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Show Fifteen Killed in Earthquake Calexlco and Other Towns In Imperial Valley, California, Severely Shocked Cnloxlco, Cnl , Juno 23. Mnrt'ul law Is declared hero and In Mw'cn'l, Mexico, Jiibt across the border lli.o, following n reign of terror In both Itowiis resulting from threo earth- ,qunkos. Reports 0f ot loiBi twoho dead and many Injured were brought hero hv refugees from tho Moxlcnn 'City. Most of tho buildings thero aro In ruins nnd hundreds aro sleeping In tho open. Tho earthquake was nccom- ' panted by tremendous outbursts of jdust. Amor can lavalry regulars aro patrolling tho streets here. Villa soldiers aro on duty In Mexican. I San Francisco, Juno 22. Advices received from Colexlcp, Cal., by long dlstanco telephone. Into tonight stated stat-ed that fifteen persons wero killed by falling walls causil by an earthquake, which occurred about 9 p. m. At 10 o'clock, tho roport said, two largo fires which had threatened tho town wcro under control, hut lessor conflagrations confla-grations st 11 wcro burning. Seven Fires Started In Calexlco Los Angeles, Juno 22. noports ro-tohed ro-tohed here from tho Imperial valloy Btato that two distinct earthquake shocks wero folt tonight nt Brawloy and as far cast as Yuma, Ariz., on tho Mexican border. Tho first shock occurred oc-curred at 8 o'clock and continued for about a mlnuto. Tho second shock, an hour later, lasted forty-five seconds. sec-onds. Tho only damage reported from JJrawley is tho wrecking of the Wuh school, which was tho finest build ng in tho valley. Seven fires aro reported to havo been started in Caloxlco, where tho shocks wero more frequent nnd severe se-vere and several persons aro said to have been killed there. Tho first shoik caused an explosion near tho Holton Power company at El Centro. Ono building was burned to tho ground and other damago dono. Beports from tho stricken district aro meager and It Is dlfilcult to got Information becauso of tho Interruption Interrup-tion of tolephono nnd telegraph communication. com-munication. Tho cntlro Imperial valley, val-ley, comprising several hundred squaro miles, Is In darkness. |