Evening star., 1922-11-14
NEW EARTHQUAKES
ROCK CHILE; DEATH
TOLL NEARS
Horror Spreads With Ban
ditry and Disorder Threat
{ ening Panic Stricken.
ENTIRE TOWN VANISHES
, INTO BOWELS OF EARTH
600 Bodies Already Recovered in
One City-Paciic Ocean Still
Strangely Turbulent.
Hr the Associated Press.

the earthquake district, together with
news of additional earth shocks and
indications that the calamity has
reached appalling proportions. caused
the Chilean government today to con-
slider the advisability of sending
troops to Coquimbo and Atacama to
reinforce the regular garrisons. which
are too small to cope with the situa-
ton and aid in relief work.
Chile was again visited by earth
shocks late last night. Severe tremors
were felt at La Serena, capital OF
the province of Coquimbo. at IL
o'clock, and half an hour earlier the
seaport Constitution. capital of the
, province of Maule, was shaken. ac-
cording to advices received here by
the National Telegraph.
coo Bodies Recovered.
The 600 bodies already recovered
from the ruins of the city of Vallenar
were carried to the public square and
after they had been identified were
burned.
The town of Carrizal. consisting
mostly of underground dwellings and
copper mines. is reported to have dis
appeared. but no mention OF the loss
of lives is made. The inha abltants
number about 200 and there are $50
other persons living at the port OF
Carrizal.
Outiawry broke out last night in
the town of Vallenar. the CHIEF SUI
ferer from the earthquake, where 1t Is
estimated 1000 of the inhabitants
perished. while reports of robberies
and holdups came from other places
in the affected region.
Death List Mounts.
The arrival of war vessels at the
northern ports of Chile brought wire
less reports of disaster from towns
and villages not previously heard
from, including the large Town 81
Freirina. augmenting greatly the
number of reported casualties which
are now variously estimated at be-
tween 1900 and 1000 dead. with num-
berless injured and homeless.
The property losses amounting to
millions of dollars which resulted
from the earthquake will be severe
economic blow to the country, 1t Is
feared. The town OF Vallenar seems
have suffered the most. Only three
houses remain standing there and 700
of the inhabitants are dead.
The dead counted at Capiapo so far
number sixty and the injured 110:
There are no lights in the town and
ahe inhabitants are camping out. Even
the telegraph is operating in the
open air.
Pitiful Scenes.
The telegraph offices at Santiago
present pitiful scenes. Crowds gath
er about all day seeking Information
about the fate Of friends and rela-
tives in the devastated regions. Such
messages of inquiry are transmitted
free by the national lines.
Considerable uneasiness has been
caused by the prediction Of an Argen-
tine meteorologist that the earthquake
would be repeated between December
and December I.
The depots of the American Smelt-
Sng Company at CarriZal were car
Tied away when that town disappear
I'd in the disaster of last Saturday
morning. according to National Tele- ;
graph advices.
The steamship Aysen, which reach
cd Antofagasta yesterday from VAL
paraiso. reported that early Saturday
morning storm arose suddenly and
the sea was strangely agitated. The
ship was shaken violently. causing a
damage was done.
Missing Men Found.
Operators of the wireless coast |
station near Antofagasta, missing |
since the tidal wave of Saturday
morning. have been located in the
hills. whence they fed. Having lost
their stores, they were without food.
Outlawry has broken out at VAL
1enar. Bullets were flying when the
telegraph office there closed for the
night at Z o'clock yesterday evening.
President Alessandri will leave to-
,norrow for Valparaiso. where he will
embark on the battleship Almirante
latorre for a visit to the ports
stricken by the earth shocks. He
will be accompanied by the ministers
Of war and public works and other
officials. The battleship was reported
TO have steamed northward today. but
was called back to await the presi-
dent.
La Serena was one Of the cities
severely stricken by the earthquake
of last Saturday morning: The mayor
of Antofagasta has received I1,I a mes,
village in the province Of Atacama:
giving the first news of the effect Of
the earthquake in that town. There
was no loss of life in Vicuna, the
mayor said. but public buildings,
churches and the telegraph ONCE
were badly damaged. The CONNER
s.ial quarter is in ruins and so are
the schools. The hospital was dam |
aged and the dispensary destroyed.
schools and public buildings at
Paiguano also are in ruins and
neighboring villages In the province
of Coauimbo have been greatly dam !
aged.
Ocean stil Turbulent.
The Pacific ocean seems not yet
10 have fully recovered its equili- !
brium as the result of last weeks
terrific disturbances, or else there |
have been some new movements under |
the ocean bed. Antofagasta reports |
say that yesterday the sea ebbed and |
then came booming back upon the |
shore three times, much in the \
strange manner Of the tidal waves of |
last Saturday.
The entire diplomatic corps called |
on the foreign minister to tender
their condolences to the striken ma
lion. A message of sympathy was
received by President Alessandrf from
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