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Show HUNDRED DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE Even Water in the Streams of Mexico Made Sulphurous Sulphur-ous at the Time of the ShocKs. CITY OF MEXICO, . April 19. From the telegrams received it is certain cer-tain that the death list in the recent earthquake will exceed 100. There are a number of small towns yet to be heard from, but up to date the average aver-age number of fatalities at these places has ranged from nine to twelve and the number of injured from thirty to fortv. In Cliilapa thirty-three persons were injured and 77 "buildings destroyed. Nobody was killed, as reported yesterday. yester-day. After the first great shock the air was filled for many miles with a thick, sickening sulphurous odor. This caused great distress to the survivors. There are many speculations as to the cause of the peculiar freak of nature, and some consider it as a proof that the earthquake had its origin in some subterranean sub-terranean explosion. Even the water in the streams was made stilphuroua, as the following telegram tele-gram received from Chilpaneingo by the Associated Press will show: "On the 14th of April at 11:30 p. m. an earthquake shock of terrible intensity inten-sity was felt here. In the beginning the movement was oscillating and then changed to trepeatory. Nobody could tell how long it lasted on account, of the intensity of the phenomena, but it must have "been more than four minutes. min-utes. At the same time there was a very pronounced odor in the air. On the following day almost ever3'body complained of headaches. In some parts of the city the odor could be detected when excavations for water were made. On the night of the 14th the same odor was detected on the road to Acapulco and in the streams as far as Agualdel I Ferro, a distance of 98 kilometers from here. , "There are ten dead. It is impossible impos-sible to calculate the amount of property prop-erty loss, because with the exception of the city hall and about twenty other houses, the whole city is in ruins. ' ' The shocks continue at long intervals and spread panic among the inhabitants. inhabi-tants. There was no disorder, nor were there any acts of pillage registered. Everybody is trying to nelp the sufferers. suf-ferers. The authorities are aiding the people to the best of their ability. Last night there was another shock at 10 o'clock, accompanied by subterranean noises. ' ' A telegram from Chilapa to the Associated As-sociated Press says: The number of injured in this town is thirty-three. A child of 1 month was killed by falling walls. Thirty-one houses were completely destroyed. Seven hundred and seventy-nine houses are partiallv destroyed, including the telegraph office. The total loss of property, prop-erty, including- the cathedral, the vari-I vari-I ous" churches, the city hall and other buildings, amounts to over $2,000,000. A movement is under way in the City of Mexico to furnish relief to those rendered homeless and destituto in Guerrero. i |