Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17
NAY BE AS BAD AS FRISCO.
Gable Disabled and il is Hard to
Get Any Reliable
News.
HAS A POPULATION OF 10000
Is a Fortified seaport and Most I'M
portant Commercial City ON West
Coast Of South America.

New York. Aug. l7.-Cable advices
report that the city ~ Valparaiso,
chile. has been badly damaged by an
earthquake and many people killed and
injured.
one report which was received In this
city said that portions Of Valparaiso
we're burning all night and that the
bodies OF hundreds Of It's residents weru
buried IN the ruins Of the buildings.
4 report received here is that the sit
ustion in Valparaiso may prove to be
ss serious as the san Francisco dlsas-
ter.
Practically every building in the city
is damaged and there are fires IN differ
ent parts OF the city. Many persons are
reported killed and injured, The earth
quake has interrupted cable facilities
10 lower South American points and
communications restricted to the route
Via Lisbon. Another from Valparaiso
is that the loss OF life has not been
confirmed. Fires are burning IN various
parts of the city
Valparaiso Is a fortified seaport Of
chile and the most important COM
mercial town Of the western coast Of
south America, II has a population OF
about i5o0oo. II is the capital Of the
province Of that name and is situated
on a large bay IN the Pacific ocean, IS
miles west-north-wes Of Santiago,
with which II is connected by rail.
The hay Of Valparaiso. which is well
sheltered on three sides, is bounded by
ranges Of hills rising from 1900 to
LOO feet high, on the slopes Of which
A considerable portion OF the city OF
Valparaiso is built. on the south side
II the bay are the spacious suburbs OF
Nuevo, Malecon and Gran Ayenida.
from which pass out is one Of the fines,
of thoroughfaros Of Valparaiso, the
Avenida De Las Delicias, The lower
central section OF the city is constituted
by the Almendrsl. having regular and
attractive streets and containing the
principal business houses. the plaza
Victoria and the National theater
To the northwest Of this section. in
The quarter Of the city known as the
puerto Tor porO in which are situated
the greater number Of public buildings.
and the vast warehouses which line the
quays and docks. In this portion Of the
city, however, narrow and crooked
streets are stlll feature. but the new
er sections OF Valparaiso have an at
traciiye modern appearance, the build-
ings in the business quarter being mas
sively built.
Among the monuments in Valparaiso
are those to Columbus, Wheelwright
twho established steam navigation on
the Chilean coast, Admiral Pratt and
Thomas Cochrane. organizer of the
Chilean navy. The city has various
academic and collegiate institutions. a
naval school. school for marines. mu-
scum OF natural history. photographic
bureau. etc. and It's Industrial estab-
lishments comprise foundrles. railroad
and machine shops, sugar refneries.
hreweries. distilleries. large bottllng
works and factories OF all kinds. Ell
evators cannect the lower parts Of the
city with the villa section on the
heights. The port Of Valparaiso is the
terminus OF many important lines Of
steamers for Europe by way Of the
Straits Of Magellan and Panama. and
IS The center Of the South American
casting services
il contains a numerous foreign colony
composed chiefly Of British. German
and French merchants. There is GUS
tom house wharf alongside Of which
steamers Of any tonnage can moor. but
most Of the loading Is done by lighters
from a quay surrounding the town The
harhor Is defended by modern. we'll
mounted batteries. Severe storms and
a tidal wave ~ Valparaiso. June 20.
1893. wrecked the railroad and did great
damage TO the city.
MAY NOT BE so Rad.
New York. Aug. 1.-THE Central and
South American Telegraph company
has reestablished It's main office IN VAL
paradise and u working with that city
now. This would seem 70 show that the
conditions are not as serious as al first
represented
RECORDED IN WASHINGTON.
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE weather
bureau today issued the following
earthquake bulletin.
"A very heavy. distant earthquake
was recorded on the seismogfaph at
the weather bureau IN Washington yes
ierday afternoon. beginning ~ min
utes and % seconds past =. m.
teventy-ffth meridian time. Com
nlste and perfect records were oh
tained Of both the north and south and
the east and west movements Of the
earth.
The earth tremors az Washington
we're Of comparatively slow and delib-
crate motion. each complete movement
covering from Is 90 ~ seconds ~ time.
The earthquake lasted continuously for
several hours and finally ceased al
about midnight. The most violent
shock occurred at hours. ~ min, q
sec.. q. m"
From press reports there II evidently
a record o. the gros; Chilean earth
quake 81 Aug. Is. and Is the heaviest
recorded In Washington since the San
. Francisco earthquake
EARTHQUAKE iS ARGENTINE
London, Aug. 1.-THE earthquake