The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-26

Inc ChlncA Islands felt the earthquake ana
wave, but not seriously SO far as yet known
Tho cities of Isla and Pisco also suffered heavy,
| forty houses being overthrown and twelve lives
lost at the former. Nearly all the population of
Callao fed to Lima.
The steamer Santiago, bound from Callao to
Valparaiso, put into the port of Chala, where. on
| 18th inst, she was seized by great wave her
chains snapped, and the vessel was carried to
sea. In q few minutes the wave returned to-
| wards the shore, carrying the steamer with it,
taking 1t, with all the passengers, safely over
high cliff and leaving it inside of the channel.
Chala wac completely covered with water.
At Iquaque, the shock lasted over four min
utes, after which the wave came and destroyed
about thres-fourths of the place with many lives
and nearly all provisions and the condensing
machinery which supplies the inhabitants with
drinking water. Provisions and water have
been sent them from Valparaiso One German
house at Iquaque lost over $500, 900 worth of
property. Over six hundred people were
drowned.
AT Arequippa the earthquake commenced
sw minutes past hve p. NJ, and in five minutes
nearly every house was leveled to the ground
The tower of Santa Catilana church was the on
ly thing left standing. That will have to be
pulled down. Nearly all the inmates of the
prison and hospitals persisted in the destruction
of those buildings. The shocks continued at
intervals, nearly one hundred having occurred in
three days. The city is one mass of complete
ruins The river has changed to three colors.
showing volcanic eruptions, and Mount Misti
was actively throwing out lava, smoke and guam
titles of mud The river emits sulphOrous
odor, and rocks and earth are continually falling
from the mountains crater. No one dares to
go where the city was. The people are living in
tents on the banks of the river Pancarpata.-
Hundreds OF lives were lost by being crushed to
death by falling houses when the earthquake oc-
Cured.
letter from Guayaquil, under the date of
Aug 26, says ave have brief account of an
earthquake in Ecuador. In the city of Guaya-
quill but little damage was done. The towns of
lbarra, the capital of the Province Of Imabura,
San Pablo, Atimtaqui and Imantaa are in ruins.
The water Of the lake is now occupying the site
of the tewn of Cotacachi. The entire popula-
ton OF those towns, and of Otavato, persisted,
amounting to nearly 10000 souls. At Quito,
the earthquake commenced at twenty minutes to
A. NJ Aug, IL, and continued at intervals of
few hours Up to last dates, eighteen churches
and public buildings and private dwellings were
already in ruins, and the people were living in
the great square. The towns adjoining Quito,
Perucho, Puellaro, and Cachiquargo, have almost
entirely disappeared with their inhabitants, the
few left alive being obliged to fee to escape
pestlence arising from the decomposing dead
The towns of Fimcho and San Antonio have al
SO disappeared.
"The number of deaths in the city of Quito
is not known, but large proportion of the
wealthy inhabitants had died from pestilenoe
and disaster"
A Valparaiso dispatch of Aug II, says cad
vices have been received from Talcahuans which
state that at o'clock on the night of the l4th of
August two earthquakes occurred. The second
caused an immense tidal wave which swept
away fully ons-half of the town, and rendered
the other half almost uninhabitable Four lives
only were lost, the inhabitants fleeing to the
hills"
At Tome the same shocks occurred, but being
higher little damage was done. The port of
Consticien suffered from the waves, but was not
much damaged. Several small vessels were driv-
EN- ashore, and five men drowned. The town of
Conception was also damaged by the same causes.
Cobija, and Ma1illanes islands, Pisaqua and all
the cities and towns. in fact, from Cape Francis
co IN Ecuador to the Magellan Straits, suffered
more or less from the terrible visitation. 1t was
thought at Quito that the volcano of Cotopaxi
was at work, but nothing definite is stated to
that effect.
Other accounts state that an American bark
laden with a load of guano, was swallowed I'D
completely in the hsrbor of africa, and nothing
more was seen of her. Terror, hunger and des-
oi"'ioh ic1SA WucTe hrIcd was. Inc Town OF
Maquega, nine leagues from Arequipa, was des-
troyed. Tacua, in the same neighborhood. lost
sixty houses and $50 lives mostly children re-
turning from the schools.
The town of Mejia was swept away, only
twenty out Of 500 inhabitants escaping The
earth has opened in several places on the plains
and pampas, and water has appeared in some
places, and hot water vomiting from new cha.ms
All the habitatioIs at lilo were DESTROYED and
twenty lives lost. Three vessels with their
crews were also lost. All the nitrate works At
lquique were destroyed, as well as those in its
suburbs, entailing great loss. Among those kill
ed at lquique, was the British Consul, Mr. Bill
linghurst
The American bark Condor was lost at Meiil-
Ian, but the crew were saved. The British bark
Henrietta was also lost. The crew were saved
The losses at Iquique were over 100000.
AT Chincha Islands there was first a hurri-
cane, next an earthquake, and then the tidal
wave. Several English vessels were damaged
and Prusslan bark wrecked. All small vessels
launches, the mole and adjuncts, were DESTROYED
-Four hundred tons of silver ore, and all the ex-
pensivs works of the Peruvian Mineral Com
pany, owned in London, were completely swept
away at Iquique. The towns of Caneto, Chan
cay, Capana, Cabacera, and other smaller places
were also destroyed
The port of Los Lamas has been united to the
islands in the bay of Callao by the action of the
earthquake.
Over 100000 persons are without shelter and
bread. Commissions are being formed, ladies
making clothes, and the Government of Peru is
straining its utmost 70 alleviate the distress.