Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-15
Earthnnahe in Simoda.

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"Ths inland 6r ;s-:iphon, in which simo-
da il situated, was visited on the 29d De-
cember, by .everc Earthquake, #Eich
was most G:saltrcus in its effects. The city
of Ohoscca, one of the largest in the En-
rirc, was completely laid waste JED do,
itself, suffered considerably, but las since
suffered more seriously from the effects of
an extensive confagratio-. The town oe
Sinoda, On our arrival, presrnted d COM
plete scene Of desolation and ruin. After
the shock Of the eart quake, the sea co,n-
menccd tnbbling ~ as il were, aiong the
shore. and then roceded with great rap iii
ty, and soon returned with such increased
volume rs to food the whole town to the
depth of SIX or seven feet, sweeping away
houses, bridges, and temples, and pilipg
them Up in mass of ruin.
Five times during the day did the cea
advance and recede in this manner, sprea-
ding desolation Ear and vide TIE treest
Junks il the harbor were driven from one
to two miles above high water mark,
where he saw them lying high and dry
About two hundred Of the poor inhabitants
lost their lives BY the overflow, the re-
mainder saving themselves by fleeing to
the mountains with which the town is sur
rounded
"The Russian frigate Diana, having
Vice Admiral Pontiatine on board was ly-
ing in the harbor at the time, engaged in
finishing up the treaty they had made with
the japanese. Immediately after the shock
was felt, the water in the harbor became
ccnvulsed to such degree in sddies and
whirlpools, that in The space of thirty mi
nutes she swing entirely round forty-three
times, twisting her chains up into knots.
So rapid was the motion that the people
on board could not keep their feet and all
were made giddy. When the sea rcceded
it left the frigate in eight feet water on her
side, when her usual draft was over twen-
tyonc feet. On the return, it is stated
the water rose fve fathoms above its ordi.
nary level.
"On its again rcccding, four feet only OF
water remained, SO that they saw the
stocks of their anchor above the water The
heaYing of the bottom of the bay was then
so violent that the frigate-although as
said, in only four feet of water-was NOV
ed bodily past her anchor. The officers
momentarily expected that the bay would
become an outlet of the subterranean fires,
and that they would be engulphcd in it.
When the trigate again foatcd they saw
her kneel and rudder, which had beer
wrenchcd of, floating alongside, and the
ship filling with water BY getting sails
under her, they managed to ge. her afoat
and the next day, things having become
quiet once more, they hauled her into
deeper water. Occasional shocks of earth.
quake still continued to be felt, but uouc
were attended wit, serious cons equcncee
"After repairing damages as we'll as they
could, and having rugged temporary rud-
der, and the weather becoming fine, they
attempted to take the ship around 10 an-
other bay, where she would be less expos.
cd, and they would complete repairs (Simo
da being badly adapted for such rur
pose y but when within seven miles o.
their harbor gale sprurg up--;hc hun
dred japanese boats that were towing
them (not, however, III .lsy had 60. out
the officers and crew, - shortly after the
gallant ship sunk IL sep water, the ofic-
ers and men saving Gully the clothes they
stood in. Notwithstanding all their mis-
fortunes and the dangers through whic h
they passed, the cnly LOST enc man,anl lie
was accidentally killed by being jammed
BY ore Of lie guus which had gone adrif,'
" Ant DEtLahED BY TIE INDIANS OF
TIE FRONTIER Platte (Mo.) Aryus
extra, under date from St. Joseph, May
10, p. NJ, says:
Col. Vaughn, Indian agent from Fort
Pierre, arrived in town yesterday evening
He states that the Indians on the plains
are in very unsettled condition; in fact
assuming hostile attitude. The Black
Feet, Appachcs and Sioux Manacun1ucs,
Sansarc and Yanctnos, banded in nigh
ty host, and scofiing existing treaties, have
uuburicd the Ratchet, and bid defiance to
the powers that be. These tribes combin-
ed with the Bru!ays and Ogalalies of the
Platte, numbering at small calculation
three thousand warriors, have thrown up
fortifcations on Draining Ball, at the
source of Grand River, and are not only
ready but anxious to meet any force tha.
Government may sen against them -
emboldened by the ease with which they
massacred our soldiers in the late skirmish-
es, and remarkins the terror ever stree
manifested by the whites in their necessa-
ry intcrccursc With them, and i scoflins at
the power of the United States to discharge