Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-31
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City Of hfexico. June 80.

CITY Of Mexico, June SO.
/ was on my way to my hotel, when
suddenly the earth rocked beneath my
feet; | was precipitated against the wal
of house; the houses con3menced &c
crack and roll about like empty bottles Il
water: the streets were rapidly filed with
Young an old-sonle in fnil dress, some ii
no dress-all making the most friehiGl
ado; some laying fiat on their bclies, bu
most on their knees, calling lon' all the
saints in the Mexican .calen,ier TO save
them, their wives or husbands, thep chiE
dyen, de-; horses, dogs and even thelmnles
and the stupid asses into he streets stood
stock still, quisering in every part. a
second or more gave me an i,iea Of what
was transporting, and recolecting the ex-
ciamation Of a cQrgador a few seconds be-
fore, that there was. an earthquake, re-
covered myself as I vas going headlong in
the street On the rebound, ard bet king
myself to door way took out my watcf
and commenced making notes Of time and
events. As laid hold Of one side Of the
door-which was the San Francisco, neai
the corner of the Yergarn-the houses IN
the street appeared to me TO be rocked a
bout as if they were made Of cork, and al
the time were floating on a stormy water
Windows cracked; patio lamps were hurl-
ed through portals into the streets; alto
gether here appeared to me to be bat 1T
tie chance Of getting through the trouble
with whole body and bones, so ! made
my way as best | could over the heayng
pavement to the corner Of the street, NOV
ed thither by the general instinct exhibit
ed by all living creatures.
A crowd Of leperos, donkeys, horses,
some ladies and few gentlemen, soon form
ed my companions. When l arrived AT
the corner was the only person standing
all the rest were on their bellies; but 4
few seconds brought several who also kept
an upright position-most OF them for
bravada. At the conner could see the
National Theatre, the Hotel Itnrbide, The
l'rogreso, the Academy AZ The corner, and
several other large buildings hey were
all heaving to and fro in an alarming man
ner. For nv own part, could not con-
ceive how they we're able to resist one Of
the shocks, so violent were they and so
heaying. But fortunately no house in the
range Of my vision came down. TIE
shocks lasted for nearly three minutes, al
though all the heavy swells passed within
the space IF two minutes.
The first shock was light and unpereeiv-
cd by me, although noticed by a cagodor
whom | was passing at the time, who was
seated on corner stone. | bad time 10
cross the street after the first shock, and
had gone some twenty feet when The slale-
ment of the cagyador turned out troe =
After the heavy shocks there were several
lighter ones, which We're very annoying to
foot passengers. The earth was contracting
into its place, and gave several dsagreea-
bic twings and jerks.
The first shock came from the south
cast, and was followed by three more from
the same direction, when the motion sud-
denly turned to east and west, aud gave
us four heavy suGges, which was followed
by others of less strength
The whole affair created !ile most III
tense excitement throughout This cit, ,
which admitted no abatement Tor three or
four days. The previous gossip which bad
existed regarding the forced loans, Danish
ment, &c, suddenly WAS husheal, and all
were absorbed in learning the 4uth Of The
calamity which bad passed. For the first
night aud day the populace focked 70 the
squares and principal openings in the city.
The first night the Alameda aid Gran!
Plaza were filed with thousands Of people,
. who kept watch, for sleep they could noi,
en- account Of a drilling rain. A gcrer ]
I impression prevailed that here wotll be a
repetition within tltirty-four hours after
the visitation. Fortunately that did not
come.
The circuit Of this earth quake is uot
vel exac ~ known, but alrealyit is known
to have extended over an area DISK han
bred miles. II is also impossible as ven TO
ascertain whore the shock came from
Some inclnelto the belief that theY G
figinated in Che yeles Of iorulo, in Mi
ehoaean, on account of the almost entire
humiliation Of the town of patzcuato
others think the shocks were caused by
some internal movements on the Pacific
coast, near Acapulco, as tlie silhage Of
Chilpaneineo has suffered seveFel9-sixty
houses having been thrown down.-T N. 7.
Herald, 10th.
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