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Show TYPHOON ADDS HORROR TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS wounded ninpty-lhree. However, In view of the later reports, it Is thought these figures will fall far short of the real number of fatalities. It is reported that Acupuh'O Is partlv submerged by great waves. On the night of the first shock the harbor took on the appearanc-e of a typhoon -swept ocean. Just how mimh of the port has been submerged is not known. A vague message says that "the houses as far as the i-hurch are under water." A number num-ber of ships were in the harbor at the time, but it Is said all escaped. Reports from nearly all of the large cities in the southern part of the republic re-public have now been received, and although al-though many of these places felt the shock severely, no loss of life has been reported and the property loss is insignificant. insig-nificant. News Is anxiously swatted here from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where It is feared the earthquake may have done much damage. CITr OK MEXICO. April 17Heavy earthquake shocks continued on the west coast until yesterday morniug. I.ate newa from the earthquake area shows that the devastation wrought was greater great-er than at first supposed. Besides the destruction of Chllpan.lngo and fhilapa. It is now said that TlxtU was leveled. Messengers reaching Chilpancingo say the towns of Ayutla and Ometepec have been wiped out. The population of Ayutla is small, and It is thought the loss of life there will be insignificant. Ometepec is a town of about 4100 inhabitants, in-habitants, and the loss of life probably is large. Tlapa. near th border line of the State of Oavaca. is also reported to be wiped out. A report from Chlipanclngo says the whole of the west coast, from Aca-pulco Aca-pulco south of Sallna Cruz, has been badly damaged. A dispatch to El Jals. the organ of the Catholic church here, from the bishop oi Chalapa. confirms thn report of the total to-tal destruction wrought in that neighborhood. neigh-borhood. Fourteen are reported to have been killed in one house, and the number num-ber of wounded is given as thirtv-nine. In Tlxtla it is reported that twelve bodies have been taken from the ruins and that twlc that number of wounded are being cared for. The operator at Chilpancingn reports that the State government has provided tents for the homeless people. lp to yesterday morning the shocks continued with more or less severttr In the vicinity of Chlipanclngo. destroying some of the most important public buildings. build-ings. The hospitals, schools and the Jail are in ruins. The prisoners from the Jail were placed under guard by the rurales. I'p to this time the total number of deaths reported is thirty-eight, and tha |