Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-17 | Page 1 | List of Earthquake Victims in Russia Now Numbers 2000

I LIST OF EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN RUSSIA NOW NUMBERS 2000 BAKU Russian Trans Trans-Caucasia Feb 17 Details Details which are slowly arrivIng arriving ing at Baku from fro show that 2000 persons mos mostly y women and children children children chil chil- dren perished a as a result o of the eart earthquake quake last week and and that houses were destroyed four Thirty villages of the country surrounding Ung also suffered t To add to the terrors of ot the neighborhood a volcano near the village of ot eastward of ot has broken out into active eruption A great crevasse has appeared whence immense flames and streams of lava are being thrown out The c of the river has been beeri alter altered d In consequence consequence consequence conse conse- quence of its bed being dammed with earth which had be been n disturbed by the the p Battalions of ot guards and detachments of soldiers with tents have hav been dispatched to Sham aka fo to o aid In the work of rescue The Red Cross society is active In alleviating distress I