The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-20
HUNDREDS PERISH
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Mar, destroying railroad communication
between those two places.
I'm spite OF the fact tna: the stotcs
OF provisions mere are intact number
of merchants have consi ierably in
creased the price of provisions.
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
A great deal OF damage has been
done at the mines In the No2lais and
Calera districts, a number OF houses
have fallen at Talca, so persons were
killed there and 150 were wounded. At
Melipilla, 1t is believed that all the
houses will have To be pulled down,
owing to the severe shaking which
they received from the earthquake and
al Salvador and Santa Turaine, num-
ber of public buildings will have TO be
pulled down. At Llailai 20 houses
fell and a number OF small villages in
the Terremote district were totally de-
stroyed.
At Terremote the populace. after the
earthquake, tried to pillage the bust
ness house Of Rose-lnnWis, which had
remained standing, but the employees of
the firm defended the placed and saved
IL from pillage.
Ii was stated at the observatory to-
day that there is not likely TO be any
repetition of the seismatic disturbances
in the near future, which has gone
great way to calm the public mind.
II was at the request of Madame
Pedro MOTIF, wife of the president
elect. that the municipality OF lquique
has decided TO devote the sum or money
which had been subscribed for the cele-
bration of the elction OF Senor Montt
to the relief of the earthquake suf-
ferers.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
London Aug. 2o.-The Tarapaca and Ar
gentina Bank has received the following
cable dispatch from Valparaiso:
"Everysbuildings here is damaged and
many Of the principal business premises
are completely wrecked or burned. There
have been many casualties All the trains
have stopped running. The railroad line
has been destroyed in places.
Martial law has been proclaimed. Abb
solutely no work is being done owing 10
the continuous small shocks since the two
severe shocks OF Thursday. We cannot
get workmen to clear away the debris
from the premises. We could start busl-
ness on Monday. but we are unable TO
find the other bank managers. Thousands
are living in tents in the squares and
parks"
GERMAN co $ PROPERTY SAFE
Berlin, Aug 2O,-The German Aversea
Electrical Company today received
cable message from the Chiian Electric
Street Railroad and Lighting Company
at Santiago announcing that its power
station and other equipments had not
been interrupted. that the street cars re-
sumed running yesterday and that not
any of the company's employees were in
jured by the earthquake.
FIVE HUNDRED DEAD.
Santiago chile, Aug. N.-F1ve hundred
! persons are dead at Valparaiso. as a re-
| suit OF the earthquake shocks, according
! to the latest advices based on reports Of
! refugees and which reached this city this
| morning.
The monetary loss at Valparaiso runs
/ af,l,t
! have been destroyed. The railroad. street
! railway. telegraph and telephone systems
are thoroughly demoraized.
! The known dead in this city number %.
Madame Mont, wife OF Admiral Mont.
who was reported killed is alive but Sc
riously injured. 1T is expected that the
street railway and lighting systems in
| this city will be restored today.
MORE ASSURING REPORTS.
| London. Aug 20.-The Chilean legation
today received cable message from
Santiago. dated yesterday. reading as fol-
lows:
"On the evening of Aug. 16, severe
earthquake was felt between Valparaiso
and Talca The loss OF life was not very
great The damage to property was CON
siderable at Valparaiso. but was less at
Santiago. Public order has been entirely
/ maintained.
The authorities and private persons
are succoring the distressed people. The
! foreign legations are lending aid. The
! north has been wholly unaffected by the
! earthquake"
! Private cables received by members Of
! the Chilean legation tend to show thai
! Valparaiso did not suffer as much as
was at first supposed The heaviest dam
! age was confined to the eastern section of
| the town. which included the poorer resi-
| Dental district. The port and shipping at
| Valparaiso, apparently escaped damage.
A Liverpool firm today has received the
! following despatch from Santiago: II do
not think that there has been any loss
! OF life or personal injuries among the
English residents at Valparaiso. The po-
! lice arrangements there are thoroughly
| efficient Arrangements are In fair progress
To supply food TO the needy. The fires
and shocks are apparently over
SUSPENDED FOR TWO WEEKS.
New York. Aug. 0-W. r.. Grace and
company OF this city received a message
from their agents I'm Valparaiso today
saying that the centre OF the earthquake
disturbance was i'm Valparaiso and the
Aconcagua Valley and that business i'm
Valparaiso has been suspended for two
weeks
SHOCKS AT MARTINIQUE.
Fort de France. Island OF Martinique.
Aug. 20.-Earthquake shocks OF more or
less severity were felt I'm the Island Of
Martinique at 1:15 D. m. yesterday after
noon and al 3:47 a. m, a. m. and s:3I a.
m. today. Ma damage was done.