Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-21

regular Ines. The assures were fsaa one
TO three inches in ~iit5. TIE sensa~on
vas distinc. IS though something vas
rolling underneath. Frop every hssore
Gro belcaed forth dry earth ike da't,
which was followed by sitting ;a'..
Owing 70 the demonitfon Of buildings iua
the general destruction e. 8 kiaa' g
props ~, and the dust oe1eneS i,4Ah -
i well IS That set In NJ )iion by tie seAet'i
sun ult, d snEc toua formed oyeI 'oe eltf
aad cbscnred lbs gh,. Beneath the
cloud was the gas which severely oppress-
"a everv living creature. ara "etsd nave
sut,scntea these { il hrd fingered longer
stntinrrrv than ID did, which was only
aboul ninety seconds. The undulations
wsre three 10 numbsF. Zach succeeding
ane vas If greater magnitude tap tne
former When the undulation ceased, the
cloud OF dust assembled and dspcsssd, ana
light was restored. Then quakes a snort
intervals succeeded, as though subieffsneah
explosions OF collisions were taxing pace.
| At this time, people from oil parts " ."e
| city fed to the hills, amidst iaAiHs s'o''es
| and tiElbors which descsnrea i4"H a""' %
sralls and broadly rent bu'!-'usS, Jus. on
| lho cyo OF or1mbing into perfect an
] 70 we're struck AGNla liza ~ AA.N
materials. and others were manned, while
Ill werc made TO stsgger from side 70 side
liao people in q state of medication. Many
q both sexes carried ohildsen in their
rms, and those who had tot these con
royed articles Of value. The aYarice Of
some was stronger than fear oven amidst
this terrible confusion, aud hence there
wero those who dallied to collect saluablcs,
many oil whom suffered for thcis teueTity,
either hy tic sacriEc. o. their llges or 9TH
araiso. AS the rush for lie hills ecrtIrued
aud stores aud material Of al kinds were
failing, aad houses aid paris OF them were
crashing, numerous people wero struck
down, aud either killed or dangerously
hart
Cut ut sea the waters doomed for rush
TO complete tie destruction Of tho city
| Lifted by tho tremendous CONFUSION. t,ey
pi esented themselves il a huge wave from
forty I, fhy feet in height, which came
stofmng into the bay. Tho march Of this
monstrous wavo was terrible, yet sublime.
As 1t thundere1 toward tho shore, it
wrcnched vessels from thoir mornings,
swapping tho anchor chains asundsr rs IL
tncy had been bed cords. With from
twenty to thirty men-of war, merchant yes
sells. corvc.tes, and smaller craft spinning
and topping on it's crest, the mighty bill
low then coipisated ITSELF upon the main
| land. Uslf africa and its suburbs were
sunk beneath the boiling flow OF waters -
The rest Of it had already topplsd to
piecss. Not a buildin2-not even the
hunblest-stooi as monument. And
i've hundred human lives were sacrificed
in the wreck wrought By the tortured earth
and the angry sea. Among the public
buildings leveled was the custom house
containing goods valued 1t -, 000, 000.-
The United States storsship Fredonia, will
81 100000 worth Of naval stores on board
waa capszed and lost, with so Of her crsw
Tho United States steamer Watereo wa
carried half mile inland, and, though no
seriously injured, lost to the service. Onl,
one man Of her crew was drowned. Tn,
Peruvian corvette America was CARRIE
about the Same distance in shore, and |
considered lest. Shs lost three officers an
80 sailors and marines. The America
merchantmen, Rosa Rivers, tho Engis
ship Chanarcilo, and the French bark I'd
; uardo, were lost. All these are oly spec
linen losses mentioned in the accounts
Tnc rising Of the sea III lquilue dsstroye
over Goo persons, and ruined the city. III
: custom house and is contents were leve
Q ed. The tpts losses wsre about $4,000
Q oOo, including the custom houses snd oil
er public buildings. q German house 10.
: 100000. The towns Of Mosqusqua, S.
' cumba. Pisaqua, 1amba, Mcla, Mtjcillol
es, Nasca. Ito, Chala, Caparo, Chaupi
Guicachi, Cabacera, Pullo, Champe, Ant
quipa, and Boracora, some on the coast an
some miles inland we're more or lees deya
tated. Tho people Of Iauiquo we're d
prlved Of fresh water, having 6eponde
upoa condensng works near the toxr
which we're swept away. They weI
suffering, and supposed to be perishing
! consequence. rhc damage at Chsla W,
mostly from Tho water. Many building
were cracbed by tho earthquake, but non
/, OF them were thrown down; and no liy,
were lost, as far as known. The mos
damage was occasioned by the water rush
ing over tho place, as at africa. The hug
!, wave which returned after the water +,
/, coded swept away the mole, custom hous,
and many other buildings, and flooded III
+, city bRck from the ordinary water Inns,
: distance of thousand feet. AS the waite
/. recedei, all the vessels in the harbor wer
. rresislibiy carried ou., AID some wer
:. wrecked. The steamship Santiago wa
: affected as well as the rost, but ss il lia
Calg just arrived, aud had steam, the sam
prevented ii bang destroyed. The quak
+. were about twelve in number, and hs:e
/, from three seconds TO about two minute
= The total loss was estimated a. near $50
=. Go. At 10, place OF 500 iuhabiiant.
i not buil1ln2S wGs l,ft stoading Thus
~ sh4trnp down,
!. Ah5u. twenty casualties occurred Nini,a
~ English slocp, owned by a merchant O
Valparaiso was rendered a complete wreck
lwo o.her vessels also shared the sam
E fate, and their crews were drowned. Isle
! i situated On high ground and, although
Z the q laAas reached II in great force. an,
n caused damage, the Hood was checked, an,
:, hence effected but comparatively trifinj
d injcry. Tbs mole was destroyed, and sew
eral small vessels swamped. The Frcncl
n ship Canton was grounded for . shor
e tlms. In the city, many walls were crack
c ed, and some were thrown down. A ney
guchrsda, with q running spring 1t th
0 bottom Of il. was opened at Guerrero,
which is situated near Islay. At Cobb
the sen receded, but no material dame g
seems to have been done. At Callao tn
! wster also receded, and camc pouringSin
I cutting the houses Of their contents. Blu
lev vesses were injured, and oil betool
! themselves to the sea after tho first shock
t, The Chincha islands were the scene O
. hcartrendiny calamties. AT first a hurri
y cane, subsequently an earthquake, an,
:, finally, as climax, an Immense tidal way
o rose to the height of tho highes, part Of tn
y island. The cities of lea and Pioco. on IN
t adjacent mainland, were roughly handle,
s Al the same time. In lea moro than fort
$ houses were evcrthrown, and some twelv
s lives lost.
J. Tho destruction of Arequips-a cit
I numbering $4,000 inhabitants, was. say
d the destruction Of Aiica, and Iauious .
Z the coast, the most appalling scene prs
e scented by the earthquake in Peru. Ii
f thus family described by an eyewitness
! AT about four minutes past ) p. N. las
$ Thursday, the 18th, a slight movement {
= the earth was noticeable here by person
i who CHANGED TO be seated there was II
runblng. 10 about eight to ten second
more the movement became strong enou,
! ter persons not seated to notice. Til
L movement gradually increased in s.rcngt
g until, after about thirty seconds, pieces ,
G timber began 10 fall from the houses. |
Q about minute all were satisfied thu,
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