Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-25

thrown and twelve lives lost at the former
place. Nearly all the population o
Callao have fled to Lima.
Tho steamer Santiago. bound from
Callao to Valparaiso, put into the port o.
Chill. where, on the 18th. she was seized
by the great wave. her chains snapped
and the vessel carried to sea, In few
moments the waves returned toward the
shore. carrying the steamer with it, taking
it with all its passengers safely over higl
cliff and leaving it safely inside in the
channel. The port of Chill was complete
ly covered by water.
At Iquipuc the shack lasted four min
tites, after which the wave came and de-
strcyed about three quarters of the place
with many lives, nearly all the provision,
and the condensing machinery which sup.
piled the inhabitants with drinking water
One German house lost over 100000
worth of property.
Over 600 hundred people were drowned
at Arcquipa. The earthquake commenced
Il few minutes past in the afternoon, md
in five minutes nearly every house in the
city was levelled to the ground. The tow
er Of Santa Catalina Church was the only
thing left standing, and that will have to
be pulled down. Nearly all the inmates
of the prisons and hospitals persisted in the
destruction Of those hui i'Lings. The shocks
continued at Intervals, nearly one hurdre5
having occurred in three days. The city
is one mass of complete ruin. the river
has changed to three colcrs, thus showing
volcanic cruptions, and Mount Misti was
actively throwing out lava, smoke and
Quantities Of mud. The river emits u sui
phurous oder and rocks and earth are CON
stantly falling from the mountain crater.
No one darcs to go where the city was, the
survivors living in tents on the banks OF
the river Panearpota. Hundreds of lives
were lost by heing crushed to death by
falling houses when the earthquake oc-
cnrred.
From Guayaqnil, un Ter date of A.g
Goth, we have brief accounts of earthquakes
in Ecquador. In the city of Guavaquil
but little damage was done. The towns
of Iba,ra, the capitol of the Province OF
Inbabury. San Fable. at Umtaqui, and
Sinantad are in ruins. A lake Of watei
is now occupying the site of the town OF
Calacachi. The entire populations OF
those towns have pcrshed. amounting to
nearly 10000.
At Qunto the earthquake commenced
at twenty minutes ryst i'll the morning
Aug 10Th. and continued at intervals OF a
few hours to last dates OF the 10Th. AL
the churches, public buildings and private
residences are already in ruins. an1 til,
people We're living i'll tents III the srea
square. Tile towns adjoining Qainto. nam
ed Pencho Pucrlla and Cachlqnarjo. hav'
almost entirely disappeared with their
habitants, the few lett alive being obligel
to flee to escape the pestile ..ce arising from
the dccomposing hodics. Tie towns o
Pinicho and San Antonio have also disap
pcared. The number of deaths in the cit,
Of cuinto is not yet known. but IL lars
proportion of the wealthy inhabitants ha,
died from pestilence or disaster.
J A Valparaiso letter of the I7t'l says ad
/ vices have been received form Talcahuano
which state that at 9 o'elGck, on the nigh
Of the l4th three earthquakes occurred
The second caused an lnmrnse tidal wave
which swept away fully one half the towl
and rendered the other half almost unhabt
able. Only four lives were lest. The in
hahtants are leeins to the hills.
At Tome the same occurred but bein
higher little damrge was done, The por
of Cons ituion suffered from the wave. bu
not much damage. several small vessel
were driven ashore and five men drowned
The town Of Conception was also dam
aged by the same causes. Cobija, tn
MeXi.lones Islands. Pisoqua and all tn
cities and towns in fact from Cape Francis
co in Ecuado to the Magcllen Straits. sui
fered more or less from The terrible vista
tons.
1t was thought at Quito that the volcan
of Cotapiaxi was at work, but nothing def
mite to that effect is stated.