New-York tribune., 1906-08-22
THREE THOUSAND DEAD
nsM4GE OF 800, 600, 600
r,,r,graiso,s Estimate of Losses
Mang Tos0ns Destroyed.

.,.,,araiso. Aug. 2l.-The loss OF life in the
-...rske probably will not be short OF three
''.,sand while the property destroyed is es-
'.-..,aa at sloO.cooooo. and possibly is far IN
syOess Of that sum-
,,..h the first terrible shock. buildings COLI
ss heir walls falling with a tremendous
.,ss TIE inmates in many cases We're unable
o.,ape. The shook was followed almost i'm
stately by a nerce storm. the wind prostratSng
Ills that had been weakened by the earth
lake. and these broke trolley wires, which
ssshed necessarily.
me second shock was even heavier than the
-, Five minutes afterward fires started in
Nv direction, and Immediately the whole town.
,hich had been mOmentarily in darkness, was
,nuna,nated TheAremen made desperate fight,
.souzh there was little water as most of the
,us,us had been broken by the earth tremor.
n, Victoria Theatre Opera house, and the
Nsral Club were destroyed by the shock, and
,ba National Theatre succumbed TO earthquake
.,s FIRE. The Club de Setiembre, the Church of
u Nsrced, the buildings of the French Fathers.
he Navy Department Building, the City Hall
snd many other buildings were destroyed by the
sarthouake. The destruction by fire, however.
vas Infinitely larger. and probably 60 per cent
n the commercial houses were ruined In Brazil
avenue alone nearly thirty blocks OF buildings
from three to i've stories high were destroyed
The greatest damage is reported 70 have oc-
cured in the provinces Of Valparaiso and Aeon
cagua- The town OF Aharca suffered severely.
Llai-Llai is reported 10 have entirely disap-
,sared, and Lmache and Hero Viejo have been
almost totally wrecked. AT vina del Mar three
quarters OF the houses are .n ruins
Ths losses in the entire country are estimated
At 100000.
Slight earth shocks are continuing The peo-
pe have not yet returned 10 their homes, but are
sleeping on the surrounding hills and In the
streets and squares. The fires have all been ex-
nngushed. More than one hundred men taken
IN the act Of committing robberses have been
shot
Santiago de Chilli Aug. 2l--Almost all the
foreign ministers here have expressed the con-
dOlenos Of their governments 70 President
Resco.
Valparaiso is asking that cattle be sent IN
70 avoid the famine with which the people are
msnaced.
The population OF Santiago was thrown into
g condition OF extreme alarm lass night a
result OF the circulation OF false news that the
observatory had announced a second catastrophe
% be imminent People would not sleep indoors
and large numbers spent the night the streets
and in the squares. The alarm originated from
some persons saying they had seen the black
Gag. the sign OF danger. flying from the obser-
Satory, which is situated on San CristObal Hill
The shF1eking Of steam sirens. announcing dam
ger, added TO the alarm. and the police. instead
Of calming the people. lost their heads and
added 10 the terror. President Riesco wrote a
lstter TO the director OF the observatory asking
for an explanation. The director answered that
the whole affair was a Misrepresentation on the
part Of the people.
Lima Aug. 21-There was another heavy
earthshock at Valparaiso last night.
According TO the latest reports received here.
the town Of Quillota- about twenty-siD miles
from Valparaiso, and having q population OF
about 10000. has been completely destroyed.
At Lima this morning there was slight shock.
and Huacho shaken by an earthshocE yes
teCday