Volcanic Eruption

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 17 January 1914, Page 5

Volcanic Eruption

A TOWN BURIED. PLACE LIKE X BATTLEFIELD. A REFUGEE'S STORY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Tokio, January 15. The second cruiser squadron lias arrived at Kagoshima. For miles the aspect of Nature Ims completely altered. Kagoshima was found iburied under I.'; i'eet of ashes. A refugee from that city states that the rumblings began on the tenth. The noises were so hideoita that nobody slept. All prepared fooi and packed for emergencies. On the J —tli the women and children were sent away. Then .Sakurashima erupted. It was rent for one-third of its height. j Eire and smoke were belched thousands of feet. Three other rents and red-hot rocks wen; eject":.'!. Pierce flames swept the whole isr.<nd. Refugees in dozens clung to the gunwales of overloaded boats. Kagoshinui resembled ;>, battlefield. Buildings were shattered in every direction by the incessant hail of volcanic matters. On the relief trains despatched from vile city, refugees were clinging outside the cars like Hies.

RELIEF FUNDSTIN SYDNEY. Sydney, January. 10. I The Daily Telegraph has opened a subscription list to assist the scuii'erers by the Japanese disaster. The Lord Mayor has also opened a fund. 100,000 HOMELESS. LARGE NUMBERS MISSINGLAVA STONES AS BIG AS HOUSES. | RAILWAYS BLOCKED 230 MILES AWAY. Received .17, 1 a.m. Tokio, January 10. OS Sakm-.ishima's population 12,500 have 'been accounted for. The fate of the. rest is unknown. A hundred thousand are homeless on the mainland.

Lava stones, blocked the railway ?.Sfl miles away. Blocks of lava the size of houses were thrown in the air.

Although the principal volcanoes of Japan are active, no further disaster is feared, as Saknrashima. is regarded as a safety valve. Foreign missionaries are safe.

BOIMXU TIDAL WAVES. fURTHER ERIMTBIXS PREDICTI'D. Times-Sydney Sun Special Cables. Received Hi, ~>A~> p.m. Takio, January 15. Aboiling tidal wave again swept Kagoshima. ' The fall of ashes was so heavy that it was impossible for people to open their eyes. The observatory predicts further and worse eruptions.