The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-09-22

by medical and surgical skill.
Other accounts state that an American
bark laden with cargo of guano. name
unknown, was swallowed up completely
in the harbor of africa and nothing more
seen of her.aasaTerrOr and desolationa
reign. Where africa once was, not even
tree remained. The town Of Maquer-
ga, nine leagues from Arequipa, was de-
stroyed. Tacua, in the same neighbor-
hood, lost sixty houses and one hundred
and fifty lives, mostly children who we're
returning from schools. The town Of
Mejia was swept away. Only twenty
out of five hundred inhabitants escap-
ing. -.-,--.
The earth is opened in several places
on the plains and pampas, and water
has appeared; on some places, hot wa z
ter vomiting from the new chasm. All
habitations at Tillo were destroyed, and
twenty lives lost Three vessels with
their crews were also lost. All the nj
trate works at. Iquique were destroyed
as well as those in the suburbs entailing
great loss.
Among those killed at Iquique were
the British Consul, Bellinghurst.
The American bark Condor was lost at
Mejillon, but the crew were saved. The
British bark Henrietta was also lost;
crew were saved The losses at Iquique
over two millions.
In the Chincha Islands there was first
a hurricane, next an earthquake, and
then the tidal wave Several English
vessels were damaged, and a Prussian
bark wrecked. All small vessels,
launches. the mole and adjuncts, were
destroyed.
Four hundred tons of silver ore, aud
all the expensive works of the Peruvian
Mineral Company, owned ia London
were completely swept away at lquique-
The towns Of Caneto, Chanseye, Capua.
Charpa, Cabacorra, and all other small
places, we're destroyed.
The port Of Los Lomes has been uni
ted to the islands. in the Bay of Coliao,
I by the action of the earthquake. Over
800 900 persons are without shelter and
bread. Commissions are being formed.
The ladies are making clorhes and the
government of Peru is straining its ut
most to alleviate distress.
General Fitzpatrick left for home on
the 17th Of August. g .ag
The Great Earthquake.
The terrable earthquake which has
lust devastated. Southern Peru and
large part of the State of Ecuador must
be classed among the most terrible con-
vulsions of the kind ever known, and
the destruction life and property attend
ing it is not exceeded by that OF any
similar catastrophe on the American con-
tinent-at least since the period of the
discovery Of America-with the excep-
ton Of the ruin which was wrought in
February, 1877, when the whole country
between Santa Fe and Panama, was de-
stroyed by an earthquake, and 10000
people buried in an instant. OF modorn
earthquakes, the present one is surpas sed
in its destructive efforts by only two be-
side that just mentioned-the earthquake
of Lisbon, in 1855, when $4,000 persons
are believed to have perished in the short
space of six minutes. and that of Gala
il, in the end of the last century, when
40, 900 were destroyed. The earthquake
in the Kingdom of Naples in 1857 was
attended with the loss, it is estimated,
of fully 10000 lives. In the number OF
| towns which have ceased to exist, both
in Peru and Ecuador, we are reminded
of the earthquake in the island Of Java
in 1872, when 40 villiges with all their
| inhabitants were overwhelmed in one
common ruin; and the startling fact that
in Ecuador, where the town Of Golacha
stood previous to the earthquake, there
is now lake, brings to the recollection
the destruction by an earthquake in the
City Of Port Royal, Jamaica, which in
simultaneously sunk with the greater part
of the buildings beneath the waves.
| EARTHQUAKES of tremendous violence,
working fearful destruction, have been
Of frequent occurrence in South and Cen
trail America In October, 1746, Lima
and Callao were demolished by one, and
$4,000 persons buried in the ruins; in
April, 1775, the City of Quito was des
troyed; in July, 1773, Guatemala, with
5000 Of its inhabitants, was swallowed
up; in February, 1897, ocucurred th'
terrible earthquake above alluded to il
March, 1912, the City of Caracas, th'
capitol of Venezuela, was reduced, will
all its splendid churches, to q heap o
ruins, beneath which 10000 Of the inhab
itants were crushed to death; on the q