Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-18


The reports Of The condition Of tueHuf
ferers are terrible. a famine IS threat
eneG, and the government here, as vel
as pri Vete mercantile houses, are busy
preparing to dispatch vessels ffaigbted
with au necessary articles. Admiral
Turner, N lbe United States flagship
PoGhatsn, sails tO-dsy Tor Aries, % aid
our unfoEbunRje sailors there. aud hs.
generously offered 20 convey ali the ms.
terisl possible that the Peru Wan govern
meDt may wish to send. The diieren;
gusnO com paniea have come forward and
subscribed $500 600 TO aid the sufferers.
Congress viii soon make appropriations
for the injured, and although the oslam-
ity IS terrible for the moment, it VIII
certainly give employment to many per
sO1s VINO, while Idle, only think Oi
piunging the country into civil war and
killing by powder and ball those whose
lives seem destined 70 b. sacrificed by a
higher ana more fearful power.
On the 18th inst. We also felt 70 Lima
the most severe earthquake experienced
10 Peru fOr eight years. The duration OF
the movement WAS about three minutes
and hall, and the shock, instead OF toll
lowing the usual vertical motion, SD
psared to be lateral, and consequently
was regarded as all the more dangerous.
The aspect OF the city during The move
ment was truly exciting. Every one in
Lima, at the first coming Of the shock,
always seeks the protection Of an arch,
or the threshold of 8 door is selected - q
safe refuge, and, on this occasion, those
favored spots were speedily occupied. In
an ineEedIbiy short space Of time the
great public. plaza was filled with Fight
a q q chi n q q
II by common instinct, ali sssu ned =
suppliRnt pOsltiOn-svefy one on their
kaees-aud the sir resonant with tie
shTieks, lamentations @nd peti-ous, ad-
dressed principally 20 heaven; the houses
shook vIslbly ana the high towers OF the
cathedral sWayed 20 and frO liks ships
mast in a storm. The great length of the
shock wss particularly alarming; but
fortunately no dsmage took place IN this
city; but Callso, the unfortunate, the
bonn OsrdeG, pest-ridde1, TevOlutioniZsd
city, suffered terribly. the earthquake
was felt severely there, and the people,
remembering tie great calamity OF 1888,
hssuened to place themselves beyond the
reach Of danger. At ten O'clock al night
the sea commenced to .bscOme agIGatsd,
sHd shortly after that hour q Tremendous
wave burst over the line OF ncusss eGgfBg
the shore, and in some cases cOmpisiely
gutted them o. their contents. TIE panic
Vss extreme. Not one thought was
given To the preservation Of property
but all enJeaYors y ere Cir9cted 10 per
s0nEl safety. Yet no lives we're lOsi.
Throughout the nigut the sea continued
thus, and the ships we're swung IN al di-
by the force OF the different cur
rents. Several vessels cOiided, DuL no
dSmsge Of importance t0ok place. Ta6
men-Uf-war aud steamers left the dan
gerOus nei yhh0raOOd of the uay, and pre-
ceeded Out 10 sea, waiting for daylight
and quiet.
Tle next dzy passed quietly, but Cal
lao was doomed 20 suffer stIll greater
During the night hCe was
proceeding from hotel stu
aJed in the center OF the business portion
Of the town, snd despite the unrsmIuug
iaOOrs 0f Lbe troops, police, fire engines
seat lroa Il ma, a0Q OF the citizens, the
WAS nOL overcome until
houses and stores had been
lItsFiyd destroyed ana q loss Of s. million
and = nall Of nard dollars inflicted upon
.ne uniUrJuuate vIcHnls.
The effect OF the earthquake along he
nmsdi1sts southern GnG ncrIueTu coasts
has been very severe. The CaiuCh1s auC
.ns cities Of lea and PIsCO, on the ada
cent mainland, were handled rOHgMy,
and in les more than fOrty houses were
The number OF lives les
s5 that piaee viii not exceed twelve. All
he churches in the capital are thrOuged
win persons praying for the Divine mer-
- and the almost entire population Of
CaliaO nave left their homes aud aie
5es king SAFETY iu tins city.
