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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-08-23, Page 7fARTHQUAR WRECKS 'VALPARAISO; THOUSANDS KILO AND INJURED There Were Eighty -Two Shocks Last Thursday Night and 300 Afterwards. Property Loss Said to be $250,000,000, and 60 Per Cent of the City Destroyed. Other Cities Darnaged==Fire Was Destructive --Situation Worse Than at San Francisco. +4•44-404-fr4+44.4.44-4+4-•-•-•-4-4-4-4-4 +++++4444 -•++++++++44 -4,494++4 - Valparaiso, Chile, Aug. roe -At 7.52 o'clock last Thursday evening Val- paraiso experienced an earthquake of great severity and during that night 82 shocks wore felt, Most of the buildings of the city either were ruined or damaged. The loss will be enormous, probably reaching $25o,000a000. Two thousand persons killed is considered to be a fair estimate of the casualties. Vina del Mar (three miles from Valparaiso, and having a population of over ro,000), Quirihue (225 miles to the southward, with a population of 2,500), Limachie (r5 miles to the northwest, with a population. Of 6,500), Quillota (25 miles to the northwest, with a population of io,000), and vil- lages all round were destroyed, 4 Moat of the damage was due to fire, which started itnntediately after 4 the first shock. The whole population is sleeping in the hills, tho parks or the streets. Food is very scarce. Milk costs two Chilean dollars a litre, and it is al- most impossible to obtain meat, even at high prices. The railroads are all destroyed. Rain, which began to fall immediately after the first shock, stopped an hour afterwards. IL The nights are very cold and windy, and the people sleeping in the open - are suffering greatly. The captain of a steamship which has arrived from 1 Sap Francisco says that the situation here is worse than that following the disaster at San Francisco. London, Aug. 20. -In a despatch from Valparailto, without date, the cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says: Sixty per cent. of this city has been completely destroyed. The death roll is very heavy. There have been 82 shocks during Thursday night, and there have been 3oo more since then. The tremors still :continue. One hundred thousand people are homeless and destitute. Water is giving out. Surrounding towns haare been destroyed, and the railroad has been cut. ep.•-4-•-•-•-•-•-•-6-1-1-e÷e-e-e-te4-*4-e+-444-+44--e4-4-4e-e-4-4-4.-•-•-•-•-s-4.4-6-41-4,-0-4-+.47• Thousands Are Dead. Valparaiso, via Galveston, Texas, Aug. 18. -The number of dead and wounded in the great earthquakes -which have shaken this city since Thursday will number thousands. Hundreds of bodios me burned in the ruins and may never be found. Those who have friends and lar relatives are frantically searching for them. Fled to Vessels. Vessels in the harbor are packed with refueses, who have taken possession of the vessels, and the lear• of a tidal wave adde to the misery of those who escaped the desists:aim work of the shoeks and names. The loss of life is reported to be veryge, and a police official is emoted. as saying it will reach 4.000, but owing to the confusion it has been impossible to gather exact information. The fire is spreading, and through the Press despatches are being turned down lack of water the firemen can make for several reasons. One is the scarcity tle headway against it. Very few build - of operators and another is that private ings. in the entire city have escaped messages are considered of more import - &meal cof some sort. Whole streets caved° in in places and then the mins caught fire, making rescue of the impri- soned impossible. Thousands have fled from their homes and are camping in the open places. Ves- sels in the harbor are crowded with re- fugees who have practically taken pos- session of the ships in some cases. The panic is appalling. Railways are cut off, not a wheel is moving, there is no telegraphic communi- cation to speak of and the whole city is plunged in darkness except for the light from burning ruins. Most of the damage was done yester- day. The shocks began at 8 o'clock on Thursday, and have kept up at intervals since then, the worst, shoeks looming came so suddenly they were able to save nothing. How far the fire spread it is impossibl to estimate at present. Shoot Down Looters. Lima, Peru, via, Galveston, Texas, Aug. 18. -Following the disorder and excitement that prevailed in 'Valpar- aiso, troops were called out, and in many instances obeyed the orders given them to shoot all persons found robbing the bodies of the dead. Heavy earthquake shocks continued there at intervals during Thursday night, the details are lacking. It is known and many buildings were damaged or , only hurled into the streets, making all tmf- that the first shoas on Thursday ' fie dangerous. The breaking of gas . 