The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-15

shrieking for mercy. About nine O'Clock the return
wave began to roll In q huge SEQ some twenty or
more feet Deep which scarcely allowed the more
careless or daring who had remained In
the lower town time to escape before it
arrived at the beach and rising beyond
1t overlooked the town to q depth of
several feet, reaching a. far as he
Plaza. or the three moles formerly boosted by TAI
cahuana not one has escaped. The government
mole has most sticks standing yet, but they consist
only Of few Of the outermost series of piles, the
rest being carried away and all the flooring burst
or and washed no one knows whittier. The two
mOles belonging to private individuals have bean
swept away bodily, 'leaving not wreck behind"
There scarcely boat or barge In the bay that
not either been Knocked entirely to pieces or Sc
fiousIy damaged. The nrst row OF houses facing the
shock and the greater number Of them consist Of
slightly built dwellings. chiefly owned or inhabited
by poor people, they all suffered to greater or less
extent the crash OF falling tmbers and roofs adding
its din to the hide0us roar OF the that echoed
the ears OF the terror stricken, shrieking, fleeing
multitude.
In about an hour afterwards the sea began sec
ond time to recede raising the fear OF the inhabitants
to sun higher Pitc f 1Gan ever POSSIBLE but the
the chief part OF the more slightly built dwellings
had already been destroyed less damage effected
by the second incurs0n Of the sea than by the first
The phenomenon was repeated for third time at
about two O'Clock A. NJ, but with less force than
ever, and IL was soon evident that tile danger had
passed at all events for the time and with the first
break Of day the unfortunate Inhabitants came down
from their elevated places Of refuge and proceeded
to investigate the extent OF their losses these in
many instances especially In those least able to
afford IL, amounting to ruin; but the better class
living in more substantial dwellings, suffered COM
paratvely little. that effected being caused chiefly by
the sea bursting in their doors and flooding and de-
strOying furniture and goods. In round numbers,
we understand the loss may be set down at $780, 600
On board the Guayaquil, which was anchored in
the bay the first ntimatOn OF the coming event
made known by sound as II all the water In the
bay was boiling 1t bubbDg up In every direction
and with great force the temperature OF the be-
ing at the same time much higher than ordinary.
that instead OF being in three and one-haf fathOms
she in less than two, afterwards increasing to
more than five. Every precauton was taken, and,
thanks to the excellence OF her ground tackle, she
rode out the danger without accident though she
rolled and pitched In most violent manner, as may
be imagined. Another vessel, either Italian
French, but whose name we have not been
in these particulars went ashore on reef
OF rocks forming the point OF Quriquna island and
is now high and dry, being abandoned by her master
ana crew on the following day. This Is the only
marine casualty that took place; on shore three
children lost their lives by the invading their
leading from Talcahuana to Conception, and there
fore lying In q rather low position.
No shock OF earthquake was felt either In Tome or
Conception. 1t Is supposed to have taken place
further to the SOUTH as even so little more to the
north as Tome the agitation OF the water was not
nearly so Marked and the damage 1t effected Is COM
paratively inapprecable When the Guayaquil left
at noon on the l4th the tide was still unsettled,
rising and falling frequently at very short intervals
OF time.