翻刻
の七部中島の全部（ぜんぶ）合せて五十三ヶ町村に浸水し高（たか）きは屋上低き
も殆ど床上（ゆかうへ）に達せざるなく一大湖の観（くわん）をなせり流失家屋四百
五十死生（しせい）不明者十人田畑の損害 巨大（きよだい）ならん被害者は堤右上に避難
し焚出（たきだ）し米の救助を受け僅かに飢餓（きが）を免れるゝもの二万五千以
上にて其状 悲惨（ひさん）を極め居れり决潰の場所より奔流（ほんりう）の水勢烈しく
容易に減水せず田面（でんめん）を見るに至るは数日（すうじつ）の後にあるべし
二十一日夜大垣輪中の堤防 破壊（はくわい）し民家屋浸水し数万の細民（さいみん）
死に瀕（ひん）せるを以て有志家金森氏は排水（はいすゐ）の急務を認め当事者と議（はか）
り昨夜 音澪（おとみを）切割に着手したるに依り追々 減水（げんすゐ）し何れも再生の思
を為せり
◯岐阜県知事の報告本月二十一日附警発第三六六号第一四号報告
後重（お）もなる被害（ひがい）は時々電報（でんぽう）を以て及御報告置候処 這回（こたび）の被害た
る木曽揖斐長良の三川を始め其他諸川の堤塘（ていたう）决潰しきを以て
南西濃の二面は渺茫（べうぼう）として恰も海面（かいめん）の如く為めに交通（かうつう）は勿論郵
便電信共 不通（ふつう）にして其詳細は容易（やうゐ）に知るを得ざれども一昨日来
雨霽（あめは）れ減水】するに従ひ僅に各地より報告（ほうこく）に接したる概要（がいえう）左に列
記前回に引続き及御報告候也七月廿四日 岐阜県縣知事
◯水害概況本月廿一日午後二時後の雨量左の如し
七月二十一日 午後六時 四四、五粍
同 同 十時 二六、八粍
同 二十二日 午前二時 二八、八粍
同 同 六時 七、二粍
長良川筋 本月二十一日午後十時より翌二十二日午前五時に至
る間に於て方縣郡長良村字鵜飼屋堤防 决潰（けつくわい）し浸水五ヶ村家屋流
失人畜 死傷（しゝやう）は目下取調中にして其数未だ詳ならず
衣斐川筋 本月廿一日午後七時二十分安八郡大垣輪中今福村堤
防一ヶ所 决潰（けつくわい）同郡今尾町字地蔵下决潰一ヶ所同中村中須村大明
【下段】
神村北今ヶ淵村の四輪中 全部（ぜんぶ）軒上又は床上（ゆかうへ）に浸水し堤防決壊九
ヶ所 急破（きうは）のヶ所無数同廿二日午後六時五十分 同郡（どうぐん）福東輪中塩喰
村にて堤防（ていばう）破潰一ヶ所同零時十九分下石津郡高須輪中一円入水
何れも浸水軒に達し高須町にて溺死者（できしゝや）三名其他未詳安八郡結輪
中下宿村にて堤防破壊同軍今村輪中今村に於て堤防（ていばう）决潰一ヶ所
禾の森一ヶ所决潰輪中一円 浸水（しんすゐ）
木曽川筋 本月廿二日午前三時中島郡大浦村三ッ屋に於て堤防
决潰し桑原輪中正木輪中 家屋（かおく）の流失人畜の死傷は目下 取調中（とりしらべちう）に
して未（いま）だ詳ならざるも正木輪中に於ては死亡（しぼう）十一人救助人員六
千餘に及べり同廿一日加茂郡太田町 堤防（ていばう）决潰二箇所家屋流失三
戸 崩壊（ほうくわい）四戸浸水家屋 無数（むすう）
五六川筋 同廿二日午前十時本巣郡只越村 堤防（ていぼう）破壊 人畜（じんちく）死傷未
詳
津屋川筋 同廿一日下石津郡徳田新田の堤防 破壊（はくわい）多芸輪中一 円（えん）
浸水（しんすゐ）
小津川筋 同廿日午後池田郡東津汲村堤防一ヶ所破潰 橋梁（きやうりやう）一家
屋六戸 流失（りうしつ）崩壊二戸
同廿一日大野郡古橋、実江、呂久、西座倉、下座倉、田ノ上、宮田、
大月、唐栗の各村（かくそん）一円浸水 端（のきば） に達し救助を受くるもの一千餘
人に及べり
杭瀬川筋 同廿一日午後九時三十分不破郡福田村堤防 决潰（けつくわい）静里
輪中一円 入水（にふすゐ）
色目川筋 同廿日 零時（れいじ）不破郡室原堤防破壊 人畜（じんちく）死傷取調中
大搏川筋 同廿二日海西郡勝賀村 堤防（ていばう）百二十間破潰高須輪中へ
入水 死亡（しほう）二人流失家屋其他 未詳（みしやう）
現代語訳
の七部・中島の全部を合わせて五十三か町村が浸水し、高いところでは屋根の上まで、低いところでも概ね床上に達しない所はなく、一大湖の様相を呈した。流失家屋四百五十戸、生死不明者十人、田畑の損害は甚大であろう。被害者は堤防の上に避難し、炊き出し米の救助を受け、かろうじて飢えを免れた者が二万五千人以上に及び、その状況は悲惨を極めた。決壊箇所からの奔流の水勢は激しく、容易に減水せず、田面が見えるようになるまでには数日後のことであろう。
二十一日夜、大垣輪中の堤防が破壊し、民家が浸水し、数万の貧しい民が死に瀕したため、有志の金森氏は排水の急務を認め、当事者と協議し、昨夜「音澪切割」に着手したことにより、次第に減水し、皆が再生の思いをなした。
