The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-18
CHILEAN QUAKE
CONTINUED from paee One

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Galveston, Tex, Aug. 1s.-The manager
of the cable company here reports the
cable working to Valparaiso this morning
but that there is no communication via
the land lines To Santiago de Chile or
Buenos Ayres.
QUAKE RECORDED.
Berkeley Cal. Aug. ls.-< long distance
earthquake was recorded at the stu
dents observatory OF the University OF
California at Berkeley during the after
noon Of Aug. 16, according To Director
Lurchner. The record was received on a
seismograph OF the Imperial earthquake
commission OF japan
The instrument which is designed for
the observation OF slight local after.
shocks. rather than the disturbances at
a long distance, was left in the care Of
the university by the noted Japanese seis-
melogist, Omari, who returned TO Japan
two weeks ago, after investigating the
California earthquake for his government.
Preliminary investigation Of the record
shows that II has record OF the Val
paraiso earthquake OF Aug 16.
CONSUL GENERALS STATEMENT.
New York Aug. 1s-Consul General
Adolfo Crzugar for Chile in this city is
sued the following statement today re-
garding the earthquake in Valparaiso:
"Up to the present moment we are with
out official news as 10 the proportions OF
the earthquake which occurred in the
Cordilleras OF the Andes and upon Val
paraiso. The failure OF communica tions
was due to the fact that the telegraph
lines which unite Chile and Argentina
have been cut in the Cordlleras OF the
Andes My personal opinion is that the
accident has not reached the proportions
which have been credited TO IT,
Special cables received by the house of
w. r. Grace and Company by way Of
Lima, Peru, state that their building at
Valparaiso is safe and has not suffered
the least shock This building is situated
In the most central part OF the city and
besides IL is 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 sub
urbs OF Usallataya, from where VAL
paraiso inChile and Mendoza in Ar
geY tine have received strong convul-
sions, but not Of as great proportions
as have been reported"
GETS NO NEWS.
Washington, Aug. lS.-The records
of the seismographs at the weather bu-
reau taken from the instruments this
morning show that there have been
no earth movements here since that Of
undoubtedly were due to the Chilean
earthquake
or great interest to the weather bu-
reau officials is the fact that Thurs
days record shows that the heaviest
east and west movement was at ~
minutes and 45 seconds past seven, D.
m, and the strongest north and south
movement did not occur until eight
minutes later. The north and south
movement was the heavier the earth
movement being over n quarter OF an
inch.
At 1890 o'clock this morning neither
the state department nor the Chilean
legation had received any report OF
the earthquake in Chile. The Chilean
minister TO Washington, Mr.. Walker
Martinez is attending the Pan -Ameri-
can conference and in his absence Man
uel j. Vegai is in charge OF the Wash
ington legation Mr.. Vegai is depend
ent entirely upon the newspapers for
news of the disaster. Because OF the
admirable construction of buildings In
Valparaiso, Mr.. Vegai is not inclined to
believe that the loss OF life has been
heavy.