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Sftilon On~I)~ipjion of Thl'Jl,el;\ll,Ironul urbanarea lles in :1Mrro"'. (u!'\'inR:J1'l'nin~uL'!."hic:h~xl~nds for aboul th1'l! 't' mill'Sin fl. I>OU 1hw, t o l r l , ) ' dln.>ction from southern

eeast o! Hokkaldo. then tum_ atnPPl'Oi>:iml' lte! ),/l . rigbt ftn~lc rind nm~ lolrnn equlll dist3nte tonorthwest, TI,o lftrjtc olilUt,.,1 1'Ir>e.."I8,Ollc innor thC'~( eerner of I lro~''CI .. d nheho~ (hILSformed, (he ether in angle of lum, 3re U('(uplo!dby b ui ld in gs a nd fn ci1 lt i~ of Wnn i~ hi Ir onWorM:md lluroran Works of JnP3n Sleel Co ..res~llvt'b: _Resitlc!!liala~ !"lIn gcncmllydown ,ee.ntel'o t innerRml of penin.sulA and 010n1l lo l' the1L~ l sid . . o f OUI~r arm. bUI if they arecon :s ider td in CQlUune tion wi th bui lt -up a reas.o f th e 1"'0 I nr g e H1du ;mi nl pG . n l: .~ l t \ 11 1 1x- seenlimI inllle main. Ihe oJiclltntion o t cily r~toward harbor. PeninsulA i h ill) '. and buildingbrl>ibtoen ( o : o !d t o f o li o '" an irregular p;.ltemn.~ onI,' 'nienl g r ol ln d f or b u il di ng "as. .!I\niL~bll'.HOIl~ lin: Wpic:dly Jll.pl\ne!!(! e x =p t 1 11 M i nIlOITIl al tiIn , "hcn eeal \',~not uJ'lI'cniIfneedo!dby indusLry. (hey "'(Oreheak-d in winwrby 1 ! J ! 1 . ~ 1 J sloves i ru tend of the IIS l1al . eha reoa l,braz~ers, Popu Intion '0t ci~~.Willi BooU t 100,000~ro"" altnel:.Chlellndu~tri . " '' '.N Wani~bi Iron W,orks ofJIlP3 n Ion Co" L td., and )Iu r :o r :m ' ' 'oriel< ofJolWI Skel (;1)., Ltd., whkh tog UII:r ,employed300ul 21.000 f'(!r&OnsLo"lln middle of r ! : J . 1 5 .Theonl)' other indu8tri~ of importance "'ellen."hlng lind .~hippillg, Shipping waschieny ot

lfo}ck:11do00: I , p ar l o J' w hi ch ! no v en t o f ll .: . " mi nM ~nd o l HO Wlhu by mellng Q f ~m;1Il\\loodenmotOI . . . .. . .1l1ers Q pe rn li rU 'l ou to t MUl Vr nn .eetton T"'_'\naly~ of DQn,rtR:~MUl'Omnurb3n IIrt~\:I,ON not desilmated Il.$

t8rg~t,; fo r Illwnl b om bn nl me nt , H ow (l "e r. th efaJI of shol seems w indl,mtc tiwt 8C\'(!m1 ofthem were either mi~takcn tor tile primanrIlIrgots or th81 )!:Unflrc w~inwnti'O'lllln~1 spot-t~'O1 ' 1 ' , . , , 1 " , , 1 'l 'S 1 6 0 . ' 1 : :30 ~GI 21 : /XX,N"""'il ...... 16 10 !(J &5 5'l' IJoQo SI~", "

1 ' 1 > 1 . 1 ~ ,147 (;,1 1,24" II.J't~ i J"'"TII~I'C: were 00 lal'g'e-~nl(' eon tlngmlio!U_L3ck o[lh.em is aUributed to e,dingu\;lhinll: of, 1 \1 1 I I0ulloJdfiresnUer air rn id ' I\lnnn IwI

