The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-20
DISASTROUS TIME
IN WORLD HISTORY
Typhoon Kills Hundreds of Ma.
tiyes on the Caroline
Islands.
FIRE DEVASTATES CITY
OF IL0lL0, OF PANAY
Volcano Puyehue Spreads Panic
Throughout Province of
VaIdiyia.

Berlin. April la.-Colonial Director
Dornburg informed the budget commit
tee of the Reichstag today that cabls
message had been received from the
governor of the Island of Sap announc-
ing that disastrous typhoon swept
over the Caroline islands on Good Fri
day, March 20, and that go of the 500
natives of the Ululthi group were
drowned, that the cocoanut trees were
destroyed and that famine threatened
the surviving natives. The steamer
Planet of the German navy and the
steamer Germania of the Jalnit COM
pany proceeded 10 the Ululthi islands,
taking food and help. 1t was proposed
to bring AS many of the suffering ns-
tives as possible to the Pelew and La
drone islands.
MANILA, April 10. - The town Of
Tloilo was totally destroyed by fire this
morning and 10000 people rendered
homeless The flames are still raging,
and famed by a heavy wind which
swept the city. The fire has passed
beyond control of the civil and mill
tary authorities. The damage has not
been estimated. Only meager reports
have so far been received here, as tele-
graphic communication is affected.
Iloilo is the capital of the island Of
Panay. located on the east coast. The
port. which is the second important IN
the Philippines next to Manila, Is the
center Of the sugar import trade.
LIMA. Peru, April 19.-The volcano
Puyehue in the province of Valdir'a,
Chile, is yet in active eruption and
new craters have developed and opened.
The losses in the neighboring country
are enormous and the inhabitants are
panic stricken. Showers of hot ashes
are falling and there are continued
earthquake shocks, accompanied by sub
terranean explosions. Absolute dark
ness would prevail but for the light
from several fires over an extent OF SIX
miles. A great number of cattle have
been killed near Lake Rance. Several
brooks which furnished drinking water
for the people have dried up. The
ruined inhabitants are fleeing IN all
directions. The Government has sent
for assistance.
MANILA, April 19.-Reports have
been received from south Luzon OF a
severe earthquake in the town Of Nucva
Caceres. capital of the province Of
Aribos Camarines, and also at TaYa-
bas. in the province of Tabayas. IN
northern Luzon. The destruction of
buildings is reported, but so far there
is no mention OF any loss or ne. ~ is
feared that communication By wire has
been affected. A trembler was expert
enced at Manila with intermittent
shocks for three hours this morning.
Three Of the shocks were severe. but
the majority of the others were scarce
ly perceptible.
LONDON, April I9.-John NJ. Milne,
the seismologist, says that his instru'
mepts recorded a large earthquake be-
ginning at 9:10 Wednesday night. IL
reached its maximum intensity at 1905
and lasted long time afterward. He
estimates that 1t was 5iOO
miles distant, probably in Mexico or
the northern part of South America
Professor Delar of the Lacibach. Aus
great earthquake began at 1915 mid
European timo. The center of the dis
was apparently $3.50 miles
away.
NEW YORK, April l9.-Professor G.
B. Berkev of the department of geology
at Columbia says that the earthquake
conditions prevailing in Mexico are eX-
actly similar TO those which prevailed
in San Francisco n year ago. Mexico
is a comparatively new region, accord
ing TO Professor Berkey, whore tho
process of mountain formation is still
going on, causing earthquakes. Pro-
lessor Berkey continues:
''I cannot connect tho present dis
rurbances with any particular volcanic
eruption. although there are in Mexico
now four active volcanoes. There is not,
however, any necessary connection be.
.wecn these volcanoes and the quake.