The diary of Edmund Heller, October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918 : covering his return trip from the First Asiatic Expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History.
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November 5, 1917 - (continued) was low, but he said he had several hundred negatives from which slides were made. He has sent many hundreds to America, he said, but his work is not equal to Enami of Yokohama, - but the price is the same. While I was in Enami's studio at 11:30am, an earth quake shock shook the house, and swayed his suspended transparencies on the wall. There were four shocks covering 1 1/2 hours (10:30am until Noon). The steamer Tennyo ran aground at the mouth of Yokohama harbor, and it has been found quite impossible to float her, so her cargo is being taken out. She is stuck in sand, but no damage is anticipated. This was Captain Smith's last voyage, his retirement being in effect on reaching Yokohama, two hours away, due to a recent government regulation prohibiting foreign officers on Japanese boats.