The Washington herald., 1922-11-13
Eight Hundred Injured
in Copiap0, Center of
Devastation.
PROPERTY DAMAGE
RUNS TO MILLIONS
Flood Sweeps Over Four
Blocks of Houses
At Serena.

SANTIAGO. Chile. Nov. 12.-The
death list in the devastating earth
auakes and tidal waves which have
swept the coast of Chile have al
ready reached $50. according to gov
eminent reports from Vallenar.
Eight hundred are reported in
jured in Copiapo. where the shocks
were most severe.
Tremors Continue.
New earthquakes. accompanied by
a severe electrical storm. swept over
the devastated coast line between
Santiago and Antofagasta. today.
adding to the casualties. loss and
terror brought by Saturdays quakes
and tidal wave.
Dispatches from Serena, north
east Of Coquimbo, declared that
earth tremors continued throughout
the night, while relief forces worked
to recover bodies, aid sufferers and
combat thieves and ghouls who be-
came active after the sea had re-
ceded and the stricken cities and
villages awoke to the full realiza-
tion of their losses
More than 100 bodies have been
recovered of the hundreds believed
to have perished when the great
wall of water plunged in upon the
terrified towns. Millions of dollars
In property loss will be recorded
In the quakes' toll.
Boats Buried I'm HiIlsides.
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sweep inland that the heaviest To-
comotfves were overturned and
boats were hurled with such force
inbedded and left half buried when
the sea washed back
The cruiser Chschabuco and gun
boat Riveros have been sent to
Coquimbo by the Chilean govern
ment to report upon the urgent
Aeeds of the stricken communities.
A telegram from the naval gov
ernor at Antofagasta declared that
after the quakes the sea swelled
inland, then receded and then came
in again in five successive waves,
destroying ships and the radio sta
tion.
shocks Felt 1,50O Miles.
Coquimbo reported that at Graceco
alone the damage resulting from
the two tidal waves would amount
to S1.5OO.00O- The customs house
and stores were destroyed. The
damage at Victoria is placed at
s5.OOn.OO0 Twenty bodies have been
recovered there. while $50 were be-
lieved dead.
shocks were felt 1.jOO miles up
and down the coast. Here, the
first shock lasted two minutes,
though it was comparatively weak.
The second shock was over in two
seconds.
Terror and destruction extended
over a great area. Telegraph and
cable communication was cut off
completely in many cases and Sc
riously demoralized nearly every
where else.
Many cities were thrown iTao
darkness when the earth's cOnvul-
sions wrecked lighting systems. Peo-
rIe. awakened by violent rocking
# their beds. fed to the plazas
for safety. Thousands gathered in
public squares.
swallowed Up by waves.
Families were separated IN the
mad scramble for safety. Others
screamed for their lost children.
fathers struggling with what be-
l"nEings they could rescue. were
often torn from their wives and
children in the terrible confusion.
Vt Serena. near COquimbo. where
the shocks and the subsequent IT,
dal waves wrought the greatest
dawage the sea rolled in for
distance Of four blocks. sweeping
over houses swallowing helpless
Victims.
Copa 20 is city of ruins. More
than fifty are dead. Many wound
ed have been pulled out Of the
ruins.
At Chanaral. the tidal wave de-
nlo.ished the wharves by its force.
Is1ats tied up were destroyed. Food
reserves were destroyed and the
population is said to face starva-
fio- unless il gets quick relief.