CHILIAN DISASTER.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1922, Page 2

CHILIAN DISASTER.

j DEATH ROLL INCREASING. ! A GRAVE POSITION, i I AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. I (Received this day at 8 a.m*T WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. . Tile Consular reports from Chili indicate that twelve hundred miles of f Coast felt the effects of the tidal wave in varying degrees. The ocean is still | continuing to ebb and flow back in ' j huge waves. Strange lights fLjfcer ' ! over the waters frighteing the people, ! . who are taking refuge in the hills. An ; , area of 140 miles by 100 miles is de--1 nuded of houses. | At Vallenar the dead now total fifteen hundred, indicating the total dead through the disaster may reach ’ five thousand, while ten thousand were injured. Railway tracks in the afflicted region were destroyed and the roads show yawning craters, making the transpor- ’ tation of food supplies possible only :> on a mule’s back. Food is in great need. President Allesandrin with Cabinet, departed aboard a battleship to visit the region. A message from President Harding offers American Red Cross aid if need- ° ed. Chilian troops have been sent to P keep order in tbe devastated area, where looting and disorders continue. further quake shocks. (Received this dav at 8.3 Q a.m.) t NEW YORK, November 15. Messages from Santiago de Chili rer ports further earthquake shocks in ‘ Copinpo district, demolished buildings. s Twelve prisoners were killed and a squad of soldiers escorting them were > — huriedj but were not seriously hurt. Government officials believe now they can handle the situation themselves without accepting United States offer of assistance.