DEMOLISHED BY EARTHQUAKES.
FATE OF GUATEMALA CITY. Austnilian-NMi. Cable Association Received Dec. 31, K p.m. Washington, Dec. a). Mighty per cent, of liuatemala Gity has been demolished by earthquakes, which started un Christmas Day and continued for two days. Thousands arei homeless. CETX COMPLETELY BESIKOW . 126,000 HOMELESS OR DEAD. Received Dot. 31. 1.-15 a.m. New York, "IKio 38. A terrific earthquake on Sunday, following the earlier sliocks, completely destroyed the city of Guatemala. One lmndrcd and twejity-iive home;less, an--! many are dead. (Guatemala city is the capital of the' Republic of Guatemala, the moat northerly of the republican States of Central America. The republic contain* several* volcanic summits, and are' of frequent occurrence.) THE CITY ENGULFED. INDESCRIBABLE PANIC. Received Jan. 1, 0.13 p.m. New York, Dec. 31. Deep fissures owned in the middle of Guatemala ■'City. Theatres, asylums and gaols collapsed. 'Many of the inmates* were killed awl injuaed. Tjjerc was. an indescribable panic. The final shock literally wiped out the city.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1918, Page 4
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