The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
MANY THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS AND
 IN NEED OF FOOD
ChiIe's Catastrophe Reaches Even Greater Magnitude Than Was at First
 Reported
By Associassd Press

Santiago, Chile, November 12.-~ With partial re-establishment of communications, Chil's earthquake catastrophe is revealed In even greater magnitude than first reports indicated. It is estimated that at least 1000 are dead, and many thou- sands are in distress, needing food and shelter.
 In addition to heavy casualties of dead and injured at Copiapo and Coquimbo, it was reported today that 500 were killed at Vallenar and the surrounding district. Vallenar was virtually destroyed and the survivors are in a critical situation. It seems certain that there have been casual- ties in other towns and villages around Copiapo, to the south, con- corning which no news Is yet avail- able.
 z4 Bodies Recovered
 Already 24 bodies had been recov-1 cred at coquimbo. where 1t is known there are 100 or more dead. At chanaral. a number were killed by falling houses.
 It was earthquake and tidal wave combined that accounted for the vast destruction in the provinces Of Anto- fagasta. Atacama and Coqumbo. The movement of the ocean is de- scribed as phenomenal. It gave evi- dence of a terrific disturbance in the bed of the Pacific itself. There must have been such tearing at the bottom of the sea that immense quantities of water were sucked through, causing a tremendous re- cession of the waters atofe ths Chilean coast.
 Several times the ocean swept out ward and came back in the shape ot a great wave. flooding the seaports and in some instaneess sweeping away the water front The violent effects Antofansxta, on dt iis nust ~ stpHS N < divia, on tho sosth, covering about sixteen degrees of latitude. or mors than 1 1900 miles.
 ships Wrecked
 All types of craft lying In the va rious harbors were swept on shore, wrecked or left high and dry, and at scores of small ports wharves and quays were destroyed Chilean naval vessels at Talcahuano about 300 miles south of Valparaiso, when they felt the force of the water. slipped their cables and proceeded out to tle open sea.
 President Alessandri has ordered the various government departments to take all measures possible for ths relief of the sufferers in the stricken districts. those most sorely afflicted lying between Coquimbo and Cc.ApS. The navy department has sent ships along the coast to aid in the work.
 Coquimbo. Chile November f2.-- The port of Coquimbo was awakened at 11:55 Friday night by violent earth shocks and in few mjnutes the pops place was running about the streets in terror only partially clothed, and seeking the nearby hills. The panic was increased when the electric lights went out In places.
 Coincident with the shocks the sky was illuminated by electric discharges and fires broke out. After the first shocks the sea receded for a consid- erable distance, and then swept back in an immense wave, extending from Couuinbo 10 La Serena. seven miles to the northeast. flooding the town and the whole coast line and doing much damage.
 The tidal wave added to the terrors of the people. Again the sea receded for distance of 300 yards beyond the lcw-tide mark; then seemed to gather force and came back in an int- mense wave estimated at 50 metres In height, which completely destroyed the Baquedano quarter. A number of big lighters were picked up like chips and carried beyond the railway bridge, which is five blocks from the low tide mark.
 Santiago, November 12-The res port of the seismographical institute says that apparent focus of the earth shock was 200 kilometers from San tiago: the intensity of the movement was recorded between numbers and g of the official scale, which runs up to 12. The total duration was 3 hours and 40 minutes. and the esti- mated radius 200 Kilometres in transversal direction to the Andes.
 The Meteorological institute says that the earth shock colncides vita the passage of a sun spot over tho central meridian of the sun. Tho earth shock commenced at the ter- imitation of day of abnormal heat. The sun spot referred to made It's ap- pearanee November and was tha largest obsery ed this year.
 Valparaiso. Chile, November 11.--A curious feature of the earthquake was the tidal wave which occurred two hours later. indicating a terrific disturbance. beneath the Pacific. The waters were first sucked away from the coast and then hurtled back. This phenomenon was repeated five times at Antofa gasta before the equilibrium of the sea was restored. A similar oc- currence took place at other points.
 Rear Admiral Martin, director of the ravy meteorological service, dis cussIng the earthquake, said 1t was significant that t had occurred just as the coniunctioRs of Mercury ana Jupiter and Neptuife and the sun wero approaching. The conjunction ot Mercury and Jupiter occurred at 1:S0 Saturday morning and the other soma hours afterward.
 QUIET ARMIsTICE DAY