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Show lit1,1; QUAKE KSfi Suffering And Terror Hold Sway In Stricken Capital Of Nicaragua; At Least Several Hundred Are Dead (Copyright, 1931, by United Prss) Stricken Managua, shaken to pieces by earthquakes suffered suf-fered further today as sharp new shocks swayed the city and flames ate steadily through what remained of Nicararua's capital of 35,-000 35,-000 population. It was a city of suffering and terror Itelirf Workers Active There was hardly time to care for the dead - estimated variously from several hundred to more than 1,000 as relief we'ters labored to help the thousands of injured and to care for the dazed and terrified survivors.' Relief was on the way by ship and airplane, but there was immediate imme-diate danger from the lack of water food, shelter, medicine and, sanitation. The navy department was notified that conditions were such that the American women and ! children, numbering about 175, must be evacuated. The thousands of homeless ahd I jhelterless natives, including worn- I cn and children, were herded in the , REifcst parts of the -iLy, away from ,l.he fires, or in the outskirts. Na-lional Na-lional guards men protected them from wandering Ho the danger zones. Men of the tJnitcd States army engineer corps find marines worked heroically with the native national guard in relief work. Food and shelter was imperatively needed. The city was termed "totally destroyed" de-stroyed" in official dispatches. To an aviator flying o"tr the city, who radioed what he saw. the steol skeleton of the new cathedral which had been under consruction, stood almost alone as the capital's memorial. HOOVER SEN OS SYMPATHY VASH1NGTON, April 1. ' iU.P) President Hoover and Secretary of State Henry TJ Stimson dispatched today to the president and officials of Nicaragua the sympathy of this government at the Managua disaster. disas-ter. Mr. Hoover scut the following message to President Joe Maria Moncads : "I am apallcd at the catastrophe which hus overwhelmed Managua and in my own name and that of the American government and people I extend heartfelt sympathy to your excellency and the people of Nicaragua." |