New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
SINDWICH ISLANDS.
TIE SOUTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES FELT AT
TIE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

THE SOUTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES FELT AT
TIE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Honolulu newspapers of Aug. %, describe the
rising and falling Of the waters the 18Th. the day
which the great earthquake destroyed the cities the
western coast Of South America. An earthquake shock
had been felt in Iouould week previously The Adoe'
tise,' says:
"on Friday night. 7th Inst NJ fifteen minutes before 10
O'clock severe shock was felt ~ Ilonoluu ana at ht-
ncolc. on the k,on side oi IN, island. liouS' Soo
windows ratified. aud doors swung TO and FRO The shock
was very so't ana sharp fr3in soNth 10 norm WY %
tucy, and was accompanied win rampltng noi'o' on D
Hawaii sryeIal severe shocks occurrcd last week one
on the night Of Aul,t2 at D minutes before 10 F. M
another very heavy one on tfl'y Hishl coItJHPo
with thai felt here and another severe one 40 lo coc
wino the schooner Prince was OH Kcalakeaknl.
| Two persons on bcaad were thrown on tol
80 r at 70 take in water Tn on both Sides At
Of these shocks tGc foundation OF Mr. spencer s
lbs us " were Tl also i n Wn, in tha section that
have been repaired during The past ft months Ihee
ouaFes aud the rcmarsable storm which occurred on
Ilaw1 on the sth Ga Iouday and Tuesday. Marin Ln1
Was clcupod DO dense smoke or fog, but Wc DO uOt yet
learn az eruption. tremendous storm broke over
Hawaii ru tie sth. The lightning was almost lLctsSant
l!ul1q While the peal, II thunder. rolling almost
without interruption, were frghtlu ana caused great
30 rgry that persons who went into IilO were ualc
later 10 return home, and were compelled 10 re.
st0rms frequently accompany earthquakes aud volcanic
erlpous ud on the bcNt DAY Sunday. as also CA the
on Taur@day evening, August 49, about o'c G, tho
natives living F.sAc.man's Point" south I,ft 81
ipuuuu, ob.t .yc LAc tIr rising higher dian usual "h
commenced shout. g to alarm the nelshbprh"Ol.
Tie Fa lDwrFcI.t not enter any az tuc HOUSES hu'
% Wa he'd some uf the door s AbOut - o'clock. ind-
uis the native, were awakened leg peculiar noise re-
fcmbur persons Vung and or going ou, found thr sea
irccdl. tIc uu.5e being caused 10y tho water iushS
A. O'Clock the began TO 1ow ont rapaly, until 10
minute, past when 10 ,hcoecu AMI fsuuJ returned.
tIftf ton t.tII, MI
uin rrr,ded, aud continued falling for - minutes, "" "a
% tururd aud gos" S ur.es IN eig,t minutes e,e tN
hour continued rising and Iiliug rapidly cEs'y ~
mirutc-, until about - minutes 81 y. m, NI'H ~
reached tic highest point, hvr feet aud innr men
above iAr lowest mark VIM" the sea was "
ran ONT ~ r channel ike i.ytr ana over the stone
wall uu tuc sc Ui the harhor Ike rapids S.ahd'
lrgnt o. Emmc, -p yard. thc Nntrrin The hHrbOr WAS
foot lower one side uI tho wall .Aan on the
Iic Ad.erirr's correspondent 40 GT,o says; on The
again ilalu tIcif appcalUco our contt, swcepi"g
/ iac bridge nt N.iINnH aul making "rirm sweep
"i ,"e p'''' @ - tir o.i suce that tiuc
rr to date. I, f' s cloud Judge, RON SIX 10 -l
i,,t ou iir r'rag'. anal occuu''s "tcc in an honI
th,.. st ihc dtE There d. to trewarF h,i.,a tioa
Nlg. hrf steady iui ft uf tHe water ~ tac bay
Yesterday accompanied party hy luHt tp NH'hrh tg
fu', i- Dc, t uI tir ou,c u t.tf vicinity. We found
uru c4ii. lp tr Nsl.,1 ~ fir IS tuC h-lVou1 walls
Iu5 dome hy ihe risr of n o'clock yesterday tpe
f.t Hrd luf lDur nftgwarl returned with the ehb
(which llke NIL race. On the night 81 the ltL We
lHG ~i. earthquake. but uot M all OF sufficient force
to rp.i fo. lc inc,-sant cbb and fDw of the ocean
/ StN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-Ihe steamer Idaho.
with lfHruluu uI,irc- 20 oct % ha- arrived Iho nag "i
the y .ih German Confederation WINS raised over the
rrdrie, of Consul Theodore &. Icr,k on the 2oh ~
friemhcr. Tho French ship Henry VII Win oChue'e
,nu,s for CaIlao. arrived at Honolulu Oct seventeen
Aut,. Died sent o. 'Ic was native ~ Connecticut,
and Lad been q resident ~ the Island since 1873.