The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-17
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| b EoUADoR-wHoLE CITIES SWEPT
Il Observation-Disclosures 1ot s OF LIFE
| N.-AND Observation-Disclosures OF
I THE AWFUL VISITATION.
! NRw York, September 12. The
Guiding Star, from AspinYall, brings
the following: On the 18th ultimo,
q terrible earthquakes visited the
cities along the coast. of Peru and
Ecuador, whereby $4,000 lives were
lost, and property valued at $780,
600, 600 destroyed, RumbIng sounds
preceded the earthquake. The sea
was terribly agitated, and flooded
the land for great distance.
HAVANA, September 12.-Advices
received here announce that Peru
and Ecuador were visited by n most
terrible earthquake. The shocks
occurred on the 18th of August, and
lasted only five minutes. In that
short time, 25, 900 persons perished,
and 10000 were made homeless.
The sea rose thirty feet, and swept
the coast with irresistible fury. The
cities of Arequipa, Iquique, Chala
and Chincha are entirely destroyed.
The loss Of property between Tacin
and africa is estimated at $14, 900, 900.
| The United States steamer Kearsage
is rendering assistance to the suffer
ers.
The following extract from letter,
dated Callao. August Ii, gives faint
idea of the horrors Of the night of
the 18th, on which day, according to
one of the above dispatches, the ter
rible earthquake occurred:
Last night was the most fearful
night of horrors that Peru has ever
known. The sen was rising until
midnight, and actually came in fifty
feet over the mole, and submerged
all the lower floors of the stores and
buildings on the streets nearest the
water. Ships lying at anchor broke
their moorings and drifted into each
other. The American man-of-war
Powhattan, lying here, was run into
by ship, breaking the iron jib-boom
Of the Powhattan, and the Powhat-
tan, as we'll as all the Peruvian men
of-war lying here, steamed up and
| went to sen. There seemed to be O
regular under-current of whirlpool,
80 that ships went whirling round
and round. Thousands of people
walked the streets all night, and, this
morning, the stores are closed, and
Callao seems deserted. A feeling of
terror prevails that this may be
second st. Thomas affair, and, if
there should be another earthquake
to-day, affairs would look dangerous.
Ships are torn and battered. and the
sea, at the present writing, boils and
bubbles like great whirlpool
New YORK, September 13.-Letters
from Lima, Peru, give additional de-
tails of the recent disastrous earth
quake and its effects.
The earthquake commenced at
half-past 5 o'clock, on the 18th of
August, extending from Bolivia to
the Southern ports of Chill. The
coast and over 100 miles inland, with
the towns and cities mentioned in
the dispatches of last night, were
literally ruined. All the buildings
which were not destroyed by its
ravages were SO badly injured as to
require demolition for prudential
reasons.
All the public edifces in africa
were destroyed, including the custom
house, containing more than 81, ,OOO,-
600 worth of goods, all of which were
lost.
The loss of the Fredonia and the
landing of the Wateree are described
as follows: They were both at anchor
in the harbor of africa, near each
other. After the first shock had
occurred on land, which created
great CONSERVATION on both vessels,
DIR. Dubois, the surgeon of the FIRE.
donia, and the pay-master of that
vessel'took q boat and went on shore
to inquire for the welfare of friends
and to offer the services of the ship.
In n few moments after leaving the
vessel, a great upheaving of the
waters in the bay commenced, and
the Fredonia, parting her chains,
was dashed about, at the mercy of
the waves, and finally went to pieces
on the reef. Nothing of the vessel
was saved. Her officers and crew,
twenty-seven in number, were lost,
and also Mrs. Dyer, the wife of the
lieutenant commanding. The Off
GERS names were Lieutenant B. Dy-
er; David Organ, Master; S. Lunt,
Secretary to commander; and J. G..
Cromwell, Pay masters Clerk. The
vessel had nearly SO. .0O0. 600 worth Of