The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-15
An Earthquake ia Nicaragua.

LEoy DE NIcAhsGUA, Dec. "a, 1873
A press of business, has prevented me from trans
mittipg you tbermometrcsl an other vations
fr this point for the past three ,nooths but will
deavor ss an early dsy, 20 make abstract of them
for the use of the Institution.
Residing in this volcanic region, you can lily
comprehend that have been, PEI force ed
they are OF frequent occurrence here aud probably
that ciass Of phe pomepA could no where ps studied
with greater sdvsBtag. have experienced several
but with one exception they wsr- very slight
The exception here referred to occurred the 9th
Of october last at soout I O'Clock In the morning |
was reused from ieep by strong undolatory mctioo,
which sufficiently violent 20 move my osd several
inches back wards and forth tn. rough paved door,
and to throw down books and other aticis. waish
been placed my table The tiles of the roof were
Afro ratified together violsstiy aud the beam. and
rsiter cracked like the timbers OF u de-piy-Isd-n
vessel In q heavy sea The p.opis All rushed from
their houses In the creates, alarm. aud c,mm.nc-d
prsyius IN loud tones In. oom.sr,, sn,m.I- $500
to hare the general condensation tho hors.. strnxx.
NJ II TO loose themselves aud the dog commenced a
simultsneou. barking rhs undu,atory N lasted
neatly . minute, steadily increasing IN vioienc-,
until suddenly IL charged into raod vb atory or
ri1optsl molten, which rendered it oicuit to stsad
upright This lasted about thirty eeconds and szs
foessd suddenly by vertical movement, or series
OF shocks such ~ouid xpsrs In ns ra
let down hight OF steps; then deciosd In violeocs
but nsvertheiss seemed 20 stop sbrUpty. The whole
lseted about two minutes and eau b. CON pared to
notbiog except the rapid movement Of . large aud
loaded railroad rsr over bad track In which ta-rs
are undustisps horixos tai Irregularities and breaks
Ne cossiderabis damage done SON. wallis ~ers
thrown down and srouui the COUNTRY
have observed tnst recess detached aud portions
OF cliff. beoksn of by the shocss Inc thick cd lbs
walls Of house cracked In places frsin
top TO bottom. Many other buildings run red Ia like
hammer he motion whi@h seemed IN dao S-rous
me Was that which have described 80 horizontal. IN
~hich tbs earth seemed to slide assy from bsue~ta my
fe-t
The night was clrAr moonlight and IL ~as very sdll;
not breath OF air seemed surrng rhs orange tree,
IN court yard during the aispancs ~ the uudu
lstoDr s~sJed 10 and fro, With sezdy rekolsr mo-
ton but When the other motions fii1s ssd tbsy had
80 UNSTEADY or trsmulous motion Ths ~at.r In my
well Which is very deep. s-smed slso nch az tatsd
The direction Il the uoo Ulstiops ras from nOfth
south aud they fei throughout the -ntre state
Of Nicaragua. and In Honduras, Ssa Salvador and
even perhaps boy ord thee. limit
with the others ~hcn have occurred ~ithin ths last
quarter 81 century, this earthquase rsuked about
the nus ximum being 10
Al ob ~ryers here concur In that whil. earth
Quskse are mon ~ all times ~ th- year they
much mere numerous and violent ct the eotranc- aud
cloee 81 The two the ~et aud the dry s
about the las. Of October aud the of Novemb-r
and the last of Aptl and the t-st OF. May rh-r
observed ~ psrtioslarly numerous aud strong after
the heavy rains at the clote ef the Ia De-
tober IL IL observsd that general quiet seems
prevail for period both before ssd sfter their
eurrepcs.
10 is dicut to discover the bet these
different phsnonens, but there seems he .
20 the facts here stated Ia is snly true
that the csly shocks which have felt In the pc
rtods indicated aud AZ u also certain that nearly ell
occur In the night. Perhaps suidst the occupations
ard distractions Of tbs dsy the lesser psss unob
served
an, air, your obedisnt servant.
h. GEO. SQU1ER.
Professor Joseph Henry Sc.
sThe direction Of all which have occurred sncs have
been In the eousuy have tses from aorsa 70 south.