Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
-cH|LEANS PROMPT
WITH RELIEF FUND
Government Voted Four Millions
for the Destitute.
THE VALPARAISO SITUATION
Some Of the Business Houses Have Re-
opened.
THE VALPARAISO SITUATION
CITY YET UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Earthquake Survivors Declare It Was
Impossible to Stand Erect During
Shocks Without Support.

VALPARAISO, August 23.-Some of the
business houses here reopened today for
the first time since the earthquake.
Telephone and telegraph communication
with Santiago has been re-established, but
the lines used almost exclusively by
the government officials.
The city still is under martial law. Traf-
fc ceases at o'clock in the evening, and
everybody is compelled to take some part
in the work of restoring normal conditions.
AS first installment the government has
appropriated s4,0O0,0OO for the relief of the
destitute. The custom house was reopened
today and traffic by water and by rail has
been resumed. The postal service also is
in operation.
One of the greatest difficulties encoun-
tered by the authorities is the interment of
the bodies recovered from the ruins, as all
the cemeteries were destroyed AT the vari-
Gus temporary morgues heaps of coffins
have accumulated. awaiting the designation
of their place of burial. The work of re-
covering the bodies is being pushed to the
utmost in order to avoid an epidemic, in
fear of which many families are leaving
the city. Through the whole length of
Brazil avenue and all over Victoria square
large sheds have been constructed to shell
Ter the homeless from the severe rains.
Survivors of the earthquake say that dur
ing the shocks 1t was impossible to stand
erect without support.
movement is on foot to organize COM
pany TO facilitate the raising of money
necessary to reconstruct the city. 1t Is
proposed to advance the sums needed with
out interest for the first six months The
plan is to construct the new buildings of
light materials and to lay out the streets
Sd that they Will have uniform width of
twenty meters.
All the provinces of the north and south
which have not suffered from the earth
quake sending supplies of food and
money TO the stricken cities and towns.
The department of public works at San
tiago has appropriated 100000 for the con-
from Valparaiso and elsewhere, who con-
tinue to arrive at the Chilean capital in
large numbers.
The railroad line between Limache and
Quilpue, In addition to suffering severely
from the earth shocks of August 18, has
several enormous crevices, newly formed,
In its vicinity.
Valparaiso still is without street lights
but order is maintained. owing to the sever
ty OF the authorities. who shoot all persons
caught committing robberies.
Among the buildings which fell at the
time of the earthquake are the Palace of
Justice and the Maritime prefecture.
Il Damage to Road No So Serious.
LONDON. August 23-The Chilean-Trans-
Ardine railroad has received a cable dis
patch from Its manager at Los Andes say
Ing that the damage to the road is not
serious and that traffic will he resumed In
few weeks as far as Juncal
Must Demolish Over 5000 Houses.
SANTIAGO, Chile. August 23.-It was an
nounced today that the ministry of public
works had been advised that it will be nee
essary to demolish more than 1900 houses
here as the result of the damages which
they received during the recent earth
shocks.
Energetic measures have been taken to
suppress all overcharging for the necessi-
Ties of life by merchants here. The munic-
ipality is now selling fresh meat to the in
habitants.
The street car service in Santiago has
power houses.
Reports Received at Berlin.
BERLIN, August 23.-The German gov
ernment today gave out the following state
ment:
Official reports from Valparaiso unfor-
tunately confirm the almost total destruc-
ton of that city. The German consulate
general with its archives was destroyed, but
nobody was hurt. The other Germans in
Valparaiso are in the greatest danger
through fire and plundering Upon their
wish which the consul general forwarded
TO the German charge daffaires at San
tiago, an understanding has been reached
German cruiser Fake will land a detach-
ment of sailors and marines to protect the
lives and property Of German subjects at
Valparaiso"
3S Killed Out of 40 Employees.
LIMA. August 23-Further details re-
zceived here today from Valparaiso show
that out Of forty employees of the telephone
company there thirty-eight were killed.
When the house of President elect Montt
collapsed his wife fell from the balcony
into the street, and bandits who were pass
ing cut off her ears and fingers to rob her
Of her jewelry She taken in a dying
state on board the Chilean warship O'Hig-
gins
Among the dead at Valparaiso is Fred
euco Varella, the famous capitalist and
politician.
Heavy rains have been falling at VAL
paraiso, which have increased the hard
ships endured by the many thousands of
people camping In the streets and squares
on the hills surrounding the city.
Considerable alarm Is felt here, In view
Of the conditions in Chile, as no food sup
plies are coming from that republic. and
the latter country does not produce suffi-
cient for the use OF it's Inhabitants. There
fore partial starvation at least, II is feared,
faces the middle and poorer classes Of the
Peruvian population.
Secretary Root Is expected to arrive here
early in September.