SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
STAMPEDE IN CAFES
MANY INJURED
UY CABLE —I'IiKSS ASSOCIATION—COBYEI-GHT. Received Dec. 17, 1.55 p.m. BUENOS AYRiIiS-, Dec. 16. . Meradoza, tiie capital 'of the province of that name, experienced severe earthquake shocks early in the night, inhabitants fleeing to the parks and; the suburbs. Glass doors and windows were shattered and many people were injured when crowds in the cafes stampeded. Simultaneous shocks, are recorded in the provinces of Tucuniah and Santuis. [Mendoza has a population of 50,000 and lies 600 miles north-west of Due nos Ayres. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1361.]
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 December 1924, Page 9
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