Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-09

Fears Of Another Disastrous
Earthquake Are En- .,,}
tertained. ,ss .j5

Mexico City, Jan. 9.-Intense e1-
ctternent and panic reigns among the
inhabitants of Cordoba and Orixahas
in the western part of the state OF
Vera Cruz, because Of the opening OF
a new crater of the Volcano Of Oriza-
ba- fifteen miles to the north. The
new crater is emitting smoke.
ing untoward has been noticed at the
other volcanoes in Mexico, including
the two huge extinct craters of POpos
catepetl and Ixtachiuatl, southeast OF
this city, or at the extinct crater OF
Colima, near the Pacific coast. The
tremors detected by instruments here
yesterday was felt at Coscomatepec.
Cordoba and zongolica, state Of Vera
Cruz, but no damage was done by
them.
Experts believe the reported OPEN
ing Of small and supposedly extinct
volcano at San Miguel and the break
ing out of a new crater on Mount
Orizaba provide an explanation OF
the earthquake which on Saturday
night centered, with terrific effect
along the line between the states OF
Vera Cruz and Puebla. ,5gs.s
200 Deaths Reported.
New advices tell Of 200 deaths near
San Miguel and in the country dis
/. trlctS near ooEuoOd, AnO IL seems
| improbable the final list Of casualties
will fall below original estimates Of
1000 even il reports of 1000 deaths
at Couztlan were exaggerated. From
compilation and comparison of vary
ing dispatches it is believed twenty
villages were completely destroyed
with almost double that number OF
towns and villages partially demolish-
ed or badly damaged.
i f-H>
frcm different places to the presi~
dental military staff and Mexico City
papers say were totally destroyed are
Couztlan, with 1000 dead and as
many injured; Barraca GrAnde,
where 800 are dead: Coscomatepec,
with 80 killed; Calcahualco. which
has vanished with its 200 inhabitants:
Camusapa, xconoxtl: Acatlan. Teoce-
10. where 80 were killed; Los 81
mones. Chilchotla. saltillo. Lafragua,
Ocotlepa, Plata. Chichiquita, Tene-
zapa, Ayahualcox, Quimistlan and
Atotonllco, where 200 persons perish
ed.
Many Buildings Destroyed
On the list Of cities suffering dam
age are Vera Cruz. Jalapa, where IS
per cent of the buildings were crack
ed and damaged; Cordoba, Gico,
iCoatepec. Huatusco. Perote, Chichi-
dAIld. le4HuIiaN, ACulCIuBO, IamplCO,
Tuxpan, Chichiquilla, Alpatahua, Al
i totingo, Naolinco, Jacaltepec, Canu-
4 capa, Xocontxtle. Huatitlan, Chiltont-
! la, Xanatla, Xacamuzalcos Pnsso de
Oveias, La Antigua, San Fra nciecp dc
4 LAS Penas. RinconadA and SolsHad-
tAsi Amohk these are villages I'm the
state ofsPuebla. s.fs I. II !. s AS, a
J. With the water supply. OF various
places polluted by volcanic action the
first action taken was to send tank
cars from Vera Cruz to Rinconada.
u Punete Nacional, San Francisco de
las Penas and Antigua. 1t is report
ed that streams near Mount Orizaba
tare becoming normal once more aft
er having been dried up by the Sub
terranean disturbances.
President Carranza. has approved
an appropriation of 10000 pesos and
has directed the money be sent to
state authorities in Vera Cruz.
Mexico City, Jan. 9.-Seven towns
near Teocelo, south Of Jalupa, have
been overwhelmed by the earth. dis
turbances and great lake is cover
ing their former sites, according to a
message received this morning from
Teocelo through Vera Cruz. Thirty
four bodies had been recovered when
the message was filed at Teoce1o.