The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-13
MOUNTAINS BLAZE LURIDLY.
sHOwERING FORTH ROCKS AND
MOLTEN LAVA.

Terrible Loss of Life at YetaDan,
Hondurns-seyeraI Hundred XIII
ed in the Town and NeighbOring
Hills, with Property Loss of over
Half a MilIion--The Scene at Night
one of Lurid Flames, Starting
From Many Mountain Tops, With
streams of Glowing Lava.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept. PA
courier arrived yesterday from Yetapan
and announced the most terrible earth
quake ever KNOWN in that section. The
loss Of life and property is enormous.
Three hundred people are said to have
per'shed.
On sunday the shocks commenced, last
ing an day and night at intervals. caus-
ing much damage. and the greatest fear
among the inhabitants of the city and
neighborhood.
BY Monday the city was filled by an ad-
diion of $500 people from the mountains
and outlying villages. During Monday
night sheets of flames appeared at differ
ent points to the northwest, rising to i'm
meuse nights. Tuesday morning the
shocks ceased, quiet was restored and
people left town for their homes. At
o'clock that night, however heavy rum
bling noises were heard, followed shortly
afterward by temperance of the flames
in the mountains, which shot up several
hundred feet. frightened people again
nocked to the town.
Rumbling noises, which sounded like the
heaviest canonnading, commenced and
lasted over an hour and a hail. the people
rushing madly through the streets pray
ing and crying. Just before daylight an
other prolonged shock, which is variously
calculated to have lasted from two and
q quarter to three minutes rocked the
Whole town as if it We're a cradle.
Many fleeing people were killed by rocks
which fell in a perfect shower like a hail
storm. Smoke arose from the mountain
throwing out rocks and lava. Shortly after
streams of molten lava set fire to num-
Der Of houses Cattle nearby fed and
We're killed. being engulfed in the lava
which continued flowing in immense
streams.
1t is reported at Yetapan, that II houses
We're destroyed. one hundred and fifty
three dead bodies have been recovered
there and many more are missing.
At Covajuanca thirty-seven houses were
destroyed. Ninety-ive bodies were recov-
cred.
At Cauyaska nine houses were destroyed
and Ill bodies were recovered. 1t is inn
possible yet to give a, full account of the
disaster. Many small settlements were be-
lieyed to have been destroyed. The shocks
extended over the whole Yetapan chain
and flames are seen also in
the Pacaya mountains. The shocks
have now ceased, but the
smoke is still discernible at different
points in the mountains. 1t is feared that
the end is not yet
A company Of soldiers which left in
pursuit of bandits from Yetapan to the
coast have not been heard Of and it is
feared they are killed. The shocks were
first from northeast to southwest and
later completely contrary.
People are still leaving the scene of the
catastrophe in fear of their lives. Help
for the victims is being asked from the
capital.
The disaster at Yetapan is much worse
than at first reported The number killed
in the towns and mountains as far as
ascertained amounts to PSI. The properly
loss is calculated at over 100000 The
government is doing all possible for the
victims. Slight shocks continue, causing
damage to property, though not to life.
Two former extinct volcanoes are now
throwing lava, though in small quanti-
ties. Night shows lurid flames to i'm
mense nights and a stream Of lava is now
running into the abyss. 1t is calculated
that over 1850 cattle are killed. Troops
are securing the country for fugitive
victims.
OF the company of 10S soldiers, which
was after the bandits, only twenty-nine
are known to have been saved. Food and
clothing has been sent to the sufferers
and refugees returning to Yetapan and
other towns.