But scon came another and then another and then intermittently a hundred earthquakes in what appeared to be but a moment. And soon, not very distant, flames shot into the sky. Then flames in another direction, flames everywhere, Everyone ran into houses still standing to take out valuables and what could be saved. Along the moat and in parks wherever it appeared to be safe, household furniture, goods, stores, personal belongings, everything one could get out were stored. But how much could one save in such a moment? How much could one take out of falling, burning,. throbbing buildings?
And-on all sides went up the cry for water, dynamite, chem-leals, anything-to put out the fires or to prevent them from' burning the entire city. But Tokio's fire department, Tokio's police had never prepared for such a catastrophe. The water mains were broken. The electricity and gas had been turned off.
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