Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-11
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE IN CHILL

particulars al n dreadful earthquake, or succession
oi earthquakes, which took place in Chill ON the
10Th oi Feb, by which the cities of Conception
and racahuana were destroyed, together with
great number OF smaller towns. Tho number OF
lives lost, 50 far rs asccraincd, WAS 400 or 800
but II Wis supposed the actual number was much
grcatrr.
From tie Ncw Bedtord Gazette.
The ship Coral, Captain Whilcn, arrived Il,
thus port on Saturday evening, bringing an account
of most distressing earthquake in and about the
city ol Conceptions in Chill. She left the port of
Talcahnana 9th of March. The FIRST and most dis
asrous shock, occurred ON the ooh of February.
Oh the LARGE town of Conception not "A building WAS
lett standing. Talcahuana and five small villages
IN the harbor, were destroyed. After the llrs
shock, the vessels IN the bay were all left aground
but soon the rushed on great rollers, and ri
SIM twenty-five or Tint, feet. completely over
flowed the land, sweeping AVA, the ruins. Man,
persons were saved from untlmely death by the ae-
tive crew of the Coral. The shocks continued
Uhree or -four every daN) NJ 10 the time the ship
left. On the 22d, E,rec portion of the island oi
tafaeam1, At the mouth OF the hay, was swallowed
up. The 9th of March, ii Wis stated there, that
from twenty five to thur, towns, beside many small
Nillaers between Conception and the tordillcras,
were seencs of complete rum. From four to five
hundred lives were lost u,t III thai section OF coun-
Try hut the extent OF the suffering not yet known
-ptohahlS thrice that number have been buried
IN the runs
The condition oIthc people who formerly mlib-
lied spacious and convenient dwellings, where nov
not even brick is left mark the spot, is one ri
the utmost suffering. The poor people who lived
in the counr, in small reed hui, have suffered but
little. Then house, withstood the shocks, aud 10
them IS preserved roof lor shelter. Those Who
lied 10 the hills, erected little shanccs,on the spots
of land least brohcn up, and were compelled 10 be
constantly at work procuring the food necessary 10
satisfy hunger
The s.. ne durine the first shock was appalling.
The trembling of c,crN thine around--,hc boiling
OF the sci, ,,s when water Is heated over a fire
the earth opening widc living forth the tcrri-
hc moanS and laboring with internal ircs--bml-
din9s totirring in every dnection-and now whole
blocks OF brick dwellings rock from their lounda-
ton In llcr fall they meet others, and all, rs il
locked III death, sink, with tfcmcndou, crash IN
to the gaping earth leaving no trace of their eNs-
ience save memory and the smoke and ashes which
arise from the confusion. The ,ecnc was one oi
thrilling and awful sublmiiy.
" hen tn first mtimaon nj the breaking MP OF
the eon,nscd earth was received by the nhabi-
ans oi the cities and towns, they, struck with llor-
ror, into the middle of the wide streets aud lnc
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tenno destruction. Our informant, who was among
the number,says that he saw families run from their
doors, and Just they left thrir thresholds, their
buildings mostly of brick, came tumbline down al
ter them II Is most fortunate thing for the pro-
pie nj the country, that the shoel. camr at midday
Had II taken place in thu middle hour Of the night
they would have been compelled Ia fee for safety
without oven the one suit Of cofhia9 they nov have
making their su1crinas much orealrr.
II IS matter of history, that between the year,
loo aud l152, five elca, earthquake, occurred in
Chill. That on the 10Th oil March, 1907, destroy
cd a aeai part of the capital that Of June Is,
80 drove the sea against the City of Conception,
and oNerthrcw lis walls and that OF May %, l75l,
completely destroyed thai city, which wa, aeain
inundated by the sea, and cYelled with the ground
all the torircsScs and VILLAGE lying between lat
81 and 10 south The shocks continued At inter
,als more tIlan month. Not an individual human
life, however, was lost on this occasion cNccpt
somc nyalids, who were drowned in Conccp,ion.
In I'LL, Conception was rebuilt on the north side
OF the rlvcr BIubio, about a lcaeue from the sra
HE sablolncd letter from gentleman At Tai
eanana, received at the Exchange News Room,
contains the following Interesting particulars:
TALcAnrAN,, March /, 1888.
" On the morning of FRIDAY, the 3Otl Of fcbrn-
aIy, 1880, about twenty minutes past II O'Clock.
We were VISITED by one OF the most awful cartit-
quahc> ever experienced by the oldest inhabitants
oi his place. The morning calm aud serene,
and will prove an ever memorable dd.c to the ma
ny miserable souls who tcd 10 and are now iDhafi-
TIM the barren bills. The first shock lasted abont
i,llr minutes and half causing the mountains and
valleys 10 roll like the waves of the sea- Durina
the severity Of the first shock (Which wa, 50 preat
that person could scarcely keep uprigI,) lookc ed
ronnda moment to meet my fate, but am spared 10
be thankful and may consider myself one of the
fortunate IN making my escape from the falling bun
nov PROSTATE RUNS. Conception, a city contain
mo 25,ooO inhabitants, Is one heap Of ruins being
built principally of brick. There is not even one
habilablc dwelling left standing within the limit, ot
The city, and for leagues around. The shock came
from southeast course, pro,tratine every thno IN
It's way.
number of small towns have been heard from
in it, course ChiIIian, Talea, Arrrdan. Conuay
t.rras Peurll, ST. Carlos, Nailopa and \nons have
all met the same fate. Tacalmana, tn, port al
Conception i, completely demolished. was ma,
only shaken down, but the fragments Of bous.s
stores &c. were afterwards swept away by the sea
Which retired about fifteen minutes after the 6r'
shock leaving the shipping then lying at anchor in
the harbour entirely dry, II afterwards cam, i,
TO ahrleh OF p feet above the level, oycrwhe,
ming the whole place Men, women and children
nedto the mountains, but many were ovcrtakcn and
swept 10 the ocean by the returniny waves which
completed the destruction of the town. dcprixino
hundreds OF families of a second garment many
OF whom were in good circumstances but are nov.