The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
EARTHQUAKE ALSO RUINS THIS
CITY. death LIST LARGE.
pamase is SeVere-Publie Buildings
p~ismantled or Destroyed-Flres Are
Promptly Put Out-other Towns in
Ruins-Seores Dead or Injured
Com merce is at a Standstill.

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bodies will be discovered later. Sew
eral persons became so panic-stricken
during the tremblings of the earth that
they threw themselves from the bal
COMES of their houses and were killed.
The fires which followed the earth
quake in this city were promptly ex-
tinguished, but while they lasted they
added greatly to the terror of the peo-
pie.
The towns of Virilage and Casa
Blanca were entirely destroyed and
San Felipe, Rancagua, Milpilia and
Lay Lay were severely damaged. At
Conception the shocks were severe and
a number of persons were killed or
injured. The towns of San Fernando,
Quillota, San Antonio n Rengo, and
many villages are in ruins. All rail
way service in the central zone is Ell
Their interrupted entirely or greatly de-
layed and commerce is practically at
a standstill.
Public Buildings Dismantled.
In the city of Santiago much dam
age was done. Many public buildings,
particularly churches, were disman-
tied. The buildings of congress, the
municipal buildings, the normal school,
the courts, the Peruvian legation, the
residence of President Riesco, the pre-
lecture of police and the National Tel
egraph office were all destroyed.
The scenes at the hospitals and pris-
ons during the excitement were dis
tressing in the extreme. The prison
ers tried to escape from the jails in
the hope that they might reach a place
Of safety and prison guards were
obliged to fire into the air in order to
intimidate and quiet their panic-strick-
en- charges.
Number of Return Shocks.
There have been several return
shocks of slight intensity. These
shocks have served to continue the
state of public alarm and a state of
panic still prevails.
An employee of the telegraph service
sent word from Salto, near Valparaiso,
confirming the news of the serious
fires in the Almendral quarter. This
employee also sent news that the Span
Ish Italian bank ives destroyed by the
earthquake.
A traveller who came here by express
train tells that when the train was
near Las Vegas, about half way be-
tween Valparaiso and Santiago, the
cars were shaken violently and the en-
CINE nearly left the track. A stop was
made and the terrified passengers
alighted. Later they proceeded to
Llay Llay, which they found in almost
total ruins.
All lines of railway to the north and
the line to Tacna are greatly damaged.
In the city of Santiago a majority of
the victims of the disaster were resi-
dents of the poorer sections of the
city, where many small houses were
thrown to the ground. Several deaths
from nervous excitement and heart dis
eases are reported.
Santiago Loss, 100000.
From London comes a report to the
Tribune from Santiago de Chile which
says:
Consideration reigns here. All bus
mess has been suspended. The people
are bivouacking in the public squares.
at is announced officially that IS
persons have been killed and hundreds
wounded. Buildings in every block
have been damaged. Cerro Santa Lu-
cha, a precipitous hill in the center of
the city, has partly collapsed. The
archbishop's palace, the ministry of
the interior, the palace of congress,
the buildings of the municipality, the
national library, the university and the
military barracks all were severely
damaged, as also were several church
es. The cathedral, however, was not
injured. The damage here is estimated
at $6.OOO,OOO. The people have been
forbidden to enter the churches, the
schools or the theaters."
other Towns Ruined.
One of the Valparaiso refugees de-
clares that Santiago has suffered moth
ing in comparison with the other towns
he has traversed on his way. Rail, tel
egraph and telephone communication
with Valparaiso are still interrupted.
After the panic had subsidized mass
was celebrated in the open air, it be
ing impossible to use the churches.
It is reported that a merchant has re-
ceived a telegram saying that the town
Of Amrica has been destroyed. Pre-
vious reports that buildings at Talca
had fallen have been confirmed. The
CITY hall and the prison are in ruins.
Tho coo at Vo1parofco remained calm