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San Jose, Costa RIGA. May Car
ragG was destroyed by an earthquake
Oh Wednesday. Not one nouse re
mains standing in the city. and II Is
feared that many ars helpless beneath
he ruins
The number OF persons killed is IS
timated AZ more than 800. Four nus
dred bodies have bseI recovered from
the ruins.
The buildings OF the town collapsed.
and the surviving populaCe was thrown
into panic
Hundreds OF people were rende. ed
homeless
The interior of Costa RIGA has been
devastated Conservative tabuiatiohs
place the number Of dead al 1866. The
country 10 the north and northwest OF
San Jose has been cleaSsd open. En
tire villages have been .:undermined
and lost in e NAV Of ths earthquake
Carriage probably has Suffered the
greatest pe"uniary loss. lii the noun
tain country there were scores OF Sil
lagos and humble settlements ths'
dropped out OF sight The loss accru
ing from damage to banana and rut
beI plantations alone is enormous. The
first news of the calamity was brought
to San Jose by couriefs from the liz
terror From villages to the north anc
northwest there came the same story
OF death and devastation BetweeL
Carriage and San Jose the same condi
tion prevails.
As the refugees arrived al San Jose
they brought further news of the de
VISITATION wrought by the shocks They
agree that Carriage is practically de
stroyed, but the estimates or the dead
and injured are conflicting They sai
the report OF 500 fatalities was conse,
vative
1t is believed that DR. Recanagra
the Guatemalan magistrate to the CeI
trail American Arbitration Court, wa
killed His wife and child are said tn
have persisted also. =.
According to the reports that wer.'
received here the refugees say that
between Carriage vito
outside points has been interruptes
and much damage has been done
along the railway line leading to Port
LimOn The shocks threw the l0G0G
inhabitants into a panic. The authori
ties however. kept their heads and
martial law being declared. prom pity
began the work of resene,
Some 400 bodies have been taken
from the ruins and the injured viii
add several hundred to the total
casualties. The injured are beins
brought to San Jose
Among the public buildings destro!
ed Is the magnificent Caurt of Jns
tice, presented by Andrew Carnegie as
a permanent arbitration tribunal
where disputes between the Contra
American republics could be settle
without resortins to arms,
All Of the telegraph wires ar.
down, but from the meager az
counts at hand 1t Is known that prac
tically all the survivors are engages
in clearing away the ruins where
scores, and perhaps hundreds are dy
Ing beyond hope Of rescue .
Thousands of those who ahandons5
their homes have filled the air with
lamentations and prayers. Practically
the entire population; terror stricken.
as the seismic disturbances continue
are preparing to leave for San Jose.
As the frightened people rushed to
the streets. buildings were crumblins
to earth and few were able to reach
places Of safety.
Appeals for help have been forward.
ed to San Jose and to the capitals Of
other Central American republics
Thieves and murderers who escaped
from the prisons are plundering III
houses, increasing the terror Martial
law has been proclaimed and the Sol
diers and police are having the great
est difficulty in maintaining order.
Although other parts of Costa RIGA
have been unchanged, the greatest ex.
citement is said to prevail throu ghour
the republic. Hundreds of refugees
have reached San Jose by the tramway
line which connects. the two cities
while scores OF families are encampe d
on the hilltops overlooking the ruins
Of the ancient city,
Thousands are journeying from 8 n
Jose to render assistance to the dyir 2
and the wounded Food supplies aud
clothing were sent. and all available
surgeons and nurses In San lose are
doing all within their power to relieve
the suffering