The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-04
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ration. Three other shocks had been felt
before, but they were of less force, aud did
but little damage. So long was the fatal
shock, that many people, awoke by its vlo-
lence, had time 10 go in and out of their hou-
) ses again and again during the terrible phe-
nomenon. Unduaions we're felt from day
TO day for some time, but unacco IT panied by
serious disasters. Had another occurred like
the fatal one, not one stone in the city, appa-
renlly, would have been left upon another.
The walls of the castle, the towers, the chur-
ches, the mosques; and the bells, were all in
jured more or less.
The Jewish and Turkish quar!evs of the
city were very much damaged, aud their
houses, whose walls were cracked aad ready
TO topple, demand instant repair. In the Eu.
ropean quarter, about so houses were thrown
down, and others rendered uninhabilable.-
The Greek quarter shared the same late and
OF above 1000 houses ir 1t not two ped
all injury. great par, of the inhabitants Of
the city are without shelter, and deprived of
everything. Some individuals, the number
not ascerlained, were buried in the ruins of
houses which were their houses and graves
Besides the destruction of the houses, the
walls which surround the city in various pla-
ces were thrown dowr, and give free ingress
through the wide gaps 10 other crusaders, if
they choose TO enter. The damage TO the
city is estimated at Two millions of dollars
But it was not this beautiful city alone
which suffered the whole island, stil! more
beautiful in the season OF its glory, is a des
olation. There are more than 40 villages on
the island, aud of which nire are utterly
destroyed. A great number of the iuhabi.
lanls were killed, while still more were woun-
ded. The villagers deprived Of both houses
and provisions, wander about in the open
fields and subsist as hey are able. The viii
lage OF Kiada built upon plain and sur.ouu.
ded with vineyards and olive yar1s, contained
demolished, and 5000 rendered uninhabilablc,
while the remainder are in deporabls con-
dltion, aud demand instant repairs. Four
persons only perished, for tho reason that
{ some days before the laborers had left the
} village; Otherwise there must have been a
greater destruction OF life.
All tho islands IN he Archipelago Ielt the
shock, but some did not suffer anything,
while in Slalchr forty houses were destroyed, g,
with some Of the inhabitants killed ard 9TH
ers wounded, and in Scarpeaas about 800
houses were thrown down, and whole fami-
lios buried under their ruins, and in Capsoa,
containing five villages, three were utterly
destroyed, and 90 persons killed. On the
continent near and opposite to Rhodes, a
mountain ,umbIed in pieces, and the trees
upon 1t were carried into the open sea.
Besides this, The sea itself gave evident
signs oil feeling the shock. The captains of
vessels, coming in different directions, agreed
in affirming that al the moment of the shock
they thought their vessels had run aground
An Austrian steamer which arrived The next
day from Alexandra, al the distance OF sew
a shock that The captain, thinking the steam.
er had struck rock, ordered The engine TO
be stopped, while for moment the creates,
panic prevailed on board. Another steamer
entering the port from Smyrna, at the very
moment OF The earthquake, experienced the
same effect; and unless the captain had in.
slantly ordered the engine 10 he reversed.
the falling walls OF The tower OF tie Angels,
situated at the entrance of The port, would
have come bling upon his boat.
Many parts of the city walls which are as
yet standing, are cracked and ready 10 fall,
and unless immediately repaired by The gov
eminent viii! bring down new destruction.
The Inhabitants, kept in fear Of the repetition
OF The shocks, are in stale of utmost anx-
iety, many of them being without houses,
and others without houses or provisions, and
great number OF Others in extreme misery
and dcslilulion.
But this is not the entire record OF the ca.
Iamities OF ill-fated Rhodes. About len DAYS
since more terrible disaster still occurred
The first came from beneath. the second was
from above, and both equally beyond The
control OF human power. A large powder
magszine was situated near the church OF
St. Johns, which was also the Turkish quar-
ter A thunder storm burst forth The light
ming flashed stream penetrated the maga-
zine; an explosion followed which demol-
ished many of the remaining houses and St..
Johns 10 lis foundation stones; while worse
than all, it is reported that Seren hundred
Turks perished! Travellers inform me who
stopped few days in the harbor as they
came down in the last steamer, that little is
now to be seen Of this fam Gus and beautiful
city but frightful heaps of ruins. Rhodos tuit
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