Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-13
RELIEF FORCES
AID IN CHILE
Organization of Relief Parties
Now Being Rushed. Great
Loss of Life.
TOWNS WIPED OUT
Communication Lines Are Cut
Off BY Earthquake and
Tidal Waves.

SANTIAGO, CHILE, Nov. IS CBy
The Associated Press.) Relief forces
to aid the thousands made homeless
by the earthquake throughout Chile
early Saturday morning and the
flooding waves which followed the
shock were being mobilized today.
The death toll probably viii be al
least 1000, it is estimated, and the
property loss will run into the mil
lions as several towns were almost
entirely wiped out ard heavy dam
age to buildings and communication
lines and particularly to ships along
the 1,400 miles of coast effected by
the huge waves, has resulted from
the violent upheavals.
The extent of the casualties,
property damages and distress
wrought by the catastrophe dis
turbances has not yet been learned
except in a general way as MANY
communication lines both overland
ana underwater were put out Of
operation.
Five hundred persons were re-
ported killed at Nallernar and in the
| districts surrounding that city, Al
Coquimbo at least 100 are known Is
| be dead. The damage from the
succession of earth shocks which
titled the population with terror
was heaviest IN the northern Prov
lnces of Antofagasta, Atacama and
Coquimbo.
All along the coast little ships and
Dig ships Were swept on shore pouad-
ed against the rocks or left hign ana
dry. At many small ports wha-yef
and quays were destroyed. Todas
naval ships were steaming IN AMI
down the coast stopping at various
places to send landing parties tsi
the relief of sufferers. many Of WHOM.
are without both food and sheitA~
Tidal waves wnicn Followed the
earthquake indicated a gigantic dis
turbance beneath the Pacific The
waters first were drawn away from
the shore far below the low tide
mark and then they came rushing
| back in a great wave which OBJ
servers said was fifty metres IN
height. At Antofagasta this queer
and frightful movement of the sea
was repeated five times until the
city was battered almost to ruin and
the entire population fed TO the hills.
The total duration of the shock
was three hours and forty minutes
and the estimated radius 1900 liIo-
meters in direction transversal 10
the Andes.
Gradual reopening of she telo-
graph line to the north IS bringing
in additional details OF the cstastru-
phe centcrIng in Atacama OIL 0Vince.
The inland town of Vailensr is in
ruins, with $50 dead and abeut 600
injured. In the collapse of The
prison twelve inmates we're killed
and others injured.
The entire population is without
food or adequate medical assistance.
The cruisers Chacabuco sailed last
ha
Vallenar.
At Kokinbo where 100 were kill
ed. tremo-s were continuing on Sun
day but the population had recov-
cred from its alarm and was pro-
oSeding With the work of searching
the ruins for bodies and suecoriEg
the Injured.
At Chanara1, north of La Serena,
the tidal wave early Saturday morn-
ing swept away the entire district
in which the stores were Situated
and the Inhabitants are without
1000 Ten bodies haye baea recov-
cred.
Candera Is in ruins. The sea
swept over the town, carrying away
even the railroad cars. No casualties
were reported.
City is Destroyed
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile. Nov. b.
The city of Copiapo was DESTROYED
and the port of Caldera was greatis
damaged by the tidal waves Of Sat
nrday morning. The waters cut on
all the electric power and the pnpsf-
lace became panicky as the city
grew completely dark Most OF tic
commercial section of Copiapo was
carried away by the waters and the
port of Chanaral was destroyed. ae-
cording TO reports which are lust
reaching here.
Every kind of communication line
leading into Antofagasta has broken
down and there is no news from the
port of Coeuimbo, severely hit b
the disturbance. The people here
are calm. The sea continues rough