The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-29
SPAIN SHAKEN UP.
HonRoRs oF'TIIE EARTHQUAKE.
Some ofths Towns Nearly Totally Destroyed.
People Panic Strlckcn-A largo Mum.
2 ber Killed Events Points to u Rup.
turo Ictwoen China nnd France.

MADRID, Dec. oS.-The details OF the
disastrous earthquakes throughout Spain
arc arriving slowly and nre being grad.
ually published by order OF the govern.
nent, rs the accounts which arc being re-.
ceived continually increase tho number Of
fntalities and tho damages incurred by The
seismic shock. The excitement In this
city over the news from the South Of Spain
is intense, rs tho report from Andalusia
gives narrowing details OF suffering and
death in that division Of Spain. No less
than forty townsa and villages In Andalusia
were violently shaken and bully damaged
by the prolonged shock which lasted fiity
seconds. The town Of Yelex Malaga, mop.
ulation about 1900, was half destroyed
and many OF the inhabitants killed. The
work Of recovering the bodies proceeds
Slowly on account Of the scare produced
BY, slight shocks which occurred at inter
vals yesterday andwhich caused the work
men to move slow in their undertaking,
Tho village OF AlbuQucro, near Grenada,
was also half demolished, and two hun.
dred persons were killed w the first shake,
which caused u number OF buildings to
lali in before the occupants had time to fly,
Arenas del ley was nearly totally dc.
stroyed. The number of killed is as vet
unknown, but forty bodies have since
been recovered from the ruins. ,y.l|
Zaiarrani ia was completely wrecked. and
but lev Of the villagers escaped unhurt.
Already the bodies Of twelve mon have
been recovered from the ruins +
The town Of CanilIas wus also DESTROYED
and the number OF persons killed is vet
Snra.os SnmowI,, ,,;as ns is supposed to be large.
ruins. -.
The town Of Estepona also suffered
severely. The dispatches from there
mention the fact that the handsome
church and municipal and other buildings
have been destroyed, but says that the
number oi deaths cannot as yet be ascer.
tanned, but it is feared will be heavy rs
many persons are missing. Eight bodies
nave been recovered from the ruins. The
telegraph service was continually inter
rupted on Thursday night and nil day
Friday on account OF the renewed slight
shocks OF earthquake. Dispatches from
the different towns state that the rescuinp
parties are very timid and each slight
shock yesterday, caused them to desist
from their work and seek open places:
the work OF recovering the bodies pro.
ceeds slowly. The people oil over Anda-
lusia are terribly alarmed and afraid tn
return to the houses left standing, prefer
ring to camp out in the fields and open
squares. -
TIE Loss OF LIFE.
Inc official report shows that oG6 per-
sons we're killcdin the provinces OF Malaga
and Grenada by the recent earthquake.
The population OF Grenada are still en-
in the squares, the richer classes
lodging in carriages along the promenade.
The facade OF the cathedral is seriously
damaged. Many houses were destroyed
in simenar and q whole family were killed
in the village fCajar bya falling chimney.
Over half the inhabitants OF Albunnel
were killed. Albania is mostly in ruins.
The province Of Malaga su uifercd equally
as much damage as did Grenada. Com.
merce is paralyzcd. Two hundred houses
at Aliarnetejo were damaged. The panic
Is subsldins. The shock was not felt in
the northern and northwest provinces.
The government has granted $1,000 from
the nations calamity fund for the relief OF
the sufferers OF the province Of Grenada.
Later adriccs state that 800 lives were
lost ut Alhama. Seven hundred and fifty
houses and churches were DESTROYED and
3oo persons killed at Periana. The town
hall and many houses were damaged at
TerraX. The Inhabitants fled, panic
stricken. 1t is now estimated that GOO
persons were killed in the province OF
Malaga, including the killed at Albania.