The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-16
ChiIpancingo and ChiIapa, Mexico, in Ruins and People Flee in Ter
 ribIe Panic.
EARTH CONTINUES TO ROCK
MINOR SHOCKS COMPLETING
 WORK OF DESTRUCTION,

ChiIapa, the Capital of the State of
 Guerrero, and Has Population of t5,-
 OOO-No Details Yet Received-one
 City Not Heard From at All--All
 Communication With the West Coast
 Cut Off Since the First Shock and It
 Is not Known How seriously That
 Region Has suRered--Five Hundred
 Lives Lost.
 Chilpancingo, Mexico, April 15.-This city has been completely destroyed by one of the most serious earthquakes that has ever visited this section. Up to this evening the known dead num- Der eleven and the badly injured twen- ty-seven. Among the dead is the wife of Postal Inspector Leopoldo Lopez Guerra; also the child of Jose Aleman, the postmaster of the city. Jose Lopez Martinez, manager of the federal tele- graph office, was struck on the head by a block of stone and badly injured. A panic prevails everywhere and peo- pie are fleeing to the open country. The earth continues to rock at half hour intervals, and many minor shocks are completing the work of destruction of the first earthquake.
 All telegraph communication with the outside world ceased shortly after 11:50 o'clock last night, when the first shock was felt. The telegraph opera tors have installed temporary quarters in an open square,
 word has reached here that the town of Chilapa, forty-two kilometers to the northeastward, has also been destroy ed. As yet no details have been receiv- ed as to the number of the dead and wounded, but it is feared that the num- Der will be large.
 This city is the capital of the state of Guerrero, and four years ago was visited by an. earthquake which killed and wounded many of it's inhabitants and destroyed a large part of the town. The population of the town is 749S and until the panic into which the citizens E1ave been thrown abates 1t will be inn possible to state accurately to just what extent the recent earthquake has decreased it. The population of the city of Chilapa is 15 900 and that place is the home of the bishop of the Cath ollie church, who administers the eccle- siastical affairs of the entire region. No word has been received from the bishops palace, and it is not known at this time whether or not he was vic- tim of the shock.
 Midway between the cities of Chil- pancingo and Chilapa is located the city of Tixtla. This is a prosperous and progressive community and as no word hao been received from that place it is feared that it also has been de- stroyed. According to the movements of the earthquake, Tixtla would be in its direct line, and if the city has es- capped 1t has been only by a miracle.
 The following message was sent to the federal telegraph office in Mexico City from Chilapa:
 'Our boys are working on a public garden. A terrible panic prevails as the earth continues to tremble at regu- lar intervale. Send us tents that we may establish office out in thte coun- trty"
 All communication with the west coast has been cut off since the mo- ment of the first shock and it is not known to what extent that region sdf- feied, The nearest big town, lAcapul- co, which is 1SO kilometers to the southwest of this place, has not been heard from.