The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18
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Steam Navigating company has re-
ceived the following cable message
from Valparaiso.
Violent earthquakes. Heavy loss
Of property and lives The company's
Office partially destroyed. Floating
property unchanged"
The Eastern Cable company reports
that direct cable communication with
Valparaiso has not yet been re-estab-
lished.
The Chilean legation has not re-
ceived any news. Cable dispatches re-
ceived by two firms here say that only
two squares at Valparaiso and the sur
rounding avenues have been destroyed
on the other hand, the Chilean trad
ing company's advices say that a great
amount of damage, ompanied by
severe loss Of Hfes has resulted from
the earthquake.
Private cable messages show the re-
port that the nitrate grounds in Chile
suffered seriously are unfounded.
Copiapo, the capital of the province of
Ataeama, apparently was the most
northerly point where the disturbance
was seriously felt. Iquique, Anto-
fogasta and other towns in the nitrate
region were not damaged.
Are Resuming Business.
London, Aug. 1s.=2:50 p. m.-An-
other cable dispatch received at 2:15
this afternoon says business has been
resumed at Valparaiso
Fire Is Declining.
London, Aug. 1895 p. ma
private cable dispatch received this
afternoon from Valparaiso says the fire
there continues in the business quar-
ters, but is declining.
People Leaving the City.
New York, Aug. 1S.=The Central
and South American Telegraph COM
pany reports that the situation in VAL
paraiso is similar to that which oc-
Cured in San Francisco. Their man
ager reports that all places Of business
have been closed and the delivery and
operating staff is much demoralized-
No messengers have reported for duty
and deliveries can only be made on
application to the office.
Many people have left the city.
Town Nearly Destroyed.
New York, Aug 1S.-Wessell Du-
val & Co, which does a large business
in South America. especially Chile, has
Just received the following dispatch
from Valparaiso: Town nearly de-
stroyed. Particulars later when
shakes cease"
This dispatch was timed 3:55 a. m,
but it is not known whether it was
filed yesterday morning or this morn
ing.
Can't Estimate Damage.
Liverpool. Aug. ia local firm
here has received the following cable
message from Valparaiso:
A severe earthquake has occurred.
The town is much damaged. Large
fires have broken out. It is impossi-
Bile to estimate the amount OF damage
later dispatch to the same firm an
nounced that its Offices in Valparaiso
had been saved.
Steamers Are Safe.
Hamburg, Aug. 1S.-The Kosmos
dispatch from Valparaiso announcing
that three Of Its steamers. the Urada.
Salatus and Ethuringia, which we're
lying in the harbor of Valparaiso have
not been damaged and that the build
ings of the company's agency at that
port Is not injured.
Street Railway Little Damaged.
Berlin. Aug. 1S.@The directors of
the electric street railway of VAL
paraiso have cabIed to the German
over Sea. Electric company. owner of
the ajority of the stock of the
Chilean concern. that its water and
power plants, machinery, equipment
tracks. cars and carsheds at Val
paraisO have not been injured by the
earthquake or fire. The dispatch adds
that the workshops of the concern. the
reserve power buildings, the storage
batteries station and the arc lamps and
wires have been considerably dam
aged All the officials of the company
escaped injury.
Cable Is Working.
Galveston, Tex. Aug. 1s.=The man
ager Of the cable company here reports
the cable working to Valparaiso this
morning. but that there is no com
munication via the land lines to
Santiago de Chile or Buenos Ayres.
No Quakes Since Thursday.
Washington. Aug 1s.-The records of
the seismographs at the weather bu-
reau taken from the instruments this
morning, show that there have been no
earth movements here since that of
Thursday afternoon and evening which
undoubtedly were due to the Chilean