Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-09
t'.'sos %: ,,si.a,.u, 'ADOR IS
RAZED BY QUAKE
Capital of Central America
Falls With Estimated Toll
of 10000 Lives.
NEARBY VILLAGES ALSO LOST
Country Within Radius of 80
Miles Destroyed; Volcano
SpitS Stream.
NEARBY VILLAGES ALSO LOST

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua.
June S.-San Salvador. Santa Tccla
and neighhoring towns and villages
were destroyed In an earthquake
which commenced at o'clock last
night and continued thruout the
night. according 10 adyiccs received
here from the president Of Nicaragua
tonight.
photographic communications just
established with san Salvador CON
firms that earthquakes commenced at
Z o'clock p. IN. yesterday Thursday
and continued all night. accompanied
by q heavy rain
san salvador, Santa Ocla and
neihhboring towns and villages for
thirty miles were destroyed.
The president Of Nicaragua has
tclesraphed the president of Salvador
offering aid. He has offered the or
ganl2ation of relief committees to
send help to the suffering and the
homeless"
A report received from san Miguel
says san Salvador was destroyed, only
one hundred houses being left stand
ing. Strong earthquakes. the report
says, were followed later by lava and
boiling water
At ABOUT S.i5 the volc. no Of san
Salvador began To belch forth fire and
smoke. There was later one very
severe shock but the trcmors of the
earth continued with decreasing
Violence. Al the same time, there was
a steady shower Of dry ashes falling
over the city.
Americas Weakest Point.
Strong landscape and scenic fel-
turcs with "A soil the most prolific in
all of prolific Latin America. with
gold and silver, lead, iron and copper
in rich abundance, Salvador, the
smallest of the Central American re-
publics. Is geographically very weak.
Together with its four sister repub-
lies 1t forms the most vulnerable spot.
the solar pleNus as 1t were. OF the
American continents. Its formation
is that of n joint In the earths crust.
and any disturbance beneath the
American surface quickly finds an
outlet along the seams of Central
America.
biologists have proved how In early
geographical ages narrow straits cN-
listed where now exists the narrow
necks OF land and thru these straits
the peaceful Pacific communicated
with the great Atlantic, and across
them the North American continent
could have run a boat service TO the
continent of South America. Thus the
/ Panama canal may be regarded as "A
revcrsion to early photographic condi-
tions.
/ Forming as it does the partition be
tween the two great oceans and the
two great continents. and in view Of
the rapidly increasing trade of North
and South America, this area is geo.
graphically Of extreme importance.
Has Two Distinctive Nolcanos.
Salvador lies wholly upon the Pact
fic slope. II Is 900 square miles in
extent and harbors within its confines
! two Of the most destructive burning
mountains in the world, the San Mis-
uel and san Salvador. Thruout its
whole history run tragic tales Of
death. destruction and devastation by
! the treacherOus volcanoes which burst
| forth Unexpectedly after long periods
OF sleep. Working In conjunction with
| Miguel is the lake Of ltopanso which
/ rises suddenly in It's steep. trough-likc
! bed, and floods the earth around H..
/ In 1880 Il cone five hundred feet in
diameter suddenly appeared in the
Ccnter Of this lake.
The total population Of Central
America is five million: of Salvador
! 100000 and Of San Salvador, its
capital Is $1,000.
Capital Brilliant City.
San Salvador, . 100 feet elevation In
the valley of Las lIamacas. is thirty
miles from the Pacific coast. 1t is a
| handsome Latin-Amorican town with
a large university and other instnu-
/ tlons marking a brave display OF
architecture. II compares favorably
as center of life with all European
cities.
The principal industry OF San SAL
vadoI is agriculture and coffee, sugar
! indigo, rubber tobacco, rice and other
cereals and fruits are produced in
great abundance. Cotton growing Is
encouraged by the government which
has recently established a model farm
Tho people, hot and quick like the
volcanic regions on which they life.
are of diverse extractions Forty per
/ cent OF them are Maya and Quiche In
dians descendants from the old
| American temple builders); more than
! 80 per cent are half-breods, there are
| "A few negroes and nearly 10 per cent
of pure Spanish and other whites.
| A high excess Of births over deaths
contribute to n rapidly increasing pop
ulaiior and the country may well be
described as Il progressive one.