The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-14

vessel, ssrest upheavins Of the Fater. In the
bay commenced and the Fredonia parting her
chain, was dashed about at the mercy OF the
waves, and finally went to pieces on the reef.
Nothing OF the vessel was saved. Her Officers
and crew, twenty-seven In number, were lost,
and also Mrs. Dyer, tho wife Of the lieutenant
commanding
The officers names were Lieut.. b. Dyer,
David Organ, masterj 8. Lunt, secretary to
commander, and J. O. Cromwell, psymsster's
clerk
The vessel had nearly two million dollars
worth OF naval stores on board, all Of which
| were totally lost.
The Wateree was more securely anchored,
but dragged her anchors, and the great tidal
wave swept her four hundred and fifty yards
inland, about two miles north OF the ruined
| town. She now lies between two hillocks OF
sand, very slightly injured, and 1t will be ut.
terly impossible TO extrieste her, and Admiral
| Turner is only hopeful OF saving her battery
| and stores,
Only one sailor was washed overheard and
| drowned.
Lieut.. johnson, OF the wateree, was ashore
at tho time, and while carrying his wife In his
arms to some place Of safely, she was struck
by a portion Of a falling building and instantly
killed.
The Peruvian corvette America shared the
same fate IS the wstcree. She lost three Off.
Gers and thirty men.
Commander Gale, Of tho waferee, after the
disaster, together with DR.. winsiow, of that
| vessel, and DR.. Dubois, OF the Fredonia, were
Of great service to the Inhabitants, dividing
| their provisions among the suffering, and saw.
Ing many lives by their medical and surgical
aid.
letter from AFRICA, dated August %, says
two other vessels, the brig Chancellor and the
bark Edwards, are also high and dry, the for
mer losing eight men.
The scene beggars description; railroad
rails, cars, machinery, gun carriages, house
hold furniture, barrels, dead animals, and mu
tilated corpses are lying about In confusion.
The city numbered seven thousand inhabi-
| tants, and Its multltudes stand hopelessly
| bcggsred on the beach. Three hundred lives
were lost. A conhAgration burned nearly all
that was not demolished by the earthquake,
| and a drunken rabble robbed and despoiled
what remained. Heavy cannon were carried
way up from the island battery, and now lie
buried In the sand on shore. The stencil Is
| sickening.
At Lima there was not much damage done,
| although the shocks lasted about four min
utes, creating the utmost CONSERVATION among
the inhabitants, who fed to the open plains
where they besought protection from the
Almighty.
| Admiral Turner, with the frigate Powhatan,
left Lima with full cargo Of provisions, and
| had arrived at africa, to suocor American sea
men there, and Inhabitants also. She will also
save tho effects of the Wateree, The Kcar-
sarge had also reached africa, from Coquimbo,
| with provisions. A French mau-ofwar had
| also left Lima TO aid the Inhabitants at africa
and other places on the coast where people arc
| starving.
| American Mioistcr Hovey, at Lima, is ener-
getically aiding, to the extent OF his power, In
alternating the distress. The merchants and
| citizens OF Lima are contributing by Thousands
Of dollars to equip and load vessels with cloth
Ing and provisions, and the Government Is
most energetically using all Its means to
| alleviate tie distress entsiled by the horrible
| catastrophe.
| passed a resolution giving the President uu-
| limited power to succor the Inhabitants Of the
| southern coast.
The President has issued q proclamation,
and the Archbishop a pastoral letter, calling
upon the Peruvians for liberal contributions,
which have been nobly responded to-over
million dollars having been raised.
| The business houses OF Lima having con
| nection on the coast have suffered Immensely
| one households L Son losing over million
| dollars.
Nearly all the towns and villages In the
mineral province OF Husnos have been de-
| stroyed and reduced to sAapeless masses. The
| cities OF Puno and CoEco were not damaged.
The port Of Mollendo, where arc stored the
materials for building Mr.. Meiggrs railway,
was completely destroyed; nearly all the
tools, rails and provisions being ruined by the
earthquake and the succeeding tidal waves.
STILL LATBR . .F.r.
NEW YoRK, Sept. ls.--Trom Guayaquil IN.
der date OF August 20, we have brief acc cunts
of the earthquake In Ecuador. In the city OF
Guayaqun little damage WAS done. -.
Ibarra, capital Of the Province Of Imbaburu,
San Pablo and Altuntoqui are In ruins. The
entire population Of these towns, and OF Otto.
| vato, perished, amounting to nearly thirty
| thousand.
At Quito, the earthquake commenced about
lao O'Clock =. m, August 10, and continued at
| intervals for few hours. Upto the last dates,
| 10th, the churches, public buildings and pri-
| vate dwellings,, werS already In ruins, and the
people living In tents In the great squares.
| The towns adjoining Quito, named Verusho
Puellaro, and Cochuqusnjo have almost en-
| tirely disappeared with their Inhabitants
Few are left alive, being obliged to fee to es.
| cape the pestilence arising from the decom-
| posing dead bodies. The towns OF Vinicho
and San Antonio have also disappeared.
The number OF deaths In the city Of Quito
10 not yet known. A large number OF wealthy
| Inhabitants died from pestilence or disaster.
A Valparaiso letter dated August II, says
advices from Tslbshuano state that at 0 o'clock
on the night OF August II, three earthquakes