The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-09-22
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81, 900 LIVES LOST
Whole Cities Swept Away,
Over S3OO,OOO,OOO Worth OF
Property Destroy ed.
100000 People Houseless and Home
less.

the l3tn lnSt., terrible earthquake Wis
tied the cities along the coast of Pert
and Ecuador, whereby $4,000 lives were
lost and property valued at $500, 900, ,0Ot
destroyed. A rumbling sound preceded
the earthquake and the sea was terribly
agitated and flooded the land for a great
distance. Arequisa, city Of $4,000
inhabitants, passed away, scarcely vest
ige being left. Only 1900 lives were
lost here. Avica, a town of $4,000 in
habitants, was also destroyed, leaving
not a house standing. Five hundred
persons perished here. A tidal wave
forty feet high rolled with terrific roal
on shore, carrying ships farther on land
than was ever before known. The Uni
ted States store ship Fredonia was cap
sized and all on board lost. The Ere
donia had S1,S00,00O worth of nava
stores on board. The vessel was rolled
over and smashed to atoms.
The United States steamer Wateret
was carried half mile inland and lef
high and dry. Only one sailor wa:
drowned. Owing to the great distance
the vessel can never get af1oat again.
The Peruvian coverette America was al
SO carried ashore and thirty three of hel
crew drowned. The American merchant
man Rosa Rivera, the English ship Chan
cel,or sud the French barque Edwards
were also lost. The towns of Iquique
Mooueca, Lerinaba and Pisaqua were
all utterly DESTROYED. Over 900 persons
pefished at iGuique American mer
chants have lost very heavily and nearly
all of them are totally ruined. The
town of Figaro, San Pablo, Atuatasn
and Imantad are in ruins. Where Cota
cachi formerly stood there is now a lake
The populations of the above nameo
towns are almost entirely DESTROYED
Puencho, Pueliaro and Cachignauis are
also destroyed. The dead are so nlmer
Gus that the surviving inhabitants have
been forced to fly from the stencil of the
putrefying bodies.
In Ghayaquil the earthquake was felt
but no damage was done. '
Letters from Quito, dated the 10Th,
announce that the earthquakes continue
at intervals of few hours,
The President has issued proclama-
ton to the people to come forward and
help the sufferers.
LATER.
New YORK, September 13.-Lettcrs
from Lima, Peru, give additional details
of the earthquake and its effects. The
earthquake commenced at half-past five
on the 18th of August, extending from
Bolivia to the southern ports OF Chill
on the coast, and over one hundred
miles inland. The towns and cities men
toned in the dispatches of last night
were literally ruined, as all the buildings
which were not destroyed were so badly
damaged as to require demolition fol
prudential reasons All the public edi-
fees in Avica were destroyed, including
the custom house, which contained more
than four million dollars worth ofgoods,
all of which are lost.
The loss of the Fredonia and landing
of the Wateree are described as follows
They were both at anchor in the harbor
of Avica near each other. After the
first shock had occurred on land, which
created a great CONSERVATION on both
vessels, DIR. Dubois, Surgeon, and the
Paymaster of the Fredonia took boat
and went on shore to inquire for the
welfare of their friends and to offer the
services of the ship. In few moments
after leaving the vessel a great upheav-
inc of the waters of the bay commenced,
and the Fredonia parting her chains
was dashed to pieces on a reef Moth
ing of the vessel was saved. Her Off
GERS and crew twenty seven were lost !;
also Mrs, Dyer, wife of the Lieutenant
commanding. aa
The Wateree was more securely an
chored but dragged anchors, and the
great tidal wave swept her 45O yards
about two miles north of the
ruined town. She now lies between two
hillocks of sand, very slightly injured
and it will be utterly impossible to extri-
cate her. Only one sailor was washed
overheard and drowned.
The Peruvian corvette America shared
the same fate as the Wateree but lost
three officers and thirty men.
A letter from Avica, dated August II.
says: Two other vessels, the brig Chan
cellor and the barque Edwards, are also
high and dry, the former losing eight
men, The scene beggars description.
Railroad rails, cars, machinery, guncar-
riages, household furniture, barrels, dead
and mutilated corpses are lying
about in confusion. The city numbered
1000 inhabitants and its multitudes now
stand helplessly beggard on the beach
300 lives were lost. A confagration
burned nearly all that was not demol-
ished by the earthquake, and a drunken
rabble robbed and despoiled what re-
NAMED. The stencil is sickening.
At Lima there was not much damage
done, although the shocks lasted about
four ra;n,,<nc