The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-11-15
CHILE IS ROCKED
BY new 'QUAKES
Death List is Placed Between
1900 and 1000.
BANDITS START TO LOOT
600 Bodies Are Burned in One Town,
While Another Disappears-Great
Distress Among Survivors.

Distress Among Survivors.
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 15.-Reports of
banditry and disorder in the earth
quake district, together with news OF
additional earth shocks and inGica-
tions Of the calamity has reached ap"
palling proportions, caused the Chile
an government to consider the ad-
visibility of sending troops to Co
quimbO and Atacama to reinforce the
regular garrisons which are 700 small
to cope with the situation and aid IN
relief work.
Outlawry broke out in the town OF
Vallenar, the chief sufferer from the
earthquake, where it is estimated 1OOJ
of the inhabitants perished, while re
ports of robberies and hold-ups came
from other places in the affected re-.
gion. Bullets were flying when the
telegraph office here closed, according
TO National Telegraph advices.
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 OF
Freirina, a few miles from Vallenar,
augmenting greatly the number of re-
ported casualties which are now vari-
ously estimated at between 1900 and
1000 dead, with numberless injured
and homeless.
The 600 bodies already recovered
from the ruins of Vallenar were car
ried to the public square and after
they had been identified, were burned.
Reports indicate that a stretch OF
territory along the coast for 14O miles,
and to a depth of twenty-five miles,
has been almost denuded of human
habitation.
DISTINCTIONS of sections of the main
railroad in this district and the branch
lines which serve the inland territory,
as we'll as the twisting and cracking
of the wagon roads, makes it impOs-
sible for relief to reach the destroyed
towns, except by packing the supplies
on mules.
Great and increasing distress is re-
water systems as well as the lack of
food Many of the survivors are still
in the hills where they took refuge
when the buildings began to fall.
Relief committees are being organ.
lied in all parts of the country that
escaped the shocks, but it is feared
days must elapse before the sufferers
in the inland towns can be reached
Advices from Antofagasta said a
strong earth shock had just been felt
at Taltal, a seaport of several thou
sand population only few miles from
AntOfagasta.
The depots Of the American Smelt-
ing company at Carrizal were carried
away when that town disappeared in
the disaster of Saturday morning, ac-
cording to National Telegraph advices.
F., Operators of the wireless coast sta
ton near Antofagasta, missing since
the tidal wave of Saturda.- morning,
have been located in the hills, whence
they fled Having lost their stores,
they were without food.
The extent of casualties and prop
tr;y damage wrought by the tremOrs
and tidal waves has not been fully
learned, as communication lines both
overland and under water still are out
of order in many regions.
The property loss will run into the
millions of dollars, and, it is feared
will be a severe economic blow to the
country.
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 inhabitants
number about 200, and there are $50
other persons living at the port of
CarriZal.
The mayor of Antofagasta has re-
ceived message from the mayor OF
Vienna, 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 Vienna,
the mayor said, but public buildings,
churches and the telegraph office were
badly damaged. The commercial quar-
ter is in ruins and so are the schools.
The hospital was damaged and the
dispensary destroyed.
Schools and public buildings at Pal
suano are also in ruins and neighbor,
ing villages in the province of Co
quimbo have been greatly damaged.
CONSERVATION grows as the extent
of the earthquake is revealed. The
number of dead grows hourly as be,
:lted reports come in from the strick
en- provinces of COquimbo and Ataca'
laa. If these reports are not exaggcr
ated the number of dead there will
reach at least 1900.
The two provinces contain a total
population of 100000 and what par
of this number are homeless ii is use,
less to attempt to estimate. Man!
towns and villages of populations oil
around one hundred have not beer
heard from and their fate will be
known only when communication i:
fully restored.