The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-23
TIE EARTaQUKE AT MENDOZA
NARROWING AND Trailing SCENES
One Lady Dug Herself Out with q Pair G
Scissors After BeiIs Eufitd Five Days,
OTHER WONDERFUL ESCAPES
Gss, As~ -,

The following Interesting isttes from ssGss a1svlva
Of the terrible earthquake at MsrGozs ia ths wssts
section of sds Argentine Cocssdaratcr appeared In 0
1rtb.nS Of Busros Ay,es f,oa which sh :, were trans
lated for the Commercial 7ins Of Ap. 60 OF that city
We take them from the latter, with few c,rrecsocs
MssrozA March so, 1861 i
DEAR Es1Esxsp FaKsD-W.ta Eossiag froc ven
and In the greatest ekrerritles, II the ct OF meadow
at the mercy OF tie elements with chair FOR tab O.
wrtta you, one OF ny COUSINS being nv ar.nnusnas,
inform you d what has ocursd r tbs c's II Anaoss
On the night OF the Goth About nef past eight
as Yves N the inner Office OF .ae utz lie coerNic. Dc
domingo Beraba writing decree - petition Il Doc
acc led 70 she street. being the last as eaonsa 80
door at .he oce che earth gaze To.ea! shake tns
sas store ana elnes fe.i together, ssasstss &c
Tn nclr, euering trcu the atnu shocks aad hssh
10 o0t,e AS soon M the shocks cesse aSrg srsAsS
brc4s which covered tue coct SIC ,esAsd IA suroiss
over two brcSs snc raak.ng AZ cpeS!cg bs which gs
stood op ca the ruins locked OYER sne ciss ss sos
light, everything wac IN she dust even tue CHURCHES
no. enc house remained ss.adisg Crossing sac rrs V
ali the streets fsd with ruins passing By u
shop OF Don Jana A. sosa hesrd voices foo below cav
ing for Delp Iccald rot pass theEa. set - work g.
clear OF the rubbish which was above with my nasd
ard mails and after az hours work succeeded In rescun
two OF Seas Clerks Weaerwards rescued another WA
was further or, and then went on 10 house
could not DO the game Tor my fSra.y Aztec nQos
trouble found my hcuse, sni climbed to the ruins
.
then went 70 the OF my who lives ia tne plaza
but copld Ict Ind il, sucn was the OF rute
Dos Jose de "a Cruz Cectero who WAC seated In ns psx
much bruised, Add VITO lived next Goor ~ MerceditAs
she wed me which WAS her bcuse ! ciiC,beG cysr II
rnina s!ing TO her. I'LL reached tho gaee o. the
whexe ehe slept, which remained staac.rg but Eeaun
over most Dangerously TO. shs north I cxiei and "a
answered me from beow tia ru:cs. I went ro1at an.
never needing the fsx set to WORK to get her ous u
taking OIL ths bricks acoye her Alone, brased ia sprf
and sorrowu without tools, with my hsacs alone rats
ed the bricks and cecoveTod ihe head OF any da9htss
Ac had nSx-a hoz nts OH Ma Ahck
child she had In her arms NOT teac AID ye
breathe1. called 10 Cen!ano 20 hire peons or SON
come one who could heip msry came but ciG nc
dare to help me, when they the eauicx gable which
IT feu, would bury us all together One pec1 onY tool
pity saeng me at work alone, AMI after two or tire
fore died. bui It necessary co al the cothe
Of my daughter ut the waist, and ttgs only we
her in chena:se, bruised hurt Thence carried he
In en- arm chair 10 the plaza and seated her upon ma
belonging to Csntsno che TODD inc that my wife DcmtM
ant her uncle Don Eepe Cobo, had run CT fer tas paz
Mercedtas lived and thar OF DOE Pablo vlenrs7a failn
upon them.
Ihave ,cs, Dcniitiia daughter sde!a y son Ia,
Eme.erio, and ny two servants. Also ihs uncle an.
aunt OF nay WIFE, Dou Felipe and bona Dolores Cons
were killed.
The earthquake has not only entirely ruiosd the city
bnt s;eo the particles OF Sau Vicente and Luan
reaching to the valley CT Uc0 and the fort san Carlos
In Cruz la Piedra many houses are ruined aud thos
which have not fallen shattered aud much damaged
In tie cit cr. Is to thirds o. the nhb,tanss bu~is
an Dead and go great soc otor OF decomposition
not With csMph0r ths nostyis v 1. possible T.
walk through the streets
After the earthquake the club which wss Id sc.cs pas
srge caught Ere, and also seyes stores among then
those OF Y!anueya, Eegnsira & Co. Morcsla, FGne'l
two those OF 6cbG that Of Corvaan aad Dany others
The worst s the sack and general punasr mads By a.
popuace, not only Of the stores but OF the priYst
houses as hss baDpe aed to me and msny Fivs
days after .hie horrible sack. goYernment issued pro
ciamaton against the robbers and some were caught,
cannot co less than touch your heart, i.aplorDg 20
to the hearts CT your friends 90 raise suhscrlptto
10 our succor fer we can netaer emigrae from want
Vl mi al IN on ga hagt
no way 10 turn In which to employ ourselves In thi
State ac,. and though am digging Up the house D
is one OF the CHAIRS you bought for haye tie
roy married daughter, of my graudchd, and OF nay sot
non, who was rescaed by soe strangers frcc unee
ne ruins.
