The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-14
Seven Earth TremOrs Felt at
La Serena Last Night.
Toll of Perhaps 1000 Lives in
Disaster of Saturday.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN
Many Communication Lines
Still Are Out of Order.
Banditry and Disorder May
Bring Order for Troops.
fRy the Assoelated Pressl

Santiago, Nov. 14.-Reports of BAN
ditry and disorder in the earthquake
district. together with news of addi-
tionaI earth shocks, and indications
that the calamity has reached ap-
paIling proportions. caused the Chill
can government today to consider the
advisability of sending troops to Co
quimbo and Atacama to reinforce the
regular garrisons which are too srnalI
to cope with the situation and aid IN
relief work.
Outlawry broke out last night in the
town of Nallenar, the chief sufterer
from the earthquake, where 1t is estl-
mated 1 600 of the inhabitants per-
ished. while reports of robberies and
holdups came from other places in the
affected region.
The arrival of war vessels at the
northern ports of Chile brought wire
less reports of disaster from towns ana
villages not previously heard from. III
cluding the large town OF Freirlna'
ausmentfnS greatly the number OF re-
ported casualties which are now vari-
ously estimated at between 1,5OO ana
1000 dead with numberless injured
and homeless
CBy the Associated Press-)
Santiago. Nov. 14.-Chile was again
visited by earth shocks late last night
Seven treTnors were felt at La serena,
capital of the province of COQuimbo,
at II O'Clock. and half an hour earlier
the seaport. Constitution. capital of
the province of Maule, was shaken,
according 70 advices received here
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 was made The lnhaDltants
number about 200 and there are $50
other persons living at the port of
Carrizal.
Advices from Antofa gasta filed at
$3.50 O'Clock last night said a strong
earth shock had just been felt Tai !
tai a seaport of several thousand pop
ulation only few miles from Antofa-
More Than 1,5OO Dead.
La Serena was severely stricken by
the earthquake of last Saturday morn /
ing which took a toll of more than 1
1900 lives in various parts of Chile |
The extent of casualties and property /
Camage has not yet been fully learned. |
as many communication lines still are /
out of order
The mayor of Antofagasta has re-
ceived a MESA ge from the mayor of
Nicuna, a village in Atacama. giving |
tho first news Of the effect of the |
earthquake. No loss Of life in Vicuna
was reported but public buildings, |
churches and the telegraph offices |
we're badly damaged The CONNER
ru ms The hospitals was damaged
and the dispensary destroyed
Schools and public buildings at /
Paieuano are also in ruins. and neigh /
boring villages in Coquimbo have been ]
greatly damaged.
Ocean StIlI Nervous"
Ther Pacific ocean seems not yet to |
have fully recovered its equilibrium, /
or else there have been new move I
ments under the ocean bed. Anto- |
fagasta reports say that yesterday the |
sea ebbed and then came booming |
back on the shore three times much /
in the strange manner of the tidal !
waves of Saturday.
The diplomatic corps called on the |
foreign minister to tender their con- /
dolences to the stricken nation. a |
message of sympathy was received by |
President Alessandri from President |
Alvear of the Argentine republic.
The six hundred bodies already re- !
covered from. the ruins of the city of [
Nallenar were carried TO the public |
square, and after they had been idsn- |
titled, We're buried.
Not Felt at Washington.
Washington, Nov. 14.-Earth trem- /
ors felt again last night in Chile were /
not registered on the Georgetown uni |
Versity seismograph, indicating, ac- |
cording to Father Tondorf director
of the observatory. that they were |
slight in comparison with those which /
caused heavy loss of life and property
in Chile last Saturday.