Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-19
Disaster IS CROWNS.
Instead of Diminishing Il Seems
to Increase.
FULLY FIFTY FATALITIES.
Escape From Death In an Educational
Institution Of Number ef Children
One Of the Most Mirseulour Known
In the Worlds History.

City OF Mexico. April fs.-Owing to
the great difficulty In establishing
communication with the cities which
suffered from the recent earthquake
"details are coming to this city very
slowly. Each succeeding intelligence
magnifIes instead OF diminishes the
extent OF the disaster From the latest
reports II Is now learned that the earth
Is now still in the region which was
sorely afflicted. but the last shock oc
CURED as late as noon "Wednesday.
In the list Of known dead. which now
totals fifty. and OF the injured. which
approximates 800. are many names OF
Mexicans prominent In the official and
social life OF the region. So far the
name but one American. lady. and no
other foreigner has appeared In the
meager list OF dead and injured. as sent
TO this city. although many are resi-
dents Of the district afflicted. being
engaged In mining and agricultural
pursuits. The country most damaged
Is particularly rich territory.
One OF the most remarkable stories
OF miaculous escape from death In
this earthquake. or perhaps any other.
came from Santa Julia In that local
fly Is located the Salesiano college. n
school for children. The building was
new structure. and supposed 20 be
earthquake proof When the big shock
came Sunday night over 100 children
were asleep In the building Thirty.
five OF these, together With the teach.
ers, succeeded In leaving The building
before the SECOND story and the root
fell. When the Mortified teachers
teachers counted their charges and
found that seventy were missing they
improyised rope ladders and ascended
20 where they believed they would find
the mangled remains OF the missing
pupils. Their surprise and Joy was
unbounded when they reached the
highest point OF the ruins and found
the terrified children clinging TO beams
and rafters. Not one was even lnjur
ed. The roof. In falling. had so rest.
ed on the beams that an open space
was left over the place where the little
ones had sought refuge. The children
were safely conveyed TO the ground
The following telegram. bearing an
Acapulco date. has been received:
News has reached this port OF the
complete destruction OF Ayutla. The
civil hospital collapsed. but not one OF
the patients was injured. The pris-
ons. one for men and one for women.
both fell. but the prisoners were re.
moved. The factories are all In ruins.
and thousands OF laborers will suffer
tremendously. The postoffice. tele-
graph office and the barracks were
all totally destroyed"
Word came from Chilapancingo SAYS
that Governor CULLEN OF the state Of
Guerrero Is In poor health. but that
he is among the sufferers. doing all
In his power 10 relieve the suffering
people, and giving orders where need
cd.
In Tixtla seven people were taken
from the ruins dead. and many injur-
ed were removed, In Tuxtla eight
dead and many injured were remov.
ed; In Ayutla nine dead and fifty In.
jured.
In Tixtla the authorities have order.
ed the church 20 be closed. as there
is danger Of II falling any minute. The
people are not even allowed to pass
the street on which Il fronts.
In Huamixtian the cathedral fell and
the houses Of Messrs. Sanchez end
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