Washington telegraph., 1853-01-19
From Acapulco--Severe Earth.
ONaExn.

FEoH AcapN1cO.--ScVece Earth.
quake.
The Panama Star has accounts of a Sc
we're earthquake at Acapulco, on the night
of the 4th inst A correspondent of that
paper writes as follows, under date of Aca-
pulco, Dec. 9:
The Cortes will bring the news of Sc
we're earthquake in Acapulco. The first
shock occurred on the night of the 4th of
December, at 20 minutes past 10 O'Clock,
and the shocks, although less severe than
the first, have been repeated every hour or
so since. 1t came without notice or previ-
Gus indication. except that at about 6 O'Clock,
?. NJ. the mercury suddenly rose to SO, be-
ing three degrees warmer than during the
day; but even this cannot, perhaps, be at
tributed to the earthquake. The ground
rolled Ike the ocean in swell, and then a
trembling motion was felt, lasting thirty Sec
onds. About thirty of the best building in
town have been ruined, some falling COM
pletely, while all of any worth have been
seriously injured. The loss is at least $780,
900.
All the bottles, glass and crockery ware
in the hotels and private houses were thrown
from the shelves and tables. Yesterday
morning quite severe shcck was felt, throw
ing down few wares which had partly fal-
len at the first shock. The Fulton Hotel
fell at the first shoc!; on Saturday, but by
almost miracle every one was saved in the
town. In fact. have not heard of single
life being lost, although few were seriously
injured.
The whole population now sleep in the
streets or in the court yards: and process
sions with images of the Virgin and Christ,
preambulate the streets with solemn strains
of music, and muffled drums, imploring God
for mercy.
As [ write to-day, (Dec. 9th at noon) I
have constantly to spring from my desk,
as shock after shock is repeated, for fear of
falling tiles and walls. Writing, under such
circumstances is rather an uncomfortable bu-
slness; so having given you the main facts,
[ will close.
Another correspondent, writing from Aca-
pulco,.on the same day, gives further partic-
ulars as follows:
First and foremost, in the list of news.
and which swallows up all news of import
ance. is the earthquake that came off on Sat
urday night at haif-past 10 o'clock. was
leaving the bar of the United States Hotel
Qatc American) on my way to bed, when I
was greatly astonished by being nearly
thrown off my feet by the movement OF the
ground underneath me, and bewildered and
stunned by the noise OF the falling tiles
mortar. breaking Of glasses and the WASHING
and ru,nbling of subte.ranenus torrent
L got through the door and reached the Pa
to in safety. The shock came on like n
-f-arA1 f.,,,.,.4 L
slight shocks or rumbling previously. AZ
ter the great and first ''trcmbler'' was over
L furnished myself with Il lantern and made
toJir Of the city: the scene was Iieft-rertI:rlc
IN the extreme: women running through the
streets screaming and frantic; others on their
knees praying; others searching for or Cl:-an-
gIng from among the ruins their children or
relations: professions OF people with torch
es. shrieking to God for help and protection
One half of the town is in ruins, and the
loss cannot be less than s 100000; some es-
innate it as high as S500,000 BY good
fortune, the calamity occurred before the
people had retired to rest, or many more
lives would have been lost. | have only
heard of the loss of two lives, but MANY
were injured by the falling buildings. The
Fulton Hotel is entirely destroycJ-leycled
with the ground. The United States and
American Hotels (now combined under the
name of the United States HoteD suffered
only by the breakage Of everything breaka-
bic, and the opening Of the walls in almost
every room, but neither the roof nor walls
fell in The large House of Vermondi a.
Co. is in total ruins; also, the houses Of Ra-
mon. Alsuyete Grecia, Bruson, Thomas
Elliott, Sebastian, Barrcra, Don Thomas
Moreno; Il. Guys, Cutom.hcuse, Church
and many others. By daylight the city
had the appearance Of town destroyed by
siege; the streets and plaza are filed with
the population living in tents and temporary
shelters from the sun and dew. We have
since had slight shocks almost every hour.
Confidence appears to be entirely destroyed
in the frmncss Of mother earth, and every
body is looking to the sea for safety.
| am sure | shall not feel easy for the
next six months in house Among the
phenomena observed was the falling of the
barometer from 80 to below 2SS, and the
rise OF the water 10 feet preceding, and IL
feet after the first shock.
Healthy teeth depend mainly
on healthy digestion and on cleanlv habits