The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-27

minutes before, end vas on my way back
) my hotel, Wien suddenly the earth rocked b
1 meath my fee; was precpitated against Il
i wall OF house; the houses commenced
/, crack and io.i about like empty bottles in VI
ter; the str, IS were rapidly filed with you,
and oid-soine in full dress, come in no dress
an making the most irightful ado; some lyir
mas on their bellies, but most on their kne
ealing on all the saints in the Mexican calend,
} to save them. their wives or husbands. the
children, DC, horses, dogs, and even the mul,
ana the stupid asses in the streets stood stil
qniVering III every part. A second or MOI
gave me an idea of what was Transporting an
IecoliectinR the exclamation of a cdroador
lew seconds before, that there WAS an ear,l
quake, recovered myself as was going heat
long in the doorway, took out my watch. an
commenced making notes OF time and event
AS laid hold on one side of the door-whic
was the San Francisco, near the corner Of Ii
sergarn-tise houses in the street appeared I
me 20 be rocked about as if they were made q
cork' ana at the time were floating on a storm
water. windows cracked; patio lamps wcr
nu'.aa nroa5;h portals into the streets; alto
se'"er theIe appeared to me but little chance
o' getting through the trouble with whole bod,
ana bones, so made my way as best I canl,
over the heaving pavement to the corner of III,
sTeet-moy'ng thther by the general instinc
eAhioited by all living creatures. A crowd q
lepe,os, donseys, horses, some ladies and few
ETrntieinen, soon formed my companions
""eh arrived at the corner was the opl,
person staEdIng-all the rest were on Their
""ees UT bellies; but few seconds brought
several VINO also kept an upright position-most
" thein Tor ofavado AT the corner could see
National Theatre, the Hotel lturbide. the Pro.
sreso' the Academy at the corner, and several
otner large buildings. They were all beavinr
70 ana fro III the most alarming manner. For
NY own part could not conceive how thew
"ete aoie 10 resist one of the shocks, so VIC.
as were they aud so heaying. But, fortu
sy' no 40 mousse IN the rangeo of my vision came
s,,a me shocks lasted nearly three minutes.
although ali The heavy swells passed within tho
space OF two minutes.
ihe hrss shock was light and unperceived hv
me- although noticed by eargador whom was
passihg at tie moment, who was seated on a
ooiher stone had time TO cross the street
a a'ser Tue mrs. shock, and had gone some twenty
-. wen 'he statement of the carqador turned
wv uue. Alter the heavy shocks there were
several hghter ones, which were very apnoyioa
" 1901 Passengers. The earth was CONTRACTING
nso It's place, and gave several disapreeable
'wlhges and jerks.
INC nist shock came from the southsouth
'as., ana was followed by three in the same di. |
e.hoh, "heh the motion suddenly turned To
a ana west, and gave us four heavy surpes
mn" M, were followed by others of less strength
ne "hoie AFFAIR created the most intense ex. |
- -. 'hi shout tins city, which admitted
y "oase mei'4 ior three or four days. The pre-.
,roa. sVss'p "nieh had existed regarding the
orced loans, banishments, &c. suddenlS was
ushed, and all were absorbed in learn;,'o 80
'u'n OF the calamity which had passed. For
ie hrst ni2ht and day the populace ftocked 10
~ ~ squares and principal openings in the CITY
ihe nrst hight the Alameda and Grand Plaza
ere hiieu VITA thousands of people, who kent
a'ch' LOT steep they could not, on account nj
; u.,AAiie Rain. general impression prevail
."ae theie would be a repetition within tbir
Tour hours after the visitation, For,una,elv
us did not come.
ne circuit OF this earthquake is not vet ex-
NY known, but already it is known to have
Asenoed over an area OF six hundred miles. II
a'so Impossible as yet to ascertain where the
oeN9 CAME from Some Incline to the belief ,
al they originated in the volcano OF Jorullo
Nonoacah, on account of the almost entire ,
limitation OF the top of Patzcuara, others
lnA 'ue Shochs were coused by some internal I
~, lnen' On me facihc coast, near Acapulco, !
the village OF ChiIpaneingo has suffered ga
rely, sixty houses having been thrown down
carriages have been permitted to pass in sew. :
Al streets since the 2lst, but many are sill =
'sed' and the houses in these streets are nm =
rgoins repairs.