DiARy OF OBSERVATIONS MADE IN MENDOZA ATTN
TEE EARTHQUAKE.
(FrpEl the CCniederacon OF April col
At quarter to nine tie earthquake commenced With
clap OF thunder, followed by shaking OF the Garth
he shocks 80 violect and rapid that MI She buh
ngs, without enc exceptions were THO Hn dowa. tn
sboeks continued until surrse. al the stores and tia
Frogfeso Glib were lighted with gas, fire broke GU
simultaneously In all the saaaye occupied by tradin
establishments and in the OF the city broke Oh
hsre and there from the kitchens and chanegs Tn,
bowling Of dogs, the cries Of Birds the noighing
horses, MIXED with the sighs, lamentations an
"a. Up TO nghtfall there were nineteen shocxs
of which were pretty strong The wounded who hs.
ed there roa tho streets remained espose 20 The
without other help than that afforded to them By th
Charity Of arangers. By Whatever street you passe
there nrose rom among the ruins the cries ard groens
the victims. many perisbDg for lack Gf assistance
The lire gains strength; everything coafusioa ana
disorder. None Of the authorities are 10 be sesn u
other the streets squares
20. Today fourteen shocks have been felt, OF which
four were pretty strong All the wounded ceuecte
IN the plaza, and the families who took refuge thss
assF. them There .s neither beef other v.ctulR
DO had, and water is far of, as al! the water
have dried up. Many at their Wits end for fear;rm
about ibo city, asking al! ,hey NEST for their reia
tIs, who we're caught by the catastrophe away from
their houses, and search for them wherever there
10 ao3 chance they may have beea Terror. hunger ant
dcsolaon occupy every mind Bands OF country people
arriving provided with tools, some TO asast tai
unfortunate, others search OF booty every siree
ard at short distances muy be seen dead bodies whos
puctactou is new danger Tue evil increases hourly
che FIRE gains ground and the authorities do nothing
whatever.
%. All goes on as yesterday. Tho corruption liz com
mencirg 10 drive cnt those who had taken refuge in ta
has had three animals killed 70 day and the beef is ds
tlbutcd gratis There have been day thirteen shocks
three OF them heavy and of Nng continuance. The Gov
error Of san Juau hearing Of the catastrophe from
peon wto lied nom Mendoza, called together several
merchants Of this city who there and after ques
toa'ne the man before them, offered them every assst
apce TO return sending the limo tic Sub irspec
tor Of Police with note, ia which he freely oderet
to our government in cid Of the unhappy cisJ
food surgeons medicines, ranypor,s ard further, a1
soldiers for the protection Of property. The sack
tinuos and IRE consumes the ruins OF than twenty
nuns who in the esuits convent, only eight have
been saved and are encamped in meadow at san Nice
las, where they have raseo bell upon two posts, and
.npr0yfsed an altar Around them are collected many.
OF the destitute The sound Of this bell Is the only nOfs
which, Ike vail, breaks upon the sience OF thec ruling
"a Despair spreads Terror. concerning the future iot
OF the families ncreases, and these ny On foot TO tho
fields, carrying with them their goods-the desolasor
becomes greater. Government, as yesterday, 6strbu
ted tho beet OF animals The ire cianishes, and
decree ia published forbddug entrance into the Cit
to all who have not order from proprietor-a
useless mcguire which the pi,inderers viii respect
NiUc socds Of which three were heavy were fest In t6
morning Many OF tie wounded dying, some lying
stretched in tue plaza
%. butchers shed has been set up the splaza
and though the beef Ia not gratis II may be bought at
two dollars the err0be. Nine shocks, 0, which one
only wns heavy, have been felt Tae Gre s dying out
but the odor OF corruption makes the atroes pasable
Pun udo Wis buried ,6sr he ruins has out to-day,
,ohoa other 1ssiSascs than he scissors she had IN he,
hand mteN the scrhYa1e broke sat as,csishcq thai
lco'aau Ty yesrs 81 SaoaG h1W bsrn Gbe 70 sdu
Rcrt after ne days b'7,1 rae Governor has ordered
the sick 70 90 GOT nso the Alameda bu, some remain is
toe plaza cecreo has been published imposing patf
OF death upon GIL caught ylpnderng 2%e asosaf. cgas
late, as they hdps 0Le0dg a.is is7ss dDios3 nc ruins
Various gentlemen nave arrived from San Juan with car
riages 20 take away tac families, and other succoca1
e.atetuliY These Dhlauthro