◯岐阜県知事の報告 本月二十一日付け警発第三六六号第一四号報告後、主な被害については随時電報をもってご報告してきたところ、今回の被害は木曽・揖斐・長良の三川をはじめ、その他諸川の堤防が決壊したことにより、南濃・西濃の二面は茫漠として、まるで海面のようになり、そのため交通はもちろん、郵便・電信ともに不通となり、詳細は容易に知ることができなかったが、一昨日から雨が晴れ、減水するにしたがい、わずかに各地からの報告に接した概要を以下に列記し、前回に引き続きご報告申し上げます。七月二十四日 岐阜県知事
◯水害概況 本月二十一日午後二時以降の雨量は以下の通り。
七月二十一日 午後六時 四四・五ミリ
同 同 十時 二六・八ミリ
同 二十二日 午前二時 二八・八ミリ
同 同 六時 七・二ミリ
長良川筋 本月二十一日午後十時より翌二十二日午前五時までの間に、方縣郡長良村字鵜飼屋の堤防が決壊し、五か村が浸水、家屋の流失、人畜の死傷については現在調査中であり、その数はまだ詳らかではない。
揖斐川筋 本月二十一日午後七時二十分、安八郡大垣輪中今福村の堤防一か所が決壊。同郡今尾町字地蔵下で決壊一か所。同中村・中須村・大明神村・北今ヶ淵村の四輪中が全部、軒上または床上まで浸水し、堤防決壊九か所、急破か所は無数。同二十二日午後六時五十分、同郡福東輪中塩喰村にて堤防破壊一か所。同零時十九分、下石津郡高須輪中一円が入水し、いずれも浸水が軒に達し、高須町にて溺死者三名、その他は未詳。安八郡結輪中下宿村にて堤防破壊。同郡今村輪中今村において堤防決壊一か所、禾の森一か所決壊し、輪中一円が浸水。
木曽川筋 本月二十二日午前三時、中島郡大浦村三ッ屋において堤防が決壊し、桑原輪中・正木輪中の家屋の流失、人畜の死傷については現在調査中であり、まだ詳らかではないが、正木輪中においては死亡十一人、救助人員六千余人に及んだ。同二十一日、加茂郡太田町の堤防が二か所で決壊し、家屋流失三戸、崩壊四戸、浸水家屋は無数。
五六川筋 同二十二日午前十時、本巣郡只越村の堤防破壊。人畜の死傷は未詳。
津屋川筋 同二十一日、下石津郡徳田新田の堤防が破壊し、多芸輪中一円が浸水。
小津川筋 同二十日午後、池田郡東津汲村の堤防一か所が破壊し、橋梁一か所・家屋六戸が流失、崩壊二戸。
同二十一日、大野郡古橋・実江・呂久・西座倉・下座倉・田ノ上・宮田・大月・唐栗の各村一円が浸水し、軒端に達し、救助を受ける者が千余人に及んだ。
杭瀬川筋 同二十一日午後九時三十分、不破郡福田村の堤防が決壊し、静里輪中一円が入水。
色目川筋 同二十日零時、不破郡室原の堤防が破壊。人畜の死傷は調査中。
大搏川筋 同二十二日、海西郡勝賀村の堤防百二十間が破壊し、高須輪中へ入水。死亡二人、流失家屋その他は未詳。
英語訳
[Continued from previous page] ...combining seven sections of [Haeguri District] and the entirety of Nakashima [District], a total of fifty-three towns and villages were flooded. In the worst-affected areas, water reached above the rooftops; in the least affected, it still reached above the floorboards virtually everywhere, presenting the appearance of a vast lake. Four hundred and fifty houses were swept away, ten people were missing or unaccounted for, and damage to farmland was enormous. Victims took refuge on top of the embankments, and those who barely escaped starvation by receiving emergency relief rice numbered over twenty-five thousand. The situation was one of extreme misery. The torrent flowing from the breach was so fierce that water levels did not easily recede, and it would be several days before the surface of the fields would become visible again.
