Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
Result Of Strong Measures Taken
To Preserve Order in City
OF Valparaiso.
CLEARING AWAY THE RUINS.
sale Of Food strictly Supcryised-Sup
ply DcpOts ablishetl-Salors
Assist Bakers Ashore.

Santiago, chile, Aug. % Delayed
The news received here from Valparai-
so continues 10 confirm the worst i'm
pressions formed Of the situation there
Strong measures have been taken 10
preserve order and at least $50 robbers
nave already been shot. Bodies are
SIN being taken out OF the ruins and
thus Far about 100 have been buried. Il
is said that an epidemic IS almost GER
tain TO occur at Valparaiso as result
OF the unsantary conditions.
The houses here are being more and
more damaged by the continuing earth
shocks In addition to the one which
occurred about 10 o'clock this evening.
lheFe was another shock this morning.
CLEARING Up RUINS.
Valparaiso, Aug %, Delayed
ABOUT 10000 workmen are employed In
clearing away the ruins here and IN
searching FOR bodies OF those who lost
thelr lives during the recent earth
quake and fires Ia the Wreckage OF
house today workmen found "a child
alive in a barrel which had protected
1t from harm
The naval school Is TO be recon.
strlcted and 10 is expected that the
cadets VIII be able TO resume their
studies there in about two months.
SALE OF FOOD.
The sale of articles NJ food is strictly
supervised by the city and government
oihcials 20 prevent any abuses In the
direction OF increases IN prices.
Merchants detected boo the act of
selling food above the fixed prices are
compelled a. close their stores
lh order 60 guard the people as much
as possible from suffering during IN.
hcdNr rains q complete drainage sys-
TEN mas been constructed az an the
spots where the population is living
u tents President Riesco has visited
ail me tented portions OF the city BOO
ms effort to do everything here 10 enc
courage the homeless people. The com
nleitldl houses and the banks will paw
Their employees tomorrow their ml
months wages 10 assist them bon their
present hardships The government
Will also pay lbs employees the same
day
IN different parts OF the city depots
FOR the distribution OF food have been
established the main features of which
are Immense caldrons from which. uu-
der Tho supervision NJ Young women of
the highest society bon Valparaiso. SOUP
is distributed 10 the poor
MANY CO TO EUROPE
Many Of the best families Of this
city have decided 10 go to Europe and
stay there during the rebuilding of
Valparaiso iu general and OF their own
residences u particular
Material for the construction of ten.
poury houses or sheds ifs being dis
ulbuted gratis boy the local and goy-
eminent authorities
The government Of Ecuador has or-
dered the commander of the Ecuador
can cruiser marines 90 place himself |
and his vessel 8t the disposal of the /
chilean government Tor the tuuspor-
tstion of refugees from Valparaiso TO |
various points
AID FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
On addition 10 the sums of money |
received here from various psrtg OF /
chile for the relief OF the earthquake /
sufferers 5000 has been received from |
san Francisco Cal The government |
ot chile Boo reply tO cable messages /
received from ChIIears abroad Offering |
10 collect funds for the relief 0f tho |
has thanked them but has /
not given tnem any authorization 10 |
collect money On the name Of the gov
eminent as Chile has sufficient re-
sources 20 care for the homeless
The warship Almirantc Cochrane ar
ed at TalCahuana. Province OF Con-
epciou today. with a large number Of
homeless people from Valparaiso on
board. a committee ~ prominent wom-
.n took charge Of the refugees. provil-
ug them with food and clothing.
The garrIsons IN the southern psri Of
lille continues sending detschmetts Of
ROOFS here 20 assist .u maintaining or
ier
TO CHANGE SITE
Suggestions have been made that the
ne N Valparaiso b. changed. Pres
dent-clcct MONT today declared that
Do idea of rebuilding Valparaiso al
omc other point on the coast WAS not
ossihle. and that in his opinion the
iiy should b. reconstructed where lis
uins now stand one ~ the worst fea-
urcs ~ The situation Is the fact that
Do supplies ~ chloride ~ lime. used
D disinfcction n the ruins. rs exhaust.
n. and some time must elsnse before
rosh supplies can be obtained
4 commission composed ~ engineers
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