The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-14
FROM SOUTH AMERIoA.
TERRlRLR EARTnnuIKR.

an A TERRIBLE EARTIQUAKE. ~
NEW YoRK, Sept 12.-The steamship Guidine
STAR from Aspnwali, brings the following intelli-
gence:
On the 18th ult. terrible earthquake visited the
cities along the coast of Peru and Ecuador, where
by thirty-two thousand lives were lost and pro-
perty valued at 5000, ,00O 900 was destroyed A
bling sound preceded the earthquake, and the sea
was terribly agtated, and Hooded the land for a
great distance. '.'h
Arequipa a city of thirty-fve thousand inhabit-
ants, has passed away scarcely vcstige of IL being
left. Only 400 lives were lost there. AFRICA, town
of IL 900 inhabitants, was also destroyed not q
house being left standing. In this town 800 persons
pershed A tidal wave, forty feet high, rolled with
land than was ever before known. The United
States storeshp Fredonia capsized, and all on
board were iost; she had ON board naval stores
valued at S1,SOO,000. She was rolled over and
smashed TO atoms.
The United States steamer wateree was carried
half mile inland, left high and dry, but only
sailor was drowned. Owing to her great distance
from the sea, she can never be got ahOat again.
The Peruvian corvette America was also carried
ashore and thrty-three of her crew were drowned.
The American merchantmen Rosa Rivera, the Eng
lish ship Chancellor and the French barque Eduardo
were also lost
The towns of Iquique Moquega Locambia and
Pisaqua were all utterly destroyed. Over 600 people
perished at Iquique. The Americans lost heavily
and nearly all are totally ruined The towns of
Ibarra, San Pablo, Atuntaqui and Imutad are in
ruins. Where the town of Coaticachi formerly stood
is now lake. The people of these towns were al
most entirely destroyed. The towns of Pancho,
Puellaro and Cachiquajo were also destroyed. The
dead bodies numerous that the survivors have
been forced to flee from the stencil Of the putrefy
ing bodies.
HAVANA, Sept. 12-Advices have been received
announcing that Peru and Ecuador have been
visited with most terrible earthquake. The
shocks occurred on the 10th of August and lasted
only five minutes, but in that time %, 900 peo
pie pershed and 10000 were made homeless. The
cities of Arequipa, Iquique, Chala and Chincha
were entirely destroyed The loss of property be-
tween Tacon and africa is estimated at S14 600 0O0
The United States steamer Kearsarge is rendering
assistance to the sufferers.
Additional Particulars.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Letters from Lima give
additional details of the earthquake and its effects
The shocks commenced at $50 p. NJ. on the 18th
of August, extending from Bolivia to the southern
part of Chill on the coast, and over 100 miles in
land. The towns and cities mentioned in the dis
patches of last night were literally ruined, all the
buildings not destroyed being so badly injured as
to require demolition for prudential reasons All
the public buildings in africa destroyed in
cuding the custom house, which contained over
The loss of the Fredonia and stranding of the
Wateree are described as follows:
They were both at anchor in the harbor of africa,
each other. After the first shock had occurred
on land, and which created great CONSERVATION on
both vessels, Dr. Dubois, the surgeon, and Mr..
Cromwell, paymaster of the Fredonia, took boat
and went on shore to inquire for the welfare of
some friends, and to offer the services of the ship.
In a few moments after leaving the vessel great
upheaving of the waters in the bay commenced,
and the Fredonia, parting her chains, was dashed
about at the mercy of the sea- and finally was
broken to pieces on reef. Nothing of the vessel
was saved, and her officers and crew, twenty-seven
in number, were all lost. Also, Mrs. Dyer, wife of
the Lieutenant commanding
The officers names are lieutenant B. DYER; D.
Organ, master; >; G. Cromwell, purser; s. Lunt,
Secretary to the Commander.
The vessel had nearly S2,0OO,OO0 of naval stores
on board, all of which were totally lost.
The Wateree was more securely anchored but
dragged. her anchors, and the great tidal wave
swept her 450 yards inland, about two miles north
hillocks of sand very slightly injured it will be
utterly impossible to extricate her, and Admiral
Turner is only hopeful of saving her battery and
stores. Only one sailor was washed overheard and
drowned. Lieutenant johnson, of the Wateree,
was ashore at the time and while carrying his wife
in his arms to some place of safety she was struck
Rilied RH portion Of falling building and instantly
The Peruvian corvette America shared the same
fate as the Wateree, but lost three officers and
thirty men. Commander Gillis, of the Wateree,
after the disaster, together with DR.. Winslow and
DR.. Dubois, of the Fredonia, of great service
to the inhabitants, dividing their provisions among
the suffering people, and the physicians saving
many lives by their medical and surgical skill.
A letter from africa, dated August %, says two
other vessels the brig Chancarillo and barque Ed
eight men. The scene beggars description. Rails,
cars, machinery, gun carriages, household furni-
ture, barrels, dead animals and mutilated corpses
are lying about in confusion.
The city of africa numbered 1000 inhabitants
and its multitudes stand helplessly beggared the
beach. Three hundred lives were lost in the city,
confagration burned nearly all that not de-
molished by the earthquake, and drunken rabble
robbed and despoiled what remained. Heavy can
non were carried up from the island battery, and
now lie buried in the sand far from the shore.
AT Lima there was not much damage done, al
though the shocks lasted about four minutes, cre-
ating the utmost CONSERVATION, and the inhabit-
ants flying to the open plaza, where they besought
projection from the Almighty. n,.. 80.
Lima with full cargo of provisions and had ar
rived at africa to succor the American seamen
there, and the inhabitants also. She will also save
the effects of the Wateree. The Kearsarge had
also reached africa from Coquimbo with provisions
A French man of war also left Lima to aid the in
hahi tom nfa at Arip nj on he naat
Mr. Hovey, the American Minister at Lima, was
energetcally aiding, to the extent of his power in
alleviating The distress The merchants and citi-
lars to equip and load vessels with clothing, prov-
sons, ETC., and the government is most energeti-
cally using all its means to alleviate the distress
entailed by the terrible catastrophe.
The Congress of Peru has unanimously passed
resolution giving the President unlimited power to
succor the inhabitants of the southern coast; and
the President has issued proclamation, and the
Archbishop pastoral letter, calling upon Peru
vians for liberal contributions, which have been
nObly responded to, over S1,0O0,0O0 having been
raised The business houses of Lima, having con-
nections on the coast, have suffered immensely,
house. that of Gibbs 81 Son, losing over 81 000,
600. Nearly all the towns and villages in the mi
neral provinces of Huanca were destroyed and re-
duced to shapeless ruins. The cities of Perno and
Cuzco were not damaged. The port of Mollendo,
where were stored the materials for building Mr..
Meigs railway, was completely destroyed, nearly
all the TOOLS rails and provisions being ruined by
the earthquake and the succeeding tidal wave.
skirtine the shore at 10 M on the 18th, compfetey
cutting them of their contents The panic was eX-
freme Several vessels collided, but no damage was
then done, nearly all putting to sea.
The next night a fire broke out, and ffty-seven
houses In the business portion of the city de-
stroyed, entailing loss of 81 800 900. No lives
The Chincha islands felt the earthquake and
wave, but no serious damage was done there as far
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