The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-15
Small Town
Nanishes in
U eaval
OuiIawry Break. Oui Amid
Scenes Of Desolalion In.
habitanls Fear Further
IrenOrs.
Known Dead Now 886

santiago. thiie, Nov ii.--liis \.
Pt-t biIe was agsiD visited by earth.
nuake shocks last night. severe trem
ors we're felt nj IasereDa capital of
the province i toaUlmbo. NJ "
O'Clock. and half AN hour earlier the
seaport Constitution. capital of the
province of Maule, was shaken. ~
oording 10 adviees received here.
The number Of known dead 10 the
earthquake district - thovn bg the
reports thus far received by the min
ster Of the interior - ssG. the injured
number z,4io. These figures by no
means cover all the cnsunlil1s, o.
many places which suffered severely
have not been hedrd from, or at lea8t
no details Of losses have come through
Report o Casualties.
The reports Of the minister give the
following casualties; vnusrar, dead
900. injured 900; CopIapo, dead i5o.
injured 800. coquimbo, dead 70, in
jured 800; Huasco, dead 20. injured
70; ChanaraI. dead rs; injured 30
Freirina, dead IS; injured not known
Adyices from Antofagasta filed ~
800 last night said strong earth
shock had just been felt a. Tsltsl,
q seaport OF several thousand popuis
tlon only few miles from Antofa
gasta.
The town of CarrizaI, conplstins
mostly Of underground dwellings and
copper mines, is reported to have dis
appeared, but no mention Of the lose
Of lives was made. The Inhabitants
number about 200.
American Depots Disappear.
The depots of the American sppcli
ing company at Carrlzai were carried
away when that town disappeared IN
the disaster Of last Saturday, accord
ing 10 National Telegraph sdyices
The steamship Aysen, which
reached Antofagasta yesterday from
Valparaiso, reported that early Sun
day morning a storm arose suddenly
and the sea was strangely agitated
The ship vas shaken violently. cans
Ing a panic among those aboard, but
no damage was done.
Operators Of the wire coach station
near Antofagasta, missing since the
! tidal wave, have been located IN The
] hills, whence they fed. Having lost
their stores, they were without food.
The 900 bodies already recovered
from the ruins Of the city OF vsilensr
we're carried to the public square after
/ they had been identified and we're
I burned.
Outlawry Breaks Out.
Outlawry has broken out al Vale
mar. Bullets were flying when the
telegraph. Office there closed 81
O'Clock last night, according to Ma
tional Telegraph adwces. President
AIessls ndj will leave tomorrow for
| Valparaiso, where he Will embark on
the battleship Alnirant Latorre fol-
/ a visit TO the ports stricken by the
earthquake. lie will. be accompanied
1 by the ministers OF war and public
works and other officials. The battle
ship was reported to have steamed
| n0rthward To-Day, but was called back
to await the president.
J Property losses amounting to mil
, lions OF dollars which resulted from
/ the earthquake and tidal waves OF
Saturday morning will be severe
economic blow TO the country, II is
1 feared.
100 Dead in One Town.
The town OF Villensr seems to have
suffered the most. Only three houses
remain standing there and 700 of the
/ inhabitants are dead. The list OF dead
throughout the country will probabl,
reach somewhere between / 500 and
4 2000.
The dead counted at copiapo so
far number 60 and the injured 40
There are no lights in the town and
the inhibiiauts are camping out. The
telegraph is operating in tho open ait
Considerable nncasiness has been
caused by prediction Of an Argentine
meterologist that the earthquake
would be repeated between December
and :,