The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-04
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ded with violence as remarkable - iis du-
ration. Three other shocks had been felt
before, but they were Of less force, and did
but little damage. 30 long was the fatal
shock, that many people, awoke by lib vIo-
lence, had time 10 60 in and out Of their hon
ses again and again during the terrible phe-
nomenon. UndulaIions we're felt from day
to day for some time, but unacco upsnied by
serious disasters. Had another occurred like
the fatal one, not one stone in the city, sppa-
! renily, 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.ess of the
city were very much dsmaged, and their
houses, whose walls were cracked a1d ready
TO toppIe, demand instant repair. 10 the Eu-
ropean quarter, about so houses were thrown
| DOWN and others rendered uninhab Hasie-
The Greek quarter shared the same fate asd
of above 1000 houses iG II not two escaped
all injury. A great part of the inhabitants of
the city are without shelter, aud 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 down, and give free ingres 8
through the wide gaps 10 other crusaders, if
they choose 10 enter The damage 10 The
city is estimated al Two millions Of dollars.
But il was not this beautiful city alone
which suffered the whole island, still more
beautiful in the season OF its glory, is des-
olation. There are more Than 40 villages on
The island, and Of which niEe are utterly
destroyed. A great number of the iuhabi-
tants were killed, while still more were woun-
I ded. The villagers, deprived Of both houses
and provisions, wander about in the open
fields and subsist as :hey are able. The vii
lage of Kiada built upon plain and snr.oun-
ded with vineyards and olive yards, contained
5000 houses, of which $50 were completely
demolished, and 5000 rendered upinhabitable,
while the remainder are in deplorable con-
diilon, and demand instant repairs. Four
| PSiooho pottohCht tho tcason ihdt
some days before the laborers had left The
village; otherwise there must have been a
greater destruction of life.
All the islands IN he Archipelago fell The
shock, but some did not suffer anything,
while in Stalchi forty houses were destroyed,
with some OF the inhabitants killed ard 9th
ers wounded, and in Scarpeaias about 300
houses were thrown down, and whole fami-
lies bgfiei under their ruins, and ia Cspsoa,
1od.z'n'fs5 TTTv- -vrHSgcs, rufee were utleny
destroyed, and 90 persons killed. On The
continent, near and opposite to Rhodes, a
mountain tumbled in pieces, and the trees
upon II were carried into the open sea.
Besides this, the sea itself gave evident
signs OF feeling the shock. The captains of
vessels, coming in different directions. agreed
/ in affirming that at the moment of The shock
they thought their vessels had run aground.
An Austrian steamer which arrived The next
day from Alexandria, at the distance of sew
enty miles from Rhodes received so violent
a shock that the captain, thinking the sieam-
er had struck rock, ordered the engine 10
be stopped, while for moment the greatest
panic prevailed on board. Another slee mer
entering the port from Smyrna, at the yerv
moment of The earthquake, experienced The
same effect; and unless lhe captain had in.
stanlly ordered the engine TO be reversed.
ihe falling walls Of the tower OF the Angels,
situated at the entrance of the port, would
have come bling upon bis boat.
| Many paris of the city walls which are as
yet standing, are cracked and ready TO fall,
and unless Immediately repaired by The gov.
eminent will 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 withou, houses,
and others without honses or provisions, and
a great number Of Others in extreme misery
and destituiion.
But this is not the entire record of the ca.
lsmities of ill-fated Rhodes. About fen days
since more terrible disaster siill occurred.
| The first came from beneath, the second was
from above, aud both equally beyond the
control Of human power. A large powder
magazine was situsled near the church OF
! ST. Johns, which was also the Turkish quar-
ter. A thunder storm burst fosih; the light.
ming flashed stream penetrated the maya.
zine; an explosion followed which demol-
ished many of The remaining houses and ST.
Johns 10 its foundation stones; while worse
than all, it is reported that sevsn 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 famous and beautiful
city but frightful heaps Of ruins. Rkodos fait.
TIE CALffoRAn yIcuAscE COMMITTEE AND
THE LEeIsLAruRE.--it is stated in the San
| Francisco Sun Thai the laia vinilanes Com.