The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-30

struck her on the back Of her neck,
breaking her neck instantly, and she died
lin a moment. These are some of the
heart.rendng casualties that occurred.
In africa over 81 ,000,O00 Of goods are de-
stroycd, and over 100000 is lost in the
Custom. house All the ships lying at
africa wcrcs lost; on the Peruvian gun
boats, four commanders, thirty offlcerS,
and fifty seamen. Arequipa the second
city in Peru and containing from oo,ouo
to l00, 600 inhabitants, is one mass OF
ruins. It's stone ccifces, constructed OF
solid materials, to resist the shocks OF
EARTHQUAKES, stood firm during the tlrst
shock. but subsequently were crumoled
down: and although many of the lnhab-
tants ESCAPED by running to the noun
tains vet every building fell. The prison
ers in The pcnilentiary and those in the
hospitals at Arequipa perishcd in the
ruins. The whole city is destroyed. The
port of Chala, one hundred and seventy
miles to the north, had all its buildings
shaken down; but as the houses fell, the
people saved themselves hy running to
the high ground. Not only did the
buildings fall, but the sea in many places
came in, destroying as many as the Garth
quake. The village of Tambo was inun-
dated, completely washed ont, and five
hundred persons drowned. The villages
of Tiabaya, Vitor, Mallendo, Mejia, and
all the other small towns within the range
of two hundred miles were all inundated
and destroyed, or the houses shaken to
dust and ruin. In many places the earth
opened, and all the level land was sub
merged by. the sea- The valuable silver
mines twenty in number, in the interior
were completely sunk, the solid earth
opening, and huge waterspouts coming
up. In Ilo the earth opened, and as the
houses sunk down q solid column of water
came ND full fifteen feet in height. In
Tacua over fifty houses were shaken
down.at the first shock. In Moquequa
over one hundred and fifty persons were
found buried among the ruins. Nor was
the earthquake confined to the southern
coast. Casma, a village to the north, lies
submerged under four feet OF water, and
many women and childen were drowned
who had taken refuge in boats. Cobiia
suffered slightly. AS the houscs, which
arc built at a. height OF fifty feet above the
sea. tottered and tumbled over the bluff
into the sea, the people ran for safely
back to the high hills, and SO escaped.
Locumbo also to the north, is one COM
plete ruin. But the most horrible calam-
ity befe the two cities of Puffo and Cero
DPasco-the former containing 10000
Inhabitants. These cities are built near
Eand over the silver mines, and it seems
that the very ground on which they stood
was one hollow cavern. These caves
opened at one wide chasm, and swallowed
ND the cities and the il-fated population
at one deep and awful opening. They lit
erally fell down into this immense hollow.
i A number of hol semen rode in Lima, and
reported the catastrophe, and as the mines
themselves are entirely destroyed, We
shall probably hear OF other towns being
destroyed Cuzco has not cone stone
left standing upon another" and most OF
it's population were killed. In addition
to the list of horrors, dreadful fire broke
out at Guayaquail, and burned down thir.
ty houses and stores-all the principal
buildings; so What tho earthquake spared
the fire has devourcd 1t is a singular
fact that the first shock Of the earthquake
was felt all over Peru at 5 P. NJ, Thurs
day, the 18th, and that there were three
Shocks lasting about seven minutes in all
The commotion caused by the sea at Cal
lao was the dying ont Of this terrible
earthquake. Thore can be no adequate
description of the loss of property, and of
the total destruction that it has created.
Already the people in Lima, Callao, and
other places, are collecting money for the
surviving sufferers Mr.. Harry Meigs
the popular railroad contractor, although
his road has been in some places totally
destroyed, has generously given 5O,0G0
soes (nearly STE, ,000) to the suffering reo'
pie whose homes are destroyed. ard he
has given a draft for 100000 more, if ii
is necessary. TO use it among those lett
desolate and homeless Mr.. Caldron, the
guano contractor at the Cliincha Islands,
has also given $4,000 soles. This is no
bic example, worthy of imitation. The
ravagcs OF this earthquake, and the rain
it has scattered far and wide, is the one
universal theme. Some American families
are thinking of returning to the United
States, having experienced enough OF the
sensation of an earthquake. Many for
egners talking of leaving, and general
feeling of uncasincss and unquiet is prcva-
lent everywhere.