From the Mexican Extraordinary. 4
The two aqueducts which carry water into !,
City OF Mexico have been badly damaged Il
'eclaily the one which passes into the citv O
the uai it.' de Belen. This is broken COM D
.el! OH N many places, and throughout the s,
iie me 10 enapaltepec the arches are broken il
f'Aohtaiiy, showing that they were subjected
severe esciiatlns motion. The water was
from the aqueducts throughout "
entire line. CO
n many parts of the city wide cracks wera II
de III the earth. In some places it has as. Ii
aea an irFesularity OF several inches on tho NJ
Is OF those cracks by sinking or eleya,ing- ju
learn that IN one private house one half of VI
moor OF room has sunk down several OF
nes oeio" The other halt, making a complete in
ne National Palace suffered considerably
many parts OF the building damage has been de
e, especially in the treasury department of
he old theatre in the Gale Coliseo was ia
TERED IN almost every part. Stones are to wi
een detached from their places, and moved
and IN tor several inches. NO
ne confenis OF San Fernando, San Francisco.
iesa, San Geronimo, San Juan and the Sac.
2, nave oeen seriously damaged, Ir,
he losses sustained in the city are estima- of
AZ S5,U1u 600 to $6,O00,OOO.
he huih0er OF bodies recovered from ruins an
hefeht quarters OF the city is about twenty. PEI
feared that all OF the dead have not vet CO,
/ excavated. ~ ia ;
ne shoek appears to have been equally hea-
? the villages scattered about the valley
acupsya ne -hock.was severe, but owing the
re foc"y foundation upon which that city roa
hit, no serious accident occurred. ~,
ouyaeeh the shock was felt severely. The
I'fs seat oi Gen Gadsden, late U. S. Minis
MeAice, was broken in many places, and tro
"aiis almost entirely thrown down. The il:
e is So badly injured that we learn it is not mn,
idered safe residence. The stables are an,
petely ruined. =,
lstaeaito several houses were torn in 90,
IS and n,Unber of persons seriously in ora
!. a. tatzeuaro, sixteen dead bodies were En-
q 1ro;i the ruins of fallen houses At Gu Ia,
1afa, laiapu, and CeilpanciDgo, the shock ora
very severe In the latter town sixty houses inc
thrown down.
FEcrs Oh THE EARTHQUAKE UPON BIRDS. s
Verai persons who were in the country on Da,
morning OF Saturday, the l9th at the time res
e cart quake, have mentioned to us the sin. n /
effects produced blythe shocks upon birds. 4
rary 70 our natural superstition that they Is.
d have taken wing and flown away, those tbi,
were IN the air suddenly alighted. and ap- I
ID to be perfectly staggered and benumbed am
~ sLotAs. one person assures US that in $35
II tte roads, near this city, where he was Ho
. tine, he might have easily picked mum. fan
rom the ground, if he himself had not been
nucl overcome by what was transpirnc. Ma
implicitly bewildered had they become. wal
VERY PROVOKING CAsE.-A lady of this
boarding at the fremont House. was the 80
, owner OF dress of unusual magnfcence 80
Talut. II had been her wedding robe. and an
cost over 5000. The lace of which it was .oA
composed and decorated was of the finest s op.
!, OF the most delicate finish, and of the ~
.st lic@, while the fabric of the dress itself
matches for its elegance. Although a =.
Ter al months had elapsed since her we'd VIM
the lady had never worn this beautiful rive
but once, but had kept it carefully laid int
IN one OF her trunks. On the 4th OF JULY 1
want al belonging to the hotel, went clan. eve
nelly 10 thls lady room, and in her absence ioi
cd her trunks, ard selected this $500 dress LOT 10
e ore which pleased her fancy the most ioi
e 1t 70 Ter own room she arrayed herself cay
III, ind proceeded 10 the National Garden !
a . H. .tyEf H.