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Show Letter From Ex-Utahn ; Tells of Chile Earthquake Terrors Former S. L. Couple Seizes 'It Was Horrible,' Woman Says ' 'There Are So Many Poor People Children, Flees to Safety In Note to Mother Here And All They Have Is Gone' The dramatic story of 4 former Salt Lak. City family caught In Chile's devastating earthquake reached till city Friday In a Utter Ut-ter from that atrlcken country. Tba letter wu received by Mr. Fred Anetee, SM Wall trt, from htr daughter, Mm B. L. Johnson, ' wif of a chemical and mining engineer In Sewell, In the Andea mountain In northern Chile. ' Bringing reaaeuring new of the family, the letter described three and half minutes in which Mr. Johnson and her husband each "grabbed a baby and ran outside." out-side." Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two 1 a daughters, on I year old and the other 4. "I know you are all anxious it we are all safe.' Mrs. Johnson wrote to her mother in a letter dated January 27. "W had a terrible earthquake her night before be-fore last, but fortunately no damage dam-age was done In Sewell. Th south was completely wiped out, with a loas of hves up t date of 16.000 people. It was horrible. "It shook for three and a half minutes, and LeBaroa and I each grabbed a baby and ran outside. As w passed the parlor, a big mirror on th wall was swinging like a pendulum of a clock, and ail th vase and bric-a-brac were rattling. "They have been rushing nursi and doctors from her and Santiago San-tiago to hslp th poor people who are all homeless Chilian, a city about th (is of Bait Lak, ha but three houses standing. "It certainly Is horrible situation. situ-ation. There are so many poor people and th little they had Is all gone. The theater In Chilian collapsed full of people and killed them all. I'll writ you a long letter oa Tuesday. This has t go out now to catch that train. W are all wall and hop you are the nam. Much love.' Th letter was signed "Ardene," Mrs. Johnson's given nam. . Mrs. Johnson waa born In Bait 'Lak City and was graduated from Wast high school for some year ah was a stenographer at th Walker Bank and Trust company. com-pany. She mat her husband la Bait Lak City, according to Mm Anetee. Mr. Johnson la a chemical and mining engineer for th Bradea Copper company, a anit of the Kennecott Copper company. |