1 Apt destroyed many houses, wrecked pipes and electric wires caused. many I the electric light plant, and threw the . n - fires, and the hick of water rendered 1 town into great confusion. the work of thefireinen slow and i The greatey portion of V.alparaiso m effestive. sees doom -s ed. eas receised from Many persons am reported killed by! various sources seems absolutely to con - falling walls, and largegroups of sur- 1 firin the story that a great fire has leirn- vivors are encamped on the surrounding ed to the eroural the public buildings escape from the jails in the hope that they might reach a place of safety and prison guards were obliged to fire into the air In order to intiuudate ana quiet their panic-stricken charges. t Several return shocks of slight inten- ' sity have served to continue the state of public alarm. The astronomical obser- vatory, however, has given out a state- ment to the effect that there probably will not be a repetition of the severe . shocks. Last night many persons slept in the open air in the public squares and streets. IPoor Suffered Most. The Government has taken steps to restore order. An inspection of all houses left standing has been ordered, , and: directions have been issued for the I distribution of relief supplies to those in ! need. A troop of cavalry has been 1 sent to re-establish comunieation with 1 Valparaiso. A traveller who came here , by express train tells that when the 1 haat' was near Las Vegas, about half way between Valpariso and Santiago. !the ears were shaken violently and the engine nearly left the track. All lines , of railway to the north and the line -to 1 Taloa are greatly damaged. In the city of Santiago a majority of the vic- tims of the disaster were residents of the poorer sections, where many small houses were thrown to the ground. Say- eral deaths from nervous excitement and heart disease are reported. The News in England. From London, however, comes intelli- gence of a more cheerful character if the reports are to be relied upon. They are to the effect that general business has been resumed in the great Chilian port, but there is no authority for the report. The manager of the Tarapaca- Argentina Bank informed the London press that from the advices he had re- ceived he had reason to believe that the damage done at Valparaiso was not so serious as was supposed. anee and easier to handle. The cable office has enough messages piled up to keep a dozen operators busy for five \ days. Of the force of twelve operators ' only two were at work to -day, and these I °rib rit, intervals during the day. Earth Split Open. • For miles outside of 'Valparaiso the country roads are impassable for ani- mals and vehicles, aud owing to con- tinued shocks tie natives will not ven- ture any distance. In some places the earth has open cracks fifty feet deep and one hundred feet wide, and in other places hills have been* thrown up. All tunnels and all bridges within fifty miles have been wrecked, and the few buildings that escaped are not occupied. The entire population is living out in the open. A rough estimate gives the number in- jured at over 2,000, and it may be more. It is feared several of the towns near the coast have been destroyed, but au- thentic adviees ase not to be had now. Santiago Suffers Severely. Buenos Ayres, Aug 18. -Advices have been received here that Santiago suffer- ed severely from the earthquake, though hills .and in the *pen spaces between the burned :sections in the city. Soine of those made homeless sought refuge on the vessels in Valparaiso harbor. It is impossible to get an accurate list of deaths, but eveigr possible effort is being made to rescue the imprisoned injured and. check the spread of the fire. Other Towns Destroyed. It is reported here that the town of Vine del. Mar, a place of 12,000 inhabit- ants about three miles from Valparaiso, has been destoyed. The town of Qui'. true, in Valparaiso province, with 4,000 inhabitants and Liinadhe, a train of the same 'size, about, twenty miles from Valparaiso, are reported- to be in ruins. Another report states that the town of La Liqua, between; Valpaaiso and Co- quimbo, has Imee completely destroyed and that there is great suffering in that locality. Martial Law Declared. Galveston Texas, Aug. 18. ---The story of the earthquake disaster in Chile has been coming in here over the Mexican cable, of which this city is the terminus. all day in disconnected words and son- teneee. At sunset to -night, the cable offiee et Valparaiso wae closed, as no lights were allowed in the frame buildings. Afartial law. has been declared, antr a reign of terror precludes the possibility of an intelligent report of the quakes which began Thrsday night, and are still oc- curring up to the last message to -night. The ehocks, while lees frequent and de- creasing in severity, prevent reorgan- ization of affairs, The overland wetter are down, and communication with the interior will not be possible for several days. An effort to organize gangs of laborers has proved it fattest all day. Peeause of the continued quakes the laborers ings. tramway system and the electric lig' will not venture into the wrcked t .