Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-25
100 LOOTERS SHOT
IN CHILEAN RUINS
SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
CONTINUE, KEEPING PEOPLE
IN PANIC.
SEVERAL TOWNS WIPED OUT
MOST OF HOUSES IN SANTIAGO
AND VALPARAISO MUST BE
TORN DOWN.

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Aconcagua. The town of Arbacan suf-
! fered severely. Llai Llai is reported
to have entirely disappeared, and Lii
mache and Hero Viejo have been al
most totally wrecked. At Vina del
Mar three4quarters of the houses are
| in ruins
The losses in the entire country are
held at $50,O00OO0.
Shocks Are Continuing.
The authorities of Valparaiso have
taken over the feeding of the people,
and provisions are being brought in
! from places that were not destroyed.
Slight earthquake shocks are contin-
uing. The people have not yet return
ed to their homes, but are sleeping on
the surrounding hills and in the
streets and squares. The fires have
all been extinguished. More than 100
men taken in the act of committing
robberiesjhave been shot
The loss of life by the earthquake
probably will not be short of 5000,
while the property destroyed is esti-
mated at $100.O00,000, and possibly far
in excess of that sum.
Santiago Has Scare.
| Santiago, Chile, Aug. 22.-Almost all
the foreign ministers here have ex-
| pressed the coincidence of their gov
ernments to President RiescO.
The population of Santiago was
thrown into a condition of extreme
alarm last night as result of the cir
culation of false news that the observ-
atory had announced a second horrible
catastrophe to be imminent. People
would not sleep indoors and large
numbers spent the night on the streets
and ia the squares.
Saw Danger Flag.
The alarm originated from some
persons declaring they had seen the
black flag, the sign of danger, flying
from the observatory, which is stu
ated on San Cristobal hill. The Shrek
ing of steam sirens announcing danger
also added to the alarm, and the po-
lice, instead of calming the people, lost
their heads and added to the terror
President Riesco wrote a letter to the
director of the observatory, asking for
an explanation. The director answer
ed that the whole thing was misap-
prehension.
Calamity at the Capital.
Only now car the seriousness Of the
catastrophe begin to be appreciated
The greater part of the modern houses
here are unsafe for habitation, and
the authorities have organized a spe-
cial corps to pull down the tottering
buildings. In most of the streets it is
not safe to walk on the pavement, ow-
ing to falling debris.
Santiago resembles a camp. The
public squares and the principal ave-
nues are crowded with people sleeping
In the open.
Serious Trouble Feared.
The authorities of Valparaiso also
have to contend with serious difficult
ties in succoring the wounded, owing
to the fact that all the drug stores ap-
parently were destroyed and that
some time elapsed before medical sup
plies from this city reached the strick-
en- port.
The uncertainty as to what is oc-
curing elsewhere in Chile and the al
most complete isolation of Santiago,
combined with the continuing earth
shocks are terribly trying and render
the people almost desperate.
A dispatch received here from Lii
mache says that a hundred bodies
there remain unburied, and that the
authorities up to the present time
have only been able to bury two hun
dred.
Villages Totally Destroyed.
The villages of San Francisco and
Limache have been totally destroyed,
including the hospitals, churches and
all the public buildings.
The task of the authorities in the
present situation became easier yes
terday on account of the fact that tel
egraph and telephone communication
was re-established between Valparaiso
and Santiago, enabling the governor
of Valparaiso to consult at length
with the authorities here. Nothing def
mite appears to be known regarding
the number of people who lost their
lives as result of the earthquake and
fires at Valparaiso. The authorities
there only mention having taken sixty
bodies from the ruins, though they add |
that the number of injured is very |
great.
Alarming Reports Confirmed.
People who havearrived here from |
Valparaiso, however. confirm the |
alarming reports of the extent of the |
catastrophe, bit they declare that the |
local authorities have taken most en-
ergetic measures to maintain order |
and prevent pi4laging. ALI persons |
caught committing fobberies are shot
on the spot. The people arriving here
estimate that 50 per cent of the build
ings in the Terremorte district have
been destroyed. All reports agree in
saying that the Almendral aud the
southern districts of Valparaiso suf-
fered the most severely.