Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-20
DEATH LIST GROWS
in LATER REPORTS
ON ANDEAN QUAkES
$50 Bodies Already Re-
covered in Argentina.
Feared More Buried.
HOT WATER SPOUTING
FROM EARTH FlSSURES
Red Cross Rushes Ambulance
to Costa de Araujo to Aid
in Relief Work.
RESCUE PARTIES ARE SENT
Shock at Trcsportenns Assumes
Proportions OF Catastrophe,
Say Reports.
tBy Associated Press.1

BUENoS AIRES. Dec. 1o.-Earth-
quake shocks. which on Friday after
noon destroyed several towns along
the Argentine slope OF THE Andes
Mountains were the most severe ex.
perienced In this country since 1863.
when half the city OF Mendoza was
laid in ruins. Reports from the nrea
where the shock was heaviest indi
cate great loss OF life and property.
upwards OF $50 bodies having been
already taken from the wrecks n,
buildings
At Tresportenas. more than 100
perished. and Mt Costa dc Arauio
thirty more were killed. 1t Is feared
more victims still are buried under
the ruins IN each town. At Trespor-
tenas. La Vale and La Central, not
house was left standing. No esti-
mate OF the number OF persons in
Jured has yet been made.
Minor shocks continue throuphout
the district, one particularly strong
tremor being felt yesterday after
noon at $50 o'clock In tho towns or
San Martin and Rivadavia. Tho peo.
The city of Mendoza was shaken but
a'u not suiier any extensive damage.
Crevnsscs Spout Water.
In the town OF Costa de Araujo
the quake opencd great crevasses out
OF which hot water Is spoutinE. Tho
water from one OF these .geysers
reached athelght OF about fifteen feet
and formed a pool-i in which two per-
sons were drowned.
Red Cross ambulance has reached
the village anu set to work to rescue
any sufferers who still may be aliye
in the ruins.
More than 10000 persons inhabIt
little villages along the eastern
Andean slope and. ms reports continue
TO add to the long list OF casualties
apprehension is telt that the final
figures will be very high. Rescue
parties have been sent from Mendoza
bUt details from the scene of disaster
are meager us telephone and tele-
graph wires are badly disorganized
The earth movement during the
tremor was from the northwest to
southwest and n number of small
shocks followed the principal con-
cusS!on whith lasted thirty seconds.
Catastrophe Mt Trcsportcnns.
The latest reports from Mendoza
coming tonight, said that the shock
at Tresportcnas had assumed the
proportions of n catastrophe. Three
relief trains have been rushed to the
town from which thirty dead and as
many dying have been brought out.
AT Costa de ArauJo, which was yery
Isolated. another shock OF the most
violent character occurred mt
o'clock this morning. The death list
was Increased By those reports to
ciGhtE-onc so far counted In Costa De
Arnujo, with eighty seriously in
jurcd
AZ La Vale terrible scenes wers
witnessed The relief work was mos,
difficult. owing to the condition OF the
roads. which had been broken up and
covered with water. The churct, at
La Valle was laid in ruins and the
municipal buildings walls were
cracked and the structure was likely
to fall at any moment
The seismograph at the Mendoza
institution recorded three shocks ON
Friday. the first beginning. at
O'CLOCK. 1t was Il sudden and violent
one, without the Slight movements
usually preceding. This lasted flfteen
seconds The second movement lasted
hve seconds and the third ten seconds.
The vibrations, with lesser shocks,
continued for thirty minutes after.
ward.