Show GUATEMALA HORRORS I I VORSE THAN S. S F. F QUAKE AE AEBy By United Press SAN Jan Jim 12 The The San Francisco earthquake and fire I was trivial In ill comparison with the tho Guatemala catastrophe was the statement today of Mrs Bertha Fischer first refugee from the strick- strick ent Central American city to arrive in this city Mrs Fischer whose home is here arrived on a steamer from the south The earthquake came on tho the third day of my visit to my brothers brother's home in Guatemala City she said It was at 10 1030 O p p. p m. m and we were re receiving receiving receiving re- re guests guest Suddenly the house began to shake There were six of ofus ofus ofus us in the house at the time and we fled with such clothing and provisions as we could get together in our haste We made our way to the open plaza several blocks away There Thero we found or GOO persons gathered We remained there three days clays and three nights and there were vero earthquakes almost continuously Two hours after the first shock martial law was declared Forty persons were shot the first night At least 1135 persons person s were killed outright by byI bythe I the Ithe quake and we saw many others injured by falling buildings The third day after the original quake we got a a. train out of the city and escaped |