Evening star., 1922-11-12
Tidal Wave in Wake Adds to
Destruction-Shocks Felt
in Europe.
THREE TOWNS WRECKED;
-. HEAVY TOLL IN COPIAP0
Sea Levels Hundreds of Buildings.
Residents Flee to Hills.
Thousands Homeless.
By the Associated Press.


One hundred persons were
drowned here when q tidal wave,
coming after the earthquake,
swept In with a great roar. The
Inhabitants were panic-stricken
and ran to the hills. The ad.
vance of the sea was accom-
panied by electrical discharges.
SANTIAGO. Chile. November IL
An earthquake of great magnitude
and far-spread effect nocked Chile
from end to end today. 1t was ac-
companied by tidal wave. and the
combined force of the earth tremors
and the sweep of the water did vast
damage. the extent of which 1t is
impossible to estimate. because tele-
graphic lines were carried down at
various places. cutting off communi-
cation.
The provinces Of Antofagasta, Ata-
cana and Coquimbo suffered most.
the central points Of the quake lying
in the latter two provinces. and. so
far as advices show, Copiapo. Alta
CANA, has the largest casualty list,
with about 100 killed and many Sc
riously injured.
Tidal Wave at AntofaSasta.
1t was for a time feared that the
city Of Antofagasta had suffered a
great disaster. but mos f the DAM
age done at that place was due to a
tAo1 lob IL
out Of their homes over a consider
able area. No report of loss Of life
has yet come from Antofagasta.
Chanaral. In Atacama. has virtually
been abandoned by the inhabitants;
as many buildings were wrecked by
tho immense seas sweeping In when
the earth shocks had ceased. The
greater part Of the town was de-
stroyed.
Throughout the province Of CO.
quimbo hundreds Of houses were
leveled. while the residents hed to
the hills.
At the port Of Coquimbo a tidal
wave beat over the entire sea front.
flooding a large section and wrecking
many buildings.
From the southern part of Chile
little damage.
Another earth shock was felt here
at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
Of ten seconds duration.
Reports from Conception and Talca-
huan to the south. make no mention
of damage or casualties. At Concep-
cion a strong earthquake movement
from esst to west was felt for about
three minutes at midnight. At Tai
cahuano tidal wave occurred. fol-
lowing tho subsidence Of which the
water level was lower than normal.
The movement was steady and caused
no damage.
The railway depots at Coquimbo were
shaken down. railway cars were upset
and the inhabitants spent the night in
the hills nearby.
A tidal wave carried away the great
er part of the mole.
Fishermen's Houses Destroyed.
A message from vilos. in Aconcagua,
north Of Valparaiso, says an earth shock
and tidal wave at midnight destroyed
eleven fishermen's houses and the
greater part of the mole there -Four
children were injured.
Advices from Yerbas Buenas. province
Of Coquimbo, said the region toward
the north Is in ruins and that many
houses have fallen.
All telegraphic communication with
poipfs north Of Ia Serena in the y,rov
ince Of Coquimbo, has ceased. Advices
telling of the disaster at Copiapo were
received here by way of Bolivia and
Buenos Aires
The tidal wave at ChanaraI DESTROYED
the greater part of the town. The in
habitants are without food.
NORTHERN TOWNS HIT.