On the night of the 21st, the embankments of the Ogaki Ring-Levee District collapsed, flooding civilian homes, and as tens of thousands of impoverished people were on the verge of death, a public-spirited citizen named Kanamori, recognizing the urgent need for drainage, conferred with those responsible and commenced work on the "Otomi Kiriwari" (drainage cut) the previous night, as a result of which the water level gradually receded and all were able to feel a sense of renewed life.
◯Report of the Gifu Prefectural Governor: Following the report issued on the 21st of this month under Police Notice No. 366, Document No. 14, major damage has been reported by telegram from time to time. The damage this time has resulted from the collapse of the embankments of the three rivers—the Kiso, the Ibi, and the Nagara—as well as numerous other rivers, causing the areas of southern and western Mino to become a vast, boundless expanse resembling the surface of the sea. As a result, not only transportation but also postal and telegraph services were all cut off, making it impossible to readily obtain detailed information. However, as the rain has cleared since the day before yesterday and the waters have begun to recede, reports have begun to arrive from various localities. A summary of what has been received is listed below, continuing from the previous report. July 24th — Gifu Prefectural Governor.
◯Overview of Flood Damage: Rainfall amounts after 2:00 PM on the 21st of this month were as follows:
July 21st 6:00 PM 44.5 mm
Same day 10:00 PM 26.8 mm
July 22nd 2:00 AM 28.8 mm
Same day 6:00 AM 7.2 mm
Nagara River: Between 10:00 PM on the 21st of this month and 5:00 AM the following morning on the 22nd, the embankment at Ugaiya, Nagara Village, Katakake District, collapsed, flooding five villages. The number of houses swept away and casualties among people and livestock is currently under investigation and has not yet been determined.
Ibi River: At 7:20 PM on the 21st of this month, one section of the embankment at Imafuku Village in the Ogaki Ring-Levee District of Anpachi District collapsed. One additional collapse occurred at Jizoshita, Imao Town, in the same district. All four ring-levee districts—Nakamura, Nakasumura, Daimyojin Village, and Kitaimagafuchi Village—were flooded to roof level or floor level, with nine embankment breaches and countless instances of emergency damage. At 6:50 PM on the 22nd, one embankment collapse occurred at Shiogui Village in the Fukuto Ring-Levee District of the same district. At 00:19 on the same day, the entire Takasu Ring-Levee District of Shimoshizuma District was inundated, with floodwaters reaching the eaves everywhere. Three people drowned in Takasu Town; other details are unknown. The embankment in Shimojuku Village of the Musubi Ring-Levee District, Anpachi District, collapsed. One embankment breach in Imamura, Imamura Ring-Levee District, same district, and one breach at Kanomori, resulting in flooding of the entire ring-levee district.
Kiso River: At 3:00 AM on the 22nd of this month, the embankment at Mitsuya, Oura Village, Nakashima District, collapsed. The number of houses swept away and casualties among people and livestock in the Kuwabara and Masaki Ring-Levee Districts is currently under investigation and not yet known in detail; however, in the Masaki Ring-Levee District, eleven people died and over six thousand people received rescue assistance. On the 21st of the same month, two sections of the embankment at Ota Town, Kamo District, collapsed, sweeping away three houses, destroying four, and flooding countless others.
Goro River: On the 22nd of the same month at 10:00 AM, the embankment at Tadakoshi Village, Motosu District, collapsed. Casualties among people and livestock are unknown.
Tsuya River: On the 21st of the same month, the embankment at Tokuda Shinden, Shimoshizuma District, collapsed, inundating the entire Tagi Ring-Levee District.
Ozu River: On the afternoon of the 20th of the same month, one section of the embankment at Higashitsukumi Village, Ikeda District, collapsed, sweeping away one bridge and six houses and destroying two others.
On the 21st of the same month, the entirety of the villages of Furuhashi, Jitsue, Roku, Nishizakura, Shimozakura, Tanoue, Miyata, Otsuki, and Toguri in Ono District were flooded to eave level, with over one thousand people requiring rescue assistance.
Kuise River: At 9:30 PM on the 21st of the same month, the embankment at Fukuda Village, Fuwa District, collapsed, and the entire Shizusato Ring-Levee District was inundated.
Shikime River: At midnight on the 20th of the same month, the embankment at Murobara, Fuwa District, collapsed. Casualties among people and livestock are under investigation.
Oohaku River: On the 22nd of the same month, 120 ken of embankment at Katsu-ga Village, Kaisai District, collapsed, sending water into the Takasu Ring-Levee District. Two people died; details regarding swept-away houses and other damage are unknown.