New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
Nespalork Dailp Gribnsts
TIE MENDOZA EARTHQUAKE.
THRILLING ADVENTURES.

MgsDo,A, March 20, 1861.
DEAR AND EsTEgagD FRIEND: With nothing from
yoa I'D in the greatest exireniries Ia The midst 81
meadow, at the mercy Of the elements WIN cha'r
for table write you one Of my ccnsins being my
ananuensis, 20 inform YOU OF What has occurred III
this city Of Mendoza
On the night Of the 20tb, about - o'clock, as
vss in the iuI er ofs OF the Juez de COmefciO. Don
Douipgo Domt al wiring q decree 10 q Ie,iliou OF Dor
Antonio Abora .tain fell the shock OF an earth
quake, and fed to the stree: beng the hasti ~
reac ed the door OF the office, the earth gave so
violent shake that the store and Ollie, ieu t.seter
shutting No in between the walls ,or at ieast
quarter of III hear, suffering fgon tie continual
shocks and having no outlet. As soon rs tns
shocks celscd, gaining strength IRON my ieus,
made every eAsuIon to move away the bricSs "bich
covered the door. l succeeded in turning over two
bricks and making ~ opening by which got out
With much difficulty What horror. As soon hs
stood up on tie ruins looked over the city by inoo
light everything was IN The dust even the chafcucs
mo-, oas house reained standing Crossing the ruins
toward my house. 20 see il could save my family,
since all the streets were tiled with rnns, on pashg
by tls shop OF Don Juan 4. Scst heard voices ioih
below calling for h lp. could hot pace ihefn. Sc,
10 woEk 10 clear OF the rublsh which was above WIN
my hands and nai and aser nm hour work sncceeoed
"a rcscuiug two ol S0sas clerks. We aiterwnu res
cued another who further on, and then Went On
20 my hour- TO II could nos dO me sane iof my
G,nify. After much trouble found my house, and
cl mbed on to the Iuus calling for my vile ard cLil
dIen bu. none cred. then went u the Aouse oi
M eOn. who lives IN the piazza, put SouH ~
,lcb wes the samene-s Of ruin. Doa jose de In Cruz
C-ntruo who WAS seated in the pi,L much orniS'o'
ard who lived next door to Mercediias, showed "m.u
wac her house. climbed over the ruins gaining 70
lep,. viii remained -tnnding bit leauiDg over no;
dangerously TO the north called, and she answered
me from below tie ruins- . -
1 went ;round. and never needing the risk, set TO
sas to sss hff IN s S sa Soo,
with my hands alone raied tbe bricks and dsovered
the head Of my laughter A soon Nc had gwen her
AIR she told so that the child she had in her arms was
not dead and yet breathed. cl cd TO Cen'eno 10 hire
some poems, oy send some one who could help me;
many came hut did not dare toheP me- when they saw
the |. sing gable which, 1t fell, woaid bury us an
together One peon Clly took pity seeing me ut work
alone and after two or tLres hours work removing
brcks we got ool tie chih before il did, bat IL was
Necessary cut Of ali the clothes of ny daughter at
she waist aud thus only We rescued her N her chese
bruised and huo. Thence We carried her IN an arm
cha 20 ,he plaza and ses,ed her upon mat belonging
10 Cenlelo. She told that my vile Donit!ll and
er uncle Don Felipe Cobo had run oil fos the plaza,
but were not happy enough TO escape, the nous In
which Mercedtas lived and that OF Don Paoic iio-
Ibsye lost Domita, my daughter Adele, my son-jn.
law Eu,etoho, and my two servants. Also, tue uncle
ard aun Of my wde Don Felipe aud Dona Doc rs
Cobo were Killed.
The earthquake has no, only entirely ruined the city
hut also the padidos vi san Nieeu,e and LnHD the
rules roachin9 to the Valley OF Ueo and tie Fort OF
San Carloe. In Cruz la Pedra many houses are
ruined and those which have NOT slle9 sre shattered
aud mach damage. In IRE CITY more han 'ee-tiirds
0yc bursol and dead and great Is the odor OF de-
colnposon that no even with camphor IN ;he noatrs
! 10 il possible to walk through The streets
After tho cart 1Qraae ibs club which was in Soto 8
passage cau1,t fire, and also several stores among
them those OF yillanueva, Regueirs Co, Mordells
Fumes two those OF Boubal, that Of Corsaian, and
many others. Tho worst Is the s;c& and. genera
plunaer mnie by the popuLCe MOI only OF the stores
but of the private houses, has happened to ne and
n,nny oheis Five day aer this terrible sack, Gov
erninent isged proclamation against the Iobbers, and
some were caught
10 move the bearte II your friends 10 rse snbscIlp
ton TO our suecor Tor we can neither emigrate from
want Of means, nor can wo nAnh'iun oa'hei,eSi
since we have no way to turn IN which TO employ
ou,seiyea In tlis State l aW, and though l am
digging up tho house in which l lived, the only
thing nat have yet rescued ssie Is one Of The chan
YOU bolXl, for me. l lave tho care OF my married
dAngh,er # my grndclill, and Of my son ka-
mon, who rescued by Noine strangers fsou. under
DIARY on OBsERy ATOMS MADE ~ MENDOZA
AFTER TIL EARTHQUAKE.
From 1hs co1ted>raooa Of ltp'lT
AZ quarter 20 nine The ear,hqusse commenced
with elnp OF thunder, followed by shaking Of lie
earth. The sh0chs were violent and rapid hat all
Ike buillugs, without one exception, were thrown
down. The shocks continued unlil sunrise, As AL
the rtoTed and the ProgrCso Club were lighted VIII
,upisd by trading establishments and IN the rest OF
the ,i,y broke oa here and there from the kitchens
and c6imneys. The hotying of dog', tho cries Of
buis tho neiging OF horses, mixed with che sighs,
lamentations, aud grosns oi an entire people, h ole
with terror.
2I Up 10 niyhfa there were nineteen shocks. seven
OF which were pretty strong. The wounded, who had
passed the night in the plaza and those who were car
red there from the sir-rts remained POSED to me
run without other help han that afforded 10 them by
,b. charity Of strangers. BY whatever street You
pars.a ere arose from among the rins the ci 'es and
eroan VI the yicims many psrishing Tor lack OF ar
RI tance.
The ire gains sthi everything n confusion end
dSorder. None OF the authorities TO be seen IN
either the streets or squares.
- To-Day fourteen shocks have been tel., of which
four were pretty strong. III the wounded nre col
eeted IN the p 4ai and Tie families who took refuge
there pssi-t them. There Is neither beet nor other
vicuals to be had aud water is far oil, ~ al The
wat.r-c0ursee have died up. Many, ~ Their VII >
end for fear run about the city, asking oil they neos
for their relations, who cu.h BY he catas I0phe
away from tteir houses and search Tor them wherever
there is any chance they kaS have been. IeHor,
hunger, and desola,ion occupy every mind. Bahm VI
country people arriving prov Ided with toos SOM
~ asist c unfortunate otbcrs In search OF eoo'y N
every street and NJ ahol distances may be Ssen dead
bodies, whose putrciaeiou Is new danger. ne eva
il increasing hourly, the fire gains ground anu Ihe au
,horities do nothing whatever.
81 81 goes on u yesterday. Ito corrip'ioa COM
nencng to diyV out those hohad taken leitse III Ihe
plaza or under Le trees of city houses. I've 'oveIor
has had hrre aniu,as killed toby, and he oe,i ~ d
,,s,p,aa or.i,s Iie,a have beSn Today lh'r'scl