`• e Ilvesy building in Valparaiso suffered 'MITA WSW shortscirenited, interrimting more or less from the quakes, four if into dark"' street ear travel and pluiseing the eity part of the city is in ming. What ow risottere Panic Stricken. which were 'terrine. The entire business One quake failed to destroy the' flames duriiselltIti.e'3esatVelitenelln00)eati: attleti;ereiglg! finished. in the extreme. The prisoners tried to and is sweepiug northward to the sub- erbs. The fire is incresing in the lower part of the city, and there have been many deaths. In Santiago thirty people are reported to have been killed, and the property loss is estimated at $2,000,000. Fire Followed Quake. Santiago de Chile, Aug. 10.-11 is known to far that eight lives were lost iu this City ILS it result of the earthquake. Other bodies may be found later. Sev- eral persons became so panic stricken during the tremblings of the earth that the- threw themselves from the bal. The fires which followed the earthquake conies of their homes and were killed. were promptly extinguished, but while they lasted they greatly augmented the terror of the people. uaag avert .eamape surf Statoug saS atm s! Santuoa aro .suoieSuolia uoilintlis louse etis •p,etintivp ear/ so atom eaasi salmi ouotidasopuu iolaraatel tun nu sy received that Ma towns of Virlage and Casablanca Wer0 entirely destroyed, and that San Felipe, Itancagna, Minima. and Lloilai are severely damaged. At Con- cepcion the shock was severe, and a num- her of persons \MO kined or injured. The towns of Rongo, San Fernando, Quillota and San Antonio and many lages are in tOint, An railway horvjee 1)1 1110 elOttl'ili zone ie either interrupted entirely or ,greatly delayed, and com- merce is medically at it standstill. In tbe city -of Santiago much damage was done. Many public buildings. particu- larly churches, were dismautled. The buildings- of congress, the mu»hipal buildings, the normal school, tbe amts. the Peruvian legation, the resiaenee of the, prefecture of pollee, end. the National telegraph of fiee were all seriously damaged. The lines of eleetrie Reassuring Reports. Santiago, Aug. 10. -The latest news brought here by refugees from Yelper - iso .contradicts some of the first exagger ated statements from there, but shows that the catastrophe was extremely so vere. Senor Gres, one of the refugees, re- lates that the first shock was very pro longed, and threw the entire city inte indescribable panic. People crowded.the streets and, the squares crying and la merrting. The first shock also threw down it number of buildings. The see ond shock was more severe, and resulted in - the crumbling of most of the build. fngs in the Ahnendral quarter. Immediately efter the first, shock the entire eity was plunged into terrifying darkness. Mile, however, did not last long, for the scene of destruction was soon lit up by the fires which broke out in this quarter. The light from the flames, Senor Gres continued, came as a welcome relief to the darkness. The people were in an extreme state of ter- ror, ninny believing that the end of the world had come. Public Buildings Down. Among the buildings destroyed were the Victoria Theatre, the. Bellavista Railroad station., and the Club de Selim- bre: most of the severe damage was done on the low ground reclaimed from the SM. The Church 1 t he Espiritu Santo and the Church of La Marled, as well as large buildings on 'Victoria street. were destroyed. The masses of mater- ial which were thrown into the streets made circulation impossible. Avenue Bra- zil is almost completely wrecked. One Thousand Known Dead. The known number of dead does not exceed 1,000, according to the best es- timates. Among those dead is the wife of Admiral Montt. The hills surround- ing Valparaiso suffered but elighths More than 00,000 persons have taken re- fuge there. That portion of the city where are the custom house and the City Hall was not damaged'. A laege =jolty of the houses are not fit for habitation.. The storehouses of the custom house are 4111110St totals' destroyed. The waterpipes of the city were brok- en and the water poured through the streets. There is even lack of water for drinking purposes. Provisions are lacking and hunger is beginning to make itself felt. The Government has or- dered its warships stationed at 'Talca- huano to bring at onee to Valparaiso the most needea necessities of life. Thc people of Valparaiso are utterly exhaust- ed. They are awaiting the re-establish- ment of the railway service to leave the city. No Official Despatches. Taunton, Aug. 10. ---Most of the pri- vate t despatchesreheived in London concerning the dishster in Chile give the impression that the