Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-16
AWFUL CONDITION
EXISTS IN CHILE
FULL KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH
QUAKE SUFFERING THERE
Territory From Which Supplies May
Be Drawn Is Limited-Fears That
Chile Will Not Be Remem-
bered Like Frisco Was
BY ARTHUR W. L'AMoUREux

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, Sept. 15.-Advices received
here by mail indicate that the most
awful suffering prevails in Valparaiso
since the earthquake. In the case OF
the San Francisco earthquake imlne-
date distress was relieved by sympa-
thetic Americans who poured millions
of dollars in for the benefit of the suf-
ferers.
in the case of the earthquake ic Chile
the territory to draw relief supplies
from was limited when compared to
the entire United States. Add to this
fact that fact that the earthquake in
Chile occurred in the winter instead of
the spring as in California and it can
readily be seen that the suffering has
been terrible. 1t has been suggested
that in spite of the well known pride
of the Spanish American peoples 1t may
become absolutely necessary to call
upon the whole world for aid as in the
case of the Irish and Indian famines.
One remarka BILE fact reported in con-
nection with the Valparaiso earthquake
is that the rich people suffered rela-
lively more than the poor people, and
for this reason enterprise is likely TO
suffer and in consequence capital ma Y
be difficult to obtain. The result OF
this will be that, different from the
case of San Francisco, it may be diff
cult for the poor people to find en-
ployment, because the town is likely TO
be rebuilt, very, very slowly. Never
theless, it is estimated it will be neces-
Sary to rebuild at least ninety per cent
of the houses which remain standing.
Still another bad feature is that the
local insurance companies are hard HIT
and are suspending operations. AS for
the foreign insurance companies 1t IS
fEntr int 10 fDlF n
every advantage of earthquake
clauses" as in the case of San Fran
cisco. But inasmuch as the loss by
earthquake was relatively greater and
the damage by the "act of God" conn
paratvely less in Valparaiso than in
San Francisco, once again the Chile
people are proportionately greater
sufferers.
May Be Neglected
When the wonderful outpouring of
human sympathy in the case of San
Francisco is recalled, fears are being
expressed that Valparaiso, where the
damage was as great or greater, and
where the loss of life was even larger,
is being forgotten and neglected"
One report has 1t that more than
100, 900 people are still without homes
and suffering from all of the rigors of
a Chilean winter. In spite of the fact
lHdI the national congress VI NHllS lS
trying to raise large sums of money, an
economic crisis is feared.
Able Cassan, the parish priest of
Faugeres, near Beziers, has been ar
rested along with his sacristan in con-
nection with the death of a girl named
Lange which took place in his house
on Saturday. The girl was addicted
to kind of religious mysticism, and
left her fathers house last year for a
convent She spent the whole of
Christmas night in a church. Re-
Gently she returned to Faugeres, the
priest meeting her at the station and
without informing her family, con-
ducting her to his house.
BY Female Burglar
Madame Durel, a widow, owner of a
small odds and ends shop at Vanves. a
suburb of Paris, is now lying in. hos
pital at the point of death, owing to the
fearful injuries inflicted on her by a
female burglar, Who tore her tongue
out. The widow was about to close her
shop when a rather stylishly dressed
woman entered and asked to be sup
piled with some soap and candles.
Madame Durel turnedNRround TO get
the things required, ana she was then
seized bv the neck from behind by