| Show DEATH DEALT BT QUAKE GUATEMALA CAPITAL IS DE MANY BEING KILLED WHEN HOMES COLLAPSE residents flee to country in terror when series of quakes level buildings persons being homeless san salvador guatemala city capital of the republic ot that name has been completely destroyed by an earthquake many poisons were killed in the disaster some in their homes and others in the street the colon theatre which was filled with people collapsed there were many casualties among the audience various hospitals and asylums and the prisons were badly damaged and many patients and prisoners were killed many buildings wrecked alie railroad depot sugar mills post office the american and british legations gat ions united states consulate and all the churches in alie city hav e been lev aled deep fissures opened in the middle of the city inhabitants flee the inhabitants in panic lied from the more than persons are homeless the stock of in the city Is scant and aid Is required promptly the salvadorian Salva dorean government has suspended the official new tear celebration and entered into mourning in sympathy with guatemala earthquakes have been prevalent in guatemala since the day after christ mas alien shocks were general throughout the republic viah each recurrent shock the damage in guatemala city the capital of alie republic has grown more extensive on thurs day it was reported that from ten to forty persons had been killed in the disturbances of alie previous night while dispatches of I 1 alday and satur day indicated eliat 80 per cent of gua demala had been demolished and that thousands of were homeless martial law declared martial law had been declared and good order was said to be prevailing guatemala has been the scene of miny disasters the results of earthquakes since alie settlement of the country in 1522 there have been moie than fifty volcanic eruptions and in excess of earthquakes the original guatemala city was destroyed in 1541 and of the inhabitants w ere killed by a deluge of water from a nearby volcano which w as rent bv an earthquake alie second capital was by an earthquake in 1773 the houses of alie present capital were built low in consequence of the liability to guatemala city has a ot nearly it Is situated on a plain at nn elevation of 1450 feet above sea level tn alie great square stood the old palace the cathedral and archbishop s palace and government of cices the capital Is the center of the entire republic |
