Under the Southern cross in South America . XTCHE CEMETERY, VALPARAISO. TKAIXIXr, SHIP. XAVAF, COLLEGE, VALPARAISO 321 CHIEF WESTERN SEAPORT 323 Brazil alone, fell with a thunderous crash, killing scores and maim-ing hundreds. The gas, electric light and water mains were snappedand the city plunged in Cimmerian darkness—a prey to fire andflood. Fully ninety per cent, of the houses are said to have beendestroyed. The condition of the wretched people became 60,000 encamped on the hills above the city without food orclothing. Others took refuge in the shipping in the bay until thete
Under the Southern cross in South America . XTCHE CEMETERY, VALPARAISO. TKAIXIXr, SHIP. XAVAF, COLLEGE, VALPARAISO 321 CHIEF WESTERN SEAPORT 323 Brazil alone, fell with a thunderous crash, killing scores and maim-ing hundreds. The gas, electric light and water mains were snappedand the city plunged in Cimmerian darkness—a prey to fire andflood. Fully ninety per cent, of the houses are said to have beendestroyed. The condition of the wretched people became 60,000 encamped on the hills above the city without food orclothing. Others took refuge in the shipping in the bay until theterrible commotion passed. Think of it! So many lives lost in acity of only 150,000 and over $100,000,000 worth of property de-stroyed ! Think of the staggering blow to a country with onlyfour million inhabitants ! San Francisco, when it was wiped out,had the richest country in the world to fall back upon, and upwardof 20,000,000 people throughout the country pledged themselvesto rebuild it. Valparaiso had no such hope, but nevertheless ithas risen valiantly up again
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