Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-03-09

The LATE EARTHQUAkEis IN MExlCO.-Late
Mcxican papers bring full accounts OF re-
cent earthquake in that country, Of which
we have heretofore had some information.
The following are translstions giving some
OF the particulars;
On the morning of the 81 of October, all
the country within the radius of several
leagues from the peak of 0riIaba was sha-
ken bya very violent earthquake, which
considerably damaged many towns. Pue-
bla and 0rizaba appear to have suffered
most, not only in buildings destroy d but
in killed and wounded of their population.
A letter from the former place. dated the
day of the catastrophe, says that seventeen
French soldiers and twenty-nine citizens
were known to have been among the VIC
Tins, complete list of whom had no. then
been made.
The Eco de Vera Cruz, of the 18th, gives
the following particulars; "At five min
utes to 2 o'clock, on the morning Of the Sd,
one of the most violent and alarming earth
ouakes was felt in 0rizaba, causing the
death Of several persons and considerably
iDjuring many houses and edifces. 1t has
also caused sad ravages in some Of the
towns Of the district According to dis
patches which these latter have sent to the
Superior Prefecture, the accidents which
hav occurred, are the following: In Acult-
lingo the church has suffered much and
threatens to fall, also the hotel and twelve
dwellings in the town. In the village OF
Nozales the dome of the church has fallen,
destroying in its fall the sacristy, priests
dwelling and school houses. In Huilnapan,
the roof of the church fell, as we'll as the
walls of the court house, these of the court
house being much injured. In Tenango the
church tower was completely destroyed.
The same happ ,ned to the church of La Pc
ria, the walls of the buildings as well as
those of the ball being cracked in all di-
rections.
From 0rizaba the city engineer, Mr.. Hill,
reports as follows: "To-day October 3rd)
at ten minutes TO two o'clock, A. NJ, an ex-
ceedingly strong earthquake was felt, which
lasted very little more than two minutes.
At first the movement commenced with vi
olent tremblings, followed by oscillatory
vibrations shaking everything, but partic-
ularly the roofs of the houses with wonder
full force. The oscillations were sometimes
from north to south, and is often from east
to west. While the earthquake lasted u
deep and prolonged subterranean noise was
hear !, which appeared to take an easterly
course, proceeding probably from the vol
cano of Citalaptt otherwise called the Peak
of Orizaba) distant in air line about six
leagues to the northwest of the town, and
some rancheros who live at the foot Of the
volcano say they heard noise like the re-
port of a cannon issue from the crater about
on hour before the trembling commenced.
The terrible effects of the earthquake in
this city are of considerable magnitude,
since nearly all of the houses, although for
the most part of only one story, are cracked
in all directions, and many completely
bulged out. The higher houses have suffer-
ed much more in proportion, as may be sup
posed, and several churches are threatening
ruin. The upper part of the tower Of the
parish church, recently constructed, came
down, and Judging from the appearance of
the rubbish, il is noticed that the crown Of
the tower fell during the tremblings, while
the other parts fell during the oscillation,
having been thrown in every direction to
distance of thirty yards from the vertical,
but falling more particularly in directions
from north to south, and from east to west.
Inc EcpVIt iiOii AVuitEIHBO oat o thde iOi
eight minutes preceding the earthquake the
atmosphere was tiiied with continuous
dctonation; then four slight oscillations
from south to north we're perceived, follow
ed by q calm of three or four minutes dura-
tion, at the end of which time came strong
and rapid tremblings, al the rate of two or
three second, lasting two minutes and
half, terminating in violent oscillation
from east TO west. The electric current in
the telegraphc line from Mexico City to
Vera Cruz was not perceptible till seven
minutes after the eartr quake, and required
four minutes more before he operator could
communicate. Yet the casualties we've re-
markably few in that place on person on
ly, child, being killed, and two women
and three men being wounded The shock
was felt at Vera Cruz and Mexico City very
distinctly for about forty-fve seconds, but
no damage whatever was done. The time
of its appearance in the latter city is said
10 have been ten minutes before two"