Wins Star-Orpheum Contest for Screen Honors old Margaret Wodd win » movie contest which was conducted all last week at the Moore theater, now known of: ficlally as the Orpheum. Miss Wood was picked by Louise Lovely, the noted star, from several hundred entrants, as the most like- | ly future s¢ tar in Seattle, She appeared before Star's Mi as Loy others, whom ise and will ent them with let | lation to Hollywood | The silver loving cup, awarded by | The Star to the winner of the con- test, will be presented to Miss Wood ‘Thursday nig on the Orpheum | stage, by Ruth Roland, noted screen | star on this week's bill No Columbia Ships in Devastated Area | PORTLAND, Ore., Sept shipping board or private river points and | Yokohama harb earthquake and tidal wave, according | to reports gleaned from loc al ship- | ping offices. | Tho steamer Hannawa left Yoko- |haraa August 28, while the frel Wost Jena, Portland to Yokohar |due there tomorrow, it was ropor There are no passenger lines oper n this port and Japan. f ating betw Ruhr Miners Vote to Resume Work} DUSSELDORF, Sept. A ma jority of Ruhr mine Ische, Humboldt and endt mines yoted today work under control of th Five tho! the proj and 71 p “T hear, Si, that while ye wore in| the city ye took up this here golf. How'd yo like it?” “Wall, tol'able; it's a leotle harder than hoein’ corn ant a leetle casier than diggin’ potatoes,”—Pacitie Mu- tual News, Tohustor rwhelm- | Helmach, Harris and Per Bea Standi D He was able to sive: many oe Johnato: overwhelm ‘. be a iat on the seal industry and al fra we se % © Son of Tobacco Millionaire ag a ae oor a. conditions in general thie tite ese Is Accident Victim i 0 STAR VAGL & ne + Senator Wesley L. Jones y his trip to Alaska returned Saturday ich s said thet the profits from the sand from. the fertilizer 7 ed for the benefit of Alag- © DUKE DROWNED INJURES WOMAN | could t \ wre | Mystertously ‘ahot t thru the shoul- | GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 3.—/der by some unknown person with | Anglor B, Duke, 29, son of the mil-|q 32.calibre revolver, Mra. wal was drowned Benveniste, 60, was taken to thi when a rowboat carry-| city hospital Sunday for medical at- tention. She was not critically in- jured and was later remoyed to her home. Police investigating could not find | the source of the bullet nor any re4- | son to believe that an attempt on | the woman's life had been made. | The woman's sons, Albert and/ Joseph, were in the house when | | the shot was fired, but failed to see | Efforts were made by yacht club|an assailant. She lives at 162 21st) She was shot at 2s she stood | To really can be mad. you must try a cigarette Honaire tot co man, early tod: ing him and four the Indian Harbor comy Yacht ns @ud cap- " were used in a recover the body. on the way to the scene from New York. He was well known in tern society. In the extraction cf teeth we | say to our patrons: If we burt you don't pay—could we more? Duke was s to keep the drowning a | ave. £ at the door of her home. Pol however, got word arted an in- | From $4. mt |Sen. Jones Would ctiep and his companions were! Uge Seal Carcasses | Boston Dental ( visiting f: several miles from | the club, 1422 Second Avenue We Stand the Test of Time 22 Years in One Location — Proposing that the ca eals kitfed in the s ‘be made into fertilizer T came to the ht, club in Ithe Duke y and be used as | Don’t Ne; glect That Bad Back! RE you lame every morning; tired all day; tortured with throbbing backache? Doyoufeel — old and stiff; tired, nervous and de-- pressed? 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