The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
ONE TOWN ABANDONED
Buildings Swept Away, City
IL Virtually Wiped Off
May by Water
SHOCKS BEGAN ON FRIDAY
Tremors Began at Midnight
and Shook Little Country
From Border to Border

COQtIMBO, Nov. if,--Onc hum
drcd persons were drowned hero
when % tidal wave, coming after
tho earthquake, swept In with ~
great roar. The Inhabitants were
panic. stricken and rnn to the hills.
The advance OF the sea was accom-
panied by electrical discharges.
\ VALPARAISO, Nov. l1.--sovcnty
are dead and so injured at Coquim-
bo from the earthquake. The busi-
ness district. including the Grace aud
Company building, liz reported 10
have been destroyed.
Five Thousand are homeless at
Ovalle, lllapei and other towns IN
the same district
Efforts made throughout the day
by Chilean naval vessels to cornmuni-
cate by radio with ships at the
port OF AntOfagasta have been fruit
less,
HILO, Island OF Hawail, Nov IL.
| Nine tidal waves swept Hllg bay IN
tho IS hours ending Ht noon today.
The first six were tho largest, They
camo between 500 O'Clock last night
and 1910 o'clock this morning. Tho
others ewept In shortly before noon
todHy.
sampan= belonging 4" japanese
living along tho water front wero
washed ashore In numbers and some
were carried out to sea where they
soon sank. II IL not believed any
one was aboard them. Many
japanese packed their belongings
and hurried inland when tho fret
waves came but number OF thom
returned 10 watch the second group
OF waves today.
Crowds assembled on rlgh ground
snw the wator rush through the
breakwaters, aid sink back with ~
rush like that OF a mountain torrent.
Many Japanese children, regardless
OF the danger, gathered mp fish cast
high ON the beach by the tide
Cocoanut Island IN the harbor is IN
undated.
BUENOs AIRES. Nov, i1.-ofn-
clals OF the La Plata observatory
say that the Chilean earthquake
probably was Of greater magnitude
than any registered In America since
the Copiapo quake In 1908.
The seismograph needles were
broken and twisted, which did not
happen at the time OF the Valparaiso
aud Copiapo earthquakes.
earthquake Of great magnitude ana
far.spread effect rocked Chile from
end TO end today II was accom-
panied by a tidal wave and the com-
biucd force of the earth tremors and
tho sweep OF the water did vast dam
age. tho extent Of which n IS lHl-
possible 10 estimate because tele-
graphic lines were carried down at
various places cutting Oft oommunl-
cation.
100 Killed In One Province.
The provinces uf AntOtaBaSta, Alta
cana and Coquimbo suffered most.
the central points OF the quake lying
in the later two provinces and 50 far
as adyiCes show, Suplapo, In Ata-
cana. has the largest casualty list
with about one hundred killed and
many seriously injured.
40 report Of loss OF Ife has yet
como from Autofagastn.
Chnn1ral In Atacama, has virtual
" been abandoned by tho inhah-
itants. az many buildings were
wrecked by the immense seas sweep
ing in when the earth shocks had
ceased. The greater part OF this
town was destroyed.
Many Houses Icyclcd.
Throughout the province OF CO.
Uuimbu hundreds OF houses were
lcyollcd while the residents fled 10
the hills Al the port OF Coquimbo
"a tidal wave beat over tho entire
sea front, flooding large section
and wrcCkiug many buildings.
From the southern part OF Chile
came reports OF severe shocks, but
little damage
Another earth shock was felt here
at 80 u'riuyh this afternoon. II was
of 10 seconds duration,
ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, Nov H.
Upwards OF one hundred persons
were killed, and many seriously
wounded by the earthquake, which
overturned many buildings early this
morning in COpiapO, capital OF the
province OF AtacamA.
The first shocks were felt In Anto-
fagasta city, a few minutes before
midnight last night. These We're
prolonged and very severe. Tho
was greatly alarmed and
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