Deseret Evening News | 1909-01-30 | Page 2 | Barcelona Was Not Destroyed

BARCELONA WAS r NOT DESTROYED Reports of a Disastrous Earth Earthquake Earthquake quake and Tidal Wave Are Untrue SHOCK IN MURCIA hilt lied rattle Stricken I f l Such as 01 IQ Madrid t Jan With Spain and with the city of Barcelona is III uninterrupted antI and tb the report emanating from rel tivi thU to a disastrous earthquake and Udal wave are untrue There was 1 a slight earthquake shock at In the tho province of Murcia but no Eer us damage was done rb TIle walls wall I of only a few houses were crack cracked eli ed Blight we were also felt In th the of Oils Ollae At both bath Tolona and Olias the In Inhabitant habitant fled panic stricken to th suburbs fearing that I a upon them such luch as al devastated Sicily and southern lOuthern Italy It le Is reported that the moment th earthquake Occurred the sun aun was a bid bidden lIen den by a 0 dense ane gray cloud which how however ever ImmediatelY while 0 a chewer of hailstone M am large as pal al alnut nuts nut covered the round ground to a 0 depth of centImeters SHOCKS NOT london Jan dispatches to News agency from Madrid say that there is II absolutely no truth In the reports ot of 1 a earthquake and tidal wave In lOut southern horn Spain and at Dar loM All communication with Ith those sections Is normal