Litchfield enquirer., 1835-06-11
rATE EROM CHILL.

Zalcnhg1RG, ky GH Baltn4r1*e'-[W . teaI1 oy Capt. Vphit0n.. Of the ah'p Coral at Me" Bed ;-,sII,ssnce of the entire destruction Of the "i,v Sc Gopception and TaIcahuana by an E:rsI,m,sIrr. on the goth of February. The foIlos.irg statement was drawn up by gen. llesf,en who was an eye witness :-
 s.The moFning of the goth was clear and serene, but it will prove an ever memorable day t6 the miserable people now inhabiiing inc border hills in this vicinity. The Rrs' shock commenced about % minutes past IT o'clock, and lasted with but slight intpEInis- sion fs,r 47 minutes; causing the hils and Sai- leys to rise and fall like the waves Ofthe ocean. Duriog the continuance ct the first shock which was much the most severe, expected to be destroyed every nsOment-it was almost impossible 10 keep upright. Ee4t ~oE
 Talcabuana is completely demWlished-the buildings were not only shaken down, but the ruins of houses, stores. S1c. were completely swept away afterwards by the sea. which re- tired a6out 15 minutes after the fret shock, leaving the shipping entirely dry, at anchor in the haFbOr--it came in again in about two, minutes, to the height of 25 feet above the usual mark, overwhelming the whole place. Men, women and children fed tor the 2noun- :. tains, but many were overtaksn and swept to thbocean. by the Feceding waves, which com pleted the entire destruetns0 Of the town. de- priying hundreds Of people of their second garments-rnany who were in good circnm. stances are now completely destitute. Fur niture of all kinds was carried away with the houses {; not4esen leaving vestige 10 inform { the owner of the situation Ofhis former resi- denee.l It would require an eye witness to be made acquainted with the complete destruc. ton of the town by this awful calamity.
 Conception, city containing about 25, 900 inhabitants, is one complete heap of ruins the houses being built chiefly of brick. There is but one solitary building left standing with in tho limits offhe city, and for leagues oround. The shock came from a southeast direction, 'andin its way destroyed every thing. num- ber of small towns have been heard from Chilian, Sales, Armadean, Lingus, Envas. Psusul, St. Carlos, Vallaya aud Armyles, were destroyed. e's
 The number of lives lost could not he cor pectly ascertained. A new cathedral. bud- ing in Conception. buried twenty workmen in it's ruins. There were but two American ships in the harbor of TalcahuaDa af the time,, besides the Coral-the Milton and the Nile. '3 A small schooner was dtiyen from her anchor. ing and drited over the town. .easse. K;
 Chiu has been subject to earthquakes ever since its settlement by the Spaniards. The city ofConcepsion was originally built three leagues to the north of it's present site, but having been twice destroyed by earthquakes. @attle inhabitants removed to the south and built the city on its present location. Con. ception is represented By those who have vis- ited it.ts delightful place--the :nhabitants high minded. and honest in all the relations of life. A number of Americans, rrincipaliy niechanics, have located themselves in the city. Talcahuaua is situated in lat. SC 42 N. lon. 7S O6 E.. being the port of COnception, and place of considerable business. It has been the general resort of American whale
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 The town sis sitnated almost on level with the sea, large hills rising in the rear. The z; inhabisants, when 1tte Coral jeff. were in most deplorahe situation. Capt. Paul Dela- no. who is known to many of our citizens, and 10 every me who has visited Talcahuapa. has lost his little property. and was conpel- led to take shelter on hoard the shipping-his beautiful residence, the home of our country < men. whether in prosperity or adyersity. is completely swept away, and himself and iadv narrowly escaped with their lives.
 The Ncw-Bedford Gazette describes the areadfaI catastrophe in the following manner.
 The shocks continued, (three or four every. < aay1 ilp to fhe time the ship left. On the 2gd. large portion of the island of Caracana. at the mouth of the hay, was swallowed u,,. The 9th of March, it was stated there. that from e5 to 30 towns, besides many small vjl isges between Conception and the Cordille- ras. were scenes of complete ruin. F.om four so i've hundred lives were lost just in that section Of the eountry-but the extent of the suffering is not yet k0own-probably thrice that numbsr have been buried in the ruins.
 The condition of the people who formerly inhabited spacious and convenient dwellings. where now not even brick is left to mark the spOt. is ene ef the ufm0sf saGssiDg. The ponr people who I've in the eennsry ls snaslal reed huis have snlIesed buf Ettae. Their hx,s,s- 'ss ylhsf0Od the shock. and te shesp ds Nss~ served roof for shestef. Those MlhO Asdl tO the hills. erected littie sbsmseea. ~s the esyT eg land Least broken up. am&. were cnap@eklaA < fe be constantly q work pseenssng tke EoeN necessary 10 satisfy hunger.
 The scene during the Grst shock wss sppsI. ling. The trembling of every thing arsund-- the boiling of thA sea, as when water iv h.at- ed Oyera 6re---the earth opening wide, giving forth the most terrific. rnoans, and labori6g with internal fires. Buildings tottesiDg in ev 2 esy aisseiiOa. and whole bl0cks of byjei slvell- inks rock to their foundation. 4lVO fheir fan they meet others, aud. d.all, as if locked to 2 depth. sink with tremendous crash, into inc gaping earth. leaving no trace of their exis. 1ence save memory, and the suOke and ashes |, which arise From the confusion. The scene