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

ia and about the large squares, into th,
middle of which they rush on the slight
est alarm. Most OF the principal fami
lies have fed the city, aud have gone il
q southern direction, where the effects @
the earthquake were least felt.
The news from the north Of the Re
! public is more dresdful. The towns o1
Ibarre, OtavalO, Pinicho and Antonio
etc, with nearly all the hacienda
(iarms) in the province of Imbabara
have been completely destroyed, and the
! number of deaths is computed at be.
! tween twenty and thirty thousand. Nc
| such earthquake has occurred in Amer.
| lea during the present century, with the
/ exception OF Mendoza in 1861.
| In consequence of the repeated anC
| constant oscillation Of the earth, and the
| consequent insecurity Of the dwelling
houses, 1 have with my family taken
up my quarters in q tent IN the middle Of
the squxre. 1t ia not yet ascertained the
number Of deaths here, as the ruins have
not yet been cleared, buG fortunately
they are not considered to be many.
! The volcano which has caused these dis
sisters is believed to be the Cot0paxi, sit
uated in the province OF Imbsoura, ST
about fifteen leagues, as tbs crow flies,
| from Quito. We have already heard of
the death Of the members of most OF the
rich families OF Q Qlito.
ToME-DES fBUUrlON Of WO TIoWNe
By TIE SEA.
VALPARAISO, August II, 1858.
Since my last communication we have
received very startling news frem the
south. TRlcahuano, q fiOurishing port
on the southern coast, has been nearly
swallowed up by the sea. At 8 O'Clock
| on the night of the 14th inst, three
earthquakes were felt very sensibly, aud
the second of these sgitsted the sea to
such an extent as to cause it to rise and
sweep in great wave over the town.
the damage done will amount to $500, :
coo. At the approach Of the sea the in
hsbitants, paDic-strieken, lied to the
hills and adjacent eminences, snd from
thence witnessed the destruction of their
property by the invincible enemy. Ia a
few moments the waves retired 10 their
old position, but half the town was ear
ried away and the remaining portion
rendered almost uGinhsbitable. Provis-
ions and stores OF all kinds for the suf-
ferers are pouring into the town.
In Tome the same phenomenon took
place; the town, however, being some
what higher than Talcahuano, did not
suffer as great damage. In Valparaiso
heavy sea swept toward the shore, but
fortunately caused no injury whatever.
Tne port OF Constitution suffered SINH
lsrly TO Talcahuano; several small coast
ing vessels were driven on shore and five
men drowned. The town was not
greatly damaged.
Iu the unparalleled earthquake which
visited the South American republics of
Chile and Peru, commencing on the 18th
uit., the destruction to the shipping and
the loss Of life in several Of the harbors
along the eOsst was dreadful In tAe ex-
treme. Some Of the vessels were totally
destroyed and their officers and crews
either killed or drowned.
The united States storeship Efedonla
was totally destroyed, aud all hSnds, with
the exception Of fFe, were lost. The lost
vessel was st anchor in the bay of africa
when the tremendous oonvulsi0n oc-
Cured. She belonged to the South Pa
cif1c squadron, was a ship of six guns and
800 tons burden. She was purchased by
the United States Government in 1916,
and has been employed as storeship for
our navy in the Pacific for a number of
years back. She was formerly stationed
time since was ordered to Caliao, Whsre
she was made the depot for receiving
supplies for the squadron. The Bredenia,
as previously stated, was at AriCa when
the earthquake which caused such de-
struction occurred.
The following are the names Of those
who We're aboard the Fredonia at the
time she was destroYed Oliver CFOn-
well, ]. M. Hunt, Rudolph Bergstecke,
Nicholas Schravessnd, George Bender,
Charles White, Sylvester HUggins, Au-
gust Muller, SimUn jaime, John Lau-
back, John Smith, William Kreu, Henry
HaSenDurg, William Peterson, Richard
Murray, Charles HadeFborn j seob King,
Peter johnson, Henry johnson (the lat.
ter were brothers), Henry Voss, Henry
SilleD, Hsns Holm, Charles Shoemaker,
J ohm Hickens and Benjamin Dyer and
his wife.
The names of those who were saved,
they being, fortunately, on shore at the
time OF the disaster, were: George W.
DJty, w. n. Williams, f. l.. Dubois,
Charles Lsvlile and August Jansen.
The United States vessel WaIeree was
also in the bay of AFRICA at the same time,
and, although not destroyed, she has |
been driven such distance on shore by |
the sudden rise of the water that it is |
questionable ifshe can be got stloat again. !
This vessel was q side-wheel steamer OF |
fourteen guns, constructed of iron, and |
was 974 toOs. She was built at Chelsea, !
Penn, in 1865, was launched on the 12.h |
Df August OF that year, and ranked third /
rate. She sailed !or the Pacific Ocean |
April s, 1864, and has been attached to /
Lbe United States squadron in thase wa.
a nnIR - /
Gas been lost. The following is list Of
ler officers, all of whom are we'll: Jas.
u. Glllis, Commander; NJ. l.. johnson,
Commander Ezra Leonard
AcuDg Volunteer Lieutenant samuel
Belden Snd Alfred Weston, Acting Mas
ers U. White and John Braun, Acting
snslgns; John Mack, Mate George Z.
,Yluslow, Passed Assistant Surgeon: r.
z Billings, Paymaster; James p. Sprague, /
,'lrst Assistant Engineer; Robert B,
line, Second Assistant Engineer; Boyce
Wilson, Acting Second Assistant Eugln-
er, and ]. Wyekof Lyons, Acting Third
Engineer.
The Peruvian stsaua corvette America
} situated pretty much in the same con-
ition as Ihe Wsteree, the tidal wave
which destroyed the FredOnia having
arried her on shore. All her officers and
rev have been either killed or wounded.
KtAed. Commander. n. J. Reyes,
.ieuts, Carlos Herrera and Demetrio
'erryros, Surgeon Manuel Roman, and
hirty OF the crew.
Wounded. Second Lieut.. ]. NJ. Videla,
4 the spine; Earique Rnjas, marine, leg
James q. Whitehead, third j
nginear, foot broken; Emuleaus Nino,
larine, dislocstion OF the. foot, and