Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-05
The Most Severe Shocks for AZ
Years Felt over 1000 Square
Miles.
CHILPANCING0 DESTROYED
Acapulco Also Partially Rnsed-Re.
ports on Loss Of Life Measre Int
1t Ia Known That Many Were
Killed-s;x Deaths In the
City Of Mexico.

Mexico City. July 30--With Chilean.
cingo destroyed and Acapulco partly
RACED and the loss Of life problenati.
cal. Central Mexico from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and from Querato on
the north 10 Oaxaca on the south, an
area OF more than 1.6bo square miles.
by series OF the most severe earth
quarter Of a century
The quake was severe In Mexico
City but not prolific In destruction.
Reports telling OF the loss Of lie
are r1eegre but the Official figures
thus far given show - killed and
more than a score rnortally injured.
While word comes from q. Popros,
an American commercial traveller At
Chilpaninso Guerrero. that that city
was destroyed and the Inhabitants are
living In the open. suffering from tho
elements. the loss OF life Is not def
nitely known. The shocks continue
at Chilpancingo tonight with sub
terranenn rumblings. flashes Of light.
ming and hail.
Acapulco. Guerrero. was partly razed.
According 70 the observatory records.
the frs' shock OF the series was felt at
4:l5 this morning. It was severe. CAUSING
the bells OF the many cathedrals q
Mexico City 70 toll. breaking crockery
and In some instances leveliing wallis.
The Inhabitants Of the capitol had hard
" recovered from fright when a second
and more severe shock caused an OUT
pouring Of nearly all Of the residents.
THIS movement was Of twisting
character and lasted with marked severity
for % seconds The tall buildings Of tho
capital swayed and IN some instances
cracked, the pavement opened In places
and in the poorer quarters q number 81
houses collapsed.
So far as can be learned from police
records six persons lost their lives ia
Mexico city and its env1rons as a result
Of this second shock. Two were men OF
the lower class. the others were three
women and a child.
Tho large American colony escaped un-
scathed. They with the entire native
population, remained IN the plazas until
daylight.
The property damage in Mexico CITY
is slight.
WEIRD SCENE IN THE CITY.
Al! electric currents in Mexico citv
were shut of during the first shocks ano
the city was in dense darkness save TO,
the flashes Of lightning which inter.
spersed the shock
The wailing and praying OF the rndiant
it the public squares added to the weird.
ness Of the situation and loft an rnfor.
gettable impression on the minds OF thu
half clad. shiverns hordes Of frightened
men. women and children. who stood out
in the drizzlng rain waiting for the com.
ing OF daylight
When the sun shone. the people "a.
turned to their homes. They had hardly
begun breakfast when a third shock sen,
them again scurrying to the streets.
NOT HOUSE ESCAPED DAMAGE
Early tonight the Associated Press
office In Mexico City received a reply
to message directed to the American
consul at Acalpuloo. The consul de-
clarcd that the shocks still continued
though with lessened intensity. Three
bodies had been taken from the ruins.
Inc churches. custom houses and all
Of the hotels in the place were rem.
dered uninhabitable while not q house
In tho city escaped damage Of some
kind
All buildings along the water front
were levelled. There was no tidal
wave. The consul says that no Amer
lean was killed or injured The peo-
pie are suffering greatly because the
shocks compel them to i've
In the open in the rainy season
MAN SCARED TO DEATH
y message from Puebla. the third
Mexican City in size. reports severe dam
age to several dwelling houses and ons
leath as the result Of this mornings
shocks. ". Tillao. a guest Of the Hotel
Jard.n died OF fright
Reports from Vera Cruz, Oaxaca
silicayoapam. Du.man,
Meroteon and Hechuca indicate property
lamaee but no loss OF lifo
At the department Of public works to-
light II was said that the quake had
greatly damaged the water main and that
Mexico City's water supply would ba
'nrtailed for few days. number Of
points IN Guerrero have not yet been
leard from