Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-07-29

Earthquake In MexicO..Twen.
ty or More Lives L0st..six lGilA
lions of Property Destroyed.
Mexico is scourged country. Il il dis-
tracted by civil war, bloody aud relentless;
extraordinary taxes aud forced loans have
been lsvied upon the people; and on the
10th of June an earthquake occurred more
destructive than any previous one during
the century. It extended throughout al
Southern Mexico, was severely. felt ID the
Capital, badly damaged the two aqueducts
which furnished the city with. watsr, top
ped down a number of buildings, and badly
injured many others. Some twenty per-
sons were killed il the city, and the loss Of
property is estimated at from five to six
millions of dollars, Other towns and cities
suffered even more severely, and the earth
qnake is set down at some points rs the
severest ever known. The Mexico E1tra-
ordinary says:
The two aqueducts which cary water in
to the city have been badly damaged, es.
peclally the one which passes into the city
BY the Garlta de Belen. This is brokeh
completely Oft in many places, and through
out the entire line TO Chapul,epec the arch.
es are broken horizontally, showing that
they were subjected to severe oscillatifi9
motion. The water was precipitated ffoiii
the aqueducts throughout the entire line.
The damage done to these public works
will require large sum to repair, and in
the meantime the supply of water will BE-
small. The water in all the bitches through
out the city was thrown for some distance
into the streets. The Tacubaya road was
completely drenched by the water discharg-
ed upon it from either side.
In many parts Of the city wide cracks
were made in the earth. In some places
it has assumed an irregularity of several
inches on the s,des of these tracks BY sink
ing or e'evating. The streets in several
places have been broken open for long
distance, and some fSsures which we have
seen are wide enough to admit q persons
finger. The water pipes throughout the
city have been broken in many places, and
small springs have suddenly made their ap.
pearance.
The converts of San Fernando, San
Fracisco, Profesa, San Geonimo, San Juan
and the Sagrario have been seriously dam
aged.
San Fernando is considered to be ruin,
although it still sustains its upright posi-
ton. 1t is broken and cracked throughout
and is declared to be unsafe.
The church of San Juan is much injur-
ed. A large portion Of the portal in front
several tons-was thrown long distance
into the street from its position.
The Profesa received several cracks, and
the tower, which has for long time stood
ont of perpendicular, has evidently been
tested to its utmost. 1t still stands, bu,
has threatening appearance.
The National Palace suffered considers
bly,. In many parts of the building dam.
age has been done, especially in the Treas
ury department.
The old theatre. in the Calie Coliseo,
was shattered in almost every part. Stones
are to be seen detached from their places,
and moved out and in for several inches
The Fonda of the Progreso, next door, suf.
fer in similar manner. The glass roof
over the patio of the Progreso was broken
in every direction, and the patio covered
with broked glass.
Several mules in the carriage-shop of Mr..
Tiesen were killed, and other considerable
damage was done in the same building
We hear of number of mules and horses
being killed in other places.
The losses sustained in this city are ssti.
matedat S5,OOO,0OO to Sc 100000.
The number of bodies recovered from
the ruins in different quarters of the city is
about twenty. 1t is feared that all of the
dead have not yet been excavated.
The shock appears to have been equally
heavy in the villages scattered about this
valley.
The earthquake had also inflicted serious
injury at Morelia, Parzcuaro, Cuyacan, and
Guadalajara.