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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Deadly earthquake hits Palestine and Transjordania last Monday (July 13 report from Jerusalem); 400 bodies recovered, 450 injured, official toll over 250 dead and 500 hurt, unofficial 1,000 dead; Nablus devastated, no Western victims.
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BULLETIN—JERUSALEM, July 13.—Local authorities say bodies of 400 victims of the earthquake in Palestine have been recovered. The number of injured is placed at 450. Many bodies are still believed to be in the ruins.
LIKE DEATH CITIES
JERUSALEM, July 13.—Nablus, the ancient Samaritan center 30 miles north of here, and other towns in the Holy Land appear like cities of the dead as the result of the earthquake last Monday.
Latest dispatches of an official nature place the dead in Palestine at more than 150; in Transjordania at 100 with 500 injured. Unofficial figures estimate the total dead at 1,000.
No Americans and no Europeans are reported among the victims.
Scarcely a house in the old section of the town escaped. Some collapsed entirely.
The usually busy streets are deserted save for an occasional figure salvaging bedding and placing it on the backs of camels or donkeys to take to the camps outside of the town where the inhabitants are collected in pathetic groups.
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Palestine
Event Date
Last Monday (Reported July 13)
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bodies of 400 victims recovered, 450 injured; official dead more than 150 in palestine, 100 in transjordania with 500 injured; unofficial total dead 1,000; no americans or europeans among victims
Event Details
Earthquake struck Palestine including Nablus 30 miles north of Jerusalem and other towns in the Holy Land, and Transjordania; towns appear like cities of the dead; scarcely a house in the old section of Nablus escaped, some collapsed entirely; streets deserted save for salvaging inhabitants taking bedding to camps outside town