Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
no OFFICIAL NEWS.

Consul General Adolfo Orzugar for
Chile. In this city, issued the following
statement regarding the situation ia
Valparaiso:
Up to the present moment We are
without official news as 90 the proper
tons OF the earthquake which occurred
In the Cordlleras Of the Andes, had
upon Valparaiso. The failure Of COM
munication was due 90 the fact that the
telegraph lines, which unite chile and
Argentina have been cut In the Cordil-
leras OF the Andes, and this Il the rea-
son why We lack news. Ny personal
opinion is that the accident has not
reached the proportions which have been
credited to H. Special cables received
by the house Of ". ". Grace a Co., by
way Of Lima, Peru. state that their
building at Valparaiso r. safe and has
NOT suffered the least shock. This
building is Ia the most central part OF
the city. and besides II j. an old one.
which makes me suppose that the
shock. although grave. has not had the
terrible consequences which have been
announced. The central point OF the
cataclysm must have been situated In
the suburbs OF Cshpallatay, from where
VALPARAISO w chile and Mendoza In Ar
genuine have received strong c0nvul-
slons hut not Of as great proportions
as has been reported. ". r. Grace 4
90. have 80 employees Ia Valparaiso,
and nm 10 the present time, according
TO their kilograms, everyone OF them Is
safe
DAMAGE MAY BE EXAGGERATED.
London Aug lS-p Private kilograms
from South America today add little
10 what has already been cabled about
the earthquake in Chile. The manager
Of the Argentine bank informed the
press that from adyices he had re-
ceived he had reason to believe that
the damage done al Valparaiso was
not as serious as reported The stan
Of the bank was safe and the building
had been only slightly damaged
The Pacific Steam Navigation COM
pany has received the following cable
from Valparaiso.
Violent earthquake Heavy loss Of
property and lives. Company's Offices
partially destroyed. Floating property
unchanged
The eastern cable company reports
that direct cable communication with
Valparaiso has not yet been re-es-
tdblished
Gable dispatches received by two
firms here say that only two squares
40 Valparaiso and the surrounding
avenues have been destroyed. on the
other hand the Chilean Trading com.
pany's advices say that a great amount
u damage accompanied by severe loss
Of life. has resulted from the earth.
quake
POWER BUILDINGS SAFE
Berlin. Aug. is.-The directors Of the
electric street railway Of Valparaiso
have cabled 90 the German Oversee
Electrical company. owner Of the ma.
jority 81 the stock. that its water and
power plants. machinery. equipment.
tracks. cars and car sheds nj valpar-
also have not been injured BY the
earthquake or FIRE. The dispatch adds
that the workshops ~ the concern. the
reserve power buildings. the storage
batteries station and the arc lamps and
wires have been considerably damaged.
The officials Of the company escaped
injury.
SHIPS NOT DAMAGED.
Hamburg. Aug. is-The Cosmos
Steamship company today received
dispatch from Valparaiso announcing
that three Of It's steamers. the Uarda.
the salstus and Eihuringia. which were
lying In the hsrbor OF Valparaiso, have
not been damaged and that the build.