Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-11

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suited in the loss Of over 1000 lives. We have
made room for the following account OF the terri
Die catastrophe:
BEIRUT, SYRIA, May Nth.
The city of Broussa is Of great antiquity, hav- +
ing been the capital of the province OF Bfthynia ,
and afterwards Of the Turkish empire, and the I
burial place Of the Sultans from which fact. as |
vyel as from is numerous and splendid mosques |
there having been formerly abont 200, II was call |
ed by the Alosiems the Holy City II is situa |
led at the foot OF Mount Olympus, on the coast
of The Black Sea. though not directly the !
shore, having Ghemek for is port, as Paris has !
Havre The distance from CoHstantnopie IS only
about 90 miles across the water Within a recent
period the population was fully 100000. though
various causes have contributed OF late 10 reduce
il 10 $1,000 composed OF Turks, Greeks, Jews,
and Armeuians and for ages it has been one OF the
most huurishng commercial emporiums OF the
Turkish empire. The American Board establish
ed mission theIe about - years ago. with spe-
cial reference to the Armenipus, which has been
one OF The most successful! OF all uader their di-
rcction in the East. lis mineral springs. whose
healing virtues were perhaps the work Of internal
fires beneath H. which have finally destroyed il
have been celebrated for ages.
lniimatons Of the terrible scenes which were
to follow experienced in the Archipelago as
early as Feb 18th, on The island of Samos, some
800 400 miles from Broussa there being severe
shocks, and oscillations Of the earth for three
days
All remained quiet from Feb 2l to Feb IS,
the last day OF the nouth, when shock alarmed
the city oil smyrna al % clock in the morning
remarkable for its duration rather than It's vIo-
lence. Tne oscillations were very regular and
went from North to South The same iav and
tie same hour, Constantinople was shaken by
violent earthquake, the center OF Which was soon
ascerlained 10 DC the Ill laled city OF Broussa -
Alter torrents Of rain had descended for "A hours
accompanied By terrible claps of thunder and
strong gales from the south east, at 5 clock IN
the evening the sky was suddenly overcast. and
the strong odor of burning sulphur and iron was
dHused through the atmosphere when sudden
shock 81 earthquake laiG the city in RUNS The
first oscillation was from west to east then came
sort OF violent gambaldng OF the earth. then
another oscillation much more violent than the
first, and then calm succeeded after a shock OF
| 80 or 90 seconds duration. But short as the
time was, it was long enough 10 BRING destruction
upon tins ancient renowned and huurish!ng city
from 90 to SO mlnarefs, with many mosques
were either shaken down or else cracked IN such
manner as to threaten instant falling Numef-
Gus khans were also destroyed and large splendid
edi6ees utterly disappeared under the mighty
heaps OF ruins which covered thela
Among the mosques destroyed was one ancient
and celebrated, and the pride of the CITY, beng of
elegant Grecan architecture and having stood
1900 years. Anothef. whose magnificent propor
lions and splendid Workmanship recalled the an
Client grandeur and opulence of the old Turkish
capital, and had been erected COO wears was
greatly injured, but not destroyed The Greek
quarter. situated uDon biH was Tho most dan,.
agesl-the houses from above falling ,irr, ,bo.a
below. and together crcsbinn the dt.ailinos ord
their inmates To add to the calamity a fire
broke out among the fallen buildings which
spread further destruction OF the prnpertv and life
bur which was arrested after six bonrs ,yorl- or
destruction
Dtrine The right the ehee5s were rereated ev
cry hall hour but with dIminjshino violence and
continued to be felt for FIVE or SIX DAVIS after b,t
slightly and at ,neauaI intervals TFn Who'll
number OF. those who 1,erishpd ,.as f,tI, ana
AT the same time intelligence was brought from
different rarts OF the 1,ro,-in-a thar ,,L5t IN,
oas had her,, utterly dsstro,el . t..cI -
Of the inhabitants being buried in the RUNS
oo ths ,r,,lt of AnriI -.b ,boo. 49,, ,
! -
- ''7'''' '''1' ms ''7 ie"i''HINS I'D,
/ h@o''"u's' VINO Ne4e beginning 10 recover from
their fears
Bat "Wednesday anr;I If ,r,s . r,a,s,,,.,,.,, ID.
dav in the records Of fins devoted ~ir,-,,l,t ol,
repeating out exceeding The horrors OF !5ahr,s,L
/ Is Al hair mast SIX q rIoc. l.. fL.a a,.,,,.,, ,
!. ,,lat,+ i ,r. 80 f.tr ., Cr,,-...-r - j.
lasted 3 seconds and was folIo,ve3 H., o,gar. III
,,ey me .,,,, ord ia ,5.,a+ c,lI,.i, -.
/ teli al Snlyrna an the same time A ,1.s.or,,-
yf,o ca,,4 from, Gbqp,lal- The NOT ~ "a
..arcd Thar the shoclk vas 50 violent No., -
I thonah-br was IN a ,yao,.o house he d,.,r.i -,
! 4e,,a If end was ohIi,J,l - s+s., -, -
hanu On - Then, IN order r. $50 -. 1''1
I ,he shocks which only frightened the aso.,fe ~
Coustanrinople and smvrna. anpib,Gated [,Iiroyer
Y remained OF Broussa ReainriI,, - 49,.
o clock in the eyer;uu. fbev ,-era ra,.ll 81
extraordinary rari,Jirv a,j .,,,s ,,,t - 20
/ lence that All the r3aoy,le ,,l f..el =.
the streets ar ont If i,rs -, - :" y ~
gro,rd The, co,tied 49, :, !" you l,'e
ojgbf win les violence a5 ~ - ',e
>,ruction because thew have acIio,.al IN 80 -
-l..oa ,..,a-.;tf -. 80 80 go az |ie rum
,,,aa .,,,lia4 =, ,La - 80 = oeoi pared
,,.ore - Iici "'a ete Siieels
snos 50 ~ 10 MAKE circ,Isia i,,rI7 O"''u
r. tbe frs+ - -.
- ''e - '''aS'i 't'"e many Nhafs had been
- Eli 49, ~ lI.ey "Fie compelled
fore couH,oatIon f,Ilo,,ad ia -, ~ ue
4 ',''te''' ~ 'S''5 tii 4ti3dhS- ana