Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
Chilli, Spain, Russia and
l. Turkey Feel the
Quake.
MUCH DAMAGE is DONE
Extent of Disaster in Mexico
Much Greater Than at
First Supposed.

Valparaiso, Chill, April 17.-News
has reached here that Puyehue vol
cano, in the province Of Valdiyals. IS
in violent erUptionJ The eruptions are
accompanied by awful subterrauean rum
bIings, earthquakes, intense darkness,
electrical displays, ashes and boiling
water. The flowing lava has set fire
to the surrounding forests and the in
habitants are fleeing in terror.
Spain Feels shocks.
Madrid, April Ii Severe earth
shocks were felt today at Tortosa and
Murcia. Much damage was done, but
no casualties are reported.
ConstantinopIc Jnrrcd.
Constantinople, April l7.-An earth
quake shock was felt here and in the
suburbs at 4:3O this morning. 1t was
especially sharp in the upper part of
the Bosphorus.
Russian Territory shaken.
Askabad Russian Transcaspian Tee
,
earthquake occurred here at noon IL
day and lasted five seconds.
Greater Than Supposed.
City of Mexico, April 17.-Report5
from along the west coast show that
the devastation wrought by the earth
quake shocks, which continued until 1
o'clock yesterday morning, has been
much greater than at first supposed.
Besides the destruction OF the cities
of Chilpancinso and Chilapa, it is now
reported that the city Of TiXtla, be.
tween the two cities above named and
containing about the same population
as ChilpancingO. 5000, was also lcyeled
to the ground. aud messengers from
the coast who have reached Chi,pan
cingo say that the towns of Ayutla and
Omctepec have been wiped off the map
Historic Town Wiped out.
Ayutla is about fifty miles south Of
ChilpancingO in the state of Guerrero
and some twenty miles west Of the por
of Acapulco 1t is one OF the most his
tOric towns in the republic. for it wa.
here that the plan of Ayutla" wa.
conceived which caused the revolution
which finally made Mexico d real re
public The population of AyUtla i.
small ana 1t is thought that the loss o
life at this place will be insignificant
Ometepec is farther south near tn
boundary line Of the states Of GUerTer,
and OaXaca. Ii is a town of abou
1000 inhabitants and it is feared tha
the loss of life here may be heavie
than at Ayutla.
West Coast Devastated.
Tlapa. a town so miles west Of Chi
pacingo and near the border line of tn
state of OaXaca, is also reported t
have been wiped out. The report fror
Chilpancingo says that the whole Of tn
west coast from Acapulco, south to 81
lima Cruz the Pacific terminal of tn
TChuantepec National railway. Mex
cos new transcOntinentaI road. whic
was opened with elaborate ceremOnie
last January by President Diaz. ha
been badly damaged.
Coast Town Under Wafer.
II is reported that Acapulco is partl
submerged from the great waves whiC
dashed over the breakwaters. AlthoU2
no breath of wind was stirring on Il
night of the first shock when the cart
began to tremble. the sea was lashC
into fury. and as the shocks cont
ued the harbOr took on the appearanC
Of a typhoon-swept ocean. Just no
much Of the port has been submergt
is not known. A number of the shil
were in the harbor when the first shoe
came, but these put out TO sea and it
said none of them suffered to any e
tent.
Up to 4 o'clock in the morning Il
shocks continued with more or less