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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
10
Disaster reports from Valparaiso indicate widespread ruin with losses near 280 million dollars. Two thousand dead is a low estimate, while 11,000 dead is reported by Buenos Aires dispatches. City residents shelter in hills as fires, cold, and food scarcity worsen conditions.
An Aug 19 dispatch from Santiago Chile states at least eighty lives were lost with many more buried as buildings fell. Fires, telegraph damage, and disrupted rail service spread terror as authorities estimate extensive damage in nearby towns and ongoing aftershocks. Fire brigades assist Valparaiso while hospitals and jails report distressing scenes.
Refugees reaching Santiago from Valparaiso describe an extremely severe catastrophe. The first protracted shock caused panic and building collapses in Almendral. the second shock intensified destruction. Darkness followed the quake, but was soon pierced by fires as the city burned.
The city suffered extreme terror as many feared an apocalypse. Victoria Theater Bellaviata Railroad station and Club de Setembre were destroyed along with much new ground on reclaimed area. Streets blocked by debris. Avenue Brazil wrecked. Admiral Montt's wife among the dead. Over 6,000 displaced. customs house and city hall area spared. large portions of housing and warehouses destroyed. water pipes broken leaving none for drinking.
United States officials reported a disastrous Valparaiso earthquake with widespread fire and massive destruction. Minister Hicks in Santiago cited thousands dead or homeless, with towns wiped out and widespread ruin as communications remained severed across Chile.
A special dispatch from Rio de Janeiro reports a strong earthquake sequence lasting from the night of the 16th into the early hours of the 17th. Shocks were felt across Chile and Argentina with extensive damage and possible loss of life, and volcano Wonin is cited as becoming highly active. Telegraph lines were reportedly broken.
Rome August 1 The foreign affairs ministry telegraphed the Italian minister at Santiago to express sympathy with Chile for the earthquake disaster and to request detailed information. No reply had been received. Valparaiso consulate reports extensive property destruction and that consular offices were razed. Paris August 19 The French government conveyed sympathy to the Chilean Legation over the quake disaster.
London reports Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, head of the Solar Physics Observatory, says earthquakes in San Francisco and Paraíso may align with sunspot maximums. He notes 1894 had many quakes under similar conditions and calls for further costly study, while German work leads the field.
Cable dispatches from Aug. 19 report widespread destruction across Chile from the quake. Valparaiso is largely destroyed with fires burning out, Los Andes and Mollipilla among ruined towns, and thousands injured awaiting aid. Santiago reports heavy casualties while communication and relief lag.
London August 20 Dispatches from Valparaiso and Santiago suggest the Chile earthquake caused less loss of life than initial reports indicated. Business firms report services intact though some repairs needed. Valparaiso’s water power plant and tramways show damage but shipping remains safe.
Eyewitness accounts describe a deadly train wreck near Frederick with passengers crying out and injured thrown from bunks. Investigators planned to assess speed and possible overtake for water needs as crews rushed to the scene from Hagerstown and Frederick, with more details to follow on the second page.
Italian bootmaker Cirillo Francesi was arrested in Marseille on suspicions of a plot to assassinate President Fallieres during a visit to the Exposition. Police found nitro graph paper 9 sheets 300 lead screws and other bomb components in his lodgings. An anonymous letter denounced the plot triggering the arrest which may link to Franco Spanish frontier tensions amid earlier events.
EH. A. Stengeman of Park Avenue Paterson and his chauffeur were thrown into a field when their car skidded at Grassicks HIM near Sprout Brook after a collision with a large telephone pole. They were unconscious briefly and revived. Also reported in critical condition are Counselor A. H. G. Maident and Insurance Agent J. Telliott, Harding, after a separate West Shore train crash at Bogota Friday evening. Mr Harling is feared to have internal injuries. Mr Mata suffered a fractured hip, multiple bruises, and head contusions.
Aug 18 Yreka Cal two boys killed and another fatally injured when powder house No 1 of Grant Powder Company exploded. Fragments found on hillside suggest rifles fired into the building through a ventilator. A carload of powder was stored in the magazine yesterday.
Reports from Allegheny County and nearby areas say a severe storm caused major damage in western Pennsylvania late today and tonight. Telegraph and telephone service is down in many areas, rail lines suffered washouts and delays, and settlements near Suterville and West Newton are reported flooded with water covering low-lying areas.
Veteran actor Lewis Morrison, famed for Mephisto in Faust, died at St. John’s Hospital Yonkers after stomach surgery. Born in Kingston Jamaica in 1843, he served as a Union Army lieutenant and later captain, then built a prolific stage career with Booth, Forrest, Salvini, and the Walnut Street Company. He and his wife Florence Roberts were at his bedside. he leaves daughters Rosabel and Mabel Bennett.
Eight year old Claude Lanciano, playing with a loaded revolver he found in a bureau drawer, killed his three year old brother Edmund and wounded his own hand in a room shared with another brother Victor. The weapon discharged as Edmund dropped the pistol after Claude fired. The incident occurred in Philadelphia on August 9.
Across Havana police arrest Gen Carlos Garcia and several colleagues amid a secret police probe into an alleged plot to assassinate President Palma and overturn the government. Gen Loynaz del Castillo escaped while being taken to prison. warrants issued for others including Demetrio Duany Castillo and Cols. Pine Guerra and Arturo Ashbert. Authorities arm customs workers, guard the treasury, and press officials to suppress seditious proclamations as funds from abroad are traced to conspirators.
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