Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-03
GOVERNMENT AND CANAL COMMITS
SION BUILDINGS ROCK AND
CLERKS RUSH OUT.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE
Tremor Extends More Than 100 Miles
but Most Excitement Is Caused
at Panama
14Oo DROWN IN MEXICAN FLOOD

PANAMA, Aug. 3O-A strong earth
quake was experienced here shortly aft
er 8 O'clock this morning. The people
were greatly alarmed, but no serious
damage has been reported and no one
was injured.
The administration buildings of both
the government and the canal commits
sion here and at Aneon were so severely
shaken that the clerks left their desks
hurriedly for the street. They soon re-
turned, however, when it was seen that
no damage had been done and that the
first shock was not followed by a sec
ond. .,lr,
The quake was felt also at Aguadulce,
in Cocle province, and at Pacorn, in the
province of Panama, points more than
one hundred miles apart.
There is nothing as yet to indicate
that the Panama canal was damaged by
the earthquake. Special inquiries are
being made in this direction, and re-
port from the canal commission is eX-
pected.
Goethals Gets Report.
Col. Cocktails has received the follow
ing official report of the earthquake
from Engineer Saville at Culebra:
On August % at IL :O5 a. M, the seismo-
graph recorded disturbances. The Ancon
observer reports that he also was sensible
to q movement, and he believes he was con
sciOus of a rumbling noise.
At O'Clock this morning the seismograph
here recorded severe shock, but the pen
was knocked from both the 100 k instru-
mcnts. The shock was noted In several
stations across the isthmus and at Alajuela,
In Culebra, it was independently noted by
me and the principal observers.
Hundreds Are Drowned
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3O.-A conser-
vatiye estimate of the damage wrought
at Monterey by the flood places the dead
at 400 and the property loss at ST.
OO0,O 900. The river has now gone down
and the danger is over.
Up to the present time, $50 bodies
have been recovered. One entire quar-
ter of the city of Monterey was de-
stroyed and $4,000 persons today are
homeless. The water mains are useless
and the city is consequently without
drinking water; neither is there light nor
street car service, for the power plant
has been seriously damaged. 1t will be
impossible to resume the train service
for a week and as a result the city is
threatened with a food famine. The
slaughter houses have been destroyed.
Ten thousand persons are being fed on
bread. coffee and soup by the municipal!
authorities. The American consulate is
giving food to all who apply. Thou
sands of persons have taken refuge III
the cathedral and the churches. Many
adobe structures. soaked by the rain
are falling, and there has been some adj
ditional loss of life from this cause.
All Railroads Gone.
The railroad situation is deplorable.
The branch of the international between
Monterey and Tamplco suffered a score
of washoutS. The iron bridge at San
Juan has gone, and seventy-hve miles of
the track of the Matamoras branch have
been washed out. There are a dozen
washouts between Matamoras and Cue
vas, and the iron bridge over the Rio
cOmaga between Sillilo and Monterey is
gone. The total of the loss to the rail
roads is not definitely known, but it will
probably exceed $5OO,OOO.
Eighteen blocks of residences anG
business houses were entirely washed
away. The more wealthy people of Mon
terey together with the American resi-
dents are contributing to the mayor
fund.- which is being expended for the
purpose of food.
Reservoir Dam Breaks
The greatest loss of life is said tC
have been caused by the giving away OF
in a cup like valley, and is surround &c
on three sides by steep mountains. The
waters rushed into this valley down the
bed of the Santa Catarina river. Thi!
stream is ordinarily $50 yards wide, but
with the advent of the flood its banks
were fully three-Quarters of mile apart
1t is estimated that eighteen inches OF
rain fell
Shock Felt at Colon.
COLON, Aug. 3O.-An earthquake was
felt at both ends of the isthmus of Pana
ma shortly after s o'clock this morning
In Colon the shock was slight and nc
damage was done. No report of damage
to the canal work has been received.