Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-25
San DlAG0 D Chile
EARTHQUAKE ALSO RUINS THIS
CITY...DEATH LIST LARGE.
Damage Is Severe-Pubic Buildings
Dismantled or Destroyed-Fires Are
Promptly Put Out-Other Towns in
Ruins-Scores Dead or injured
Commerce Is at a StandstiII.

Santiago de Chile, Aug. 20.-It is
known that eighty lives were lost in
this city by the earthquake, but it is
believed that many persons were killed
by the falling buildings and that their
bodies will be discovered later. Sew
eral persons became SO panic-stricken
during the tremblings of the earth that
they threw themselves from the bal
comics of their houses and were killed.
The fires which followed the earth
quake in this city were promptly ex-
tinguished, but while they lasted they
adoed greatly to the terror of the peo-
pie.
The towns of Virilage and Casa
Blanca were entirely destroyed and
San Felipe, Rancagua, Milpilia and
Llay Llay were severely damaged. At
Conception the shocks were severe and
number of persons were killed or
injured. The towns of San Fernando,
Quillota, San Antonio and Rengo, and
many villages are in ruins. All rail-
way service in the central zone is Ell
Their interrupted entirely or greatly de-
layed and commerce is practically at
} a standstill.
Public Buildings DismantIed.
In the city Of Santiago much dam
age was done. Many public buildings
particularly churches, were disman
: tied. The buildings of congress, the
municipal buildings, the normal school
, the courts, the Peruvian legation, the
:, residence of President Riesco, the pre-
lecture of police and the National Tel
o egraph office were all destroyed
+ The scenes at the hospitals and pris
o ons during the excitement were dis
a tressing in the extreme. The prison
ers tried to escape from the jails Il
r the hope that they might reach plac
If safety and prison guards wer
a. obliged to fire into the air in order t
n ntimidate and quiet their panic-strici
v. IN charges.
IS Number of Return Shocks.
is There have been several retur
is hooks of slight intensity. Thes
hooks have served to continue tn
n ate Of public alarm and a state {
lie mic still prevails.
s, An emplove of the telegraph servio
E. y word from Salto, near Valparais
,nsrmino the news of the serio'
k rs in the hlmendral quarter. TIL
IS rpovo also sent rews that the Spa
I'd sh Italian bank ives destroyed by TT
earthquake.
b. A traveller who came here by expre
)e train tells that when the train WI
as near Las Vegas, about half way b
ir |
IS ,ars were shaken violently and the e
rs zine nearly left the track. A stop WI
lie made and the terrified passenge
is alighted. Later they proceeded
Lay Lay, which they found in almo
I'D total ruins.
g, All lines of railway to the north al
ST. the line to Tacna are greatly damage
ne In the city of Santiago a majority
at the victims of the disaster were re
tie dents of the poorer sections of t
city, where many small houses we
thrown to the ground. Several deaf
"a from nervous excitement and heart d
cd eases are reported.
ut Santiago Loss, 100000.
-, From London comes a report to t
-. Tribune from Santiago de Chile viii
IN says:
Consideration reigns here. All b'
- mess has been suspended. The peoI
" are bivouacking in the public squar'
- at is announced officially that
80 persons have been killed and hundre
100 wounded. Buildings in every bio
- have been damaged. Cerro Santa
,st cha, precipitous hill in the center
80 the city, has partly collapsed. T
w. archbishop's palace, the ministry
&C the interior, the palace of congre
10 the buildings of the municipality,
national library, the university and
ou military barracks all were sever
Nv damaged, as also were several chur
~ es The cathedral, however, was ]
,ad injured. The damage here is estima1
H. at $6,000,000. The people have be
10 forbidden to enter the churches,
-. schools or the theaters."
nc Other Towns Ruined.
One of the Valparaiso refugees
clares that Santiago has suffered nc