Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-09-23

The populations OF lbarra, Ottovala and |
Oatacachi are almost entirely destroyed.
Towns adjoining Quito. as Parucho, Pu |
ellaro and Cuchigusnjo, have been also
entirely destroyed The number of deaths
in Onto has been small, but iu other towns
it is calculated than not less than 10000
persons have been killed The dead are
SO numerous that the surviving inhabit.
ants have been forced to fly from the
stencil of purifying bodies. a
lu Guayaqul the earthquake was felt
at various times between the 18th aud
10th. but did no damage From Quito
it is learned that the total loss of life has
been estimated at 80 000 Letters from
Quito, dated 10Th ult /, announce that
the earthquakes continue at intervals of
few houls. It.has been impossible, as
yet, to arrive at any plausible conclusion
as to the causes of the terrible phcuom-
enon, Some attribute it to the volcano
OF Agualongo. and others to Cayamba. q
The President has issued Proclamation
to the people to come forward and help
the sufferers. The Archbishop has pub
lished pastorate addressed to his fork
to contribute their aid to the unfortunate
people of the country" s3 r# 7
b FULL PARTICULARS OF THE CALAMITY.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
gives the following further particulars Of
the earthquake: Il er.. .5I
Letters from Lima, Peru, give adli-
tionul details of the earthquake aud its
fleets The earthquake commenced at
5 ? O'Clock on the 18th of August, ex-
teuding from Bolivia TO the southern
ports OF Chill, on the coast, and 100 miles
inland. The towns and cities meni ioned
in the dispatches Of last night are literal
Iy ruined,Ior all tho buildings which were
not destroyed arc 50 badly damaged as to
require demolition for prudential reasons
All the public ediHces in Aricl were des
troyed, iuclullng the Custom House
which contained ST. 100000 worth OF
goods, all Of which are lost.
The loss Of the Fredonia aud the land
i : Of the Waterec and described as fol
lows; . -
',rhcy we're both at anchor in the har
| Dor of A rica near each other. After th'
| i,st shock had occurred on the land
which created great consternation, Dr.
Dubois Surgeon, and the p'ymaster o
the F,edonia took boat aud went oil
shore to iuqui,o for the welfare of friend
,nd offer the services Of the ship. In |
few moment after leaving the vessel {
g eat uthessipg of the waters in the bay
commenced, and the Fredonia, paltin!
her chains, was dashed about at the Eer
cy of the sea, and tinally was dashed Il
pieces on a reef Nothing of the vessc
was saved. Her officers aud crew. twen
~ seven in nun ber, weie lost also Mrs
DYER. wife of the Lieutenant Command
+ iug hous vut lltlt ] llI; d
| 0. gan Master ], G. Cromwell, Purscr
and S. Luut, Secretary to the Command
der. The vessel had nearly two mlllio'
dollars. worth Of naval stores OH toard
all of which were totally lost. The Wa
teree was more securely anchored, bu
dragged her anchor, and the great It'd
wave swept her four hundred and fit
Yards inland. about two miles north Q
til ruined town. She now lies betwee
two hilocks of land very slightly inJul
e |. and it will be utterly impossible
extricate her, and Admiral Turner is onl
hopeful Of saving her battery and storc
Only one sailor was washed overboar
and drowned Lieut.. Joshson of tf
Wateree was ashore at the. time, an
while earring his wife in his arms !
some place Of safety, she was struck by
/ portion Of falling building and ipstau
> ly killed. The Peruvian corvette Amer
f ca shared the same fate as the "atere
but lost three officers and thirty men,Y
II Commander ellis, commander OF u
4 Wateree, after the disaster, together wit
. DR., Wiuslow and DR.. Dubois, OF the Fl
r doui, were of great service to the inhS'
itaots, dividing their provisions amor
the suffering inhabitants. and the phys
! cians saving many lives by their medic
and surgical skill. 1a 81
q Afctter from Arica. dated Aug %
4 saws two other vessels. the brig Chanca
lilo an | batqpe Eduardo, are also hi
i, dry, Itbe, former losing eight men. II
scene bcgg RS description Railroad ral
. carsa machinery. gun carriages. houaeho
). .aturniture.s barrels, de,d auimals and N
n ,ilsted Gorpscs ore lying around in 60
fusion The city numbered 1000 peopI
!. and multitudcs stand helplessly beggar
:. on tho beach Three hundred lives we
4 lost. A fire burned nearly all that "