The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-05

peloW. noticed this especially. And the eartq
leave me In the air The shocks lasted from ave ID
six minutes. When the buildings had tumbled We
were almost choked with dust, but western breeze
soon dspelled the clouds The earth did not ceas0
shaking until Sunday, the 22d OF August. TheI
preceded bv heavy discharges OF electricity louder
than the heaviest cannonading. In about five
minutes every structure In the valley was in lite
rally complete dilapidation, not stone left on
another In the limestone lands all the hills were
split and the rocks were rent into small pieces.
along the river aud IN the i1wands os the s yns
streams OF blackish and pesllerous water.
! assure you that have seen as vivid picture OF
Judgment day as Ia possible In this world The
damage done to our crops viii amount to aboue
twenty-five per cent. The inhabitants OF this city
are in groups with their friends Others in tents
or nuts, and some In the open air. Provisions have
gone up one hundred per cent at Moquegua. Labor
has advanced In price from rs cents 81 25 per day.
so that landowners ana proprietors who have houses
to repair or rebuild are the greatest losers. We
city to be removed above its old location. on our
hacienda work goes on, but spirits have risen great
w. y. Inc h people, however nave stolen rom u.s. as
and likewise much wine."
= letter from Arequpa, dated August 81 states
that the condition OF the people daily improving.
Great quantities OF every necessary relief for
warded from Lima and Puno. The poor were taking
full advantage OF this but the wealthy classes who
suffered most, were deferred. Extreme dellcacy was
necessary on the part OF relief commissions in con-
n was On me
have no more faith IN the safety OF Arequpa or the
surrounding country. This terror Is due In part to
the unnhabitabe state OF the towns and the impos-
sbility OF ever rebuilding them, and also TO the
panic caused by the activity OF Mount Misti, whose
ybra ae ne We pas dS 2,
from the continuous column Of dust that arises from
the west slope of the Volcano The lower classea
dread that eruption Ia at hand and are Bleepesa
In consequence. They assert that the ravilea
opened In the mountain exhale volcanic matter.
We know, however, that commission VIII be soon
affairs.
We have had no shocks since August g. Arequipa
Most Of the wealthy go to Lima and all win go when
the yellow fever has disappeared. Our people, aided
o e a Sg @ ne
building. new plan has been recommended and
generally adopted@tnat Of building the ediaces en-
pleted this win afford an immense source OF revenue
to the company.
great deal OF trouble exists between the civil and
military authorities at Arequipa, and almost every
night shots are exchanged between the partisans OF
the Project and those Of Colonel Luna. new
crater has been opened In the mountain, from which
smoke arises. The Minister Cisneros had reached
Arequipa, accompanied by Bishop TOrdoya and Gem
eral Alvarado Ortiz. The complaints against the
Project will probably cause his removal.
At Puno the violent shocks were felt from shorty
49, and slight ones were frequent until August 70,
when most terrific claps OF thunder were heard &C
companied by very violent quaking OF the eartn.
These latter shocks damaged two churches and the
walls OF some houses Besides the shat. erng OF the
church ct villa de Lamp and some houses there no
terror Of the people was such that the city was
abandoned for the fields.
AT Caravei In about Is deg 80 min. south latitude,
the shocks were from south to north The EARTH
quake was far more violent and destructive than
that OF 1921 The following Is an accurate state
ment of the time at which each violent shock was
felt up TO August &C. Each OF the following shocks
lasted over twenty seconds:-
August 13-5:l5 I. NJ, $40. sos, GIL, 6:i3 90,
6;29, 64o 6:i5 1925, 1880, 1881 s:l2 s2o and eleven
more shocks during the night.
August li-6:i5 A. NJ, 6:5i, 7:25, 8, $780, lo:25,
4:4l p. NJ, $40, 6o3, 6:2a, and eight more in the
night.
August ls-a:5s p. NJ, and three at night
August lilo A. NJ 12Ia r. M, and six at
August 1s-lloP. NJ.
August l9-Ten shocks in the night.
August 2o-2:a5 r. NJ, 5:45 1910, and five at night.
August 2l-l:46 Z. NJ, 1923, and two AZ a4ght.
August 22-6:o3 p NJ, and two at night
August 23-9:0s p. NJ.
August 25-6:l5 p. M.
August 26-S:35 A. M.
The letter adds that notable circumstance was
the cearness and transparency OF the atmosphere.
Not q single cloud was visible except few slight
ones on the 2lst and goth, and when they were IN
| sight not shock was ieit. The same occurred IN
flashes OF lightning were noticed. Such thing was
never before seen In Caraveli.
On the 4th of September, at twenty-seven minutes
past noon, shock OF earthquake was felt at Calao.
IL lasted forty seconds and the vibration was rom
south to north as on the 18TH OF August. There was
no noise with the shock. At the moment OF tho
shock fresh breeze from south-southwest was blow
ing, although the day was like one In summer. In
the distance, towards the western horizon,
dense, mountain-like cloud was noticed.
Immediately after the shock noticed to the west
southwest q brilliant STAR apparently OF the first
magnitude, and at a very high elevation This phe-
nomcnOn ID not so strange some may think It. for
we do not always have SO Gear sky at that time.
In the afternoon we had two more shocks. Although
slight they caused no little alarm. The lrsi was at
quarter past p. NJ, and the other quarter be-
fore two p. NJ
These same shocks were felt at Arequipa and
throughout the surrounding country.
The Bore In Chile.