Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-20
Continuous Rocking of Earth and Mortal
Terror of People Make Valparaiso
Worse Than San Francisco.
GOVERNMENT TRYING TO GET
ORDER OUT OF WILD CHAOS


confusion of statements as to the magnitude
the disaster Valparaiso earthquake shocks which began
continued at eoent intervals throughout
that the nextw days
Dispatches from Valparaiso received last evening
state ut moderate estimate of the fatalities property
loss may De as hgh as $260OOOOOo which latter
sustained by and fire which
devastated that city last April The bring
Inc pphhg OF the railroads leading into Valparaiso
serious factor in the period relief supplies
only transportation the seaoard
anordng he of these
The destructive force of the earthquake
extent of country, sustaining serious damage.
LUFD FLAMES WELCOME FROM TERRIBLE DARKNESS
Santiago Chile Aug 1he brought by refugees
from valparaiso eons some of the first
mere ou SHOWS tha the catastrophe extremely
one of the refugees relates
Onged and threw the entire city panic people
the streets and squares crying and menng The
threw down more severe and
resulted in the crumbing quarter
a'e the second shock the entire city plunged
darkness This of destruction was
soon III up by fires that broke out this The
~ ~ continues came as welcome relief from the darkness The
people believing that the end Of the world bnd
come The known dead estimates
Among those dead o Admiral Mont
The hills surrounding suffer but slightly
More than 10000 persons there
That portion the house and CITY hall was
seriously majority the houses are not At for bab
uo The store houses of the totally
me water pipes were broken and the water through
There is even lack of water lacking
and hunger beginning to
COMMERCE AT A sTANDsTHL, WILD DISORDER PREVAILING
Santiago de Chile Aug 9 In
this city by the earthquake many persons killed
0S alHns buildings and that their bodies will
persons became trembling earth that they
threw themselves the balconies
| when followed the earthquake in this city
but while they lasted they people,
AS all telegraph and telephone lines
exact situation throughout the
been received vlage Casa Blanca were
entirely destroyed and that San Felipe
severely damaged AT conception the shocks were severe and number
persons killed Fernando oota
and San Antonio and many villages n
All railway service the interrupted entirely
greatly delayed the city
'uaso uch damage was DONE Many public buildings particularly
churches buildings congress- municipal build
s normal school, courts Peruvian legation residence President
the Central market
electric light wires shortcrcutd
The scenes at the boa,s and ron,
from the place of safety and
the prison guards obliged ntmdae
quiet their charges.
There
have served to continue the panic still
The observatory however has given out statement to the
erect that does not appear be possible OF
the severe shocks Last night
rages and in the air in public
has been ordered and directions
supplies to those need
communication with Valparaiso.
The
the situation in that city has
numerous buildings the vicinity
have been several
sent word that he did not
believed they Santiago yesterday
raiso aid exnguhng the
reported to be burning
from Valparaiso say that the the
exaggerated
from sala near vaIpa
rso confirming the of serious the
empoye also sent the that
by the earthquake.
express train SAYS that when the train
was Las Vegas about half
shaken violently o
made and the terrified aflai
which they found total
All lines of the railway Taloa