Show MANY KILLED BY QUAKE IN MEXICO OVER FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEO KILLED AND SEVEN TOWNS demolished second shock adds to terror of survivors Who Arc facing terrors of famine and fear of repetition of death dealing earth tremors mexico city fifteen hundred and thirty seven persons killed forty one citi cities es each with pou populations lations of more than 1500 damaged seven big towns entirely demolished that Is the result of earthquake shocks on wednesday which visited this war stricken strick eti country ou as compiled from reports received here A new and terrific earthquake 8 shock hock occurred in the southern and western sections of mexico shortly after 6 5 thursday evening it was of five minutes du duart artion lon and distinctly felt here mount collma Is in frightful arup tho the cathedral in the city of that name Is destroyed together with many homes and business properties lea les the city Is practically in ia ruins taxco in the state of guerrero Is a total wreck and comila state of colima is ono one mass of flames apetz also Is in full eruption great cones of smoke hovering over the crater and lava hava pouring dow down n the sides the states of morelos and guerrero have the terrors of famine added to those of tile the earthquake while cloth ing bedding and shelter to Is scarce as fires swept many towns after the earthquake had passed the quake was most severely felt from the town of bravos in tile the south to doros hidalgo in the north miles it extended from the gulf of mexico to the pacific ocean tho the famous floating gardens of the Monte Alonte located on an island in lake xochimilco are no more gardens homes inhabitants island and all are sun sunken ken beneath the surface of the lake how many victims were claimed by the earthquake here no one can say but comparatively comparative y few if a any n y 0 of f the natives are believed to have eks escaped the inhabitants of this island are direct descendants of the aztecs azteca and of pure unmixed blood they raised and soi sold d nearly all the flowers and vegetables for tue the markets of mexico city now they and their homes and their products sure aire no more the entire rebel army Is giving aid by order of general alfonso miranda hda who Is diere thirteen Thir teed thousand mea men are am distributing such food as can be had helping to rebuild homes to shelter the homeless care for the ln in aured and bury the dead |