The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-13
PROBABLY 300 KILLED.
TERRyBLE RTSTLJS or ~ E1RTH-
oTtkT ~ HONDURAS.
The Loss of Property Also Enor'nou--Thc
shocks Began Tuesday Morning--Two
Volcanoes Throwing Lava.

TEGICIGALPA, HONDURAS. Sept. ~
A courier arrisel yesterday from Yeta-
pan and announced the most tcrricie
etthquake ever known in that section.
The loss Of life and property is enor-
nous.
Three hundred people are said 10 have
persisted. ON Saturday the shocks COM
mcnccd, lasting all day, and then at IN
tcryals. causing much damage and the
greatest fear among the Inhabitants OF
the city and nelghboflOOd. by Monday
the city was filled by an addition OF
thirty-hve hundred people from the noun
tains dni outlying villages. During Mon
day night sheets OF flame appeared AT DIFF
ferent points TO The northwest, rising TO
immense heights
Tuesday morning the shocks ceased.
quiet was restored, and people left town
for their homes. At o'clock that nisht,
however. rumbling noises We're heard,
and shortly after followed by reap
pearancc of the danes In the mountains.
which shot up several hundred feet.
Frightened people again flOcAed to town,
ard at midnight the church tower fell.
carrying with It the roofs of three houses.
Nine people were killed and eighteen
wounded Rumhing which sounded IKE
the heaviest canNOnadc commenced anu
lasted over an hour and half, the peo-
pie rushing mad,y through the s'ree,s,
praving and crying. Just before dayhsn'
another prolonged shock. which Is vari-
ousIy calculated 20 have lasted from TWO
and a quarter to three minutes ro1heu
the whole town as N u were a ciaNl',,
Many fleeing people we're killed hy
rocks which fell In a great shower IKE
hail-storm Smoke from the hhoul-
tains TO the northwest rose 70 an 'hyi-
mons height followed shortly after ny
bursting OF flames from the mountain
sides and the throwing out OF to'As a'ia
lava shortly after streams OF moltrh
lava set fire to a number or houses u,i
the mountain side. Cattle srakihs hvS',
by fed and were killed, beng 'nsulisn "a
in The lava. which continued hcwinS IN
immense streams. 49,. .,,
II is reported az Yettahpan that seven
tv-one houses were destroyer. ~.
one hundred and hfty-three dead heai.s
have been recovered there, ana man!
more are missing. i 49,,
Al Covatuanca thrty-seven houses VIZ
destroyed. Ninety-hNt hVp'eS WIZ
covered. o do
Al Caviuskat nine houses We're ne
st,ovad and III bodies were recovered
N Is impossible now 10 give iu,i i . ~
count of the disaster. Many snan ss'-
Elements are beileved to nave b'en "e-
strOyed -, ho,o
The shocks extended over the "nVie
Yetfahnan chain and flames arc seen "iso
in tho Pacaya mountains. Inc sho.NSs
have now ceased hut the smoke II sui
dierernable at different points In the
mountains. ,. so.
n is feared that the end Is not yet. ~
companv Of soldiers who left IN pursu,..
of handits from Yettahpan to the co'st
bava not been heard from ana IL j.
feared they are all killed The shocks
were from the northeast 10 INC 7"""
vyest and later completely contrary.
People are still leaving the scene OF '"o
catastrophe I'm fear OF their lives.
Help for the victims Is being asked TOT
at the capital. l., .,,on
The disaster at Yettahpan ~ much
worse than at first reported. Inc num-
her killed in towns and mountains, as
Gar "a escertalned amounts 20 TWO nun
1red and eighty-seven. Tie Propgr9
losses is calculated at over @A0.vp. Inc
government is doing ali possible Tor tre
victims. slight shocks continue c.lu,,itio
damage 10 property though not 70 ne.
Two former extinct volcanoes are now
throwing lava though in small quantitiss.
Night shows lurid flames TO Immense
height and stream OF lava - now
running into the abyss. II Is calculated
maj over eighteen hundred cattl" arc
k,iled Troops are securing the country
for fugitive victims. Food and clothing
has been sent 10 the sufferers ana ret-
ugces returning to Nettahpan and Otber
towns.