New-York tribune., 1906-08-24
ORDER IN VALPARAISO.
prSTNESS HOUSES OPEN.
,rortial Lac Still IN Force-Plap
to Rebuild City.

~
-osso Aug. 23.-Some OF the business
here reopened to-day for the first time
.,e earthquake. Telephone and telegraph
Sd ,,scation with Santiago has been re-es-
e,--sos ,s,r the lines are used almost exclu-
~ the government officials. The city is
p. ,,ser martial law, traffic ceases at o'clock
- So evening and every body is compelled 10
-,-,a Part in the work. under the direction
-. ministers Of the Interior and Industry. as
- bv the local officials. of restoring normal
s,+,ors As q first instalment, the govern
=. has appropriated S4.OO0OOO for the relief
- destitute The custom house was re-
- Today. and traffic by water and by rail
z. bsen resumed. The postal service is also in
,,sration-
- af the greatest difficulties encountered by
!, authorities is 10 bury the bodies taken from
= -yins as all the cemeteries We're destroyed.
!. .As various temporary morgues heaps OF cof-
= have accumulated. awaiting the designation
s,bsir places of burial. The work Of recover
= re boaies is being pushed to the utmost in
ss- 70 avoid an epidemic
.,o,g Brazil avenue and on Victoria Square
,.-,a sheds have been constructed TO shelter the
..r,s.ess from the heavy rains which have been
haiHg
Survivors Of the earthquake say that during
=. sboclzs II was impossible to stand erect
without support
movement Is on foot TO organize company
=. -aise the money necessary 10 reconstruct the
-. Il is proposed TO advance the sums needed
sgsor+ interest for the first six months. The
-, Is 70 construct the new buildings of light
r.-srials. and 10 lay out the streets so that
.ssv viii have uniform width of twenty me-
ue
All the provinces Of the North and South
-sf,b have not suffered from the earthquake
=, sending supplies of food and money 20 the
s-,ss and towns which suffered from the dis
.~-asnce. The Department of Public Works at
ssr,isgo has appropriated 100000 for the con-
s,ruetion Of sheds 10 shelter the refugees from
VALPARAISO and elsewhere, VINO continue 20 ar
rve al the capital in large numbers.
Near the railroad line between Limache and
nunnue. which suffered severely from the
sbooks OF August Is, enormous crevices have re-
certify formed,
VALPARAISO Is still without street lights at
rizht but order IS maintained. thanks to the Sc
vsr,-v Of the authorities who continue shooting
al persons VINO are caught committing rob-
bsriss.
Among the buildings which fell at the time
# The earthquake are the Palace Of Justice and
fhs Maritime Prefecture
Fernandez Blanco. Governor Of the Province
# Valparaiso has proclaimed the city of Val
paraiso in 2 state Of siege and has conferred
surene authority on Navy Captain Gomez
CarTeno. The prefect Of police is charged with
ne duty Of collecting and distributing food. One
Of The first acts Of the military governor was to
issue ar order that any person found breaking
water mains should be shot. The water supply
Is fairiy adequate, and repairs are being made
a Baron Hill Vina del Mar and Ranaditas,
EhsTe q large number Of mains were broken.
Ths Mayors Office is now in Victoria Square,
beside The Governors tent
The whole of Victoria street is tonight
Eliminated by electric lamps. Two other streets
also are lighted and tomorrow night Cerro and
Asfres streets viii be lighted. Electric cars
already are running between Baron Station and
Rec-eo, sld probably tomorrow the operation
q cars will be extended 10 Vina del Mar.
Six hundred and forty-eight bodies were buried
~ 70 Tuesday, August 21. The main postoffice
has been reopened.
AZ Llai-I4ai there is not q single wall in good
condition. There were thirty persons killed
there. A. Cabudo the railroad station was
damaged. Al Quillota many buildings were
wrecked The earthquake was very severe at
Cozcon and ColmO The dead in those places
number twenty-five.
kilograms of sympathy have been received
from Secretary Root. President Barreda Of Peru,
i Bourgeois. Foreign Minister Of France, ans
Rothschd & Son Is well as from the city Of
Buenos Ayres.
Neat and bread are scarce Meat Is now being
distributed by the authorities The grocers'
shops that were not destroyed by the earth
quake are now nearly out Of stock. earned
meats, sardines condensed milk and biscuit are
much needed
SANITARY conditions are being established in
the encampments. and most of the people are
light hearte5. though four or I'VE earth shocks
Of moderate violence are experienced daily. The