Show JAPANESE NEWS flood storms and earthquakes cause the loss of hundreds of lives and destroy millions of dollars worth of property san francisco Sept lU i was nearly wiped out by a disastrous on storms and earthquakes caused the loss of hundreds of lives and the destruction of millions of dollars worth of property in northern japan the steamer doric from uie orient brought the news of another series ot that have befallen the Mika doa realm in aitu prefecture houses were blown down and along the ikaji gawa persona lost their lives the severest storm occurred on august 30 along the imatsu gawa elivea were lost at kobe after the fire had nearly de aasted the city forty people were swept to their death by the flood in other provinces the loss of life reached 2300 the treat flood was preceded by a severe earthquake then followed a down pour such aa has never been beffie experienced on the island the european reside ants were panic stricken and couett shelter on the highlands on september 1 in rokuzo district a terrible series of earthquakes shook the country nine people were killed there and more than forty at neighbor hg places the hills at senya cracked fires broke out here and there and water gushed out in many places at abonal eleven persona were killed A ferry boat at capsized and twenty japanese and whites lost their lives |