DISASTROUS STORMS IN CHILE.
Purihg p, '* porther *'" dii the nighfe ,of August 7th, two large barques, one English and thei oilier- French, sank in the Larbour of Valparaiso after haying been in collision, The crew e|.the English yesaelj .ponsisting of seventeen hands and:seyen; members of the' French crew, y/ere drowned. Five vessels were blpwri.:ash.ore- arid dashed to pieces, Tlje rainfall in, ■ yalparaiso "waa enorjaenpiuaod there tob much to
houses and stores from the bursting of > drains. Two engines and three cars of ft train, which left Santiago' for Valparaiso on the 7th, at 'night', fell into; the river ; whilo crossing th 6•; bridge. ■ Two engineers and one fireman were drowned; Advices from Serena report much damage by the storm in that quarter. A reservoir belonging to the Lenas Brewery, in Valparaiso, bursb on August 11th, and the principal streets of i the city., were flooded. Traffic was suspended. Ib is; supposed that,-upwards of 200 persona were drowned. ,i ''-' •
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 218, 15 September 1888, Page 5
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