There were not a great many people on the ship who had personally seen the wreck of Tokio, but those who had said that, bad though it was, it would in no way compare with the disaster at Yokohama. The shock came just as suddenly and a great number of houses collapsed immediately. However, a large part of Tokio is of quite modern construction and the steel and concrete buildings were proof against the earthquake One gentleman said that he was working in his office on the second floor of a seven-storey building and all that happened was that some plaster and a Little concrete fell- down. The steelwork and the main concrete and stone construction were uninjured and the people just walked out without. being in' any danger= The subsequent damage, was very big, but the people did not go through the harrowing' experiences of those in Yokohama. With the collapse of the lesser buildings, fires broke out. in several sections and it was impossible te attempt to: subdue them, owing
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