For the first quarter of an hour all that could-be seen of Yokohama was an immense cloud of dust. Soon the fires gained headway. At night the huge town was a terrifying sight, its fires lighting up the shore as far as the eye could reach. Apparently every building collapsed and caught alight. All the residences at the edge of the Bluff came down the hillside. On Sunday, when the last boatload was taken off from the reclaimed Bluff, a slight shock was experienced. It was then that the last house visible from the beach toppled down. It is believed that no one was inside it. te
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