英語訳
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Sixteen houses completely collapsed; four half-collapsed; 265 damaged. Five storehouses completely collapsed; three half-collapsed; 156 damaged. Rice crop damage amounted to approximately 150 *chō* (町). Five toilets completely collapsed; seven half-collapsed; 118 damaged. In the Sono district of the same village: 14 houses completely collapsed, 10 half-collapsed, 118 damaged; three storehouses completely collapsed, five half-collapsed, 33 damaged; three toilets completely collapsed, two half-collapsed, 33 damaged; rice crop damage approximately 80 *chō*. Additionally, a storage shed within the precincts of Tosa Shrine was completely destroyed; the police substation was entirely damaged; approximately 40 large trees fell; one torii gate completely collapsed; 30 large trees fell within the Yōkisan precincts; three telegraph poles fell; four other shrines sustained damage; and 24 embankment breaches occurred.
According to the second report from Kagami Village: two houses completely collapsed, one shrine completely collapsed, five houses heavily damaged, three storehouses heavily damaged, one cookhouse completely collapsed. Rice harvest down by half, at 55 locations covering 98 *chō*. Beans down by 30%, at 35 locations covering 12 *chō*. Millet down by 10%, at 32 locations covering 25 *chō*. Sorghum (*tōkibi*) down by 20%, at 29 locations covering 19 *chō*. Maize down by 30%, at 40 locations covering 30 *chō*. Sweet potatoes down by 10%, at 39 locations covering 60 *chō*. Paper mulberry (*kōzo*) down by 40%, at 50 locations covering 150 *chō*. *Mitsumata* (Oriental paperbush) down by 20%, at 53 locations covering 180 *chō*. Eight houses completely collapsed; four storehouses completely collapsed; four toilets completely collapsed; one house half-collapsed.
In Shioé Village: 209 houses completely collapsed, 67 half-collapsed; 72 storehouses and storage sheds completely collapsed; half-collapsed storehouses were few; 148 toilets completely collapsed; embankment collapses at one location (12 *ken*), and two locations each of 8 *ken* and 5 *ken*. Public roads along the Harami River became badly rutted over a stretch exceeding 4 *chō*. Two sailing vessels of 700–800 *koku* capacity were blown against the riverbank and damaged. One lime kiln destroyed; one building burned down; two buildings completely collapsed (measuring 4 *ken* × 11 *ken*); one lime storehouse burned down; three instances of collapse at 2 *ken* × 4 *ken*. One man and one woman died; two men and two women were injured. A fire broke out from a collapsed house, resulting in the total destruction by fire of the home of Shimakozakiyama Shimakawa Nao.
In Asakura Village: 105 houses completely collapsed, 73 storehouses completely collapsed, 36 toilets completely collapsed, two shrines completely collapsed, one infectious disease hospital annex completely collapsed, one sake brewery completely collapsed, two telegraph poles half-collapsed, one military barracks (under construction) completely collapsed. Twenty houses half-collapsed, 11 storehouses half-collapsed, 5 toilets half-collapsed. Sixty-seven houses severely damaged, 45 storehouses severely damaged, 8 toilets severely damaged, one military cookhouse damaged, 28 sections of wall totaling
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112 *ken* in length, with one section completely collapsed. Human and livestock injuries from building collapses: three men, two women, and one horse. Rice crop damage amounted to a reduction of 3 *to* per *tan*, with a total loss of 1,281 *koku* and 2 *to*. Sweet potatoes (*tōimo*) suffered approximately 10% damage overall.
In Kotakasaka Village: 17 houses completely collapsed, 18 storehouses, 32 toilets, 17 gates, 99 other structures, 14 fertilizer storage sheds, 1 chimney, 84 fallen trees. Forty-eight houses half-collapsed, 6 toilets, 13 storehouses, 9 gates.
In Jizōji Village: 17 houses completely collapsed, 10 storehouses, 10 toilets, 3 shrines, 1 Bishamonten hall; 2 houses half-collapsed, 2 toilets; 2 torii gates completely collapsed; 5 earthen-walled storehouses damaged, 9 houses damaged, 6 storehouses damaged.
In Mori Village: one man killed by crushing, one cow killed; two men and one woman injured, one cow injured. Forty-four houses completely collapsed, 21 storehouses, 14 toilets, 1 shrine, 1 infectious disease isolation ward; 5 houses half-collapsed, 6 storehouses; 1 house washed away.
In Uji Village, Edakawa district: 77 houses completely collapsed, 19 storehouses, 15 toilets, 15 private sheds, 1 shrine, 1 school; 12 storehouses half-collapsed, 2 toilets; 4 toilets heavily damaged. In Ikenouchi district of the same village: 4 houses completely collapsed, 7 storehouses, 1 shrine, 2 toilets; 3 houses half-collapsed; 15 houses damaged.
