The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-14
QUAKE KILLS 500
SEISMIC DISTURBANCE DE.
sTRoYs cARTAoo, COSTA RIGA,
WITH TERRIBLE RESULTS.
GREAT NUMBER ARE INJURED
Telegraphic Communication IL Sew.
ered-operators Are kIIIed-Hun.
dreds Are Homeless-Martial Law
PrevaIIs-Other Portions Shaken.

dreos Are Homeless-MartiaI Law
PrevaIIs-Other Portions Shaken.
San Juan Del Sur. Nicaragua
large part Of Cartago. Costa RIGA, was
destroyed Wednesday night by an
earthquake.
Five hundred persons are dead and
fully as many are wounded. Half the
houses in the city have been de-
stroyed. Hundreds Of men. women
and children are homeless.
The first news of the calamity
reached here in dispatches from San
Jose, which is 13 miles northwest OF
the stricken city.
Martial law has been proclaimed
and the soldiers and police are having
the greatest difficulty in maintaining
order.
Thieves and murderers who es-
capped from the prisons are plumber
ing the houses. increasing the ter.
ror.
Although other parts of Costa Rica
have been unchanged, the greatest
excitement Is said to prevail through
out the republic. Hundreds of refugees
have reached San Jose by the tram
way line which connects the two
cities, while scores of families are en-
camped on the hilltops overlooking
the ruins of the ancient city.
Thousands are journeying from San
Jose to render assistance to the dying
and the wounded. Food supplies and
clothing were sent and all available
surgeons and nurses in San Jose are
doing all in their power to relieve
their suffering.
1t is understood the president oil
Costa RIGA will issue proclamation
calling upon the people Of Costa Rics
and the sister republics of Contra
America to contribute to the wants Of
the survivors of the earthquake.
Dispatches from San Jose report
that the Spanish minister to Costs
RIGA has asked the Madrid govern
ment to authorize him to give finan
cial assistance to the survivors and
refugees.
Two hours after the first shock wal
felt in Carriage an immense meteor
passed over the Porto Rican-Nicara
guam frontier, leaving luminous
track for about ten seconds. Thi.
spectacular phenomena caused grea
fear among residents of the rural dis
tricts.
Reports have been received from
various cities in the five Central Amer
lean republics that earthquake shock
were felt at about the same hour Car
tago was destroyed. At Greytown
Nicaragua, the shock lasted for NOR,
than ten seconds, and was rather sc
we're. although no damage is reported
Several towns along the San Jual
river reported that windows were bro
ken by the shocks.
1t is impossible with the advice a
hand to attempt to give any estimat
Of the damage to property, but 1t
known that the loss will run far int
the millions.
Efforts are now being made to re
store telegraph communication witt
the stricken city. and until this 4
done more complete details of tn
earthquake cannot be obtained.
Railroad communication between
Cartago and Port Limon and San JOS
has been cut on and the people ar
80 terror-stricken that 1t is a grea
task to organize relief expeditions
However, this work is going forwar,
as rapidly as possible. People VIII,
lived some miles from Carriage hav,
arrived at San Jose and report tn,
quake to have been one. of terrific In
tensity.
Among the scores of buildings dc
stroyed in that city is the beautiful
Palace 6f Justice, donated by Andrew
Carnegie at a cost Of $250,000' in 100
and which was occupied as the sea
of the Central American peace court.
The city of San Juan was also sc
verely shaken by the disturbance. bu
SO far as known no person was killed
| A number of buildings we're damaged
Reports from towns in Nicaragu
along the Costa Rican border indicat
the quake was also felt there. Their
is much suffering throughout tn
| stricken zone.
Cartago has an estimated populs
tion OF 10000 and has frequently SUI
fered from earthquakes.
It is situated at the foot Of Noun
Irazu. volcano 1880 feet high, an
which has been extremely active 70
many years. In 1854 an eruption fror
1t entirely destroyed the city at II
base.
On April 13 last a series of eartl
quakes, varying in intensity. sweI
over Costa RIGA, doing -considerabl
material damage, but practically will
out loss OF life. San Jose suffere
most severely, while both Cartago an
Port Limon felt the force of the dil
turbances.
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