Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-19

could be little danger from fires as most
of the buildings are constructed Of adobe
and Spanish tile. Frame buildings are the
exception. and steel is used more than
wood. 49,, &c..
The count was much worried and said
II the disaster was as serious as reported,
the most beautiful portion of the city was
probably now In ruins aud countless lives
lost. II was his opinion that heavy
aarthqualss would also cause great damage
to the shipping along the coast
a.. Records at washington.
~ WASHINGTON, Aus. ls.-The records OF
the seismogfaphs at the weather bureau
taken from the instruments this morning
show that there have been no earth move
ments here since that OF Thursday after
noon which undoubtedly were due to the
Chilean earthquake. OF great interest 20
the weather bureau II the fact that Thurs
days record shows that the heaviest and
east and west movement was at forty
four minutes and forty-fve seconds past
p. m. and the strongest north and south
movement did not occur until eight
minutes later and the north and south
movements were the heavier, with the earth
movement being over a quarter Of an inch.
At 1890 o'clock this morning neither the
SIdIe department NOT lne Snlledn Ie8dLlOn
had received any report OF the earthquake
in Chile.
Because OF the admirable construction of
buildings in Valparaiso Mr.. Vega, the
Chilean charge here. is not inclined to
believe the lose of life has been heavy.
The city is one OF the most modern in
South America and lacks the narrow
streets and fran buildings which are com
mon to many cities in Latin-America.
No News In London,
LONDON, Aug. 1s--Prtvate kilograms
from South America today add little to
what has already been cabled about the
Earthquake, in Chna Generally they refer
simply TO the safety OF the STATS OF Brit
ish firms doing business in Valparaiso.
The manager OF the Tarspaca-Argeptina
bank informed the press that from advices
he had received he had reason to believe
that the damage done at Valparaiso was not
so serious. as supposed The stan OF the
bank was safe and the building had been
only slightly damaged
The Pacific Steam Navigation company
has received the following cable message
from Valparaiso:
Violent earthquake Heavy loss of prop
erty and lives, The company's once pair
tally destroyed. Floating property undam-
eyed.
Inc EAdSlSIn Sapio Coulpduy
direct cable communication with valpa-
raise has not yet been re-estRblishsd-
The Chilean legation has not received
any news Cable dispatches received by
two firms here say that only two squares
at Valparaiso and the surrounding avenues
have been destroyed. On the other hand.
the Chilean Trading company's sdvices say
that a great amount Of damage accom-
panied by severe loss Of life, has resulted
from the earthquake. -
Private cable messages saying that tho
nitrate grounds IN Chile suffered severely
are unfohnded copiapo. capital of the
province OF Atacamas was the northerly
point where the disturbance was seriously
felt Iqulque, Antofogasta and other
towns in the nitrate region were not dam
aged.
Many Houses Destroyed.
HAMBURG. Aug ls.-The North German
bank today received from its correspondent,
the Banco de Chile Alemania. at Val
paraiso the following dispatch:
All well; bank building only slightly dam
aged; many houses destroyed by ERE; we
closed.
The Kosmos Steamship company today
received a. dispatch from Valparaiso an
nodncins that three OF It's steamers, tire
Uarda, salatus and Ethuringia, which were
lying In the habor Of Valparaiso. have not
Pbeen damaged and. that the buildings OF
the cOmpany's agency at that port are not
injured. .....
BREMEN, Aug. IA private telegram
received here from Iquique, Chile, states
that the city il unaffected by the earth
quake. This Is the irst news received from
this city since the earthquake.
BERLIN, Aug, ls.-Aeoording TO a tele-
gram received by a bank here from Val
paradise half the city. from Almendral to
Gale Belavista, containing private ana
business houses and warehouses has been
destroyed.