Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-19
FAKE REPORTS
ON EARTHQUAKE
At Socorro Publish
ed by a Few
Papers.
CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED
Among the People-..Dam.
age Comparatively Slight
Mayor Says.

MayOr DAYS.
The following Associated Press dis
patch on the situation in Socorro wa
received this afternoon by the Ney
Mexican and every other Afternoon
paper in the United States, and of
sets the sensational stories abou
three-quarters Of Socorro being IL
ruins, including the court house and
the School of Mines, which were print
ed in the morning papers and which
were embellished with much detail
such as that the tracks of the Sants
Fe Railway are blocked with huge
boulders and that no trains can come
within several miles of the city, that
extra trains are being rushed to So
corro, to take away refugees, tha
those who cannot leave by train are
doing so by vehicle or on foot and
that 154 severe shocks have been fell
since Sunday.
"All was quiet at Socorro last night
excepting three scarcely perceptible
tremblings Of the earth. Most of the
inhabitants are still camping in the
open. The heroic and timely action OF
Mayor H. o. Bursum, who at his own
expense is doubling the capacity OF
the citys water supply and
is in his own person directing
the workmen, so as to be in position
to meet any fire emergency, is restor.
ing confidence, as he keeps the men
at work even during the frequent
earthquake shocks. Many of the refu.
gees at Santa Fe and Albuquerque
have signified their intention OF re-
turning to Socorro next week if there
are no more violent seismic disturb.
ances by that time. A careful search
OF the lava fields to the southeast OF
the city has failed to reveal amy new
hot springs or evidences of volcanic
action reported yesterday. The entire
property damage will not exceed two
thousand dollars as it is only the old
adobe houses that are cracked OF
whose chimneys have collapsed, the
greatest damage being to the building
occupied by the Colorado Telephone
Company. In surrounding towns, the
property damage is also slight owing
to the cheap character of the buildings
affected and the absence of costly
structures. The panic among the ma.
tives who were praying in the streets
and held a procession on Sunday, is
subsiding. The shocks are undoubtedly
caused by slides of immense strata in
the Magdalena, Ladrone and Socorro
Ranges, possibly set in motion by re.
cent heavy rains"
Kansas Hears "Fake" Rumors.
Topeka. Kansas, July 19.-Reports
received at the Office of the general
manager OF the Santa Fe road indi.
cate that the only annoyance suffered
by the railroad company on account
OF the New Mexico earthquake is by
nlockades caused by boulders being
shaken down from the mountain sides
which have covered the tracks in
places. Fully fifty car loads of lava
covered the tracks south of San Mar
cial. Workmen are busy clearing the
deDrls and opening the line for traffic
Mayor sursum Tells Facts in Case.
The reports regarding the earth.
quake at Socorro have been greatly
exaggerated, the damage to date be-
ing limited to the falling and toppline
over OF loose chimneys and the shak
ing OF some of the walls which is con.
lnec TO few buildings, not of a sub
siantial character. The court hou ,e
Is not injured, except by the falline
OF plaster from the ceiling and top
ing over of old chimneys. The Wink
Ter hotel which is an old adobe build
Ing has not been injured In the least
The actual damage all around is very
slight, save the uneasiness which Is
relt by reason of frequent shocks
which are slight.
Since yesterday there have only beer
one or two slight shocks, these bare
ly perceptible, with no damages.
People who have left Socorro OF
account Of the earthquake have dont
so principally on account Of childrer
and women in precarious condition
here has been no cloud burst or floot
as reported. H. O. Bursum, Mayor.
Ridiculous "Fake" story Of Earth.
quake.
The official statement of Mayor Fl
0. Bursum was called forth by tn,
following ridiculous. sensational an,
unfounded article which appeared las
evening in one of the Ell Paso paper
and was telegraphed all over tn,
country by the Associated Press cor
respondent:
MANY houses in Socorro are crack
ed and falling and the court hous
Is mass Of ruins, declares e. M
Fink, who returned this morning from
that city.
"He declares that So shocks ha,
been felt in Socorro between Sunda,
morning and yesterday morning, an,
says many houses are so badly crack
ed that they are all in imminent dan
ger Of falling. The Santa Fe railroa'
has sent box cars to that city to TAX
the people away, and many Of then
have fled to other towns, he declares
"The people are in a panic and som
Of the women are almost crazy" dc
clared Mr.. Fink. mot only have tn
houses been shaken and cracked, bu
huge boulders have been Jared dow