Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-21
Police Arrangement Thoroughly Eff
cient to Cope With the Emergency.
Business Suspended for Two Weeks Secretary
Root Changes Plans shipping Unframed.

The earthquakes in Chile have ceased
the resultant fires arc out and the au-
thoritics and peoples of the two cities,
Valparaiso and Santiago, are taking or
ganized steps to relieve suffering, care
for the wounded and bury the dead.
The period of succor has been entered.
The dispatches received from Chile
today tended to show that the first es-
timat of casualties and material dam
age had been greatly exaggerated and
that the people of Valparaiso are be
coming calmer. The fear of further
shocks has been removed by state
ment issued from the observatory and
today it became possible for the first
time. to organize relief work, begin Il
systematic search of the ruins for the
dead and care for the injured.
Santiago is coming to the rescue of
her suffering sister. Public suhscrip-
ticns have been opened for money,
clothing and provisions. and the capt.
tai is caring for all refugees from Val
paraiso who make their way across
the mountains.
The government is putting down pill
LACE wherever it breaks out, with
troops.
1t is still impossible to reach any cor
rect estimate of the dead OF Woundca'
The rcport.; from Chile are most com
nicting. a large section of the country
however, was visited by the catastr"-
phc Of last Thursday and cabled cst'-
mates of casualties refer in some m
stances to particular localities. notably
VALPARAISO and in others evidently to
the entire district which suffered from
the shock. The number OF dead IN Nal-
raraiso doubtless will run into inc nun
drcds. and for the entire country prop
ably into the thousands. the properly
damage is estimated at from $2Oo,coU-
goo to 5000, 600.
Relief is being organized with sys-
tom and the government has taken
compIctc control Of the situation. The
foreign legations are active in rclei
measures, as are private PERSONS dll''
the greatest energy is being devoted !"
getting supplies for the deSnlh''' II
government has authorized the primer
nal governors to spend all money hc''N-
Sarv for the relief of the needy ~ ,ii'i'
districts. The funds Subscribed III
Jnuio,lo to celebrate the election OF re-
dro Montt to the presidency VIII ne eA
,,o,dcd to relieve the sufferers l'ublic
relief subscriptions have bech opc',c''
in BucnoS Ayrcs and the NrStn'i''
government will pass an arpr"lil"'lu''
TO The came end Chile VIII ask "S
Congress for money for the rec'ilS'' w
lion Of Valparaiso.
Food and water are both scarce am
~ this iuncturc many merchants nav
made material advances in the price q
provisions. Nh,
Tho rcroter districts have not ycl
bcon heard from and efforts are beng
made to establish communication c'h-
or nv wire of couricrs, with the prov
inCeS.
The statement is made that every
building in Valparaiso has been DAM
aged and the city has been described rs
"1ninhabitablc" The Almcndral quar-
ter and the principal streets are mere
heaps Of ruins The people still thr"nE
the surrounding hills and scashore ana
many are leaving the locality as best
they may.
II Is reported that mt several points
the coast has lifted above its former
level.
Hospital and medical supplies are be-
ing sent down to Valparaiso from san
tiago. A commercial crisis is feared ana
very little business is being done.
The English firms located at VAL
paradise do not appear to have sustained
henvy loss. nd it does not appear mat
any foreigners have been killed.
Santiago suffered much less than
Valparaiso. The number of dead in
Santiago is reported as>20. A local re-
lief committee has been organized, the
street cars have resumed running and
the normal aspect of the city is rapid
ly returning. Refugees from Valparaiso
are coming in in greater numbers every
hour. The railroads are not yet in OPP
Grafton.
Il is reported that six or eight towns
in the stricken district have been de-
stroyed, but details are still lacking.
Vina Del Mar, which is suburb OIL
Valparaiso is described as almost en-
tirely in ruins. There are 80 dead ana
$50 wounded at Tacla. Many houses III
the Amagada district collapsed. In ad-
dition to the towns previously inen-
toned, Meliilla, Salvador and santa
Turnino, sustained damage.
Santiago De Chile, Aug. 1s.-(Delayed