New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
100 Die i'm One City


dividual town reported tonight came
from Copiapo, where a hundred
lives have been lost and many are
badly hurt. One hundred are dead
and fifty injured in the province Of
Coquimbo. The business district, In
Guiding the building of Grace & Co.,
of New York, is reported to have
been wiped out.
Five thousand are homeless at
ovalle, lllapel and other towns in the
| same district.
The central points Of the quake are
Atacama, Antofagasta and Couuinibo
Efforts throughout the day by Chilean
naval vessels to communicate with the
port of Antofagasta have been fruit
less. For time it was thought in con-
sequence that that city had suffered
gigantic disaster. It appears tonight,
however, that most of the damage there
was done by the tidal wave, which
drove the people from their homes.
Immense Seas Wreck Houses
Chanaral, in Atacama, has virtually
been abandoned by the inhabitants, as
many buildings were wrecked by The
immense seas sweeping in when the
earthshocks had ceased. The greater
part of this town was destroyed.
Throughout the Province OF CO.
quimbo hundreds Of houses were
leveled, while the residents fed to
the hills. At the port of Coquimbo
q tidal wave beat over the entire sea-
front, flooding a large section and
wrecking many buildings.
From the southern part Of Chile
come reports of severe shocks, but
little damage.
Another earthshock was felt here
at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon. It was
Of ten seconds duration.
COQUIMBO, Nov. il (By The Asao-
ciated Press).-0ne hundred persons
| were drowned here when tidal wave,
coming after the earthquake, swept in
we're panicstricken and ran to the hills.
The advance of the sea was accompa-
MED by electrical discharges.
Two steamers were left high and
/ dry when the waters receded. The mole
and railway depots were destroyed.
Great quantities of merchandise were
scattered through the streets and along
the waterfront.
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile, Nov. Ii ff3y
The Associated Press Upward of ons
hundred persons were killed and many
seriously wounded by the earthquake
which overturned many buildings early
this morning in Copiapo, capital of the
province Of Atacama.
The first shocks were felt in Ante
fagasta City few minutes before mid
night last night. They were prolonged
and very severe. The citizens were
greatly alarmed, and almost immedi-
ately the teiegraphic lines that connect
the north with the south were broken
down.
About 1880 o'clock this morning
| tidal wave inundated part of the city,
| flooding scores of buildings close to
the beach. The radio station was conf
pleteIy flooded and the waters cut away
the radio machines, surging for more
| than mile over the dunes. Then
shortly afterward the waters ebbed sew
eral hundred yards.
| Marine Workers Save Flood Bound
Alarms were sounded by the mari
time authorities and fremen and
workmen were called out to assist
various craft from their dangerous
position, save quantities Of valuable
goods stored in the custom house
cellar and rescue the occupants of
| threatened dwellings.
Dispatches from the province Of
Atacama say that the center OF the
earthquake was an area roughly de-
| fined BY Copiapc. ovalle lin the prov
ince of Coquimbo). valienar, Chanaral
and San Fernando. OF these places,
SO far AZ !s known, Gopiapo suffered
most. At Chanaral crest tidal wave
swept over the commercial section Of
the city. wreckipg the postoffise among
other buildings. 1t is reported that
the city has been virtually abandoned
by the residents.
| All the affected areas are badly In
need Of relief. Communication w's'