Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19
DIAZ CALLS FOR AID|
Asks All Mexico to Help Fel-
 low Countrymen.
HORRORS INCREASE AS NEWS COMES
City of Mexico's Famous Cathedral Damaged-A Hundred Dead and Over . Thousand Injured.
 Air Rocked With OaOr.

| Over . Thousand Injured.
 Air Rocked With Odor. CITY OF MEXICO, April 19.-A dis
 patch from Chilapa, one of the destroy { ed towns in the state of Guerrero, says 1 that thirty-three bodies already have
 been removed from the ruins, and many hundreds of persons are being cared for in temporary hospital.
 A special committee named to in. spect the buildings of the town reports S41 totally destroyed and hundreds | of others rendered uninhabitable. A ] heavy fall of rain is adding greatly to the distress of the refugees, who are encamped in the open.
 President Diaz's call for relief says | in part:
 '"The earthquakes have left nearly ! the entire state of Guerrero in ruins, especially the cities of Chilpancingo, Chilapa, Tixtla, Ayutla and Acapulco. The calamities caused not only loss of property. which may be considered as totally destroyed, according to latest | telegrams, but also considerable num- Der of lives lost and large number of maimed and injured
 At Chilapa thirty-one houses were destroyed Seven hundred and seven ty-nine houses are partially destroyed, including the telegraph office. The to- tai loss of property. including the cathedral. the various churches, the city hall and other buildings, amounts to over $2.0OO.O0O."
 It is thought that the total death list ! at Chilapa will run into three figures and that the total of persons injured will be above thousand. The govern ment is organizing relief as rapidly as possible. Chilapa has population of about 5000 souls
 From Chilpancingo comes news of another earth shock felt there at twen- ty minutes past at night. It caused great alarm among the survivors of the previous disturbances. none of whom has yet returned to the city lim- its.
 Relief committees are being formed in the City of Mexico to give much needed aid. The nearest railroad sta. tion to Chilpancingo is Iguala. on the Balsas river. and to get supplies into the stricken district 1t is necessary to convey them on horseback, journey of three or four days .s
 As the examination of the City of Mexico proceeds it is learned that the damages are much more extensive than was at first supposed. There is universal regret over the damage to the great cathedral, which is one of the churches in the world. The crack in the rear wall of this building extends in Zigzag line from the roof to the floor and is from five to six inches wide
 This cathedral is many centuries old and took hundred years in building. It is situated on the site of the old Aztec temple and has been visited by thousands of tourists.
 \ One peculiar phenomenon which has the first great shock the air was filled for many miles with sickening sub phurous odor. This caused great dis tress to the survivors. There. are many speculations as to the cause of this. and some consider 1t as a proof that the earthquake had Its origin in some subterranean explosion. For this req son considerable anxiety will he felt until news is received from the sec tions surrounding the active volcanoes of Colima and Jurrillo.