SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
ALARM IN ARGENTINE CITY,
(DSITBD PKtSS ASSOCIATION.—COPXRIOHT.)
(STDNEX SON' CABLE.)
(Received 17th December, 11.30 a.m.) BUENOS AYRES, 16th Dec.
Mendoza, the capital of the province of that name, experienced severe earthquake shocks early last night, and the inhabitants tied to the parks and suburbs. Glass doors and windows were shattered.
Many people were injured when the crowds in the cafes stampeded. Simultaneous shocks were recorded in the provinces of Tucuman and San Ijuis. Mendoza. which has a population of 50,000, is 600 miles, north-west of Buenos Ayres. The city was destroyed by earthquake in 1861.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 146, 17 December 1924, Page 5
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