Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-09-18
Earthquake in South America

$4,000 Lives Lost 800, 900 Persons Shell.
terless and Starving Entire Cities De.
stroysa--S $500, 900, 900 Of Property Ru.
inod-Sutfsring, Horror, Devastation and
Death.
On the 18th Of August terrible earthquake
visited the cities along the coast vt Peru and
Ecuador, whereby thirty-two thousand lives
were lost, and property valued at $500 900, ,OON
destroyed. rumbling suunl preceded the
earthquake, and the sea was terribly agitated.
and flooded the land for great distincc. Are.
q1ipa, city of thirty-Hve thousand inha bilants,
has passed away scarcely vestige Is lett On
ly four hundred lives were lost here.
africa, a towu oftwenty 6ve thousand nhab-
iants, was also Destroyed leaving not a house
standing. Five huadred people persisted
tidal wave, forty feet high, rolled with ter.
ridc force on the shore, carrying ships further
on land Than was ever before known. The Uui.
ted States store ship Eredonia was capsEed, and
all on board lost. The Fredonia had 81 500 QUO
worth OF naval stirrs. The vessel was rolled
over and smashed 70 atoms. The United States
steamer Nateree was carr ed a half mile inland
aud len high aud dry. Only one sailor was
drowned.
Owing To the great distance sho never can get
aeAat again. The Peruvian ctrvette America
was also carried ashore, and thirty three men
drowned frOm her. The American merchant.
lAan Rasa Rivera, the English slonp Chancellor,
and tbs French bArquo Edwards were also lost.
NNNhs VI t4uttluSt MNqniEAs LefHtna, ana
fisaQua were all utterly destroyed. Over Sx
hundred persons persisted ut lQuiQue. The
AmeTican merchants losses arS heavy, aud near
ly all VI them are ttslly ruined.
The towns Of lgarra, San Pablo, Ahunloc nj
and lmanteo are in runs. Where Cutacachi
formerly stood is now lake.
Tue population Of the above -uNmed towns were
almost entirely destroyed. Pamcho, Pue lars
aud Caehiqu inio were ale o de, tr yed. The dead
are so numerous that the surviving inhabitants
have been iorced to hy from the stencil OF the
putrelying bodies.
A letter fr0m AFRICA SAYS two other vessels,
the brig Chanearcole, and barquc Edwards
are also high aud dry, the former losing eight
men.
The scene beggars description. Rtlroad rail,
earsi machinery, gun carriages, huWsehnld fur
nlture, barrels, dead animals, and muiilated
corpSes, are lying about ia confusion The city
numbered 10000 nhabants and its muititudcs
stand hepelessly beggared oa the beach. Three
hundred hees were lost. A connagration burn.
ed nearly all that was not demolished by the
earthquake ,and drunken rAbble robbed what
remained. Heavy cannon were carrie away
Np inm the island battery, and now lar bur
ied IN the sand. The shore stencil is sIeken
ing.
Al Areqnipa the eathQuake commenced few
minutes past i've ia tie afternoon, aud ia 1--WE
minutes nearly every haass WAS leVeled 20 the
ground Tho tower OF Santa Calilana Church
have 10 DO pulled down. Nearly all the inmates
et the prisons anl hlapitals psrishel in the DC.
stFuctioO Of these buildings. The shocks con q.
timed AZ Intervals nearly one luudred having
occurred in three days. The city is one mass
nf complete ruin. The river has changed To
three colors, showing Vo.ciuie etupuous. AID
Mount Aisiic was actively throwing out lava,
smoke and quantities of mud. The river sots
aSulphurous odor. aud rocks are eoust Rtly fall.
Ing frum the mnnutain's crater. No Que dare
90 where the CITY was. The people are living
IN lenis on the banks Of the river.
AZ PaueariPata, hundreds Of lives vera lost
oy icing crushed 10 death by falling houses
~nen the quake occurred.
Fru 0aayaquil, under date 0f August 20, we
haVe brief accounts q The earthquake in Eqna-
aor ln .he City Of Guayaqail but little dam
s9e was done, The towns OF lbarra the capt.
%, ine Province Of Imsbura, Sanpablo, Atm
uAqa .sd imauo, are in ruins. A lake of wa.
NI noS occupying the site Of the town Of Co
taesesI TIE entire population Of these toEus
sa asn S , vSsAlo PeFished, amounting 10 nearly
AZ Vui.o The earthquake commenced Al 20
m'nutea o. 1 4. N :, August Is. aud continued, |
~ Intervals ~ tew hours, up 10 the lasl dates'
E,ks,see snnfchsf, pnblie buildings and private
exSli'ngs' ere airsiay il Tgins, sra ths ps, ris