The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
EARTHQUAKE IN mexico,
CAUSES HEAVY TOLL
Center of Disturbance Believed to
Fave Been Near oVlcano of Ori-
zaba-Impossible to Eeven APP
prOximate Casualties. Panic
Among Ignorant Classcso

Mexico City, Jan. A (By the Asso-
ciated Press s.)-Scores Of persons have
been killed III violent earthquake
which occurred in many parts of Mexi
co last night. The center Of the dis
turbance is believed to have been near
the volcano of Orizaba.
Incomplete press reports indicate
that the state of ezra Cruz suffered
more than any other section, although
seismic disturbances, were felt
throughout the entire republic. Ad
vices from Coroba say that 80 dead
have already been accounted for in
the village of San Juan Coscamatepec,
where many houses were destroyed.
There are unconfrmed reports of a
similar catastrophe in the village of
Huatuasco.
At Jalapa, further north, 80 victims
of the earthquake have been counted
| including numerous dead.
Lack of communication with the
other small ltowns and villages in the
theater of the disturbance makes even
approximate estimates of the casual
ties impossible.
The earthquake caused great alarm
in the large cities. Marine distur-
Dances have occurred off Vera Cruz
city and there were some casualties,
although the number Is not known,
with considerable destruction of pro-
perty.
From San Juan Coscomatepec, it
is reported that tho shocks still con-
tinued Sunday.
Information secured from the gov
show tina There were three distinct
shocks, the strength Of which decen-
tralized the instruments. The first
shock which occurred at 945 o'clock
Saturday evening lasted five minutes
The second, at 1925 was very brief
but of terrific intensity and was ac-
companied by terrifying subterranean
noises. The third shock, at 11:O1
o'clock was not discernible except by
the seismographs.
| -A'> Pe'tiiS III WAC Sppltdl aIuOUS Inc
igonrant classes was indescribable.
Many Of the people fed from their
homes and flocked, to the churches.
The Indians in the suburbs hurried
to the shrine of the Virgin of Gauda-
lupe. From Toluca, Cuernavaca and
Puebla comes similar voices Of panic.
Slight damage was done to the poorly
constructed homes of the poor people.
Panic reigned in various cities and
villages in the state of Vera Cruz.
where the people left their homes and
spent the night in the streets.
| The damage in Mexico City was linn
tied to cracks in the large buildings.
There were no deaths and none of tho
inhabitants was injured.
While the government observatory
has not decided what caused the shock
reports received from Cordoba, state
OF Vera Cruz, assert that they were
due to the volcano Orizaba although
the mear e dispatches contain moth
ing regarding a possible eruption or
volcanic disturbance.
| Inc TWO volcanoes near Mexico CITY
-Propocatepel and Ixtaccihuati-
have shown no signs of disturbance.
The shocks were felt heavily among
the towns along the ridge valley of
Mexico, while the capital which is in
the center of the valley, was not af-
fectcd severely.
Late reports received here say that
the death list in San Juan, Coscoma-
tepec, was augmented as result of
the collapse Of the church tower which
crashed in upon the crowds gathered
inside the edifc to pray following the
first shock.
Vera Cruz city is without water.
while the lighting systems of Orizaba
and Jalapa are out of commission.
report from Orizaba says it is be-
llcvcd two trains one bound for Mex
/ ico City and the other for Vera Cruz,
were deraled by the shock