The Archive · 1923

News at Shipping Offices

Building, Canton Road

Sept. 6. is learnt that in addition Mr. A. W. Anderson, of the U. Shipping Board's Japan agency, the str. West Prospect also brought to Kobe on Monday Mr. Lynch, also of the Shipping Board, and Mr. and Mrs. W. -P. Esping. There is a possibility that Capt. Witney I. Eisler, of anghai, may also have been a enger. He had gone to the Shipping Board office at Yokohama on business, but was thought to have left before the earthquake. As however, he was not a passenger on the President Madison, which arrived here from Japan on Tuesday, it is believed that he was at Yokohama on the fatal Saturday.

's. Butterfield & Swire have received a, wire stating that their Yokohama office personnel is safe. The survivors are Mr. and Mrs.

orle y. and Mrs. Feast, Mr. J. B. Lanyon, and Mr, G. 8. Nelson. They reached Kobe on Tuesday morning in the Blue Funnel str, Lycaon, As this vessel required coaling, she was not expected to leave for Shanghai for a dhy or two. She will probably arrive here on Sunday or Monday.

The message also stated that Messi Butterfield's Yokohama offices are completely wrecked. The building was.a new one. It was specially built two years ago to withstand earthquake shocks.

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