The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
HUNDRED DEAD
AND MANY INJURED
Earthquakes Terrible Destruction at
Chi apa.
SULPHUR FUMES FILL The AIR.
The Sulphur Phenomena an Evidence
That the Earthquake Had Its Origin
in Some Subterranean Explosion-No
News Yet From the Volcano Section
Shocks Continue.

Shocks Continue.
City of Mexico (By Cable) Com
munication with several towns In
the district most affected by the re-
cent earthquake Make it certain that
the death list will exceed 100. There
are ! number of small towns yet TO
be heard from, but up to date the
fatalities at these places have rang
ed from 9 to ~ and the injured
from 80 to 40
Through an error made in the
transmission of a telegram from the
City of Chilapa, the city in the state
of Guerrero which was almost to-
tally destroyed, the telegram was
made to read that SO bodies had
been taken from the ruins and 719
injured had been transferred to the
hospitals. Later the telegram was
corrected to read that 33 persons
were injured and 779 buildings de-
stroyed.
One peculiar phenomena which
has just been made known is that
after the first great shock the air
was filled for many miles with
CASkACAlAGJ oul pll VI " O0OA'
caused great distress to the surviv-
ors. There are many speculations
as to the cause of this, and some
consider It as proof that the earth
quake had it's origin in some sub
terranean explosion. For this rea-
son considerable anxiety will be felt
until news is received from the Sec
tons surrounding the active volca-
noes of Colima and Jurillo.
The Water Sulrllurous.
Even the water in the streams
was made sulphurous. The tele-
gram from Chilancingo says:
I'm the beginning the earth
movement was oscillating, and then
changed to trepidatory. Nobody
could tell how long it lasted on ac-
count of the intensity of the phe-
nomena, but it must have been
more than four minutes. At the
same time there was a very pro-
nounced odor in the air. On the fol-
lowing day almost everybody COM
planned of headaches. In some parts
of the city the odor could be detected
when excavations for water were
made. On the night of April 4 the
same odor was detected on the road
to Acapulco and in the streams as
far as Aqua del Perro, 81 miles
from here.
There are 10 dead, among them
being the wife of Inspector of Postal
Service Senior Leopoldo Lopez
Guerra, and a child of eight years,
son of the postmaster, Senior Josa
Aleman, who also persisted. and
Mrs. Inez Morales Bonilla.
Cup to the present it is impossi-
BILE to calculate the amount of prop
erty loss because, with the exception
of the City Hall and about 20 other
houses, the whole city is in ruins.
almost every family lost part of
its furniture, and the business
houses suffered serious losses.
1.-THE shocks continue at long in
tervals, and although not strong,
they spread panic among the inhabi-
tants. There was no disorder, nor
were there any acts of pillage.
Everybody is trying to help the suf-
ferers. The authorities are aiding
the people to the best of their
ability
From Chilapa came this telegram:
"The number of injured in this
town is 33. For the most part they
are of the poorer classes A baby
was killed by falling walls. Thirty
one houses were destroyed Seven
hundred and seventy-nine houses are
partially destroyed, including the tel
egraph Office.
Losses Over $2.OOO,O0O.
1.-The total loss of property, in
Guiding the Cathedral, the various
churches, the city hall and other
buildings amounts to over $4,000
00O."
"The whole population is panic
stricken and nobody is thinking OF
rebuilding the destroyed houses
Since Sunday 25 distinct shocks have
been felt
A movement is under way in the
City of Mexico to furnish relief to
those who were rendered homeless
and destitute in Guerrero. Plans are
being made for the gathering of a
substantial sum.
Vice President Ramon Corral, act
ing for President Diaz, has taken an
active part in relief measures, and
has sent the following message to
the governors of the various states:
1.-The seismic movements on the
night of April l A, and those that sub
sequently followed, have left nearly
the entire State of Guerrero in ruins,
especially the cities of Chilpancingo,
Chilapa, Tixtle, Ayutle and Acapulco.
THE calamities consist not only
of loss of property, which may be
considered as totally destroyed, ac-
cording to latest kilograms received
from the cities and towns above men
toned, but also considerable num-
Der of lives lost and large number
MANNED and injured.
I'm view of the gravity of the
catastrophe, the president of the re-
public considers that as a national
unit we ought not to leave the State
of Guerrero to shift for itself, but
that all states as well as the federal
district find it their duty to offer CO.
operation"