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cone of the mountain has not been the cause
of the shocks at this point.
Peak $4,000 Feet High.

The peak of Colima is 13, 600 feet high.
For fifty years it has vomted smoke and
fame and ashes. Ashes fall $50 miles away.
In the immediate danger zone are pros
porous sugar and coffee plantations. There
are also several thriving cities. The people
are panic stricken, believing that worse is
to come. Homes are being abandoned.
hilltops are turned into refuge camps.
The people are praying.
The present volcano is really the second
airy crater. The old Colima crater is seven
miles away and towers 1880 feet high.
The new volcano first became active in
1851. The next serious outbreak was in
1868. All the time, however, small dis
turbances are going on. They occur at
intervals varying from few hours to
several days. The city of Colima and
surrounding country have been frequently
visited by earthquakes. but periods of
unusual activity by the volcano and the
ear thquake shocks have never before oc-
Cured at the same time.
That greater devast ton was wrought by
the recent earthquake is shown by addi-
tiOnal reports. The latest show that the
earth is now quiet in the region which was
afflicted. but the last shock occurred as late
as noon Wednesday.
List OF Dead.
In the list of known dead which now
totals fifty. and of the injured, which APP
proNimates 'Co. many names of Mexi-
cans prominent in the official and social
life of the region. So far the name of no
American or other foreigner has appeared
in the nfeager list. The country most dam
aged is a particularly rich territory.
one of the most remarkable stories of
escapes from death in this earthquake. or
perhaps any other one, came from Santa
Julia yesterday. In that colony is located
the Salesano College. school for children.
The building is new structure and sup
posed to be earthquake proof When the
big shock came on Sunday night more
than leo children were asleep in the dor
mitories. Thirty-fve of these. together
with the teachers. succeeded in leaving the
building before the second story and the
roof fell in.
When the teachers counted their charges
and found that seventy were missing they
imp ovised rope ladders and assembled to
where they believed they would find the
bodies of the missing pupils When they
reached the highest point of the ruins they
found the children ciinging to beams and
iafters. Not one was even injured. The
roof in falling had rested on the beams
so that a space was left over the place
where the little ones had sought refuge.
Cathedral is Cracked.
As the examination of this city proceeds
il is found that the damage from the earth
quake is much more extensive than was at
first supposed.
1t has been discovered that the catne-
dral has been cracked from top to bottom
There is universal regret over the dam
age to the greatbuilding which is one of
the largest and most famous churches in
the world. The crack, which is in the rear
wall, extends in zigzag line from the
roof to the floor, and is from five to six
inches wide The cathedral is over three
centuries old. and took 100 years in the
building. 1t Is situated on the site of the
old Aztec temple, and has been visited by
thousands of tourists.