Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-03

Us IN two or more houses at the same time
caused either by the broken timbers falling
over an unextinguished fire, or 10y the light
Mug. The dryness Of the wood caused the
fame to spread with amazing rapdity, and
confess that the light caused feeling of salts
faction in my mind, which nobody can realize
who has not been in a position of imminent
danger in the midst of total darkness. If |
had been able to see what was passing in
those houses and in the street between, |
should have fe,t far otherwise
The undulations of the earth, though faint
er still continuing james proposed We should
take refuge with Torelas for a time, seeing
that the house had withstood the recent
shocks, aud not thinking it likely that we
Should have any Others more violent. Werose,
holding each other tightly, and making our
way 10 the door as direct as we could, groped
about till we had found the fastening, when
We pushed it open, and felt our way along the
passage to the staircase We knew our way
10 the principal apartments from having visit.
cd at the house SO frequently, ard we made
our way from 0Ge 10 the other Of these, not
Mihs sanding the dead silence which followed
my husbands calls for ToreI!as We had open.
eI the doors Of several rooms, and had found
them ali III total darkness, ald we were OF the
poiut OF leaving the house, suppCsing that To-
Ec.las 4" .th his family had abandoned il, when
Ne remembered . T0oLa which Gare hAs view
Of the city aud OF the enyirons. Ig the intense
darkness which prevailed, we had to grope a
long time before Ss conld iud the door, but
when Ne he'd found it and pushed it open the
glare which rushed into our eyes was terrible
believed the building was in flames, but SO
horrible was tha pdin in my eyes, and So great
The bc"!.a-fngn. caused by the brilliant light
after being 50 long in Such pitchy darkness,
that l could tot have flea if i had felt the fire
10! ns bold Of me- | covered my face with
NY hands, and as the pain diminished, | part
cd ny fingers little by little, aud let in the
light gradually, till | was able to open nv
eyes 20 the light Without protection Ma
Dame I0re.!aS was most kiad in her attentions
TO me, even at such moment, and her daugh-
tcrS were willing assistants. They brought
water to va h our wounded feet but my hns
baud would not suffer the bandnges to be re-
moved, for fear of causing Inflammation Of the
Wounds by exposing tdem to tie air in such
hot climate, especially as we might within a
minute have 10 rush out Of the house We
-" 0"0 - ~" N'Ii' :" u' al 0"iHel' Go
u 'neF cA.ieu h.udhtSS III Tue matter OF
cio'"t"s and "iieh tnese arrangements were
1o'"P'1'c"' VIC "eAt " Iitc "IHoo" ana iooAed
0uo:
The sight was grand and horrible The
i!alAcS "I'cn no" rose RON Tue houses on Ooth
sides Of the street lit up the tower of the con-
vent, which had hitherto resisted the shocks
of the earthquake, with a bright red glow,
ana SHo"to US every PROJECTION ana cfeVIce,
eye" 10 'he oiFu S'ttihg 10 Hef nest, eithe' Kept
'nIl .: "ef ua'e!''ai lhSt!acI Or too oe"lIaeF-
Z" - ny away II niue oeioW thlS convent,
'n1 IoAu "iueheo se'eFai ieet teFohd "hat 1t
was Jt'v "t''" ~ ana al me oottoh 1t mar
~" :" "%'."' "'U was SAu1 10 "y tanner
} "'"' I"'S '@c'ofy O' STORE was Oiaz'n@ herce'
- "," 'o'c.'7' to'o rs 'hat one pant OF me
"U'''""o was aaeu 70 store large fNah'Ity OF
"a %SI'' i'S'o. "c'' "' 'ne 'i"S"itahtS "ao Pfooa,
~! '':'5 '''''. escape "n' IueFo were sun
Il, 'n'n9 ia IA ,1e S"ee' VINO u''ShC nave oeIaFeo
'''e'' - save o'-19'","S 'Ioni '''0 sehtF
a. "'1'%' ""I were 'n''7 ,rAG'y p'uootFer' "no
"e'' ',"''H az ,""'"2e 0l '"e CONFUSION ana
'o' ~ ~ '"'H'9'''SN ~ I"e property ol
.. .''.' : = '''', were 80 '"'l pau G'"r'y ioF
81" "a 1-''.~' y ,0pc',uod ., %. SAoCAs' so
''''Sn'' 'na' ,H0 oEoa"' So'io ou,tG!h5 u %nich
We y, were Sloo" ana 'ie:no CO. nFon9ht down
tA1 convent tower "h'eA ctuShed lhe opposite
'0H'e' Oh tue Two Sl'!e> o' 'He street hlto one
mass - 'HaV iow ouI Hahih8 oarF'cr cut OH
''''''' eV'Pe %nu Sn"I 'ne'n III Oh all sues. IL
was . vi e''''I1 SI1"' 20 see 'ue poor creatures
running 70 aou iEo seeking Win FaAtc ges-
;u'LS "n 9gI'es' anu nnu'n none: some I9'I
~ '..1 '."1 'I VI '"0 iASenS'o'e OF ueau
d -" !I'te" ""lo"9 'Ii0 pu'n'''s ruins anu
".'e o'."e' Co'l9n'neu VI ii"u0 'nG'' escape
,o 'IS! i ts.u'h 'heI 10 tlole nH' ,IG greater
of s'.' !" .e u o'u'S'
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s,ro6o 9'r o,id ,rant, .. ,naI J "I" e .euuseo
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