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P""'to9Il-Korean do""llo.),If t J~d by II t .."I,, .b. .. .. , . .. ,11. .. Uri ck . .' lI I1 I in'or~II..."nd w~ ..... art o rbath.~ "n alh whlrhp... Jtflt crat. .. .. .. eral . . ..... lblrt)'.1IT f I III < 1 1 & " " .~u.. .. dJ .. ,~ n t b c alW in g hado. .. .. U blO'lOn En .. " inll"r oo t to t.u. Top o f r oo f &II... """" 011 r Il Ih l ~ o r pIe-la....

1'!u K .. !H - C o ne ,,' ''' ...\Oolr.. C'1O R1tted In JUDe1943. 1 1 1 . 1 h\t!t'n t ti".'"DId di kI.... Into f....r ....,.U...... ad! nln t iOqIIIl".Ell mil .. .11.. "..,~ 10,,,IMh thick a\ lhe \ O - p aM.jjlM..,n Inchesthck at thobott lom. I n~ rlo . wa ll we ll'unlrorml)' left .1nclIa. lhlok.AdJaonl t 1' Il te r . .. tortrreel In d lLDIolor and IhI .. .Ifl'n t 1,,"p. . . . . ., . ,

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to boUJ ~l'fIel; lInd inddcnt:d iru.l8ltll.(lolUr sudlruI .lIIlion~. plntio)'JllS.clc. A bo ut 1 ;6 00 m H,,1 'I io ! t md i: w en :! n lT ec t( 'i l: o ne -t ra ek ~l'n1ee...n.~Mi d (0 hI! vebeen I'CIIWrt'd :t~r tilre... da). anddOlJblc-!mck8(l lViee Ilf~rll\'(; rn pn .! l~ ' ~ \'3, .500,000; 1 in ar Id ;U ~ fromhomb:lntm~nt amounted I., \'38.21'6.BomlMntment alro ( :1 11a ll l U in ~ ! o e l' r ie p owerl ines Into " IU l! () l' :I n, 1C! !I ,\ li ng!he ei~' wilhou!po"~r until m or ning of th e 17th. when r c-p .. " I. incto ineominll' reed lin Wen c :omp ld ed . A ll d:un.n ge d H il es 1 ' 1 1 1 0 : 1 ~D I!flIto~ to Io(.'l'Ii I r . . , . " ' ! ' 1 0M Sol". s"""ri~!""""Dl. I i i t l : J l ; b oO ! ' O ' r l f I g ~,MIl"' ..... II_~ OI1kl 1p eo c tl 1( '1 ), 1 ,0 00 l in d 1 .6 0 0toM dRILy. '(Normal dBl!), COlllluIllpt1on I ~ 1 6,.00 0 lonll.) TwO'weclks Il!ter bomooromenl main


