The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-24
SPIRITED AWAY
ONE CHILEAN TOWN HAS
ENTIRELY DISAPPEARED
Government Feeds All-Ole Hur-
dred Robbers Shot and Their
Bodies Hung Up OH Tele-
graph Poles as Warn
ing to L1o ers-
Other News.


Other News.
Valparaiso, Aug. 21.-The great
est damage by the earthquake oc.
CURED in the provinces of Valpa-
raiso and Aconcagua. The town of
Aba1ca suffered severely Llaillai is
to have entirely disappear.
ed, and Limache and Hero Vieio
have been almost totally wrecked.
At Vina del Mar three-quarters of
the houses are in ruins. .
The losses in the entire country
are estimated at $50, 900, 900.
The authorities of Valparaiso have
taken over the feeding of the peo-
pie and provisions are being brought
in from places that were not de-
stroyed. E
Slight earthquake shocks are con-
tinuing. The people have not yet
returned to their homes, but are
sleeping on the surrounding hill
and In the streets and squares. The
fires have all been extinguished.
More than 100 men, taken In the
act of robbery, have been shot.
A dispatch received here from
Limache says that 100 bodies there
remain unburied, and that the au-
thorities up to the present time
have only been able to bury 200.
The villages of San Francisco and
Limache have been totally destroy
ed, including the hospitals, churches
and all the public buildings.
One Of the travellers who arrived
here says that more than 800 pei
sons were killed in that part Of Val
paraiso known as the Port, and that
500 persons were injured there.
10 the midst of so much distress
a laughable incident occurred. A
detachment of carbineers, while on
its way to Valparaiso made a halt
for refreshments. While the caval-
rymen were dismounted, their hors.
es bolted toward Valparaiso, and
the carbineers were compelled to
make their way to that city on foot
or IN such vehicles as they were
able to requisition at short notice.
The Chilean feet, steamed into
Valparaiso harbor, parolled the
water front and guarded the wreck
eed banks and other buildings con-
tanning valuables, with orders to
shoot thieves and msrauders on
sight. The soldiers shot number
OF ladrones who was caught rifing
the dead and robbing the buildings,
and their bodies were suspended
from telephone poles at the street
corners, bearing large placards
residing:
"Potr ladrone," a warning to
looters.
A strange fact in come ction with
the earthquake is that the daily
papers here published a prognosti-
cation Of the cata strophe several
hours in advance of the first shock.
Valparaiso, Aug. 22.-From the
Plaza de la Victoria as far as the
Plaza in the section called Las De-
licias four 6fths of the houses are
completely destroyed by the earth
| quake, and the remaining ons-ffth
are badly damaged. From the Pla.
"a de la Victor down to the Gus
tom-House only about one-third
the houses sustained damage. The
banks Of the city and the customs
warehouses were not damaged
With the exceptions of Espiritu
Santo, all the churches in the city
were destroyed, as were the hospit.
ais and the theatres.
The number of dead is more than
two thousand. The office of the
Havas Agency, although seriously
damaged, are still being used for
the company's business.
The tragic scenes of tie San
Francisco disaster were reproduce d
here. There was a fight againat
fire, the lack Of water, and robbery
and pillage.
The authorities are now begin.
ming to get in provisions, and watel
again is being supplied. All the
fires have been extinguished. Th'
first shock lasted four minutes ant
a half and the second two minutes
f Most of the houses were thrown
, down by the second shock,
: Estimates from the damage rang,
s from SIS, ,ooo, 900 to $4,000, 900
J; , The Almendral quarter has beel
! absolutely destroyed. The peopl