Show I HUNDRED I DIE HIE IN TIDAl WAVE Fearful Havoc Follows In Wake Vake Of Quakes In Mexican State Many 1 Were Vere Camped On The Open Beach ch and By Tidal Wave Vave COLIMA State of Colima Mexico Mex Mex- ico The ice The smallest state in the re republic republic re- re public was virtually demoralized last Thursday In the wake of a a. months month's siege of earthquakes which culminated in a a. tidal wave that took perhaps lives Governor Salvador Saucedo appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed for the help of the world Red Cross as he gathered reports of the wrecking of the resort town of and felt the inadequacy inadequacy inadequacy of federal and state forces on hand The capital already burdened with the injured of quakes absorbed ab absorbed some 2000 refuges frore fron All of these including the governor governor governor gov gov- himself were sleeping in inthe inthe inthe the parks afraid to return to the shelter of what homes remained lest the dreaded shocks revisit the city for food medicine money and tents Governor Saucedo Saucedo Saucedo Sau Sau- cedo declared the injured were not being adequately cared for The chief executive said not much money was necessary but unless I some came immediately the death toll would grow because of the danger of pestilence We oVe are arc doing all we can the governor said to relieve the suffering suffering suf suf- fering but our forces are arc wholly inadequate Virtually the whole state is demoralized The governor described the scene at as appearing almost hopeless The tidal wave 18 miles lang tang bore down on the resort behind the Almost everybody had hurried to the open beach for protection from the Ule quake Many were crushed crush crush- ed against buildings as the water surged Inland As it returned to the sea many others were caught in the undertow and drowned Only the main business buildIngs buildings buildings build build- ings were left undamaged Federal Feder Feder- al troops and state were trying to cle clean lD up the debris as all residents were evacuated Fish tossed all over the town were beIng being being be be- ing raked into piles and burned by the thousands to avert an epi epi- epi- epi demic Bodies still were being taken I from the ocean and the governor reported it Is probable a fin final a check will place well over persons persons per per- sons on the death list there |