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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Santuoa aro .suoieSuolia uoilintlis louse
etis •p,etintivp ear/ so atom eaasi salmi
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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