Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-03
F ANTILLES DEPART
MANAGUA BY PLANE
Two Hundred Are Taken to
Corinto-HuSbandS Con-
tinue Relief Work.
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outbreak of looting While doing ex-
cellent work, the National Guard does
| not command the respect of the native
population as much as the Devil Dogs"
Government officials insist that Ma
i nagua will be rebuilt, but today 1t APP
J peared that the capital would be re-
moved, at least temporarily, to Masaya,
located about half way between Ma
nagua and Granada. 1t was believed
| that If moved to Leon, the Liberal
stronghold, or Granada, Conservative
fort, 1t would cause discomfort 1t was
understood that the National Bank Of
Nicaragua would be removed to Ora
NADIA today
The blaze in Managua. which has
never been completely under control
since the earthquake Tuesday forenoon,
shifted by a change in the wind during
the night So that the entire northwest
ern section of the city was threatened.
Food Brought by Planes.
A large amount of food has been
brought here by airplanes from Pana-
ma. Salvador. Guatemala and Costa
Rica. and it is believed there is suffi-
cient here to care for immediate needs.
Vaccination and innoculation against
smallpox tetanus and typhoid is pro-
ceeding. Marine Corps and naval
Medical Corps officers are treating the
injured. 1t was estimated that $50
emergency operations were carried out
yesterday, the work frequently being
interrupted by new quakes. Only chem
ical sterilization was possible.
AS bodies are recovered from the
ruins estimates of the death toll are
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man, in charge of emergency work, now
reckons the number of dead at about
1000. Other estimates on the totals
run as high as 5000 dead. The bodies
are being buried in some instances but
in others being taken to a large assure
outside the city and burned.
Hanna Aids In Rescue.
Last night the work of recovering
the bodies of the dead continued by
the light of the flames burning relent-
lessly in the ruins.
Blackened and charred beyond rec
ignition. they were lifted out of the
debris, loaded into trucks, which car
ried them to the burial place and
emergency crematory outside the city.
Matthew E. Hanna, the United States
Minister, worked under pressure all day
doing what he could to help.
said, land 1t seems to me quite natural
to assume that such help will come
from the United States. I hope my
Government will find a way"
He said it was not clear now
whether the plans to withdraw 500
Marines by June l could be carried
out, but he disclosed that no Marines
would be taken away by the Army
transport Chaumont this week as had
been planned.
There are about 500 Marines in
Managua and several hundred more
are marching in from the hills Also
there are about 500 of the Nicaragllan
National Guard. excellent soldiers
trained by the Marines
Col. Calvin B. Matthews, U. S. M. c.,
who holds the rank Of general in the
national guard, praised the courage
and loyalty of his men for the part |
they had taken in the rescue work
The body of James Dickey, chief |
quartermaster' clerk, was recovered |
today and buried with full military |
honors. Lieut.. Comdr. Hugo P. A. |
Baske and Mrs. Joseph D. Murray, |
wife Of major Of Marines, also have !
been buried.
BTIFNOS AIRES SHAKEN