Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-24
IN SOUTH AMERICA.

AdviccS received In New" York, announce that
on the 18th ultimo, s'terrible earthquake visited
the cities along the coast of Peru and Ecuador,
whereby thirty-two thousand lives were lost and
property valued at three hundred millions of dollars
destroyed. Rumbling sounds preceded the earth;
quake; the sea was terribly agitated and flooded
the land for great distance. Arequipa, q city oi
and scarcely vestige remains. Only four hun.
dred lives were lost here. africa, a town Of twelve
thousand inhabitants, was also destroyed, leaving
not house standing. Five hundred persisted
here. The tidal wave, which was forty feet high,
rolled With terrific roar on shore, carrying ships
further on land than ever before known. rn...,
The United States storesbip Fredonia was cap.
sized, and all on board lost. The Fredonia had
one million eight hundred thousand dollars worth
of naval stores. The vessel was rolled over and
smashed to atoms The United States steamer
Wateree was carried half mile inland, and left
high and dry Only one sailor was drowned.
Owing to the great distance she was carried, she
never can get ahoat again. ..- 49,,
The Peruvian corvette America was also carried
ashore. Thirty. three drowned from her" The a.
merican merchantmen Rosa Rivera, the English
ship Chancellor, and the French bark Eduardo
were also lost. The towns of Iquique, Moquega,
Locumbia and Pisaqua We're entirely destroyed
Over six hundred perished at Iquique. The A.
merican merchants lost heavily and nearlyall are
totally ruined The towns of Ibara, San Pablo,
Atuntaqui, and Imantad are in ruins. Where
Coatachcachi formerly stood is now lake The
population of the above named towns were almost
entirely swept away. Pancho Puellaro and Cachi.
duanjo were also destroyed. The dead are 80 nu,
merous that the surviving inhabitants have been
forced to fly from the stencil Of their purifying
bodies. y. l. H.f .... o.. . Il. "- .,-
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Letters from Lima, Pc.
its effects. The earthquake commenced at half.
past FIVE o'clock, on the 18th of August extending
from Bolivia to the southern ports of Chill, on the
coast, and over one hundred miles inland. The
towns and cities mentioned in last night dispatches
we're literally ruined. All buildings not destroyed
are so badly injured as to require demolition for
prudential reasons. All public edi6ees in AFRICA
were destroyed, including the custom house, which
contained over $4,000 900 worth of goods, all OF
which were lost. The following description is giy-
en- of the loss of the Fredonis and the landing Of
the Wateree They were both at anchor in the
harbor of Arica, near each other:
After the first shock had occurred on land, which
created great CONSERVATION on both vessels, DR..
Dubois, surgeon and paymaster of the Fredonia,
took boat and went on shore to inquire for the
welfare Of friends and offer the services of the ship
In 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 went to
pieces on reef. Nothing Of thevessei was saved.
The officers and crew, ~ in number, were all lost !;
also Mrs. Dyer, wife Of the lieutenant command
ing. The officers names were: ): Lieut.. B. Dyer,
D. Organ, master; j. g.. Cromwell, purser; 8.
Lunt secretary to the commander. 1'l.2-.''z ~