Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-21

| in TranSmiSSion).- The situation is be-
| coming clearer. a relief committee
was organized here today and tho
street railway service was resumed.
1t was feared that Santiago would be
plunged in darkness owing to lack If
coal to supply the gas works. bat the
officials of the Gas Company say that
they have Il sufficient supply to last a
| week.
| Carlos Edwards. one Of the propr!e-
| tors of the Murcurio of Valparaiso. has
| arrived here on hoseback firm that city
| He confirms the reports that the AL
menGr:l quarter and the principal ave
| nue. of Valparaiso have been trans
| formed into heaps of ruins. When he
| left the city the inhabitants were wan
| derinG about looking for relatives and
| friends. The majority Of the inhabi-
| tants, he says. have sought refuge II.
| the hills, in the park, and along the
| seashore.
The administration building and the
| Victoria theatre had disappeared even
to their foundations. The marine arse
nal was only slightly damaged. but not
any Of the private residences were hah-
| liable. In spite of the dcsolation. per-
|
which were hvouackcd on the Grand
avenue and Victoria square. The mill
tary ambuIanccs were gathering up the
wounded aud the dead When Mr.. Ed
wards left Valparaiso, il was impos-
sibic to determine the number of per-
sons kllerd. but according to his esti-
| mate the number OF lives lost was
small, when the extent ot the catas-
| y
| At one depot he saw 50 bodies The
main hotel was standing and all the
guests escaped injury, but Mr.. Ed
wards regards Valparaiso as being un-
| inhahtablc for the present. The
| squadron of cavalry forming the presi-
Dental escort was started for Valpar-
also with instructions to rcquisiton all
| the cattle met With between this place
and Valparaiso and to drive the herds
TO the latter city in order to prevent
a famine.
large number of people have sought
refuge on the various ships at anchor
| in the hay of Valparaiso. The report
| that the naval school at Valparaiso
| had ESCAPED destruction is confirmed
| today. A number of families have
| sought refuge in the school building,
where they are being sent from this
city TO Valparaiso and everything pos
sihlc is being done to assist the home
| less people. No accurate estimates Of
| the damage done by the earthquake
can yet be made, hut it is considered
certain that it viii run into the hun
| drcdS of millions Of dollars and il IS
! feared that a commercial crisis will
| follow the earthquake disaster. 1t l.,
| believed that steps will Immediately be
| taken to meet this situation. Business,
is being slowly resumed here and at
Valparaiso.
The ministers of war and of the in
| terror with dctachmcntS of volunteers
| from the army and fire departments
| left here this morning for the purpose
Of re-cstablishing tel"graphic commun-
| ication with Valparaiso. A train which
| left Santiago for the north today ar
| rived without and difficulty at CaIero
| Contrary to the general belief, the tun-
nels were not wrecked and it is hoped
| that the trains will be running regular
| ly tomorrow.
| The government has authorized the
provincial governors to spend all the
money necessary to help the earthquake
sufferers in their districts.
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