Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21

presidential escort has started from
here for Valparaiso with Instructions
to requisition all the cattle met with
between this place and Valparaiso and
to drive the herds to the latter city In
order to prevent a famine.
Refugees Board Ships
A large number of people have sought
refuge on the various ships at anchor
In the bay Of Valparaiso.
The report that the naval school at
Valparaiso has escaped the disaster Is
confirmed. A number Of families have
sought refuge I'm the school building,
where they are being cared for by the
naval authorities.
Medical supplies have been sent from
this city to Valparaiso and everything
possible is being done to assist the
homeless people. No accurate estimate
of the damage done by the earthquake
can yet be made. but Il is considered
certain that It will run into the hum
drads Of millions of dollars and IL is
feared that a commercial crisis will
follow the earthquake disaster. 1t is
believed that steps will be Immediately
taken to relieve the situation
Business Is being slowly resumed
here and at Valparaiso. The ministers
of war and of the interior with detach-
ments of volunteers from the army and
fire departments left here this morning
for the purpose of re-establishing tele-
graphic communication with Valpa-
raiso. A train which left Santiago for
the north today arrived without any
difficulty at Calera. Contrary to the
general belief the tunnels were not
wrecked and ii Is hoped that the trains
will be running regularly tomorrow
The government has advised the pro-
vincial governments to spend all money
necessary to help the earthquake suf-
ferers in their districts. When the
earthquake first shook this city the
prisoners in the penitentiary began
singing hymns. There was no loss of
life among them so far as known. but
at Valparaiso the prison walls fell and
crushed 140 prisoners to death.
A telephone message received here to-
day from Vina del Mar announced that
the portion of that town between the
not seriously damaged but that the
rest of the Vina del Mar is almost to-
tally dstroyed.
President Riesco has received dis
patches from Lazarena, capital of the
province of Coquimbo, saying that no
damage has been done in the north but
that the majority of the houses in the
Ambagada district nave collapsed as
did a hill between Valparaiso and Vina
del Mar, destroying railroad communi-
cation between those two places
Merchants Increase Prices
Despite the fact that the stores of
provisions here are intact number of
merchants have considerably increased
the price of provisions.
A great deal of damage has been done
at the mines in the Noglais and Calona
districts A number of houses have
fallen at Talca, fifty persons we're killed
there and $50 were wounded at Nell
pilla.
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 at Salvador
and Santa Turnino, number of pub
lie buildings will have to be razed.
At Laillaid seventy houses fell. A
number of small villages in the Terre-
mote districts were totally destroyed.
At Terremote the populace tried to pill
lage the business houses which had re-
mained standing, but the employees sue
cessfully defended the places.
1t is stated at the observatory today
that it is not likely there will be a
repetition of the seismic disturbances
in the future. This has gone a great
way towards calming the public mind.
1t was at the request of Nine. Pedro
Monti, wife of the president-elect, that
the municipality of Iquique has de-
cided to vote the sum of money which
had been subscribed for the celebration
of the election of Senior Monti to the
relief of the earthquake sufferers.