The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-21
BIC DEATH LIST.
Two Thousand Persons Perished
in Valparaiso Alone
As the Result Of the Recent
Seismic Disturbance.
RUNS INTO HUNDREDS
Loss of Life in Smaller Towns
Was Heavy.
LOoters Shot and Bodies Hung
From Telephone Poles.

Buenos Aydes. Aug. 21--The Nacion
today published a special dispatch from
La Paz. Bolivia, announcing that 1000
persons lost their lives as q result Of
the earthquake shocks and fires at Val
paraiso, that 40 deaths from the same
causes occurred at Linache. 40 at Gull
lota. 50 at Conchali. IL at Petarda, so at
La PlaciIla and six at La Calera.
On Sunday last. August 19. there was
a strong CONFUSION at Valparaiso which
produced a further panic. A dispatch
from Santiago today announces that
President Reyesco is proceeding to Val
paraiso accompanied by the ministers Of
the interior and Of war to supervise the
relief work.
President Roosevelt's message of sym
pathy with the Chilean people was most
gratefully received by the government
and people and messages Of sincere
thanks were cabled to Washington by
the Chilean president.
Special kilograms from Santiago pub
lished here this morning announce the
arrival there from Valparaiso Of Charles
johnson Cana, a we'll known Chilean,
after a terrible journey, accomplished
partly on foot and partly on horseback
He confirms the reports of the fearful
destruction and incalculable loss of life
at Valparaiso.
The Chilean ministry of the interior
reports that the railway from Tiltii to
Batueo is working regularly but that
from Tiltil to Santiago the line is not
working. At Colina. Batuco, Polipico
and Tiltil, the railway stations, streets
and dwellings have all been destroyed
The president Of Chile has ordered the
immediate construction of provisional
buildings. of wood and zinc. in order to
house the homeless. Military engineers
are now repairing the railways and tele-
graph lines.
The authorities at Valparaiso are or
ganizing distributing centers where food
and medicine will be served to the earth
quake sufferers. The latter are display
ing exemplary patriotism and coura ge.
Large parties of convicts who escaped
from the prisons in Chile have been
committing robberies and other crimes
at Valparaiso. Casa Blanca and Vina
del Mar, but the majority of them have
been captured and summarily dealt with.
Upwards of so have been publicly shot
and this severe action upon the part of
the authorities is exercising a salutory
effect on the convicts who are still at
large.
The public bodies of Chile are CO.
operating in the relief work and the
sufferers from the disaster are engaged
In repairing the damaged buildings and
the telegraph and railway lines.
1t is reported that the Chilean govern
ment will introduce a bill in congress
providing for the emission of $50, O00 900
in paper notes. The project also pro-
poses a new national loan to enable the
government to meet all emergencies.
At 2:20 a. m. yesterday, there were
two further convulsions, at short in
tervals at Santiago, but they did no
| damage.
Iadrones Were Shot.
Valparaiso, Aug 21.@The oppor-
tune arrival of the Chilean fleet, which
steamed into the Valparaiso harbor to
be here to welcome Secretary of War
Root, helped to save the situation fol-
lowing the earthquakes. AS in San
| Francisco the sailors from the warships
were landed and placed in charge of
the city pending the arrival Of the gov
/ ernment troops. The soldiers shot a
number of ladrones, who were caught
rif1ing the dead and robbing buildings
and their bodies were suspended from
telephone poles at the street corners,
bearing large placards reading: sPor
Ladrone," a warning to lOoters.
Another Shock Last Night.
Lima, Peru, Aug 21.=There was
another heavy earthquake shock at
Valparaiso last night.
According to the latest reports re-
ceived here from the scene of the
uated about 26 miles from Valparaiso
and having q population of some 1o,-
| 600 people, has been completely de-
stroyed.
At Lima this morning there was a
by an earthquake yesterday.