The record-union., 1895-09-13

TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras), Sept. Il
A courier arrived yesterday from 1eta-
pan, and announces the most terrible
earthquake ever known in that sectlon.
The loss of life and property is terrible.
On Sunday the shocks commenced,
lasting all day and night at Intervals,
causing much damage and the greatest
fear among the inhabitants OF the city
and neigh borhosd. By Monday the city
was filed by an addition of $500 people
from the mountains and outlying VII
lages.
During Monday night sheets of fiame
appeared at different points in the north
west, rising to immense hight.
Tuesday morning the shocks ceased,
and quiet was restored, and the people
left town for home. But at O'Clock that
night heavy rumbling noise was heard
shortly after, followed by a reappearance
of the flame in the mountains, which shoE
up several hundred feet. Frightened
people again flocked to town, and at MD
night the church tower fell, carrying with
it the roofs of three houses, killing nine
and wounding eighteen people.
heaviest cannonading, commenced and
lasted over an hour and hall, the peo-
pie rushing madly through the streets
praying and crying. Just before day
light another prolonged shock, which is
variously calculated TO have lasted from
two and a quarter TO three minutes,
rocked the whole town as II II were
cradle. Many fleeing people were killed
by rocks, which fell in perfect shower
like a hailstorm. Smoke from the
mountains to the northwest rose to an
enormous hight, followed shortly after
bv the bursting out of flames from the
mountain sides, and throwing out rocks
and lava Shortly after streams OF molten
lava, which set fire to q number of
houses on the mountain side, killing
cattle grazing near by, poured into the
CITY and continued flowing In heavy
gtreams.
1t is reported at Yetapan that seventy
one houses were destroyed; that l53 dead
bodies have been recovered there and
many more are missing.
At Covajuanca thirty-seven houses
were destroyed. Ninety-five bodies were
recovered.
At Cayuscat twenty-nine houses were
destroyed and III bodies were recovered.
It impossible as yet TO give full ac-
count of the disaster. Many small settle
ments arc believed to have been de-
stroyed. The shocks extended over the
whole Yetapan chain, and flames are seen
also in the Pacaya Mountains. The
f,r1f rH q
is still discernable at different points in
the mountains.
It is feared that the end is not yet A
company OF soldiers which left in pur-
suit OF bandits from Yetapan to the coast
are unheard OF, and it is feared they are
all killed.
The shock were first from northeast to
southwest. and later com pletely contrary.
People are still fleeing TOR their lives.
Help for the victims is being asked for
from the capital.
LATER-The disaster at Yetapan is
much worse than at first reported. The
number killed in the towns and mount
tains. so far counted, is 2S7. 1t is be-
lieved more will be found as the search
continues The property loss is calcu-
lated at over 5000, 900. The Government
is doing all possible for the victims.
Slight shocks continue, causing damage
to property, though not to life. Two for
mer extinct volcanoes are now throwing
lava. though in small quantities. Night
shows lurid flames TO an immense hight,
and stream of lava is now running into
the abyss. 1t is calculated that over 800
cattle are killed. Troops are securing
the country for fugitive victims.
The company of los soldiers which was
after the bandits was reduced 10 twenty
nine. All others perished.
Food and clothing have bean sent to the
sufferers. and refugees are returning to
Yetapsn and other towns.