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pany !\!t,.\' I~'OIII'. \\ho 1111"1""'('11 "hono red " byth~'GO\' irnm ' nt . e rn rg into th open to Iighl,moll e- pclt.s. and. doU'n others watched th de-, ruction f rom \\'ind "" of t he mnin 0111 bui ld .in~: ' but nl . t fn t ry worker>< " ,imply in-ide sh It rs, hot eonverslng 01" moljnR: mortthnn n lry. At finlt It w nol known\ \'n 'Ihe r e xp l io n!! >V I'll oo il lg c a us ed b)' bomlor hells. but utt ck continued there wag l\Il" ' ne rn l :t li zo :t il >n that II roe. it (ley 01 , tt.: II in th '0 nil' 1(!3$ indlen"- 'CI gunlil'(! mlher01 n bombing. The iUperint 'ud ont o f W ll ni hiIron \'orks. wh o "Ill in Yn"'nln at Ihe timeDCn 8-29 mid. rtOO th in heer terror thebomb. ,u'CIment i ly urpassed IhBt bombing.Arter uttnck had ended th peolll. upenmcrginll' into th open, W :l.'lld to h \'I!been a sto nis he d b y lhe . mount of dal1lllll'e donebut to II ve t 'Ilt!d til 'ir I . 3lolcaIl)" and!let lmmedL 'l :t I ,) , about t he wo rk of r repai r. Ot.ticin! o r both iron nd .tee.! Works st4\led tiltin spite of B certain nmount of iml$m con-cernin~ th pro blli!:}' ot future midi! workersredoubled til ' ir , ~r tl on in pn,r t ,ohm!. lilyfInd In pun 3 thcrcsult of per sWl5ion. Titer\'w me 3 'Mteei8m: that it dId not rencllI1lnrminsr proportions is IndlClted by il.PlloeDdix1.a tabl howing th dAlly I v I o f ttendaneeat WlIJ\i, hi Iron' orkti. "'heN the drop on thedll)' ~ 1I0W'l1R' t he At tn ek nmoun t. ed to onl)'u -ven per c nt of til total nunll:Joel" of,,"ork 1"$, On the other hand, within IImonthfollowing bomu:ll'dm nt th . population of Mur-ornn w. ,aid to h ve dropped 26,000 (rom Us

'In tO dtI I "" to I t re , .. "If ft:re..loo1toa~IiIr. Wuhl,ama. bad oJ W'lf ScdIoJl o f " .. .. . ranWo.tton f J"..... !!~I e., LId.'809 . . . . . ' 1_ To I, )I_TOr of ltIuro...,A.GE 1)6

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fOmler hwe l o f 800Ut 100 .000.To mos t re Idenl8 of ~luromJ l th' bombanlment indil'llted el rly thlll tho tid" of I\'DI'hila tum I 1 I1r I I11 \ . L t h J P;II".:ill fnet, ~R\s ll lt I t ha L I n th is n -, slll 'e t, c fr e- eL of 1 1. U nc kupon mOl"ld "'l'I.~ eoml),'l,:m1JI to thAt of thefnll o r th M . rinnlU! or Olcinl\\~ N -v 1'111 1fo.;ldl:! (roRl lSomo!\bsentcei 11 du l)rimtl1il), ' to{riKht, tit re il; no indi tion th t diSCOllmltment l ed t o ni l. ) " Il J lP r e c i nble diminution o r 1 10 1> 11tar support of the war effort.O\'eNll l d lSunlt .y IlgUreg shew lht followingdirt'Ct re.'ulL,~ ot t he 110mb: rdmcn t: 127 k iJ Ic d.fort)'4ltr b., ,\dlyinjured . ixty- i liIl'MI)' In-ju r ~ . A b rea k(l:o"':n of thl'81l I i I [U res is Kivenin IlPendix 2.In pit of de rructtcn of hou.ing < I C l 1 < : r l b e din Pnl 't 'V, helt r w con,ldered ntlequ t;: toprotect ill 1)Ollul. tlon ,gAin t wint I' cold.~fnn)' fllm lli~ o f m ll]O YC C:Sf Ir on lind SteelWork;; I r t t he ci t. y a ft ll r t he bomba rdmen t,wilh the r ut tJUlt lImjile hou3ing wa avail-able fo r those whos hom 0 we d l royed.All t.. . Jrendy OC ' \ ) n U ted. the droll in city's1 1) u ll \( io n i n tll month following the bem-rdm nt "'lUi t imat ed at . 215 ,000, A t Wnni hiIron Work$ exeess donni tory 8p: ee \\. avall- bl veil befon; t il xodus beg n.

f hd lr ee t e ff ee l; $ of bombardment UPOIl publichC1lJth wet ncrrligibll! up to time or ur\,e,y,Therre had been no pidemi . :lnfl contllll'ioudlse; hnd l ;cen lit n mlnlmum, Neither. invlew of til ndequl' lcy o{ housing. weI '(! lut ll",!Feels IInticipaled.'

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