The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-08-30
CHAOS RULES IN CITY
REFUGEES IN VALPARAISO,
CHILL, FIGHT FOR FOOD.
SUPPLIES INSUFFICIENT.
Cemeteries Destroyed and Authorities
Unable to Bury Vietims-Town Of
ouillota Sinks Out Of
Siqht.

Valparaiso.-Chaos rules in Valpar-
also and martial law is unable to keep
order. The scores OF thousands Of
homeless, famine stricken refugees
fight in the streets for food.
The army and navy officers are
working heroically to bring order out
OF chaos, but they are fearfully handi-
capped.
The injured are sti1 without ade-
quate medical care. in spite of the tire
less energy of army naval and pri-
vate surgeons and nurses.
Food supplies are insufficient, but
are increasing. The minister OF the
interior has ordered all ships in Chill
ian ports to proceed to Valparaiso
with food and bring away refugees. A
regular relief service has been estab-
lshed. Cattle shipments are on the
way. Frontier train service has been
established from Talca. Supplies OF
meat and milk are arriving regularly
but not in quantities sufficient TO pre-
vent hunger
Estimates of the number Of dead
still remain between 5000 and 5000.
Twenty-eight bodies were found We'd
nesday under the stairway of the tele-
graph office.
Meat and Bread Scarce.
Meat and bread are scarce Meat
is now being distributed by the au-
thoritles. The grocers' shops that
were not destroyed by the earthquake
are now nearly out of stock. Canned
meats, sardines. condensed milk and
biscuits are much needed.
AS first installment the govern
ment has appropriated 100000 for
The relief of the destitute.
One Of the greatest difficulties en-
countered by the authorities is the in
terment of the bodies recovered from
the ruins. as all the cemeteries were
destroyed. At the various temporary
morgues heaps OF collins have accumu-
lated, awaiting the designation Of their
place OF burial. The work of recover
ing the bodies Is being pushed to the
utmost in order to avoid an epidemic.
The total number OF corpses buried
up to Tuesday, August 21, was CAS-.
The main post Office has been re-
opened.
Every Wall Ruined.
At Llal Llai there is not a single
wall in good condition. There we're
80 persons killed there.
AT Cablldo the railroad station was
damaged.
At Qulllota many buildings we're
Frustrated.
The earthquake was severe at Con-
ron and Colmo. The dead In those
places number %.
The work Of bringing order out Of
chaos is progressing rapidly and the
telephone and telegraph lines have
been restored to Santiago. The postal
system is in working order and mail is
being delivered regularly.
Electric cars already are running be-
tween Baron station and Recro. aud
probably the opration Of cars will be
extended 20 Vina del Mar.
movement Is on foot to organize
a company to facilitate the raising OF
the money necessary to reconstruct
tAS NlA9s II - plbpooeu " duNduCe
the sums needed without interest for
the first six months. The plan is to
construct the new buildings of light
materials and to lay out the streets
so that they will have a uniform
width of 20 meters.
The department Of public works at
Santiago has appropriated 100000
for the construction of sheds TO shell
ter the refugees from Valparaiso and
elsewhere who continue to arrive
there.
Earth Swallows 10000.
! Lima.-lt is reported that Quillota,
city Of 10000 population. about 30
miles from Valparaiso. has sunk en-
tirely from sight and that less than