earthquake was less serious than at first reported. They are, however, all very brief ad mostly of a personal nature. The Chilean Legation has received no official advices, but over a score of telegrams from residents of Valparaiso mut Santiago have reached thc lega- tion through friends of officials liviiig in 'London. All these are cheerful in. Atom end indicate that the loss of life was not so serious as the initial reports indicated. The same may be said of despatelTe revelled by business houses. thongh itt n few easel.; these give serious reports. Nearly all the despatelies say that the business staffs of foreign firms are safe null that the emnpanies' buildings are not much damaged. A Scientific Problem. Sir Joseph Norman tort...yes, direetor of the Solar Physics Observatory, Xete singten. in an interview Said it was a lemarkable feet that the earthquakes at Can Franeisco and Valparaiso sychronoz- tel with it sun spot maximum, and that in 1804, where there were many seriotis earthquakes, the same eonditions nbtein- ed. It was not yet fully known whe- ther them were have controlling the re- einvense ef earthquakes, Sir Joseph tsits. tinued. It was a point certainly worthy of investigation. but such an inveetsiga- Um would involve espouse. The videf work in this direction, he added.. Win now beim; carried on by Germans. s Santiago, Chile, Aug. 20.--1ive bun- dred persons are dead at Valparaiso- as a result of the earthquake shocks, ac- cording to the latest advices based on the reports of refugees who scathed this eity this morning. The monetary lois at Valparaiso rune into the minims $ix or eleht other cities have been destroyed. I The railroad, street railway, telegraph and telephone systems are thoroughly demoralized. The known dead in the city number twenty. Madame Mont, wife of Admiral Mont, who was reported killed, is alive, but seriously injured. It is expected that the street railway and lighting systems in the city will be resthred to -day. Other Towns Destroyed. Santiago de Chile, Aim 20. -One of the . 1, alparaiso retugees declared that San- 1 tiago has suffered nothing in comparison with the other towns he traversed on his way. Rail, telegraph anti telephone cononunication with Valparaiso is still interrupted. After the panic had sub- sided 1111188 waa celebrated in the open air, it being impossible to use the churches. It is reported that a merchant bee received a telegram saying that the town of Arica has been destroyed. Pre- vious reports that buildiugs at '.Valca bad fallen have been confirmed, The city hall and the prison are in ruins. The sea at Valparaiso remained calm during the eatastrophe. . • The only communication between here and. Valparaiso to -day is by means of the soldiers. Extent of the Disaster. New York, Aug. 20. -Startling but conflicting reports regarding the fatal- ities and monetary losses attendant upon the seismic disturbances in. Chile on Aug, 10 and 17 continue to reach this city, Details from Valparaiso direct are still meagre and are confusing. From San- tiago, where the stories of refugees from the stricken city are heard and compared by a less excited populace, came more conservative estbnates of the devasta- tion wrought. The latest news this morning is con- tained in a cable despatch to the Ass°. elated Press from Santiago. The correspondent estimates the dead at Valparaiso at 500. The money loss amounts to millions. Six or eight cities besides Valparaiso have deen destroyed. The steam railroads and street lines re- main tied up, while telegraph and tele- phone service is paralyzed. Cable despatches from, South America painted In the morning papers hero under yesterday's, date include the following: 'Lima, Peru, Aug. 10. -The latest news from Valparaiso is to the effect that the panic is subsiding. The Rotel Edwards is the only building semaining on Victoria street. It is estimated that the number of dead in Valparaiso will reach 1,000. The dead in other places are: At Quillota 30, Limaohe 170, Peer- ica. 11. Among the killed at Valparaiso were the director of the Lyceum, Chas, Hossetan, and family." Told Wild Stories. Buenos Ayres, Aug. 20. -The eut-off 111 the Santiago telegraph line has been rf paired, and hundreds of private -messages have been received. The report says that everything is in satisfactory condi- tion, and says the people are not alarm- ed. Refugees who are arriving at Santiago from 'Valparaiso on horseback, and who left there during the worst panic'bring wild stories concerning the namber of deaths by the earthquake and Sires. These refugees say the deaths number 10,000, and thot there are 00,000 refugees in the mountains. (Inc minor, which is not confirmed, and it believed. to be untrue, is that the dead number 11,000 and the injured 00,000. Public, relief subscriptions were opened in Buenos Ayres to -day. The Jockey Club gave 60,000 pesos. The Argentine Government will .paSs an appropriation for the relief of the suf- ferers. Using Dynamite. Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 20. -Tho free use of dynamite, aecording to reports re- ceived here, was very effective against the progress of the fire at Valparaiso. The firemen were thoroughly 'exhauetell when the flame were finally subdued. Hundreds of people took refuge on the ships in the harbor. It is stated: that a new clanger is threatened by the volcano Wonin, which hue become very acive. Deepatehes are beginnina, to arrive here from Santiago. of 'CIA's was ap- parently affected by the shocks, as well as numerous points in Argentina in the sicinity of the Andes. Living in Tents. London, Aug.20.-The Tarapatic and Argentine Bank has received the follow- ing cable despatch from Valparaiso: Every building here is damaged and many of the principal business premises am completely wrecked or burned. There have been many casualties. All trains have stopped running. The sa- me(' line has been destroyed in places. Martial law has been proclaimed. Abso- lutely no work is being done. owing to the occurrence of smell quake shocks following the severe shock of Thursday. We cannot get workmen to clear away the debris from the premises. We could start business on Monday, but we are unable to find the other bank managers. Thousalids are living in tents, in the e(flares and parks. Shake in Martinique. Fort de Frances, Island of Martinique, Aug. 20. -Earthquake shocks of more or less severity were felt in the Island of Martinique at 1.15 p. in. yesterday and at 3.47 a. nt., 4 it. in. and 8.37 a. m. to- day No damage was done, Troops Kept Order, . Santiago, Chile, Aug. 10. --(Delayed in transmission) -The situation is becoming clearer. A relief committee was organiz- ed here to -day and the street railroad service was resumed. It was feared that Santiago would be plunged in darkness owing to lack of coal to supply the gas wosks, but the officials of the gas com- pany say they have a week's supply. Carlos Edwards, one of theproprietors of the 11tercurio, of Valparaiso, has ar- rived here on horseback from that city. Ile confirms the reports that the Altneudral Quarter and the principal ave- nue of Valparaiso ltave been transformed ipto heaps of ruins. When he left the efty the inhabitants were ,wandering about looking for relatives and friends. The majority of the inhabitants, he said. have sought refuge on the BM, in the park and along the seashore. The administration building and the Vietoria Theatre had disappeared even to their foundations. The marine arsett- n1 woe only slightly damaged., but 110110 ot idle private residences was habitable. bit spite of the desolation, perfect, order Wag Maintained by the troops, which m'eve hivoutteked on the Grand avenue and Victoria Square. The military am- bulanees were gathering up the wounded; and the den& When gr. Xdwardt left Valparaiso it was linpoosible to deter - 'mine the number of persons lcilled, but es:cording to his estimate the number of lives lost was li1114111)WhOli the extant of the catastrophe is talon into considora- tioxi. At one depot be NM fifty bodies. The main hotel was etandingi and all the guests ese.aped injury, hut M. 10,Wards. regards Valparaiso as being uninhabit- able for the present. The squadron of cavalry forming the presul,enttal escort, has startedfrom here to Valparaiso witit intirinetitost. tee requisition all the cattle met with be - tweets this place and. Valparaiso and to drive the herds to the latter city, in order to prevent it famine. Many persons have sought refuge on the *hips at anchor in the I3ay of Valparaiso. The report that the navel echool nt Valparaiso has escaped destruction is confirmed: to -day. Several families liave sought refuge in the school building where they are being cared for by the naval authorities. Medical supplies ba,ve been sent from this city to Valparaiso and everything, possible is being done' to assist the homeless people. No accurate, estimate of tbe damage done by the earthquake can yet be made, but it is considered certain that it will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars and it is feared that a commercial crisis will folio* the earthquake disaster. It is believed that stops will immediately be taken to meet the situation. Business is being slowly resumed here and Valparaiso. The Min- isters of War and Interior with detach- ments elf vdlunteers ,from the army end fire departments left hero to re- establish 'telegraph communication with Valparaiso. A train which left Santiago for the north to -day arrived without any difficulty at Calera. Contrary to reports the tunnels were not wrecked and it is hoped. that trains will be run- ning regularly to-merrevie The goVernitient has authorized the provincial governors to spend all the money necessary to help the sufferers in their distrlets. Wheel