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South American Telegraph company said
that he was not in position to give out
the reports that his company had re-
ceived from their operators at Valparaiso
and other points along the Chilean coast
Il can tell you that there has been n
fearful earthquake" he said. land parts
of the city are on fire. What reports we
have received up to date are in the form
OF messages TO private individuals IN this
city ana we are not permitted to giveJthese
to the public. Our operators are busy and
the confusion SO great that we cannot
expect them TO make a report on'ecndi-
,tions; theretf for some time. Communication
was restored by our operators in Chile
yesterday and now our. wire is working
perfectly Beyond Valparaiso however,
and through all the Inland districts there
is not a wire up. No word has yet been
received from Santiago. La Serena, Con-
cepcion or Iquique. We cannot tell what
the extent of the earthquake is nor what
time we will be able to restore communica-
ton with the interior"
Report from Operator.
Early today the company received this
message from its representatives at Val
paraiso:
People demoralized; all business houses
closed: no prospect OF an early restoration
of lines to Santiago or Buenos Ayres.
The company's Office which Is always
closed at night, made no exception last
night. Its night business came through
the Westerns Union Broad street office
as usual. Manager Keene of the Western
Union Office said early in the evening that
nothing in the way of details of the earth
quake had come through to any one. Many
private messages were received bearing the
single word, Safe" but nothing that
would give a line OF the extent of the dis
ester
Early today ire underwriters here had
no general information as to whether there
was any large fire loss al Valparaiso. The
insurance at Valparaiso is in local and
foreign Insurance companies. None OF 1t ts
written by the American companies and
there Is no means of knowing here how
heavily involved in losses any OF the COM
panies are.
1t is, of course. thought possible that
some OF the foreign companies that have
had losses at San Francisco may also have
large commitments at Valparaiso, but this
Is, of course merely speculation.
Vessel. Duval & CO.. which does large
business in South America, especially Chile.
has. just received the following dispatch
from Valparaiso:
Town nearly destroyed. Particulars
later when shakes cease"
This dispatch was timed 1856 a. M but
It Is pot known whether Il was iled yes
terday morning or this morning.
statement by Consul.
Consul orzusar for Chile is in this city
and Issued the following statement today
regarding the earthquake in Valparaiso
Up 10 the present moment we are without
official news as TO- the proportions or the
effect OF the earthquake which occurreS In
the Cordlleras Of the Andes had upon Val
paraiso. The failure OF commuhioatlohs
was due TO the fact that the telesEsph
been cut In the Cordileras OF the Andes
and this Is the reason why we lack news.
has not reached the proportions which has
eeived by the house OF W r. Grace 3 Co..
building at Valparaiso is safe and has not
suffered the least shock. This building IL
situated IN the ost central part OF the
/ The Central point Of the eatacIasm must
have been situated in the suburbs OF
Ushpallatay, from where Valparaiso, in
Chile, and Mendoza, in Ar1sntina, have re-
ceived strong convulsicns, out mot or as
great proportions as have been reported.
Valparaiso and up TO the present time. &C.
eoroins to the kilograms. every one OF
| them Is safe 60.
Chilean Hopes for Best.
PIrTSBURG. Aug. ls.-Count Julian
segundo de OWES commissioner OF COM
meree from the republic OF Chile to Pitts
burg. is inclined to believe the earthquake
at Valparaiso was not as disastrous as
reported, The count left Chile April Z
| last and said THAT while he was there a
number OF earthquake shocks had occurred.
The business portion OF the city, he SAID,
faced the mountainous cllns and he feared
in the event OF heavy shock, the noun
tain would disintegrate and huge rocks
aud boulders fall upon the business house.
beneath. 81 e.
coun, de OWES said he thought there