The Clifton clarion., 1888-01-04
EAarEQUAKss EVERY DAY.
Terrible sSHfTeFings OccasTOned by
 Shcels ia siayispe.

Terrible sHfTerings 0ccasioned by o Shoels in siayispe.
 Nogales correspondence of the St. Louis Globo-Democrat: Col. Kosterlitzky, who is in charge of the national frontier police at Bavispe, was in town last night. He painted 8 woful picture of the present condition of the earth quake sufferers. He snid that the Mexican government had quite recently sent them plenty of pro- visions, but that they had an in sufficient quantity of wearing ap- parel to keep themselves warm. Their huts on Refuge Hill, which are constructed of ocatilla poles and grass, offer but slight protec- ton from the weather. Winter has set in with sleet and snow, and the mercury has registered lower so far than for many previ- ous years. The few houses which were constructed on the site of the destroyed city about month ago have been shaken to their founda- tion. At most the survivors have but enough clothing to cover their nakedness. Their sufferings are aggravated by continued cold weather. Approximations are felt that pneumonia will set in. If it does 1t will make a clean sweep. Many ask, Why don't the people leave there?"' Because all they have in the world is in that vicin- ity. Family after family were cultivating the suburbs of Bavispe before last May, and making good livings, and they stay there ex- pecting that the quaking will cease. It is true the majority have gone, but one must consider that all they possessed was house hold effects. Some relief should be furnished the inhabitants of Refuge Hill at once. It is not an easy task to depict their sufferings. Imagine a hill covered with snow and dotted with over 100 huts, in which, on account of their infam- inability. no fires are burned. In them are upward of 150 men, wo- men and children buried in hay, with old rags covering their shiver- ing bodies. The earth quivers, and like so many rats from their holes, pour out the cotton and calico clothed barefooted people, expecting to see the earth yawn and swallow their hill. For hours they stand witout their huts with the thermometer at zero, fearful least more shocks will come. The past month has been one of un- ceasing terror to all Some days the recurring trembling would not be experienced, bat just so sure as day elapsed without them the following day a succession of shocks, so strong in nature as to make standing impossible, would follow. While there has been no new riffs opened in the earth by them, heavy powders have been displaced from the mountains and rolled laundering to the valleys. To this horror add small band of murdering Apaches, and you will have some idea of the con- dition of affairs at Bavispe. In the past three weeks four men have been buried who were mur- dered by them. At present a de- tachment of Federals are en- camped near Refuge Hill. An es- cert, from this body is detailed daily to protect the wood-choppers who furnish wood to the camp. Three bucks, among whom is the celebrated Elias, the half-breed, and four squaws, have been seen. 1t is positively known that they escaped at the time Geronomo was captured, and have been depreda- ting ever since, although they have been chased into the United States several times.
 It is tGe opinion of many that the ear y quakes will continue at Bayispe until a volcano bursts forth. A gentleman who has made study of volcanoes and