The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-14
An Earthquake ON the Coast Of Peru
and Ecuador.

NEW YORK, sept. H.-Ihe tululpS Stf,
from Aspinwall, brings the following On the
18th ult. a terrible earthquake visited the
cities along the coast Of Peru and Ecuador,
whereby thirty.two thousand lives were lost
and property valued at three hundred million
dollars destroyed. Rambling sounds preceded
the earthquake; the sea was terribly aBitated
and flooded the land for y great distance.
Arequipa, city Of thirty-hye thousand inhab-
remains. Only four hundred lives were lost
here. africa, a town of twelve thousand In
habitants, was also destroyed, leaving not a
The tidal wave, which was forty feet high,
rolled with n terrific roar on shore, carrying
ships further on land than ever before known
The United States storeship Fredonia cap.
sized; all on board lost. The Fredonia had
one million eight LuadLed thousand dollafs
worth Of naval stores. The vessel was rolled
over and smashed to atoms.
The United States steamer WAteree was
carried half mile inland, and left high AID
DRY. Only one saiior was drowned, lowing to
can get afioat again. The Peruvian corvette
America was also carried ashore. Thirty.thrce
Rosa .Sp
, aud the French bark EDUARDO were also lost.
The towns of lquique, MoqIesa, Loeum6ia,
and q
can merchants lost heayily-nearly all-aud
are totally ruined. The towns OF Ibarra, San
WsaS formerly s,cca /. nS%
lake. The population OF the sboyc-named
towns were almost entirely swept away.
paaeho Pusllsro and gsehiausnjo were a; Also
the surviving inhabitants have been forced to
fly from the stencil Of their purifying bodies.
HAVANA ssp pssSaBS pf iaSss Ice. received
here announce that Peru andS Ecuador were
visited by a most terrible earthquake. The
oSy Ts Minute. Inn & wort time
twenty-five thousand persona periAhed, and
thirty Thousand were made, homelesa The
,SSS ,a5 feet fGs sss Of %IsS
Iquique, ChAla, and Ohincba are entiEely dc.
stroyed. The loss Of properly between TacIn
The unitcd states steamer Rsarssrge Is rem.
dering assistance to tho sufferers.
The following extract from letter, dated
6orioGs Of Ike night q The 18th on Which day
| according to one OF the above dispatches, the
| terrible earthquake occurred:
| Last night was the most fearful night OF
| horrors that Peru has ever known. The sea
| was rising until midnight, and actually came
~ hfty feet over the mole, and submerged all
| the lower floors OF the stores and buildings on
| the streets nearest the water. ships lying at
anchor broke their moorings and drifted into
each other. Tho American msn-of.war Pow
| hatan, lying here, was run into by ship,
| breaking the iron jib-boom of the Powhatan,
and the Powhatan, as well as all the Peruvian
men-ofwar lying here, steamed up and went
| away out to sea- There seemed to be reBu-
| lar under-current or whirlpool, so that ships
went whirling round and round. Thousands
| OF people walked the streets all night, and this
| morning the stores are closed and CallaO seer
! deserted. feeling Of terror prevails that this
may be u second St. Thomas affair, and II
| there should be another earthquake to-day
alfalfa would look dangerous Ships are torn
| and battered, and the sea at the present
| writing boIls and bubbles like great whlrl.
pool"
| NEW YORK. Sept lS,-Letters from Lima,
| Peru, give additional details OF the recent dis
astrous earthquake and its effects.
The earthquake commenced at half past i've
O'cluck on the 18th OF August, extending from
Bolivia to the southern ports OF Ohm. The
| coast aud over hundred miles inland with
tho towns aud cities mentioned In the dis
patches OF last night were literally ruined
All the buildings which were not destroy cd by
Its ravNges were so badly injured AS TO require
demolition for prudential reasons.
All the public ediiices in africa were de.
strOyed, including the Custom House, con.
tanning more than four million dollars worth
Of goods, all Of which were lost.
| The loss OF the Fredonla aud the landing OF
the Wateree, are described M follows; They
were both atanehOr In the hSrbor, OF africa, near
each other After the first shock had occurred
on land, which created gTolt copsternation ON
both vessels, DIR, DubolB, the surgeon Of the
Fredonis, and tho pAymsstsnof that vessel
took boat and went ashore TO ipluire for the
welfare OF friends, and TO offer the services OF
the ship. ln few moments after leaving the