Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

' shocks were felt today at = Totosa 4
and Murcia. Much damage wassA
done, but no casualties are report. 4
= ed.
coNsTANTINoPLE HIT.
y constantinople, April 17.-An
' earthquake esshock was felt here 2
: and In the suburbs at 4:30 this
morning. It was especially sharp :
y In the upper part Of the Bosphor. :
y US.
: IN RUSSIAN TERRITORY -
Askabad, Russian Transca splan ~
Territory, April 17.-Severe undu-s 4
y latory earthquake shocks occurred =
: here at noon today and lasted five n
= seconds IS.
\ VOLCANO IN CHILL. !.
vaIparaiso, Chill, April 17.-
News has reached here that the :
Puyehue Volcano In the provinces
: Of Vaidivais Is In Violent eruption. !
The eruptions are accompanied by Z
= awful subterranean runbiinus,
earthquakes, intense darkness, 4
electrical displays, ashes and boil
: Ing water Flowing lava has set
: fire to surrounding forests and the 4
= inhabitants are fleeing Ia terror. \
sss - $50 80 sssS : !
City of Mexico, April 17.-west
coast cities Of this republic were sfiak.
en- by repeated earthquake shocks up
to o'clock yesterday morning and
from the meager reports which car, bs
secured from the affected area the ear.
Her estimates of loss Of life and prop-
erty appear to have been entirely too
low. The death list is expected to
reach 1000.
The worst news comes from Aca-
pulco, which seaport is partly sub.
merged as result of 6 tidal wave
which accompanied the earthquake
shocks Although the harbor was
smooth when the disturbances first
occurred. the water soon rose and
burst over the breakwater. Just how
much of the town is submerged is not
known, rs the messages from there are
vague. II Is reported that several
SHIPS which we're in the harbor put
to sea when the first quake came. All
are said to have escaped serious dam
age.
Tixtla Reported Destroyed.
The city of Tixtla, midway between
Chilpancingo and Chilapa which were
leveled to the ground, is reported to
have met the same fate. This had
about the same population as Chilpan-
cingo.
Messengers who have, come over
land from tne coast report that the
towns of Ayutla and Ometepec have
been destroyed. Ometepec HAD about
1000 inhabitants, and it is feared the
loss of life there may be heavy.
Ayutla is a smaller place and reports
indicate that few If any Of It's resi-
dents met death in the quake. Tlapa.
a town eighty miles, w.sst OF Chilpan-
cingo and near the border line OF the
state of Oyaca, is also reported to have
been wiped out, but nothing Is known
of the possible loss Of life there.
The constant receipt of reports Of
further devastation by the shocks Ia
different parts OF the republic leads to
the fear that the present casualty list,
which places the dead at thirty eight
and the wounded at ninety-three, will
be found to nave greatly under-esti.
mated the number of fatalities This,
it is feared, will never be accurately
known, as many OF the dead are Of the
peasant class. living in small and re.
mote settlements.
Shock Sweeps Entire Coast.
A report from Chilpancingo says
that the whole Of the west coast from
Acapulco south to Salina Cruz, the Pa
cific terminal Of the Tehuantepec Ma.
tional railway. Mexfcos new trariscon.
tinental road, which was opened with
elaborate ceremonies last January BY
President Diaz, has been badly dam.
aged.
II 1t be true that man is loved FOL