The Detroit times., 1911-06-08
SEARCH RUINS FOR
QUAKE VICTIMS
Number Of Dead in Mexico City Is
Placed at 70, of Whom 40
Were Soldiers.

MEXICO CITY, June 8.-While the
city authorities are hurriedly repair,
fng the damage caused by yesterdays
earthquake shocks, burying the dead
and caring for the wounded, the gov.
eminent officials, by direction OF
. President De La Barra, are endeav'
or1ng to get into communication with
the country south of the capital. II
u. feared that when details are re-
coIved the magnitude of the disaster
viii be greatly increased.
Reports made to the police today
place the number OF dead I'm the city
&C 76, OF whom 40 were soldiers. This
list is expected to~be Increased when
tiB search OF the demolished build
1ngs in the poorer quarter Of the city
& s. completed. or the injured about
200 are I'm the main and the temporary
hospitals. Many OF these are chill
dren who were abandoned by their
ferrified parents following the shocks
and who were caught and crushed
"a the debris OF their homes.
The Santa Maria quarter, which
suffered the most, was surrounded to-
day by Gordon Of military Peon
lnb0rers are raZing all badly dam
+ aged structures and searching the
ruins Of those already fallen.
Other workmen are making tenn
p0rary repairs to the national palace,
he Santo Domingo cathedral and the
other noted buildings and churches
which were damaged by the quake.
49, he utr
Davements will be stupendous task.
Sounding a note Of political free
dom for all the countries of North and
South America, Francisco l. Madero,
IT., welcomed with wild acclaim to-
day to the capital of Mexico as the
hero OF a successful revolution that
threw on the old style, despotic rule
~ the Diaz regime, last night, in a
speech at his home expressed the
hope that the Mexican revolution
would cause the peoples of Central
and South American countries to seek
+ political freedom.
When q people fights for liberty
and conquers, the triumph is well re-
Cetved IN neighborfng countries, he
14id. The spirit OF liberty will not
be satisfied and we all will really not
Be happy until In the whole American
sentiment the reign Of democracy Is
complete
I'VE are all brothers," he said, as
he waved his arm. I'VE are all happy
It this moment: for, In the conquest
Of liberty we see a contrast with the
sentiments of sister republics. who
are now going to understand our SEN
tiHaents, but who are slow to fight for
liberty.
II know well that the sentiment of
liberty has no frontiers. History
shows the influence of the French
revolution ON other countries. None
Of us shall feel satisfied until democ-
racy reigns supreme throughout the
. sentiment"
fancisco Madero's> enthusiastic re-
ception yesterday, despite the earth
quake. has encouraged him to believe
more firmly than ever that the end
Of Mexico's troubles IL at hand. In
~ exclusive statement to the United
Press he said:
This six-day trip has been harder
than campaigning. Now comes the
hardest part The bullet part Is over
and our work now Is reconstruction.
= am going to stand for better
schools In Mexico and in order 10
accomplish that we must oyerturn
the whole system OF the republic. DIR.
Yasquez Gomez will have this duty
10 perform.
~ will not campaign for the pres
idency during the period preceding
he election. II the people want me
elected. Will let them speak their
Hi1I. and n they want some other man
1hx11 be satisfied. My trfumpha1 trip
no>l<hUard has convinced me that all
fH1 people OF Mexico understand the
nfoblcms we must face and are ready
"a help solve them. I believe Mexico
~I)I at once get down TO work again
~ that peace will be rapidly restor-
~ N all parts of the republic.
III am grateful TO the American ,peo-
30 for their sympathy during the
||xomfion. That revolution cost me
I111|bIy tsoo,o09 and there was not
tn1 cent OF American money IN It.
&1<ricsn and foreign capital will al
I've BE- welcome IN Mexico. as a n