Osaka, Aug. 30.
An extra edition of the Osaka "Mainchi" says that a disastrous fire broke out at two o'clock this morning at Ikaho, the hot spring resort, where over 2,000 visitors are spending the summer, including Marquis Saionji, Baron Makino and other prominent personages. All communication with the town has been cut off and it is feared that the whole town may be destroyed.—Reuter.
Tokio, Aug. 30.
The damage caused by the great fire which broke out at Ikaho early this morning is already estimated Y.2.000,000. The conflagration is said to. be spreading. Several hundred residences and a number of big hotels at the popular mountain resort have been destroyed: among those in the hotel were Marquis Saionji who has been spending the summer there. The Marquis escaped. The residence occupied by Prince Higashi Kuni is surrounded by burning buildings but is believed to have been saved. Shortage of water intensifies the difficulty of getting the fire under control.—Reuter.
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