英語訳
Old and young alike helped one another to escape outside, but in their panic and confusion, parents lost sight of their children, children called out for their parents, some searched for their husbands, others called out for their wives, crying and screaming — it was truly a sight too painful to witness. Many people were injured or even crushed to death during this chaos, and the disorder was in no way inferior to that seen in Aichi and Gifu. Furthermore, no sooner had the great tremors seemed to subside than small earthquakes continued almost without interruption, so that a great many people spent that night outdoors. In the area of Kumogawara, the lanterns of makeshift shelters glimmered here and there, presenting a scene not unlike a night market. According to the damage statistics compiled by the prefectural office, the totals across the entire prefecture were as follows: 335 houses completely destroyed, 331 partially destroyed, 164 storehouses (dozō) completely destroyed, 130 partially destroyed, 112 sheds collapsed, 8 persons crushed to death, 55 persons injured, and 1 cow crushed to death. Among these, Asuwa District suffered the greatest losses, with 145 houses completely destroyed, 117 partially destroyed, 74 storehouses completely destroyed, 28 partially destroyed, 21 sheds collapsed, 5 persons crushed to death, and 5 persons injured. Next in severity was Fukui City, where damage within the city consisted of 86 houses completely destroyed, 49 partially destroyed, 26 storehouses completely destroyed, 36 partially destroyed, 10 government offices and schools collapsed, 2 persons crushed to death, and 22 persons injured. Other areas including Mikuni, Ōno, Takefu, and Tsuruga also sustained some damage, but compared to Fukui City, the losses were reportedly quite minor.
○ Landslide along the Mana River The two districts of Ōno and Imadate in the same prefecture are located in the southeastern corner of the province, bordering the Motosu and Ōno districts of Mino Province to the south, and adjoining the region where the Neo Valley (Neodani) and Mount Hakusan are found. When the great earthquake struck on the 28th, the mountainside along the Mana River in Ōno District (also called the Akifu River, which originates at Haebōshi-dake and three other peaks on the border with Mino Province, gathers various tributaries, joins the Yasui River, and becomes the Kuzuryū River) — at a point slightly upstream from the confluence of the Mana River and the Onitani River, which flows down from Mount Arajima in the same district — specifically in the area called Shimo-Ashiya within the Wakaigo section of Kamishō Village, Ōno District — collapsed across an area 156 ken 4 shaku in length, 35 ken 2 shaku wide at the top, and 73 ken 3 shaku wide at the base. The earth and debris that tumbled down, carrying trees still rooted in it, completely buried the Mana River to a height of about ten jō, entirely blocking the flow of water. The local residents, fearing that a disaster similar to the one that had struck Totsukawa Village in Yamato Province might now befall them, quickly sent urgent word to neighboring villages and those downstream. Upon receiving this news, people downstream fell into a commotion, and without delay, several persons from each village rushed to the scene. On arrival, they found that the local residents had all taken refuge in safe locations on higher ground, and that the blocked area had gradually filled with water until it had become a vast sea of mud. After approximately four hours had passed, at around 11:30 a.m. on the same day, a channel about four and a half ken wide opened, and the impounded water rushed out all at once with tremendous force. Near Horikane downstream, the water level rose more than six shaku above its normal level. Furthermore, where the water had been impounded…