The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-07
EARTHQUAKE TAXES . TOLL 1000 DEATHS IN MEXICAN TOWN
By Associated Pres,


 Mexico City, January 6.-Couzet-
 Ian was destroyed by Saturdays
 earthquake. with 2OOo casualties.
 including more than 1000 dead, ac-
 cording to official reports given
 out here tonight by presidential
 military Headquarters from advices
 received from officers in the Vera
 Cruz center of disturbance.
 The entire garrison at Teocolo
 was killed orr injured. The dead
 numbered 30 and the injured 60.
 Virtually all the roads In the
 surrounding district were flooded
 or destroyed, according to reports.
 Three hundred dead are reported
 at Barranca Grande, near COuzat-
 Ian. The water level at Port Bar
 ranxa Del Agua rose 25 meters.
 At least dozen towns and villages sn the state of Vera Cruz have been totally or partially destroyed Calcahualco, with POO Inhabitants. is reported to be entirely engulfe1. The complete death toll in all probability will never become definitely known because of the isolation of many purely Indian villages and the disturbed state of the country tending to make communication exceedingly difficult.
 SHOCKS STILL FELT
 Apparently the earthquake, which dis tinctly shook 10 of the central and south ern Mexican states. centering it's de structiye force in the state of Vera Cruz, has ended, although slight tremors are felt from time to time. Throughout the afflicted area thousands are sleeping in the open because of the fear of a recur- renee.
 t,at;.s< ,x,,- ..,o-tad frop, fba oifv or Nera Cruz almost ir.mediately upon receipt oi word of the death and destrIctiod wrought The government sent out forces of men and trains to bury the dead and 'aid the injured and the homeless. E One of the most tragic features of the disaster was the engulfing of the cntiri village of Caloehaualco, which formerly nestled in the slopes of the mountains It's 20 residents were mostly families oi rebel leaders, and their followers oper' ating in the gulf region. detachnen' of soldiers has been sent from Huatascc to bury the victims.
 OUTLAWS RAID RUINS Anoth ,r incident of tragic interest 4 tbe story that comes from San Juan Cos matepeS, where it is said outlaws raideo the ruins of tte town, driving the sur vivors of the earthquake into the leid' and jungles Casautlan, a village of .5' residents, was left with only two ouIid ings in.aot An uncounted number of vie- tims is still beneath the ruins, These three towns were apparently close to the exact center of tho earthquak' area wfich extended aboDt 50 miles or the eastern sleD of the volcano Of orr zaba Death came not only from eru'n' bling homes and churches, but Iron floods,in hitherto peaceful streams, wnicr were swollen. by black sulphurous wa'er' which swept wrecked settlements atohs their banks. drowning the injured ana carrying scores, of bodies down strearf inextricahly mixed with uprooted trees dead cattle ard other debris From point or the Mexican railway known a' Puenie Naccional bodies of men. wome' and children have been seen floatinl down stream with no chance of being re covered or ideptified CT even counted. MANY BODIES RECOVERED At San Francisco a5 bodies have beer taken from stream and call for fresi water has been sent to Vera Cruz Rim conada also rerrrts the recovery of abou score cf bodies, while the resident of san Francisco De Penas are bus
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