The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-06-25
Twelve Dead and Many Injured
Along Mexican Line.
MARTIAL LAW QUICKLY STOPS lOOnNG
Heber, MeSicali and Caleslco Ruined
Yuma and San Diego Shake
Imperial Valley Suffers.
REsULT or gARTHoUAkE

Twelve killed. many injured at Mex
icall. buildings destroyed.
cale1lco buildings destroyed. other
damaged by fire.
Hcbor destroyed by firo.
Imperial damaged.
Shock telt from San Diego. on coast
10 Yuma, Aria.
High school at Brawicy wrecked.
Los Angeles. Reports OF three 30
we're earthquake shocks, which result
cd In the death and injury OF At least
10 persons and considerable property
loss by fire In several cities In tho
Imperial Valley covering several hun
dred square miles, were received here
Wednesday
Telephone and telegraphic commun'
icAtion was interrupted. aud informa'
ton from tho stricken district ts
mcAEcr,
Tho greatest damage was at calox.
leo on the Mexican border line, whore
tho ioas Of life occurred. Early ro-
ports from there said that the town
had been destroyed by fire. but tele-
phone employees nt III Centre, who
talked over n wire 20 lineman later.
reported that fires were confined TO
three buildings. which the fIre depart
mont succeeded In getting under con-
troll.
Many buildings in caiexico were
shaken down. Tho operators In tho
telephone building fled after the first
shock.
The frat shock occurred At 1870
y. NJ. and was followed by two others
AZ $40 T., NJ. and $50 y. NJ. These
wore foit In the district surrounding
III Centre and caicxieo.
Two HhockH were reported from
Yuma at the same time. Two slight
shocks were felt at San Hernardino.
several miles north OF the Mexican
line, NJ Q o'clock, San Diego also was
visited by two slight shocks.
Heber, railroad town five miles
w0st OF El Centre, was reported On.
tlreiy destroyed by fire. Al Imperial
several buildings were cracked and
tho wall OF one fell IN. but no injuries
resulted, Tho telephone operators
there also fled from their building.
A repair crew OF tho Pacific Tele'
phone company was sent at midnight
10 Ei Centre.
Martial law was declared In Calexi'
co, Cal. and In McxicRli. Just across
tho border. following q reign OF terror
In both towns. Three severe earth
quakca were felt. which caused thou
sands Of dollara OF damage TO property
and resulted IN tho loss OF at least IL
lives and many injured.
United States cavalry troops arc
patroilIng the streets of Caicxico 10
prevent io0ting. Villa troops are
guarding Mexicaii. One man caught
iootlng ia Mexicaii is reported 70 have
been ahot,
Information from the Mexican town
ia meager, hpt tho first OF tho refu'
gees 20 arrive at Calexico. across tho
border. says that at least IL persons
were killed aud many injured.
All brick buildings In Calexico wero
dcaerted and most OF them are badly
cracked or In ruins, Two houses we're
destroyed by fire. One business build
ing was gutted. Tho electric lights
failed after the first shock.
The rumbllng OF tho earthquake
could bc plainly heard In Calexico. IN
dicatlng that tho center OF the disturb
Anco was nearby. The shocks, which
were accompanied by tremendous out
bursts OF dust, did not follow any par
ticular direction. but came from every
angle. II was difficult at times for
pedestrians 10 keep their footing.
Later reports from the Imperial Val
ley are that two distinct shocks were
felt at Drawley and as far east as
Yuma, Ariz.. on tho Mexican border.
The frat shock occurred at s p. M. and
continued about minute. The sec.
ond shock, which occurred an hour
later, lasted as seconds.
Tho wrecking OF the high school at
Brawiey, which was the finest build.
ing IN the valley, Is reported.