Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1906, (In two parts), Part I

Minister Hicks to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Santiago, Chile, August 21, 1906.

(Mr. Hicks states that he has delivered message to the Government and also one from Mr. Root. He has received the President’s message. There is universal mourning. The number of deaths estimated by the minister for foreign affairs is, Valparaiso 1,000, rest of country 400. The loss of life and property, the number wounded, and the extent of the desolation much worse than that of San Francisco. Also states that Mr. Root’s visit will be one of form and very brief; that he will only stop long enough to extend his personal sympathy to the President.)