Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1907 — LIVES LOST IN EARTHQUAKE. [ARTICLE]

LIVES LOST IN EARTHQUAKE.

Fissure* Opened Up at Torre la Ribera, Spain, A violent earthquake has occurred at Torre la Ribera, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The earth opened, leaving great fissures, the disturbance being accompanied by subterranean rumblings, which caused a panic among the population. Many houses were shaken down. An unknown number of lives have been lost. * The province of Huesca lies in the northern portion of Aragon and is bounded on the north by France and on the east by the province of Lerida. It has an area of 5,872 square miles, with a population of approximately 275,000. The capital city of the province is Huesca, with a population of over 10,000 people. The city is well built and of a picturesque nature, but is in a decayed state. The principal building of the town is its cathedral, which has nimmrous statues and a magnificent altar piece. The city has fifteen convents and a foundling asylum and the ancient palace of the kings of Aragon.