The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-09-22

visions and had arrived at Ayica to sue
cor the American seamen and inhabitants
The 1kearsage had reached Avica,
from Coqumba, with provisions Two
French men-of-war also left Lima to aid
the inhabitants at Avica and other pla-
ces on the coast, who are starving
American Minister Hovey, at Lima, was
energetically aiding to the extent of his
power. The merchants and citizens of
Lima are contributing by thousands of
dollars to equip and load vessels with
clothing, provisions, de-, and the Gov
ernment is most energetically using all
its means to alleviate distress.
At Callao the sea burst over line of
houses skirting the shore, at 10 o'clock
at night on the 18th, completely cutting
them Of their contents. The panic was
extreme. A fire broke out and fifty
seven houses in the business portion of
the city were destroyed. No lives were
lost, '
The Chincha Islands felt the earth
quake and wave, but not seriously, as
yet known.
The cities of leila and Pisco also suf-
fered heavily, forty houses being over
thrown and twelve lives lost at the for
mer city. Nearly all the population of
Callao fed to Lima, The port of Cha
Ia was completely covered by water. At
Iquau the shock lasted over four min
utes, after which the wave came and de-
stroyed three quarters of the place, with
many lives and nearly all the provisions
and condensing rs 3hinery which sup
piled the inhabitants with drinking wa
ter. Provisions and water are beins
sent them from Valparaiso.
Over 600 people were drowned at
Areqfippa. The earthquake comfDenc'
ed at five minutes past five in the even.
ing, and in five minutes nearly every
house was leveled to the ground Near
ly all the inmates of the prisons and
hospitals perished in the destruction Of
those buildings. The shocks contin
ued at intervals, nearly 100 having oc-
Cured in three days. The city is one
mass of complete ruin. The river
changed to three colors, showing vol
canic eruptions,, and Mount Misti was
actively thrown out lava, smoke, anC
quantities of mud. The river emits {
sulphurous odor, and rocks and eartf
are constantly falling from the. noun
tain crater. No one dares 90 where the
city was. The people are living il
tents on the banks of the river Paucari
pata. Hundreds of lives were lost by
being crushed to death by the falling
houses, when the quake occurred.
From Guayaquil, under date Of Au
gust 16, we have brief accounts of the
earthquake in Ecuador In the city o.
Guayaquil but little damage done. Tht
towns of Ibarra, the capital of the prov
ince of Inabura, San Pablo, Atimtaqui
and Imantad are in ruins. A lake o.
water is now occupying the site of the
town of Catacachi. The entire popu
lation of those towns and of Otanalo
perished, amounting to nearly 10000
souls. AT Quito the earthquake com
menced at 26 minutes to | A. NJ, Au
gust 16, and continued at intervals of q
few hours up to latest dates. Eigh-
teen churches and public building and
private buildings are already in ruins
and the people were living in tents in
the great squares. @
The towns adjoining Quito, Perucho,
Pueltaro and Cacniquarizo have almost
entirely disappeared, together with theil
inhabitants, the few left alive being obi
ged to fly to escape the epestilence arising
from the decomposing bodies.
I The towns of ;Pinicho and San Anto
MO have also disappeared 81
The number of deaths in the city o1
Quito is not known, but large portion
of the wealthy inhabitants had died
from pestilence or disaster.
A Valparaiso letter of August II
says: Advices were received from Tai
cahuano which stated that at nine clock
on the night of August IA, three earth
quakcs occurred The second caused
an immense tidal wave, which swept
away fully one-half of the town and
rendered the other half almost uninhab
table only four lives were lost, as the
inhabitants fed to the hills. At Tome
the same occurred, but being higher
little damage was done. Cabija, the
Mexillowes Islands, Pisagua and all the
cites and towns, in fact, from Cape
Francisco, in Ecuador, to the Magellan
Straits, suffered more or less from the
terrible visitation. 81 e. s,s
1t was thought at Quito that the vol
cano of Copaxi was at work, but moth
ing definite is stated to that effect
Where Avica once was not even a tree
is left. The towns of Moquega, Gleau
ges and Arequippa were destroyed
Tacua, in the same neighborhood, lost
sixty houses and one hundred and fifty
lives, mostly children, who were return
ing from school. The town Of Meji9
was swept away, only twenty out of five
hundred inhabitants escaping.
The earth has opened in several places
on the Plains or Pampas, and water has
appeared. In some places hot. water is
vomiting from new chasm. All the
habitations at Titoiwere destroyed and
twenty lives lost. Three vessels with
their crews were also lost. At Chineha
Islands there was first a hurricane, next
an earthquake and then the tidal wave.
| The, port of Loss Lomas has been uni
ted to Islands in the bay of CaIao by
the action of the earthquake. Over
800, 200 persons are without, shelter and
bread Commissions are being formed.
Ladies are making clothes, and the Gov
ernment of Peru is straining its utmost
to alleviate distress.
Another Fair on the 18th and 18th
q Days of October.
The Directors of the Agricultural
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