The New York herald., 1922-11-13
EARTHQUAKE DEATH
LIST REACHES 1000;
BOTTOM OF SEA RENT
500 Perish in Vallenar and
Near By: Many Points
Not Heard From.
THOUSANDS DESTITUTE
Scientists Point to Passage
OF Sun Spot and T0rrid /
Heat. !
BIG WAVES RISE AND EBB
Cause Death and Destruction
in Cities on 1900 Miles
Of Chilean Coast.
BIG WAVES RISE AND EBB

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. - (Associ-
ated Press ).-Chile's earthquake ca
tastrophe is now revealed in even
greater magnitude than first reports
indicated 1t Is estimated that at least
1000 are dead and many thousands are
in distress, needing food and shelter.
IN addition to heavy casualties OF
dead and injured at Copiapo and CO.
quimbo, it was reported to-day that
500 wers killed at Vallenaf and the
surrounding district. Vallenar was
virtually destroyed and the survivors
are in desperate condition. 1t seems
certain that there have been casualties
in other towns and villages around
Copiapo, to the south, concerning
which no news is yet available.
Already tweny-four bodies have
been recovered at Coqumbo where IL
is known there are 100 or more dead.
AT Chanaral a number were killed by
falling houses.
Great Disturbance at Sea.
II was earthquake and great sea
waves combined that accounted for the
vast destruction in the provinces OF
Antofagasta. Atacama and Coquimbo.
The movement of the ocean is described
as phenomenal. 1t gave evidence OF
terrific disturbance in the bed of the
Pacific itself There must have been
rents torn in the bed of the sea that
immense quantities of water we're
sucked through. causing a tremendous
recession OF the waters along the
Chilean coast.
Several times the ocean swept outward
and came hacl; in the shape OF great
wave. nooding the seaports and in some
instances sweeping away the waterfront.
The violent effects OF these waves were
I felt from Antofagasta. on the north. to
\ Valdivioia, on the south. covering about
sixteen degrees OF latitude- or more than
1 200 miles.
All types OF craft were swept on shore.
wrecked or left high and dry. and AZ
scores Of small ports wharves and quays
were destroyed. Chilean naval vessels
in the harbor at Talcahuano. about 500
miles south OF Valparaiso. when they
. A'iN AiA0 ANit'' fi tilt Ndltlrs EllDDtu their
Z cables and steamed TO the open sea.
Tremors Last Four Hours.
The report Of the s@smological Insti-
tute says that the apparent focus OF the
earthquake was 200 kilometers from
Santiago, the intensity Of the movement
was recorded between numbers eight ana
nine of the official scale. which runs up
10 twelve. The total duration was three
hours forty minutes and the estimated
radius l.2O0 lcilometers in a transversal
direction 10 tho Andes.
The Metcorological Institute SAYS that
the earthshock comedies with the pas
sage of a sun spot over the central
meridian OF the sun. The earthshocis
commenced at the termination OF day
OF abnormal heat The sun spot referred
20 made its appearance on Novembe- /,
and was the largest observed this wear
President Alessandri has ordered the
various Government departments 10
take an measures possible for the relief
Of the sufferers in tho stricken dis
trlcts. those most sorely afflicted lying
between Coquimbo and Copiapo. The
NAVY Department has sent ships along
The coast % aid in the work.
VALrAGuso Chile. Nov. Il CAssoc.at-
ed PressJ.--A curious feature Of the
earthquake was the great wave which
occurred two hours later. indicating
terrific die.urb8ncc beneath tho Pacific
Tho waters were FIRST sucked away frou
the coast aud then hurled back This
phenomenou was repeated five times ~
AntofagaSta before the equilibrium ~
tho sea was restored. There was a simi-
lar occurrence al other points
Roar Admiral Martin. director Of ihr
navy meteorological service. discussing
the earthquake. said it was significant
that Il occurred just as the conjuuc
tious 81 Mercury ana Jupiter and Non.
tune and the sun were approaching. Tho
conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter oci
CURED M 1870 Saturday morning ami
tho other some hours afterward