The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-22

InestIy requests endorsements of troopi which today wer sent to him by forced marches,
 The Governor informed the President 1 that he caused the construction or sheds on Brazil Avenue in order to snel- ter the homeless families. He estimat- ed that the quantity of provisions on th. yrav to Vaiparaiso and the stock on hand there. would be sufficient to last a month. The water supply. however Id very short owing to the destruction of the water works. ,,
 Tha Governor says the only illumi- nation at valparaiso at night IS that furnished by the burning puiloinss, Diffieulty is experienced in burying the bodies of the dead, owing to the panic prevailing. .,.. have to contend with serious difficulties in succoring the wounded owing to the fact that all the drug stores ap- narently were destroyed and that some finn ' elapsed before medical supplies from this city reached the stricken port.
 snntIago'a Dflemma.
 The state of affairs existing at Val noraiso furnishes a serious outlook for Santiago since many Of the homeless people at the former place Will nn- doubtediy make their way here ana there is net sufficient accommodation or food in this city for the destitute neonIe of Santiago. The lighting and fuei ia also growing more serious, since no coal can be brought to Santiago ow- ing to the railroad being damaged north and south of this city.
 dispatch received from Limaehe says that a hundred bodies there re- main unhuried and that the authorities up to the present have only been able to bury 200. present situation became easier today on account of the fact that the tel eoranh and telephone communication was ne-established between Valparaiso ana santiaro. enabling the Governor oe vaInaraiso to consult at length with inc authorities here. Nothing definite appears to be known as 10 the mum Der of people who lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes and fires at Valparaiso. The autnoIit.es there 1sr onIv mention having taken sixty bodies iron, the ruins. though they add that the rurnber of injured is very great.
 peonla who have arrived here from xalnaraiso. however, confirm the alarm ,ns renortx of the extent of the cat astronbe. but they declare that the local authorities have taken the most energetic measures to hdtHtaAh oAUSA and prevent pillaging'
 Robbers Promptly Shot.
 All nersons caught committing rob- barIes are shot on the spot. The peo- .Ia arrivine here estimate that S2 per cant of the buildings In the Terrem- roota district have been destroyed by Are. All reports agree In saying that the AImandraI and the southern dis- tricts of Valparaiso suffered most se- vareIv According to some of the re- .orts valnaraiso may be said to have hesr totally destroyed. 1t being as- ssrtad that nearly all the houses which ,-srssined standing have been so shaken that thev must be pulled down:
 rravelers who arrived here today said that rnora than 300 persons were killed tn tbat mart of valparaiso known as thA Port and that 800 persons were in- imrad there. but 1t Is impossible to verify this statement.
 The majority of the lhhapitants or Valparaiso are camping on the hiiis sur . rounding that city. in the parks ana main thoroughfares. or nave sought refuge on board the Vessels at anchor in the bay. Martial law continues there.
 An ambulance train left here today for Valparaiso with large supply of food, medicines, etc. and detachment of medical students. who nave Volun- teered to assist the earthquake suf- ferers.
 Supplies have also been sent to other towna As the correspondent closed his dispatch @ further slight earth shock