TEe business holsss Oi Lima hsve lost
very heavily, owing 10 the Ges TuCtlUD
u their branches along the CUsst. The
l0Gse o. Um. Gibbs q sons lose more
.han 81 coo, eco
Fns g0verum elt estimates the dcmage
lone to e.ues and private property AZ
300, ,0OO,0UO.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE TER
RIBLE EEAREHQUKE-TH Loss OF TIE
WATEREE AND FKEDONIA
LIMA, August 2s, Is7S.
Although the recent earthquake vas |
7ery terrible IN its effects along the coast
.nd In the interior towns OF the South, /
yst Cu2cO and PuBo, the great Indian |
metropolis OF that region, escaped UNI |
larmed. We have received intelligence |
rom those places, sud althOug1 the |
hook Was felt, YET no damage gUsued. |
q Is known that The force OF LDis earth I
lusks extended as lar south as palcahu- |
80, IN Chile, and north aUoUt one hun |
lred and hity miles from this place.
50 many theories sT5 discussed con- /
eTning the origin Of this catastrophe |
nat the Peruyian philosophers cannot |
iX upon dehnite point from whence TO /
,rgHs. None OF the numerous volcanoes /
a the southern portion of the republic /
re active; anu il Is dlfiicuit 10 locate tha /
OuTcs Of u movement that is fsit al La /
'aZ, Bolivia, that casts g huge wave |
vel, the southern ports OfChi.e, together (
7lth those OF CAiiaO sEd Area, nd H. 4
.aLy destroys the town ofArequipa, more 1
han one hundred miles FROM the sea. 1
III tbs repOrtsg given TO the Herald 10 my /
zst letter nave been cOrrODOrated. Tue !
tiles Of Arequips, krica, NJ quegds,
gmque, with tue sarge towns OF Sama, !
iOcumbs, Nssc2, Ilo, Cha "a, MexiliOn-s,
'isRgus, With . lSTge humber of smaller
mes, together win great many isola-
"a Villages, estates, and factories, are
nireiy destroyed-by entirely is u De
udeTsUOod thai the ruin is plete, and
l0se buildings not demolished by ths
lOoE TeceiYed such rough hsuuling as 70
4use their immediate desuucuoa nee
sssry. The lDss % life and property
aBnOt now be correctly estimated, nor
M it uutii the exact Investigations and
s-veys De naSe by he parties appointed
y the government here Tor tnat pur-
Ose. lt i5 roughly conjaclured that
lore tban three hundEed million dollars |
-orth o. property has been destroyed,
nd that more than two thousand DER
)ns have perished from the elects Of
he catastrophe.
The evil disposed portion Of the COM
luniiy are taking advantage OF le con
ernaIlon '"hieh reigns supreme 10 COM
ut all de 5TipiiOns OF crime and OUT
sge. 4 party Of robbers penetrated in-
the city AZ O'cleUk 2 night OF two
nee, and entering. some grocery shops
the very heart Of the town boldly
lmmenced their work Of pillage. Ia :
ne they were sur rised by the police, !,
ld lively musketry engagement en-
led, ia which the robbers, though pre- ,
9nted from carrying OF any booty,
.me out victorious, killing two OF the /,
,hce aud making their escape. Several !,
cendiHTy ures have occurred, doubtless !
srted by some Tuflisus who desired 10 .
tract the attention Of the pnblie % one !
iarteT Of the town while lhey ROT and J
urdeT In another. Il Is Understood hat .
y. BsltR has expressed bis dsTeFmina- )
IN TO IA fiict severe punishment on these :
and he mas given O-dar5 o
G police 10 kill as many as possible in Z
y combSts which may taks place, -
3 laws Of Peru allow no capital pun
iment.
The details Of the loss OF the United
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