Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-17
MORE QUAKES CAUSE
ALARM AND HAVOC
Two More Towns Were De-
stroyed in Mexico.
BIG WAVES SWEPT CITY
Large Part Of Town Submerged by
Waters of Pacific.
GREAT SHOCKS AT OTHER POINTS
Upper Bosphorus, Near Constantinople,
Scene of Bad Discriminatory
Quake in Spain.
Large Part of Town Submerged by
Waters of Pacific.
GREAT SHOCKS AT OTHER POINTS

MEXICO CIT l. April 1.-THE extent of
the earthquake and the damage wrought
are greater than first reported The first
belated press kilograms to reach this city
for twentyfour hours were received at ]
GEOLOGY yesterday afternoon. showing that
the town of Ayutla, to the east OF Acapulco
and not far from the Pacific coast and the
town of Ometepec. about seventy miles to
the east OF Ayutla, have been practically
destroyed.
The shocks continued at Chilpancingo, 125
miles south of here, all Monday night. and
were quite severe. Many Of the buildings
that were left half standing by the previous
tremblings were leveled to the ground.
The last shock'a Chilpancingo occurred
at o'clock yesterday morning. The gen.
eral in command of the troops was severely
injured. The JAIL the hospitals and the
school buildings there were destroyed. The
prisoners are now in charge of the rural
guard The people have deserted the town
and are living in improvised structures in
the open air.
Federal Aid Extended.
The federal government is extending aid
to the town of Chilpancingo, but it will be
Impossible to restore calm until the shocks
cease
The number of deaths reported to date is
thirty-seven. Fourteen persons We're killed
in one house. The. number of injured is
placed at thirty nine. These figures how
ever, are not exact, and It is believed that
the casualty list eventually will be found
to be much larger.
Traffic between Mexico City and Vera
Cruz Is completely suspended. as large sec
tons of the International and Mexican rail-
roads are sinking.
The port of Acapulco is reported to be
partially submerged.
The entire Pacific coast between Acapulco
and Salina Cruz. distance of some five
hundred miles, is said to have suffered
more less severely
Heavy earthquake shocks continued on
the west coast until o'clock yesterday
morning. Late news from the area OF
greatest destruction shows that the devas-
tation was greater than at first supposed.
Besides the destruction of Chipancingo
and Chilapa, it is now reported that Tixtla,
between these two cities, containing about
the same population as Chilpancngo, was
leveled.
Destruction of Towns Confirmed.
Messengers from the coast who have
ments that the towns Of Ayutla and One
tepec have been destroyed.
Ayutla is about fifty miles south Of
Chilpancingo In the state of Guerrero, and
some twenty miles west Of Acapulco. 1t
is one of the most historic towns in the
republic, for 1t was here that the plan
of Ayutla' was conceived, causing the
olution making real republic and de-
veloping the talents Of a young officer
Porfirio Diaz.
The population of Ayutla is small and it
is thought that the loss OF life there will
be insignificant.
Ometepec is further south. near the
boundary line of the states of Guerrero
and OaXaca II is a town Of about 1000
inhabitants.
Tlapa a town eighty miles west of Chill
pancingo and near the border line OF the
state of Oaxaca. is also reported damaged.
The report from Chilpancingo says that the
whole of the west coast from Acapulco
south to Salina Cruz the Pacific terminal
of the Tehuantepec national railway, has
been badly damaged.
Only One Wire Working.
Owing to the remoteness of these points
and to the fact that wire and rail commu-
nicaton is very poor, news from the strick-
en- district comes very slowly. Only
that rather systematically. The telegraph
office is accepting messages only on condi-
ton that they will be sent subject to de-
lay. Thousands of messages are now on
ha nd the ma in office of tho EederaI tele-