Evening star., 1911-06-08
PORTIONS OF TONlLA
AND SAN ANDRES SUFFER
Large Number Of Victims Of Seismic
Disturbance in Zapotlan.
MANY HOUSES THROWN DOWN
Thousands Made Home1ess-More
Than Half the Dead Accounted
for in Capital Were
Soldiers.

GUADAI4AJARA, Mexico. June s.-The
volcano Colima became active yesterday
when the earthquake shocks were felt, and
today is emitting smoke and lava. The
towns of Tonia and San -Andres were
badly damaged by the disturbances. por-
lions Of them being destroyed. A relief
train has been sent to the scene from
here
MEXICO CITY. June S--Dispatches
from Tuxpan. a few miles east OF the vol
cano Coima. in the southern part OF the
state of Jalisco. say that Zapotlan suf-
fered severely from yesterdays earth
quakes The number Of victims Is said
to be large. church and a number OF
houses were thrown down. and other
dwelling places rendered unsafe. ihou-
sands of persons are homeless.
The DISPATCHES state that the center Of
the disturbance was the volcano Colima,
which has become active.
The towns of Tonila and Platanar, stu
ated near the volcano. have been dam
aged.
Dead In Capital at Least Is.
At least seventy-ave people. it is esti-
mated. were killed. several hundred were
wounded and property to an amount ex-
ceeding 100000 was destroyed In the
earthquake here yesterday.
No American perished. nor has the
death Of any person OF prominence been
recorded.
The city had put on gala dress to well
como the arrival Of Madero and the
earthquake gave . tragic turn to what
was to have been q day Of great public
rejoicing.
More than half Of the dead accounted
for are soldiers. They were. caught be-
meath the falling walls Of the artillery
barracks at San Cosma. near the sta
ton Of the Mexican Central railway.
Twelve women, wives Of the soldiers
were killed.
Eight persons lost their lives In the
ruins Of the city power plant Of the
street railway company.
The fury Of the shook was felt almost
altogether In the northwestern and west
ern parts Of the city. The most dam
age done was In the quarter known as
Santa Maria. although cracked pavements
and broken walls mark its course as far
south as Colonia Roma, inhabited largely
by Americans In this quarter. however.
little damage was done and no death has
been reported.
Cracks In Pavements.
Cracks show here and there in pave
ments throughout the area affected. and
now and then asphalt Is buckled into
ridges from three to Ave inches high.
Many adobe houses and other dwellings
OF light construction were thrown to
the ground. and a number Of far more
solid buildings were damaged. Among
these are the National Palace and sev-
eral churches and schools.
For hours after the heavy shocks the
wide streets and open squares were
thronged with frightened people. and all
of the typical earthquake scenes Of popu-
lar excitement were repeated-persons
praying in streets. old and young rushing
here and there. carrying crucifxes. others
bearing what OF their earthly possessions
they could carry.
To the quick wit Of the engineer Of
the power plant 10 credited the fact that
more loss Of property and life was not
incurred He turned OF the current be-
fore the last shock had passed. Falling
walls. therefore. did not result in any
crossing Of live wires with consequent
fire or escape Of the deadly current.
When the work Of searching the ruins
is completed 1t 10 possible that the list
of dead will be increased somewhat. as
hiding here and there throughout the
city there doubtless are many wounded
ties and government hospitals, are anx-
,ous to evade discovery.
The destruction of the soldiers bar
racks is laid to the fact that its walls
were thin though 1t dates from a period
when earthquake construction was the
rule. Seventy-two soldiers were sleeping
In the house. Approximately thirty-f1ve
were quartered on the hr:t moor. the re.
fell away and the roof. crashing down
the sleeping men on the second foor.
hurled them down through the ceiling
on their comrades below.
Find Bodies Of Soldiers.
The bodies Of thirty soldiers have been
recovered Three are missing and six
teen are wounded. q few seriously.
Many OF the uninjured wives OF the
soldiers aided IN the work Of rescue OF
the dead and living bodies under the
ruins. Ambulances carried the dead to
Dolores cemetery and the wounded to
the military hospitals.
WHSu
the quake shook down the long wall be-
tween the Mexican and the Mexican Gen.
trail yards. warehouse Of the Mexican
Central was wrecked. one wall and a
portion Of the building collapsing. About
one-third OF the roundhouse was torn
down. No casualty was reported there.
Besides the national palace the
churches OF Santo Domingo and La Pro-
fesa were damaged. Long cracks ap-
peared in all Of them. In the palace a
keystone In one of the arches was thrown
almost out.
The educational institutions DAMAGED
are the Government Normal School, the
Liceo Guadalupano. q sirls' BOARDING
school and Mascarones COLLEGE. q NOTED
Jesuit institution. No one was killed OF
severely hurt at any OF these places
That part OF the Hceo which collapsed
far removed from the dormitory
The frightened children and their in.
structors fed into the street clad only 81
nightciotheG.