Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-15
QUAKE DEsTROYSC|TY
SAN SALVADOR. CAPITAL OF RE-
PUBLIC, IN RUINS, SAYS DIS
PATCH FROM NICARAGUA.
VOLCANO is IN ERUPTION
Towns Within Radius of Thirty Miles,
in Central American State, Are
Wrecked-Many Persons Re-
ported Killed.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, June
9.-Many lives were lost in the de-
Etruction by earthquake of the city of
San Salvador and several other towns
In Salvador, according to meager ad-
vices received here.
San Salvador, the capital of the Re-
public of Salvador, has population of
more than 10000.
A dispatch from Tegucigalpa, Hon
duras, says that in addition to the wip-
ing out of San Salvador, the towns of
Quezaltipeque, Nejapa, Suchichoto
Paisnal Armenios and Kejicanos also
were destroyed. Kejicanos was a sub
urb of San Salvador.
Thirty-MiIe Area Swept.
An operator who reached the edge
of the destroyed zone reported that
San Salvador was in ruins, and that
everything within radius of 80 miles
had been destroyed by the earthquake
The town of Santa Tecla also has
been destroyed, according to this re.
port. Residents of San Salvador are
camping in the streets and parks.
At the time the report had been
sent, it had been raining heavily for
five hours.
The disaster is supposed to have
been caused by an eruption of the vol
canO of San Salvador, at the foot of
which the city is situated.
Flames From Volvano Seen.
The telegraph operator at Tegucigal-
pa, Honduras, reported that the opera
tor at San Salvador had Informed him
that earthquakes had been felt there.
The shocks also were felt at Teguci-
galpa, where the operator at z 40 p.
m. lost communication with San Sal
vador on all wires.
From Sensuntenpeque, in north CEN
trail Salvador, flames were seen rising
apparently from a volcano in the
neighborhood Of San Salvador.
U. S. Envoy Reports Quake.
Washington, June 9.-DispatcheS
from American Minister Long at San
Salvador, sent at nine o'clock at night
while the volcano was erupting, said
part of the city had been destroyed
by fire, but that it was under control.
Great damage was done.
The dispatch said that about 6 80
D. m. severe earth shocks began, and
continued until about 8s45 with vary
ing degrees of intensity.
At about s as the volcano Of San
Salvador began to belch forth fire and
smoke, apparently on the side toward
Quezaltipeque. Later there was one
very severe shock, but the tremors of
the earth continued with decreasing
violence. At the same time there was
a steady shower of dry ashes falling
over the city.
American Records Safe.
The report says damage to the
American legation building will rem
der it uninhabitable, but that all rec
ords are safe. 1t adds that all other
city property appeared practically
untenable.
One important central business sec
ton had been destroyed by fire which,
at the time of telegraphing, seemed to
be under control. No deaths were re-
ported in the minister's dispatch as
being known at that hour.
1t is quite possible that either vol
canic eruption, fire or earthquake
might have done greater damage after
the sending of the dispatch. Seismo-
graphs Of Georgetown university re-
corded a severe earthquake disturb
ance about 1000 miles from Washing
ton. First tremors were recorded at
1857 %. m. The maximum shocks
were recorded at 8:07 p. m, and the
disturbance ended at 9 :25 p. m.
City Ruined Twice Before.
San Salvador has been described as
one of the most substantial and most
attractive cities Of Central America
1t suffered temporary ruin by earth
quake in 1854 and again in 1873, but
each time sprang into new life with
greater vigor than before.
1t has been the capital of the re-
public of San Salvador for more than
so years.
The city was founded nearly 4OC
wears ago-in 1523-by Don Jorge de
Alvarado.