Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-04 | Page 1 | Quake Destroys 3 Towns with 6500 Inhabitants

Quake Destroys z 3 Towns With a. a 65 00 Inhabitants W Ravaged r Cities in South America Details Meager TEGUCIGALPA Honduras Dec f 4 W Three towns with w a total population tIon of ot persons were re ported ted ed 5 as pr probably bab y destroyed troyed by an earthquake ke in Ocotepeque depart depart- in n an official message today from Erzi Sinuapa the new capital of o Oco- Oco cot co- co t jei p que ue The three towns to named were San l large tg rge population 2000 La Encarna Encarna- tie efen ii and San Fernando 1500 O ng to the wreckage of of ot com corn rn s systems stems the government had dIf difficulty in de determining any details details de de- de- de tails ils regarding the fate of ot the t e inhabitants in habitants or the exact time of the qu quake ti ke but it was regarded as probable able lible that the shock was the same one which struck Honduras day before yesterday esterday A A. report from irom San Salvador said the Honduran village of Santa Rita Inthe Copan area was destro destroyed ed by bythe the quake The western region of r the republic was as rocked alt all day yesterday S Several eral houses were destroyed and nd nd others damaged in the important r city tHy of ot La speranza a and d the 1 there ere was va sleepless s e l 5 throughout laif nJg night J t. t Other e vestern t rn cities heavily hit were Gracias and Naran- Naran I Jito lito feThe colonial city of llama was seri serio C ly d damaged In the city o of Co- Co 60 mites miles for Tegucigalpa th h bells rang all aU night without with out human supervision I The quake was felt at Truxillo and Ys Yon r in the northern banana zone b t there was no serious rious damage JINo reports had come through to toy y I from om the eastern region o of the theu country u tr Although ugh communication were known to have been destroyed destroyed de de- de- de there were no indications of ot otI I d damage age there i. i HEADS REVOLT I. I i w. w ic i k z ai lA 4 e Wil William a II Langer