Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 140
124 JAPAN DAY BY DAY in the shower of sparks that drifted away was like a storm of golden snow. It was amazing to see how rapidly the houses melted away as soon as the fire got inside. I again witnessed the bravery and heat endurance of the firemen. At a dis¬ tance of at least three hundred feet… … Fig. 531 on them. When I started to the fire, running through the dark streets, I asked a man where the fire was, and my Japanese was promptly understood, for he answered “Sukoshi mate” (Wait a little). I ran along with him until we came to a police station, and there posted up outside was a notice…
Japan -- Description and travel · Japan -- Social life and customs
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