Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-09-19

minutes past 5 p. H., and in five min
utss nearly every house IN the city was
leveued to the ground.
The tower Of Santa Calena Church IS
the only thing left standing. and that VIII
have to be pulled down. Nearly all 'He
inmates OF prisons and hospitals perIshed
in The destruction Of those buildings.
Shocks occurred al intervals. Nearly one
hundred keayings occurred in three dsys'
The CITY is complete mass of runs
/ The river has changed MI. Misli is &C.
italy throwing out Laws, smoke and
quantities Of mud. The river emii'
sulphurous odor, and rocks and earth are
constantly falling from the mountains
crater. No one dsres 10 go where 'he
eirv was. The survivors are living IN
tents on the banks of the river PancsF-
bs,s. Hundreds Of lives were los! by
falling houses.
! From Guyaquil, under date Of Aug %
we have brief accounts Of the earthquake
in Ecuador. In tie city OF GuyaquIl
HuIe dsmsge was done. The towns oil
Ibarrs, the capital Of the province OF In
bsburro, San Pablo and AIcunioqui are IN
ruins. The entire population of these
towns and of OIovsto persisted, amount
ing to nearly 10000. At Quito the earth
quake com menced at 100 A. NJ. August
| is, and continued at intervals OF lew
hours up to the 18th.
The churches. public buildings and
private dwellings were already IN runs
and the people were living in tents in the
Orea, square. Town, adjoining Onto
named Vcrucho, PueIlaro and Cuchu,
ousppo-hsd almost entirely disappeared
with their inhsbilsns, the lew lel' awe
being Obliged to fee to escape the Pes'I-
lence arising from decomposlng dead
bodies. The towns of Vinicho and San
Antonio had olgo disappeared. The num-
Der of deaths IN The city oil Quito was mol
vet known. a large proportion Of the
wealthy Inhabitants died from pesIilence
or disaster.
Other accounts state that an American
! bark, name unknown, with a cargo OF
gusno, was swallowed up completely IN
tire hsrbor Of AVica, and nothing more
seen Of her. The town OF Cirque ga
nine league, from Arequips, was de'-
uoyed. Tacquin. in the same neIghbor-
hood, lott 60 houses and $50 lives, mostly
children. returning home from school.
The town OF Chejis was swept away
only 20 out OF 500 Inhabitants escaping.
The earth has opened on The plains
and nsmp.s. and water has appeared. In
anne Mace. hot water was vomiied from
rev ch..ms All The habilatons al PHO
,,o,o do,t,ovsd and tSenly lives lost.
,rb,oo ra..ol. vi,b ,hei, crews, were
,lso los, All the nitrate works at
Tnnione r.,s dssroved. also hose in the
snbn,bs en,,iIino great loss. Among
those killed al Iquique was The British
consrl, B,lIpgshurst.
For, hpntfed tons Of silver ore, with
II ,toov,or.iva works of the Peruvisn
S a. .', ro,no.rv ovn.d IN London,
n"are onr,Is,sIy ,weptaway at Iquiqus
The towns Of CsneIs, Ghareny, Ca
psra, Charhs, Csbaura and other smaller
nlaces were also destroy ed. Los Lonea'
has been united to an island in the bay oil
Callao By the action of The earthquake.
Three hundred thousand persons are
withou, shelter and bread. Commissions
are being formed, ladies' are making
clothes and the government Of Peru using
ils utmost power to alleviate the dIsres''
From Tscna accounts are equally
gloomy and appalling; upwards OF tcrty
buildings are destroyed. 1t is ssId as
many ss sixty-four distinct shoes oil
earthquake were felt and when comm
ued SP TO the last date, The ION ne
earthquake vas terrific in lis effect, nom
ing OF tie kind being IN me recoI'ec'on
Of The oldest Inhao'lan'' ne 'oN"s "
~; @ana anu Lcco'no' 'f0 "oS." 49,. o,d
.om;'od Cor,b hoi w.,or The valley OF
ill.,, :, comnI,,ly ruined.
Tbo Town If Tambo i, entirely washed
,n.r ND r,rs,d. If Eve hundred per-
son: h,,s nsr;.hod The towns Of Tia
h,oa yi,or, Molllendo and Meja, and all
The village, within one hundred and fifty
miles are totally DESTROYED.
admiral Turner. in his letters 10 Sec
re,,rv Weues. describes the situation Of
oG.;r, =. Ton horrible to contemplate.
| Ten orthe l,rge., c,,ie, westoflhe Andes
are now nearly extinct. nothing left but
hesn of ruins, The Admiral, with the
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