the earthquake filet shook this city the prisoners in the penitentiary began singing hymns. There was no loss of life among them so far as kucavn but at Valparaiso the pr son walls fell and crushed 140 prisoners to death. A telephone message received here to- day from Vinna. del Mar announced that the portion of that town between the Royal Hotel and Customs House is not seriously damaged, but that the, rest ot Vine del Mar is almost totally destroy- ed. President Fleeco has received des- patches from La Serena, ea:pital of the province of Coquimbo, saying that no damage has been done in the north, but the nutjority of the houses in the Asna- Rada district have collapsed, as did a hill ,mtween Valprattiso and Vine del Mars, destroying railroad communication be- tween these two places. Although the stores of provisions there are intact, eorne merchants have consid- erably increased the prite of provisions. A great deal of damage has been done at trie mines in the Noglaia und Calera districts. A number of "rouses have fallen at Talea; fifty persons were killed there and 150 more wounded. At Melipilla it is believed tlitit all the !houses will have to be pulled down, owing to the shaking which they received front the earth- quake, and at Salvador and Santa Tu. nino a number of public buildings will have to be pulled down. At Llaillai 70 houses fell, and a number of small vit- Sasses in the Terremote district were to- tally destroyed . At Terremote the popu- late after the earthquake tried to pil- lage the business house of Rose Innis, which had remained standing, but the employees of the firm saved the place trout pillage. Shocks Over. London, Aug. 20. -The Chilean Lega- tion to -day received a cable message !min Santiago dated yesterday reading as follows: "On the evening of Ares 10, a severe earthquake was felt between Valparaiso and Telco. The loss of life was not very heavy. The damage to property was consider- able at Valparaiso but was less at San- tiago. Public order has been entirely maintained. The authoritiesand private poisons are succcoring the distressed people. The foreign legations are lending The north has been wholly unaffected by the earthquake." A Liverpool :firm to -day received Ms 'following despatch from Santiago: "I do not think that there has been any loss ot life or personal injuries among the Eng- :ish residents at Valparaiso. The fires .Ind shocks are apparently over." Valparaiso the Centre, New York, Aug. 20.-W. It. Grace & Co., of this city, received a message from their agents. in Valparaiso to -day saying that the centre of the earth disturbance was in Valparaiso and. the Aconeagua Valley, and that business in Valparaiso has suspended for two weeks. Companies Safe. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 20. -Fire ineur- ance companies having their home offices in this State are not losers by the earth- quakes in Chile, as none hat written risks there. Officials of Connecticut companies say that most of the 13rittsh eompaniee carrying sisks iu South Amer- ica have earthquake clauses in thew policies, Not Affected by Quake. Berlin, Aug, 20. -The (..Isilean Consul has a cable despatch from Iquique an- aottneing Hurt the nitrate region has not been affected. by the earthquakes. Year. Earthquakes. Victims. 11S8 -Syria . . . . 20,001 1286- Citioitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000 1456. --Naples ... 40,000 1531-Lisb1n ... 30,000 1620. -Naples 70,000 1008 --Sicily . . . . . . . . 100,000 1703-aleddo, Japan ... 200,000 1731---Pckiii, China ... 100,000 1754 -Grand Cairo .. ... 40,000 1755 -Lisbon ... ... 50,000 1820 -Spain ... 6,000 1857 -Calabria, Italy 10.000 1803 -Manila . . 1,000 18138 -Peru and lOeuador ... 25,000 1887 --,Southern Europe ... . 2.000 1801 --Japan 4,000 1005 -Calabria, Italy 5,000 1008. -San Francisco . 2,500 1000 -Valpttrai so *8 st WARM SPELL .A.T OTTAWA. --- Death of Fred McFiematiDue to Excessive it. Ottawa. Ang. 10,---Yesterley the ther- mometer recorded 08, and to -Its PI. One death at least is attributable to the bet wave, Fred. Melhtul, of Ottawa, WilO was eubeet In feinting spells, got ...di the Aylmer .elettric ear at the Victoria lintel at 7 o'elock this evening, and, while talking with '40111C COMPSOlOrlS, ouch:eat!, collapsed. Dr. Chureh was totramoned. but .the matt was deed when he arrived. Death was pronomieed to be tit?, result of eyneope, brought on by tlo eecesstee heat. 4 - Jelin t3rtien.11 young farmer from nin- th% who was injured by being run over by a hay mite, died in the hOspitill itt 11facLeed, RAM 60 RUSSIANS MURDERED. Over Two Thousand Persons Banished Last Week, from St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Aug. 200-1.stit week's statistics show that 56 officiate were murdeted and 43 Were .wounded in Ittte- sin proper; that 50 bomb depots were discovered, that six Sales, were rifled of money, and that 03 persons were robbed. These offielal figures do, not include the pillaging in the -country nor do they give the numberof military eveeutione as grreite o agltatora and revolutionists, and there ere no figuresaleoeitag bke number of persons sent into exile. 