The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-23
DETAILED REPORT
ABOUT EARTHQUAKE
Governor of Province Has Issued
Proclamation
WATER is NOW SUPPLIED
Fire Started Again Tuesday Night In
Valparaiso and Dynamite Had to
Be Used to Stop Ravages
of the Flames.

Valparaiso August 22.-From the Plaza
De La Victoria as far as the plaza in the
section called LAS Deliclas'' four-fifths
of the houses are completely destroyed
and the remaining fifth badly damaged.
From the Place De La Victoria down
to the custom house only about one-third
of the houses sustained damage. The
banks Of the city and the customs ware
house were not damaged. With the ex
ception of Espiritu Santo all the churches
in the city were destroyed, as were the
hospitals and the theatres. TIL number
of dead is more than two thousand
The offices of the Havas agency, al
though seriously damaged, are still being
used for the company's business. The
tragic scenes of the San Francisco dis
aster were reproduced here There was
the fight against fire the lack of water,
and robbery and pillage.
Water Is Again Supplied.
The authorities are now beginning to get
in provisions and water again is being
supplied. All the fires have been extin-
guished.
The first shock lasted four minutes
and a half and the second two minutes
Most of the houses were thrown down by
the second shock.
Estimates of the damage range from
so, 100000 to $50,OO0,00O. The --imendrat
quarter has been absolutely destroyed.
The people are still camping on the sur
rounding hills ana in the streets and pla-
zas, and only today are calm and courage
returning. The declaration is made that
So 600 people will leave the city. The lack
of food is not yet serious.
Telegraphic communication with San
tiago was re-establshed yesterday. A
number of steamers are engaged in NOV
ing the people in the city to points to
the north and south.
The governor of the province of Val
paraiso today issued the following procia-
nation
Governors Issue Proclamation.
I'm this hour of adversely all inhabi-
tants must know that every kind of rec
source is read that the city is well pro-
tected from disorder, and that the police,
naval and military forces are arriving in
large numbers, that authority will pro-
coed inexorably at any attempt at dis
turbance against property or persons, and
that food and medicines are sufficient.
Authority appeals to the enegy, self-de-
NAL and patriotism of all the Inhabitants
for cooperation for public order and
safety"
President elect Pedro Montt arrived here
on Tuesday and conferred with the au-
thorlties. He said 1t was necessary to
restore communications with the utmost
celebrity and give passengers on the steam
ers in order to reduce the excessive popu-
lation of Valparaiso and prevent famine.
Senior Montt started Immediately for San
tiago, intending TO make the journey part
" on horseback At least ten days will
be necessary to re-establsh the operation
of the street car lines.
Active work Is in progress for the re-
storing of the electric railway to VIVA
del Mar.
Dynamite Used to Check Flames.
Tuesday night a new fire was started.
Firemen blew up buildings with dynamite
to check the flames. Walls that were con-
sdered dangerous also were torn down.
The south wind today was not so strong
as 1t has been most of the time since
Thursday, but cold and rain are feared,
as the entire population of Valparaiso Is
sleeping in the open air. Tents are scarce.
Including Vinar del Mar some 100000 peo-
pie form colossal encampment.
Hundred of corpses are carried daily to
the Plaza Ancha cemetery.
Some twenty robbers and two or three
incendiaries have been shot and their
bodies exposed, bearing the words, For
a Robber."