In Tosayama Village, Tosayama district: 7 houses completely collapsed, 3 storehouses, 2 toilets; 1 house half-collapsed, 1 storehouse; 25 houses damaged. In Takakawa district: 1 house completely collapsed, [number unclear] storehouses; 1 toilet half-collapsed; 40 houses damaged; 1 roadside collapse, extending 1 *ken*. In Nishikawa district: 3 houses completely collapsed, 2 storehouses; 2 houses half-collapsed, 1 toilet; 20 buildings damaged. In Shōbu district: 2 houses completely collapsed, 2 storehouses; 1 house half-collapsed; 30 houses damaged. In Tsuana district: 2 houses completely collapsed, 1 storehouse, 1 toilet; 3 houses half-collapsed, 2 storehouses; 40 houses damaged. In Kuwao district: 2 houses completely collapsed, 1 storehouse; 1 toilet half-collapsed; 50 houses damaged, 1 school damaged. In Higashikawa district: 1 house completely collapsed; other details unknown. Tree damage throughout the entire village totaled 400 trees; crop losses were reduced by half. In Azamino district: Azamino Bridge damaged. In Shigekura district: 3 houses completely collapsed, 3 storehouses, 2 toilets; 2 houses half-collapsed, 2 storehouses, 2 toilets; 45 houses damaged, 33 storehouses, 43 toilets. Kure-
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no district: 8 houses completely collapsed, 4 storehouses, 2 toilets; 4 houses half-collapsed, 3 storehouses, 2 toilets; 72 houses damaged, 64 storehouses, 77 toilets. Other rice crop damage: approximately 30 *chō* in Kureno district and 20 *chō* in Shigekura district sustained losses.
In Nunoshida Village: 10 houses completely collapsed, 4 storehouses, 3 toilets, 39 sheds; 2 houses half-collapsed, 5 sheds; 5 buildings damaged; 73 houses damaged, 32 storehouses, 36 warehouses, 25 toilets, 17 sheds, 3 vessels; 4 sections of earthen wall, 6 sections of board fencing, 4 embankment damage sites totaling 23 *ken*. Rice crops throughout the entire village suffered a 50% reduction; taro (*taimo*) suffered a 40% reduction at 52 locations covering 1 *chō* 4 *se* of paddy fields.
◎ **The Calamity in Shimochi Village** — The violent storm of the night of the 28th struck Shimochi Village at a time of high tide, causing an unexpected surge of floodwaters on top of the wind damage. The resulting combination of wind and flood damage caused great destruction to houses and embankments, and led to numerous fatalities—a state of extraordinary calamity. A summary is given below.
▲ **Nōnin-machi** — The pine trees of Nōnin-machi—the remnant of what was once known as "Matsugahana," a famous spot in Kochi city—numbering in the dozens, were toppled root and all; those that did not fall had their branches snapped off, while others were left leaning at angles. This bears witness to the ferocity of the wind. In Nōnin-machi, six houses were completely destroyed and one half-destroyed, but there was virtually no house that did not suffer some degree of damage; every building was seen to be tilted or warped. Furthermore, the flood from the high tide rose more than one *shaku* above the floor level, and the backstreets of Nōnin-machi descended into extraordinary chaos.
▲ **Shinmachi and Teppō-machi** — Throughout Shinmachi-Tabuchi and Teppō-machi, 24 houses collapsed; the number of half-collapsed and damaged buildings was too great to count.
● **Shimochi district** — Ten houses completely collapsed, ten half-collapsed. Shimochi Ordinary Elementary School was utterly destroyed without a trace, and farmers throughout the area were busy drying out their harvested rice.
● **Tokiwa-machi** — Four houses collapsed. Floodwaters rose more than one *shaku* above floor level, and large trees—measuring perhaps more than one *jō* in girth—floated from place to place, and there were traces of their having collided with houses. It was a scene of considerable devastation.
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● **Inari Shinchi** — Aoyagi Bridge, the foremost scenic attraction in this part of the city (Kōnan), was ignominiously blown away by the great wind, leaving behind only the stone bridge abutments. Among the various establishments in the area, the Ōtora, Kamome, and Baika houses were either completely or half destroyed. In total, 14 buildings completely collapsed and 7 half-collapsed; other damage is beyond enumeration. In Nakanomachi, from the vicinity of the Tokugetsu-rō restaurant eastward, the floodwaters scoured away the soil, stone walls crumbled, and roads were left with such steep inclines as to be impassable. Drifting lumber and wrecked boats mingled with the ruins of collapsed buildings, creating a scene of devastation beyond description.
● **Bōtsutumi** — Most pitiable of all was the Bōtsutumi embankment. Being a small embankment jutting out into the sea, it offered virtually no protection from the wind, and when the embankment itself breached, the area was completely surrounded by floodwaters. The five houses there were overtaken in an instant by the rushing torrent; the residents, cut off from any means of escape, cried out in despair for help—a scene that was the very picture of wretchedness. As a result, eight people perished at Bōtsutumi.
● **Embankment Breaches** — The embankment breaches in Shimochi Village occurred at six locations in Shimochi-maru and four locations in Yaemon-maru, ranging from 20 *ken* down to 5 or 7 *ken* in width. The number of partially collapsed sections was beyond counting. The paddy fields of the entire Hatō plain were inundated by the tidal currents flowing in through these breaches, creating the appearance of a vast lake, and the heads of the rice plants could not be seen at all.
● **The Flooding Situation** — The night of the 28th had already seen a powerful high tide when the great typhoon added its force to the surge. The current rushed in like arrows, flowing in torrents, and within moments the floodwaters inside houses rose to more than one *shaku* above the floor level. In the area east of Saienba and Omotemachi along the Horikawa canal, even large sailing vessels at times crossed over the earthen embankments and floated into the streets. The force was so extreme that everyone believed a tsunami was coming, and house by house, cries of "Tsunami! The tsunami is coming!" rang out as people warned one another. In places such as Inari Shinchi, the panic was at its height; patrons and workers of the smaller establishments sought refuge in two or three of the larger houses. Even the customers found themselves unable to stand or sit in comfort, and many ended up spending the entire night as helpless captives in those buildings, waiting for dawn.