The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-21
THE EARTHQUAKES.
The Losses in Ecuador, Peru and Chile
Report of the Earthquakes at Sea.

The shocks in Ecuador-Los.es by Firc-Con-
| sternation of the People.
| At Guayaquil on the nights of August 10 and II
there several large fires, some Of which are said
to have been incendiary. Among the latter are the
loss OF the stores belonging to Messrs. Pedro Pablo
Garcia Moreno and thirty others. On this account
an edict was published forbddlng any one to travel
| by night without lantern.
At Quito, August 10, very violent and disastrous
shock was felt. Nearly every house in the capital
suffered from it. Nine dead bodies were taken from
the ruins in the capital and six in CotocallaS ana
| San Antonio. The whole population rushed to she
country, and those who had no means to leave town
gathered In the squares III open spaces OF the city,
| The COnvulsiOn in Peru-The Shocks Felt ut
Sea-PeOpIe Get Seasick-The Shocks Felt
ON tho Way to Bolivia.
At lea the shocks lasted over five minutes and either
ruined or seriously damaged every building in.town.
| During the shocks the warehouse OF Messrs. Erqui-
aga Co., with three stores adjoining, took fire and
the loss is estimated at 100000 At Psco most Of the
damage was done by the sea bore, which at one time
receded so as to leave the beach dry distance of
900 feet At midnight on August IS the town Of
Chincha Baja was washed away. The distress was
| enormous and affiicting. ~f
The Central American bark Governor Pozzi report.
ed arriving at Callao that in latitude Is degrees
and As minutes and longitude rs degrees "A minutes
on August 49, at 443 P. NJ, violent shock was fel t
which endangered the vessel and put the compass
out Of order At $40 when in latitude IL degrees "A
minutes, another shock quite as violent was felt.
was such that the people became seasicK Several
such shocks were felt on the islands during the even
| ing. At about halfpast nine p. M. a horrid noise
heard, as II heavy wagons were rushing through
the Streets and 1t was noticed that the sea had risen
an 5unss o the lighter
| have lost most All the vessels In port met with
more or less damage. A man, his wife and their
1 nNnt w
| were cast ashore again uninured.
At Tacna for several days before August 49, shocks
and underground noises were noticed after evening.
But the great shock was felt August 13 at about five
P. NJ lasting for over five minutes. All the build
just after the shock it began to rain. Up to August
Locumba the shocks were more powerful. Not
single house remains in either one. The vine crop
| Is destroyed. At Hula the same holds.
On the road to Bolivia, Palca and La Portada,
the shocks were felt most violently. Immense boul-
ders were thrown from the heights, and In some
| cases the hills were burst open with tremendous
| noise and the population fed In dsmay.
Moquegua is mass Of ruins Houses churches.
dead is incalcuable. In few hours over hundred
| were taken out of the ruins. From the ruins Of
raj children were taken At Tozata over six hundred
shocks were felt: Nearly all the buildings were de-
/ Besides Arequipa, where over two thousand lives
were lost Clala Caparra, Quicacha, La Cabecera,
&C. several others are said to nave been completely
one hundred and twenty victims; Chaparras and
-Four persons were killed at Chacavento At Cerro
Azul Messrs Suares and Ruaine lost all their stock.
The Earthquake I'm ChiIe-The Shocks Felt as
Far South ConcepciOn-The Time of the
Shocks mt Different Points.
The earthquake which made so much damage in
Ecuador and Peru was felt quite severely IN Chile.
Three most powerful shock were felt in Tacahuano
about nine p. NJ, August 13. The most violent Of
| all was the second shock The ebb tide was ex-
traordinariy strong and the return tide swept away
all the docks and the most pOpulous portion Of the
town. All the citizens were obliged to take refuge
In the country. Still we have no loss OF life to
chronicle.
At Pence the same scenes were enacted. We fear
that Corone and Lota Jared Ill as both Talcahuano
and Pence. AT Tome the only damage we know of
is the wreck Of some lighters and small vessels the
destruction Of the Bella Vista bridge and the wash
Ing out OF two blocks that bordered the water.
The Governor of Talcuhuano carried out by the
bore and afterwards washed ashore two spars.
The only injury he sustained was the breaking Of one
At Copiapo the shock was first felt at $3.50 p NJ. on
August Is, but 1t was so weak that few noticed it.
| This shock neither preceded, accompanied nor
| followed 10y any noise. During the night the shock
felt again, and at 4:3O A. NJ August IA another
| more violent shock was felt The only distinguish
ing feature about this latter was the great under
ground noise and slight movement of the ground.
| At Caldera, about $3.50 p NJ, August l3 the sea
began to retire. There was not even q breath OF
wind. At about half-past ten, after the beach had
been for some distance left bare u formidable wave
| arose. which rushed on the REEFS where 1t broke
with great noise, and rushed over ground that had
never been covered with tidal water. The
wave rushed past the sentines' posts.
ana was fully three yards higher than
| high water mark was ever known to be.
This wave covered the railroad bridge, reached the
fresh water reservoir OF the railway company back
OF the station and overthrow the pile of lumber that
surrounded the station. One of the vessels In port
| was cast against the buildings ut the station and
badly damaged. Most Of the remaining vessels were
broken loose only after the third fourth wave.
couple of lighters were left high and dry. Most OF
the people rushed for the heights above the light
| house. Some started for Copiapo with all their
valuables in hand. Finally the sea went down; but
| oil Caldera sat up and watched that night.
The losses ut Constitution and Talcahuano are es-
| timated ut about 100000 each. The steamer Inde
pendencia, ut CONSTRUCTION was carried ten blocks up
| ashore.