AN ISLAND DISAPPEARS.
. MANY PERSONS PERISH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Vancouver, December 19. Following an earthquake shock, the ifeland in the Ilopango Lagoon, close to the city of San Salvador, sank into the lake. One hundred and seven persons are known.to have.perished. There is.-no trace of ,the remains of the island. " I -' In 1879-80 tho Lake of Ilopango was the scene of a remarkable series of volcanic disturbances. . It is 51 miles by 4i miles, and forms a rough parallelogram. On all sides are steep mountains, except where two villages, Asino and Apulo, occupy little patches of level ground; Towards the end of December,-1879, fhe lake rose several feet above its usual level, and a volcanic centre 500 feet in diameter rose to a height of 150 feet above the water, surrounded by a number of small islands. A number of villages wore ruined by tho accompanying earthquakes.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1005, 21 December 1910, Page 5
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