10,000 DEAD
CAUtltlt IN CHILE
terrible scenes in city. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received January 26, 2.5 p.m. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The British United Press Chilean representative, who has succeeded in reaching the city of Chilian, following the severe earth tremor, reports that the death toll there is at least 10,000. Perhaps half of Chilian’s 40,000 inhabitants are believed to be casualties. The injured are piled in the streets and the entire city is wrecked.
An earlier report is on page 9
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 49, 26 January 1939, Page 10
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8410,000 DEAD Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 49, 26 January 1939, Page 10
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