Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-10-02

While these events were trapspiring
lin ca IMP, how different was the scene at
the same hOOFlIn the peaceful cities and
i villages of the Northi 1t was a Sab
bath morning when Fort Donelson sur
rendered the church bells were ring
ing, and thousands of fathers, mothers,
/ sisters, and brothers, were renlem ber-
| ing and praying for their loved ones,
| far away on the tented field; little
| thinking, that, in a few hours, there
cheeks would blaneh and their hearts
sicken at the tidings that the dear ones
would come home no more. Already,
on the banks Of the Cum berland, they
were sleeping the sleep Of the brave.
There are glad hearts and sad hearts
By the millions to-day Etsr
As over the wires the magical fires
Are flashing the tidings of D0nelson's Fray
Hearts swelling with rapture
For DOneisou's capture,
Hearts breaking with aching
For DOnelson's IS slain"
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The Great Earthquake in South
America Descriptions by Eye Wit
nesses.
We have Gurther accounts to- day, in
the New x York papers of Monday, from
which we extract the following addi-
tional particulars Of the terrible earth
quake
AT ARICA-AGCOUNTs BY AN EYE WIT
t. r II NESS. sra
The hour was that when by custom
most OF the inhabitan nts had just closed
their daily labors and were at their
| bones. The instant the startling In :
dications an earfhquake were felt
there was a general rush for uncovered
spaces, y hich were reached by many
uuiBjured; but not b9 all. The streets
became a scene Of terror, All the
houses in the city trembled like per-
son affected with ague.- Then they
surged, aud some of them fell to pieces
| with crash after crash. A this junct-
ure, when the andulations were active
the earth opened in several places IN
long and almost regular lines. The rs
sures were distinct as though something
were rolliug underneath From every
fssure there belched forth dry earth
like dust, which was followed by a
sitting gas Owing to the demolition
Of buildings and the general desgruc-
/ ftion of all kinds of property, and the
dust belched forth as we'll as that set
in motion by the general tumult,
dense cloud was formed over the city
and obscured the light. Beneath the
cloud was the gas, which severely op-
pressed every living creature, and
would have suffocated all these if it
had fingered longer stationary than it
did which was only SO seconds. The
undulations were three in NUMBER
Each succeeding one was of greater
magnitude than the former. When
the undulations ceased the cloud of
dust assembled and dispersed, aR9 Eight
was restored. Then quakes at short
intervals succeeded, as thoEgh subter-
ranean explosions or collisions were
taking place. At this Time, people
from all parts of the city fed to hills,
amid falling stones aaa timber, which
descended from sWagiHg walls and
broadly rent buildings, just on the eve
of crumbling into perfect ruin. Some
we're struck down dead by falling ma
terials, and others were MANNED, while
all were made to stagger from side t.
side like people in a state Of intoxica-
ton. Many of both sexes carried
children 10 their arms. and those who
had not these carried articles of value.
The svarice ofzsome was stronger than
fear, even amid this terrible confusion
and hence there were those who dali
lied to collect yaluables, many of
whom suffered for their temerity.
either by the sacrifice of their lives or
otherwise. As the rush for the hills
continued and stones and materials
of all Kinds falling and houses and
parts Of these were crashing, numer-
GUS people were struck down and
either killed or dangerously hurt
The water 10 the harbor was now re-
ceding from the shore, bearing with
| II ali r. fshipp'ng at rapid speed -
Then the currea1 changed aud before
an almost 1overaaDging wave, the vesa
sells came back tossed one way and
theu another, or whiried about as
though they we're only. floating logs,
and on the very summit of this inn
mense volume OF water rode the uni
ted States steamer Wateree. The
huge wave dashed against the stone
mole or pier, aud shattered it all to
pieces, then swept from its path what
was standing of the custom house aud
almost every vestige Of the ruins, of
other buildings In rolled over the
already destroyed houses Of the city,,
and set myriad of articles ahoat,
which ediied in every direction, while
at the same time the vessels and float
| ing materials we're forced ahead of the
waves atthis time curling aud foam
ing summit. Bverything which it en-
couutcred in its course was swept
away 10 an instant. Even great masses
| Of stone were rolled over and over
| When the force Of the wave was spent
/ It retired and in a short time the
| equilibrium of the water was restored,
aud then il occupied about the same
line, aud presented nearly the same
| appearance as it did before the oarlh-
/ quake. The vessels carried inland
were a terrible sight The most of
them bottom upward. Their masts
had been snapped like sticks All this
/ dreadful picture the re eFugees on the
bills were now behOlding. Many of
them did so with the most marked
evidences of fear, because quakes Of
the earth were still felt at short inter
walls. The Wateree was grounded in7
land a quarter of a mile from the
beach, on the line Of q railroad. As
far as heard from only one life was
lost on board. Near the Waterea q
Peruvian war vessel was also ground
ed and so gently thnt none of its rig
paired On board the Peruvian war
steamer America, viii 3h Is a total
I wreck, eighty lives were reported to
have been lost. The United States
store ship Fredonia was upset, and all
her crew except three drowned, Ro-
eordiug 10 the report. Those who es-
eaped were the caDtaiDs surgeon and
paymaster, who we're on shore when the
earthquake occprreA,and sought refuge
on the hills A British vessel, called
the ChanareiliO, lost many of her crew
who we're tumbled overheard. A
/ United States brig, name unknoWns