EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
CABLE NEWS.
TWO TOWNS DESTROYED. FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. United Piucss Association— Copyright (Received Aug. 2, 1.10 a.m.) MEXICO,, August 1. A tremendous earthquake occurred on Friday. Five hundred persons'were killed. Both Chilpancingo and Chilapa wore destroyed. [Chilpancingo and Chilapa are in the south of Mexico, in the province of Guerrero, and are situated about 20 and 30 miles respectively from the sea —the Pacific Ocean. The active volcano Popocatepetl lies about 40 miles to the north of the two towns.]
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2569, 2 August 1909, Page 5
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84EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2569, 2 August 1909, Page 5
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