Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-21
Today's 'Telegraphic News
The Recent Earthquake in chill.

Valparaiso, Chill, Aug 2i.-The city
is gradually awakening from the dawn
into which it was thrown by the earth
quake which wrought such disaster here
last Thursday night. The citizens are
cslmer, and as the dread Of the repeti.
ton of the shocks grows less many are
returning to the city from the hills ready
to participate in the work of making
the city haoitsble again. No time will
be lost in resuming business.
The discovery that robbers and ghouls
were at work footing the damaged build.
ings and stealing from the bodies of the
unburied dead, aroused the city last
night. The killing of several robbers
by guards is believed to have put an end
to the plundering.
For the permanent rebuilding of the
CITY an appropriation OF 800, 900, 600
will be asked OF Congress Relief sup
plies are beginning to reach the city by
steamer from other points in quantities
sufficient to insure against famine. The
people are now assured that they can So
cure enough food by steamer and this
dread has been eliminated from the wor-
ries before them. The railroads will be
restored as rapidly as possible, SO that
the transportation of food and supplies
overland can be resumed.
London, Aug. 21.-The banks in Val
paraiso, Chill, which was the scene OF
the earthquake disaster last Thursday
night, will be open for business daily
from 10 O'Clock until IL. This decision
has been reached by the managers of the
banks and the information is conveyed
in a cablegram to the Tarapaca and Ar
gentina bank here. The opening OF the
banks will mark the resumption of BUSH
ness in the city.
Santiago, Chill, Aug. 2l.--Valparaiso
is practically a total loss. This is the
statement of the governor of the state of
Valparaiso in his official report to Presi-
dent Riesco.
The number of dead is estimated by
the governor at 300, and the injured at
800. These figures of 300 dead greatly
reduce previous estimates.
The newspaper Mercurio, of Volpsr-
also says the damage has been greatly
under estimated. 1t places the number
of dead at 2, 500. Army wagons and re-
lief trains are starting from this city, for
Valparaiso, but it is anticipated that
they will have h, I'd time in getting
through. The governor has appropriated
1000, 900 pesos to be used in relieving
the victims of the disaster.
1t is hoped that communication with
Valparaiso will soon be restored by tele-
graph and telephone. A mail service
between the two cities will be established
by soldiers.
Liverpool, England, Aug. 2l.-Opti-
mistic news is contained in dispatches
received here today from Valparaiso,
Chill, and the situation throughout the
zone visited by the disastrous earthquakes
of last Thursday night is apparently i'm
proving.
Little damage was caused beyond
LIai-Llai, half way between Valparaiso
and Santiago.
heearthquakes have ceased in Val
paraiso and the ires in various parts of
the city are out.
The military authorities have the
situation under perfect control, aud the
prospects are very favorable for avoiding
any scarcity of food and supplies
Most OF the information comes in a
private dispatch TO the Duncan Fox
Company. The Correspondent ads that
he expects conditions to improve ma
terially in the immediate future.