7141 Petendixtrg Gazette says that 2,IW persons; were banishes' OIL Saturday front St. Petersburg alone, and that 730 were placed OA teain bound for the interior. The pollee of this city are being tram ad in the handling of rapid firing Rues at an arms factory outside of St, Peters- burg. GENTLEMAN BURGLAR. MONTREAL'S RAFFLES WORKED A SLICK GAME. He Lived at the Best Hotels and Rented RUM tit Neighborhood,. -Whither He Retired to Don Ma Working Clothes. • Montreal, Aug. ;IA -Raffles, or the gentleman burglar, in the persen of john Woods, alias Ja11104 It. Holtz, alitte Joan Harrison, alias :Edward johuson, appear - id ed before Judge riche 4 the I lice Court on Sattoday and pleaded , May to a charge of having broReami. Rua robbed the keine of Mrs. Z. Drebarete, at. 85Doucher street. ',there are a large number of other charges against Woods, and he was remanded for eight days. Woods was it member of the Feldman gang of burglars, and was arrested at the.thne that Feldman, Parker and oth- • ers of the gang were apprehended. . Woods, however, turned King's ell- • deuce, and after the trial, which took place at Kingston, was concluded, he was slowedto go free, ttnd returned to Montreal, lie called on Chief Carpenter and asked the chief for assistance, as - he wished to leave town and go to the West. The Chief saw that Woods got his ticket for the west, but was surpris- ed it few days ago when, there were so many cases of burglarizing relented to him he thought that with that man in town the latter might have so/nothing to do with it. Woods was finally located, and when brought before the chief he admitted that he had burglarized a large number of houses. He stated that he was liv- ing in the Place Vim Hotel, and that he was known thereAmder the name of Edward Johnson. Woods took a de. tective to his room, and after a careful search the detective found. about $400 worth of goods. The goods were put up in parcels. • Woods is a remarkable burglar. He dresses in the swellest of clothes, wears gold rings, watch and chain, and is never Sound in any sheep locality. Once before when he was captured he was found stopping in the Queen's Hotel. The system Woods used to work was as fol- lows: He woulu leave his hotel dress- ed as a gentleman. He would then go and do his "work," and afterwards re- turn to the house, where he would leave Itis plunder 'until the morning. He would then change his clothes once again and return to the hotel in the same costume as he had left in. Tbe following morning he would go and pawn what he had -procured on the pre- vious night. Being well dressed, the pawnbrokers did not hesitate in the least at taking gold rings, watches and silverware trom him. About a year ago Woods was employ- ed in the General Hospital as an order- ly. During the time be was there be was a very good worker. He forgot hitn- self one night and happened to get land- ed in the cells. While serving his term he met Feldman. They formed a gang, who were considered by the police to be one of the cleverest in existence. They worked successfully in Toronto, Kingston, Montreal and many other of the large Canadian cities. Said His Prayers Constantinople, Aug. 20. -The Sul- tan drove to the Selamiko on Fri- day in an open carriage. He looked tired, but upon arriving at the foot of the hill he mounted the steps of the Mosque without difficulty. His Majesty sleeve back to the palace. He postponed, however, his customary reception to the ambas- sadors. HOW HE ESCAPED. RUSSIAN ROBBER LOWERS HIM- SELF FROM TRAIN WINDOW. St. Petersburg, Aug. 20. -Col. Solo- vieff, who investigated the escape of He- lens°, leader of the band which robbed the Credit Mutual Bank of Moscow of over $400,000 iu March last, and who re- ceetly escaped from the train on which he was being conveyed under guard from Switzerland to Warsaw, on his way to Moscow for trial, has found that his es- cape was entirely due to the gross care- lessness of the geards. Instead of jump- ing through a window of the train, Be- lensoff was in the toilet rooms with a guard outside. The prisoner locked the door, raised the window and quietly lowered himaelf to the step of the ear and jumped. oft. Ills escape was not dis- covered until holt an hour later. The gendarmee who formed the guard and who suppressed the true facts of the escape, have been summoned to St. Pe- tersburg to answer for their neglect of duty. SOMETHING NEW. SICK TREES CURED LIKE SICK PEOPLE. Paris, Ang. M. -Verniers will • be pleased to tem that siek trees can he successfully physickeit Experiments bare been trbel reeently itt the injec- tion of varioos drugs into the sap of