Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-14

thousand persons persisted, and thirty thou
sand we're made homeless. The sea rose thirty
feet, and swept the coast With irresistible fury.
The cities of Arequipa, lquique, Cha!a and
Chincha, are entirely destroyed. The loss OF
property between Tacn and africa is estimated
at fourteen millions The U. S. steamer kear-
sarge is rendering assistance 10 the sufferers.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Letters from Lima, Peru, give additional de-
tails 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 cit
les mentioned 10 last nights dispatches arc lit
orally ruined. All buildings not destroyed arc so
badly injured as to require demolition for .pr.u-
dental reasons. All public edldces in africa
were destroyed including the Custom House,
which eoataine ed over $4,0OO,O00 worth Of
goods, all of which were lost. The Frcdonia
and the Waterce, we're both at anchor in the
harbor OF africa, near each other. Alter the
first shock had occurred On land, which created
great CONSERVATION on both vessels, DR.. Du-
bois, Surgeon and Paymaster Of the Eredona,
took boat and went on shore to inquire for
the welfare of friends and offer the services OF
the ship.
10 few moments after leaving the vessel
a great upheaving Of waters in the bay com
menced, and the Fredonia, parting her chains,
was dashed about at the mercy Of the sea, and
finally went to pieces on reef. Nothing of
the vessel was saved. The officers and crew,
twcnty-seven in number, were all lost; also,
Mrs. Dyer, wife OF the Lieutenant Command
ing. The officers pames were Lieutenant 5.
Dyer; D. Organ, Master; j. G. Cromwell,
Purscr, and S. Lunt Secretary to the Com
mander. The vessel had nearly 100000
worth OF naval stores On board, all Of which
was totally lost The Wateree was more Sc
cureiy anchored, but great tidal wave swept
her four hundred and fifty yards inland, about
TWO miles north OF the ruined town, where she
now lies, between two blllocks Of sand, very
slightly Injured. 1t will be utter y Impossible
to save her, and Admiral Turner is only hope,
full of saving her battery and stores. Only one
sailor was washed overheard and drowned-
Lieutenant johnson, of the Wateree, vas
ashore at the time, and while carrying his wife
in his arms to place Of safety, she was struck
and instantly killed by portion Of a falling
building.
The Peruvian corvette America shared the
same fate as theWatcrec. She lost three officers
and thirty men. Commander ellis, Of the
Wateree, after the disaster, together with Drs.
Winslow and Dubois, of the Frcdonia, we're of
great service to the inha bitants, dividing their
provisions among the suffering inhabitants, and
the physicians saving many lives by their med
ical and surgical skill.
4 letter from Arica, dated August %, says
Two other vessels, the orig Chancarillo and the
bark Eduardo, are also high add dry, the for
mer losing eight men.
The sconc beggars description. Railroad
rails, cars, machinery, gun carriages, house
hold furniture, barrels, dead animals and mutt
lated corpses are lying about in confusion. -
The city numbered seven thousand Inhabitants,
and its muItitudos stand hclplcssly bcggared
on the beach Three hundred lives were lost.
A confederation burned nearly all that was not
demolished BY the earthquake, and drunken
rabblc robbed and despcled what remained:
Heavy cannon were CARED up from the island
battery and now lie buried in the sand. Ia
short, the stencil is siekening.
At Lima there was not much damage done
although the shock lasted about four minutes,
treating the utmost CONSERVATION, the inhabi'
Giants fleeing to open places where they sought
protection from The Almighty.
Admiral Turner, with the irigatc Pow5ataa
lett Lima with q full cargo Of provisions and
had arrived at africa to succor American sea-
men there and the inhabitants, and also to save
the effects OF the Waterec.
The Kearsage had also reached africa from
Cocumbo with provisions. \ French nan-of-
war also left Lima to aid the inhabitants at
africa a0d other places on the coast The Auerl-
can Minister, Mr.. Harvey, at Lima, was cner.
getcaiiy aiding to the extent Of his power in
acviatlpg distress. Merchants and citizens
Of Lima are contributing By thousands ofdollars
to equip and lead vessels with clothing and
provisions and the Government is using all It's
means IS alleviate the suffering entailed BY the
terrible catastrophe. The Congress of Peru
unanimously passed resolutions giving the
PRESIDENT unlimited power to succor the in
habltan.s OF the southern coast. The President
has il .ucd proclamation, and the Archbishop
pas oral letter calling upon Peruvians for
liberal contributions, which have been nobly
responded to, over $l,O00,00O having been
raised.
The business houses of Lima having connec.
ton on the coast have suffered immensely one
house, Gibbs & Son, losing over $l,0O0,O0O
Nahrly all the towns and villages in the mine
raj province Of Huanca were destroyed and re-