Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-26
BUSINESS BEING RESUMED
Minister Of Interior Reports on Progress Of
Work 1t Valparaiso.
ESTIMATE OF LOSS TWO HUNDRED MILLION
This Loss n for Valparaiso Alone,
rs Damage In Rural Dis
tricts Has Not BeeB
Reported.

VALPARAISO. Aug. Z.-The minister Of
the interior has sent the following dis
patch to President Riesco at Santiago:
business is being resumed here. All
classes OF the population are taking part
in the work Of repairing the damage. All
the committees are accomplishing their
tasks with the greatest zeal. II fresh meat
Magellan to be sold. Many of the home-
less people are in need Of clothing, Pro-
cause The supplies have been retained here.
President Riesco continues to receive tel
egrams Of coincidence from foreign gov
ernments.
The Newspaper buildings were not SO
badly damaged as at FIRST supposed. That
Of the Mercurio is intact. All the news
papers win reappear tomorrow. There were
some slight earthquake shocks at s:15 p. m.
yesterday, but no further damage was done.
Estimate of Loss.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. PA conserva-
tive estimate places the property loss at
Valparaiso as a result OF the earthquakes
and fires at 800, 600 The loss in the
rural districts will be immense, as not only
the residences Of the landed proprietors
but the huts OF the laborers have been
completely destroyed, and in many places
the bridges, fences and telegraph and tele-
phone posts have been thrown down. No
passenger trains have arrived here from
Valparaiso since August IS. 1t Is said here
the extent of the disaster In the number
of deaths and the amount OF property de-
stroyed is probably greater than was the
case in San Francisco. Valparaiso Is the
great seaport OF the republic and it's COM
merce exceeds that OF any Pacific port ex-
cept San Francisco. The entire lower part
of the city is completely destroyed and the
loss of life is felt throughout Chile, as all
parts of the country were represented
there Heavy rains are still failing at VAL
paradise, making the misery still greater.
Donations for the relief OF the sufferers are
arriving here from all parts Of thhe world.
Some idea of the state Of AFFAIRS existing
can be formed from tho fact that a man
rode on horseback from Valparaiso to San.
tiago. distance OF eighty miles, and could
not obtain food or water for himself or his
horse during the entire distance owing to
depression prevailing.
President Appeals for Aid.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Aug. 5.-President
Roosevelt today issued proclamation APP
pealins for aid for stricken Chile The
message was issued after a consultation
with Acting Secretary OF State Bacon at
Sycamore Hill today. The proclamation
reads:
A dreadful calamity has befallen our Sis
ter republic OF Chile In the destruction by
earthquake of Valparaiso and other locali-
ties We Of this nation at this moment see
the city of San Francisco struggling up
ward from the ruins in which a like catas-
trophe overwhelmed 1t last spring We
Keep keenly In mind the thankful apprecia-
ton we then felt for the way in which the
people OF Europe, Asia and both Americas
came forward with generous offers of as
ssistanee. In this time Of woe of our sis
strive to do to others as others last spring
did to us. Tho National Red Cross associae
any subscriptions that may be offered for
this purpose and I trust there will be
generous response. lSisned(
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Oyster Bay N. ", August Is. 1906