trees which are ailing from disease or exhaustion. In the ease of come fruit trees it was found that the toots. having beeonte more exhausted than the branches, WSTO ILLUALIO to SO114 it dlte proportion of nourishment from the soil. The trees were, in feet, in need of it tonic, end sul- phate was injected into their sap. The result was to renew their ,youth and vizor. Tbe treatment was found specialty useful in the treatwient ot ehlorosh; in vim -s. The -drugs o injected eirkulate through the young layers of the tree, avoiding the old wood, and spread um. formly right to the top of the tree and into the root to a depth of three or four feet. The best /node nf application of drugs is by injection through a bele made in the neekof the Toots Not .anly may nutritive elements be so lotro- duced, but it also seems likely that many dimeases may be treated by the sante means. Repertmente :have been tried on diseases fruit trees by the tit jeetion of weak solutions of oxalic ad& emosote, end of citric or salicylic acid, The best xesulta were obtemed with the lea. A fatal Grimace Mount Vernon, N. Y., Aug. eta: - Angelo M. Gladastoforna Was kill- ed early to -day by an unknown Italian, who escaped. Gladasto- forna made a grimace at his as- sailant, and for this trivial offence was stabbed to death with a razor. Thia is the third murder in the county in a week. The police have arrested half a dozen Italian; but they are held only as wit- nesses. THROUGH FIRE. SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOODS STOLEN. Kingston, Ont., Aug. 20. -(Special) - Ex -Mayor Charles Livingston and fam- ily and Ex-Ald. E. T. Steucy and sein, of this city, went through the fire of the Acadia, Rules at aracadie33each, P. E. I. Mr. Livingston lost a. trunk of valuable goods and Mr. Steacy lost $50 in the flames. The building occupied by N. C. Poison, manufacturing chemist, ayes entered on saturday night, •entrance being effected. through the rear. Tire whole building was ransacked and several hundred dol. ars' worth of goods taken or destroy- ed, A bottle of nitric acid was over- turned end damaged goods. The police ;aspect boys. •••••1•4411......4 Forest fires Duluth, Minn., Aug. no. -Absence of wind is to -day keeping in check forest fires on the Mesabe and Vermillion ranges. Millions of dol- lars' worth of property in towns and in mines are in peril, and es- cape depends on the direction and force of the wind. People at vari- ous points are "back firing" to prevent the encroachment of the fires. •••••••••••••••WWWWWWWWWWW.W./~4 -4 REGINA SHOOTING. VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY IN HENDERSON CASE. That Deceased Was Shot by Josiah Gil- bert With Felonious Intent -Coroner Seymour Sums Up Against Gil- bert. Regina. Aug. 19. -That Barrett Hen- derson cattle to his death on the fif- teenth day of August, DK on the farm on which Josiah Gilbert was liv- ing, from the charge of a shotgun in the hands of Josiah Gilbert, done with felonious intent," was te verdict brought in by the coroner's jury on the Gilbert form shooting affray. Sett. Wilkinson, one of the mounted police- men, who has been investigating the ease, gave evidence directly contradict- ing in several details the statement said to have been made by the pris- oner Gilbert to the police prior to his arrest. The eumming up of the coroner, Dr. Seymour, was anything but favorable to the prisoner. He told the jury that in his opinion the fact of the gun being loaded with slugs pointed to a great de- gree of nmliee, and was not suggestive of chicken -shooting intentions. That there was motive for the shooting, he said, was shown by the evidence of J. H. Boyd, real estate agent. • DEATH OF T. L. BLAND, M. P. Conservative Representative for North Bruce Passes Away, Kineardine, Aug. 10.---31r. Leonard T. Igiand. member of Parliament for North Prim', died at his home, north of this wen, this morning. He had been in poor health for upwards of si year, al- though able to attend to his parliamem- tary shales during the past session. Mr. Nand. who was in bits 53rd year, senne to Kincardine some twenty years arse front Oxford eomity, and since locat- ing here lisd always taken an active in - 10 local affairs. having !wen Reeve of the township, Warden of Bruce, and a member of the equalization elm - mission of the county previous to Idt return as member for the riding at the last geeeral election. WILD DEALINGS. Lontion, -tug: 20. --On the Stork to- < hange toelay Interest egabt matted in the Americans. whit+, opened excited. There were wild dealinge in the forenoon nt a emodderable advance over Priday's official elosieg priests, tninn Pacifist lead- ing with an advanee of fifteen &Mare. sautlitern Puff's. advaneed five donor" and Atehistto and Peunsylvania ethane., ed four dolars eaelt. Some irregularity developed titer, but the market eontint. ued in to rIteittal stendition. 1