The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-15
run nAnrHauAKn IN ECUADOR.

Il is generallythe case in great calamities
that the first intelligence has largely exog-
gerated the actual results, and they prove
not To have been so destructive as the first
reports indicated. But in relation TO the
great earthquake in South America there
has been no exaggeration of it's actual Dor
rors, OF the fearful results which it has
~produced. On the contrary IL seems to
grow blaoker aud more terrible, the more
clearly we ore informed OF its scope ond
breadth.
GENERAL HovEY, our ambassador in PERM
has written q letter TO Secretary Seward,
and IL contains some particulars of the
ffightful devastation not merely IN Peru,
but in Ecuador, which will be new TO many
persons. General Hoyey estimates the
loss of life in Ecuador, from 40, 200 TO co.
600. To use his own phrase, the whole
country is ruined. When the first reports
came from South America, ii was supposed
that the calamity was confined 90 Southern
Peru. II now appears that IL smote Ecua-
dor which liz north Oi Peru, with a fearful
violence.
General Hovey reports the loss in that
section Of South America, AZ fully equal TO
that in southern Peru. And the city of
Quito seemed to have Jared almost as badly
% Arequipa.
Tho earthquake of August '0S. is I'M
doubleday the most frightful convulsion of
nature, that has been recorded in the his
tory of the world. The loss of life aud
property Is far beyond that Of any on re-
cord. The earthquake at Lisbon in 1875
destroyed 60, 600 lives, but il was compare
lively local in its extent, aud viii bear no
comparison 10 the South American earth
quake. General Hoyey's letter is 30 inter-
eHting aud contains 80 many details of the
terrible up-heaving in Ecuador that we
publish II entire.
IraArtoS OF rHE UNITED STATS,
LIMA, Peru, September II, 1865.
10 The Hon.. Hjn. N. Ssirui,i, lSecreim,g Of
Saie Of ne United S0ies.
sin In my dispatches Nos. IA and 14b,
dated the nd aud 2Sth Of August, respect
Noly, J gave YOU = slight account OF the ter
rible earthquake which, ON tho 30th ult., laid
dosolatc a large partof Peru, and now again,
it y my painful duty TO inform YOU that a
large, aud tho most prolific part OF the re-
public VI Ecuador, Is In ruins, caused by a
imilar shock At 1870 on tho morning Of the
10th Of the same month. This earthquake
seems 90 have had ito centre ia the province
Of f%mbabura, near the volcano of Ocampo,
about sixty miles north Of tho city of Quito.
Eight towns, with the adjoining haciondas
aud populations, are said to have been de-
struyed, numbering some forty 10 fifty thou
sand inhabitants. The cities Of and
Cotacachi, containing, respectively, about
twelve and oighi thousand Inhabitants, and
both situated on the chores Of the lake Mo-
inndu, are said to have been swallow
ed mp with their entire populations,
aud their sites have become n part OF
the lake. The city Of Ibarra, with a popula-
lion OF thirtoon thousand, is totally destroy
ed, only about three thousand Of the inhab-
itants escaping, aud the town Of Atuntaque
lyvellpd with the cath, burying all It's in
hnbitants IN the ruins. Nor rs the injury
confined to the cities and towns, but all of
the haciendus Of the province, the richest m
Ecuador, growing sugar aud grain, aud pro-
ducmg large humber Of cattle and sheep,
have, as Il were, been swept ont Of existence.
Quito did not sunUT Ia the same ratio IN the
loss OF life, but It's walls and houses are de-
Btroyvl, The most Of thc Inhabitants, in
cludtng the English Gigiye d4Buued, Mt.
Hamilton, with his large family, were driven
TO tie open square Oh plazs In tho ccntTo or
the city, aud lac, more fortunate than the
othoiG, iH now enjoying the great luxury Of a
tout, while thousands Of the best citizens are
without shelter. To heighten tho gloom,
dependency and misery Of all, the terrific
thunder storms OF the tropics seem to have
rcdoubled their forces, and have literally
doluged the whole country. Tho losses IN
lmbabura win causc great suffering IN Quito,
as nearly all the ncc0Hsaries OF life fOr that
city were drawn from the province. The
difficulty OF conveying food from Guayaluil
will be worry great, ~ the journey requii CO
twelve DAYS severe travel, with mnlos carry.
ing small burdeuH over rugged aud precipit-
oua mountains, deep gOrgeb aud narrow
pasBce lfIeliei an some form il not speedily
given, many of the sufferers will DO COM
PEELED TO reach the sea shore or perish. Tx.
tracts from private letters and public ducu-
mentr published IN the Lama Journals show
the destruction and deHtitutiOn TO which |
have referred. Ia fact these shocks have
almost riuod tho Republic Of Ecuador. The
mentioned representations have beon fully
~corrobOrated by the statements Of his Excel
lcucy, Don Antonio Flores, plonipOtuntiary ui
Ecuador In Peru. In Peru, also, 40 | have
informed you, proud and rebel
lions Arequipa is levellcd with the dust;
Africa swept from the sea shore with but one
solitary house remaining, whilst the district
and city Of MOgueguA, with its rich villages,
vineyards and hacienda, are but the wrecks
of things that wore. Had the earthquake
IA Peru taken place ut nighttime, as II
did IN Ecuador, the loss Of life would have
exceeded one hundred Thousand souls. Az IL
was, that loss in Peru is less, but the loss Of
property far greater. Want, hunger, and
famine IN these now unhappy countries are
through all classes Ia the midst Of
the unburied dead, aud a general paralyza-
ton Of thought and action seems to peryade
the land. This isi no doubt, caused by the
.continuous shocks since, aud the great fear
Of other calamities; and to add to the con-
OF the weak, fearful aud helpless,
rObbern in some localities are said to be sack
and pillaRing everything within their
reach, ] take great pride in Informing YOU
that Rear Admiral Thomas Turner, Captain
McDougali Commanders JameB IA. ellis,
James S.. Thornton, Austin Pcndcrgrast, and
the Other officers and crews of their som
maudh IN our navy, near tho scenes of dan
ger have done all that noble hearted, brave
sailors could do TO alleviate the sufferinga Of
all within their roach. The generosity OF our
country IN days gone by has left a record
that viii never be forgotten. Greece, Poland,
Hungary and Ireland, with no greater,
II not far less claims for aid or charity,
have lOund that In tho United States
there We're feeling hearts and open hands for
those who deeply suffer. VIII not our gem
rous.hearted countrymen add Peru aud
Ecuador 10 their noble llstI Our Govern
ment | know, can do moro than has boon
done by our navy, but | most earnestly urge
and entreat that You appeal to the good men
OF our country, to aid by charity the suffering
people Of Porn and Ecuador. Let those who
gave bread to starving Ireland repeat their
generosity, and lot the Protestant and Catho-
lie now Join aud vie with each other in show
by THEN works, that the Christians creed
means goodwill aud charity towards their
felow-meni and, let all others who have a
heart that can feel for tho gufiorings Of heir
l'lloN utllbbi hu ny htlullB a mite from
their riches to the hungry, starving, naked,
and desolate peaple of these two countries.
Money, clothing, food, or any other necossa-
rice OF life, would be bread cast upon tho
waters, but the supplies to do good must
quickly. The people are too much ter
ror-stIickon to act with vigOr, aud the gov
ernments OF Peru aud Ecuador cannot now
give the aid the necessities Of tho people inn
peratiyely demand,
One Lady Killed and Another Seriously
Injured, Mt Rock island.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. A sad accident
occurred in Davenport on Saturday after
noon, which resulted in the death of Mrs,