The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-09-18

ons and hospitals perishel in the destruss-
tion of those buildings. The shock contins
ued at intervals, nearly one hundred fay-
Ing occurred id three days. The city 4
one mass OF vompsete ruin. The niyef
changed to three colors. and Mount Mes,I
was actively throwing out lava, smoke, and
quantities of mud. The river en,;ts srf.
phurous odor, and rocks aud earth xre
constantly fai'ing from the mountain 1rlr
ter. No one dare go whArc the city waa,
The people are living in tents on the bank4
Of the river poureoripati. Hundreds Of
lives wste lost by being crushed to death b
the falling of houses when the quake oc$
Cured. :.
From Guayaquil, under dats Of Augusf
Goth, we have brief accounts Of the earths
quake in Ecuador In the city Of Gusyi-
quill but little damage was done. ], !.
The towns OF Iborra, the capital Of tbs
Province OF Imbaburo, San Pablo, Atm io--
qui, and Imantid are Ill ruins. a lake OF
water Is now occupying the site OF thd
town of Catacoohi; The entire populations
of these towns and of Attavalo perishe d,
amounting to nearly thirty thousand souls,
AT Alquio the same quake commenced at
% minutes to a. m., August 10th, and
continued at intervals of few hours up ID
last dates. Eighteen churches and pub!is
buildings and . large nu!ubcr Of private
dwellings are already in ruins, anu the pe0-
pie were living lu tents in The great square.
The towns adioining Quito, Perucho,
Peliaroo aud Cachiquary have almost ems
tircly disappeared, With their inhabitantsf
the few left alive being obliged 70 Ace ID
escape the pestlience arising from the de.
composing dead. Tho towns of Pimcho
and San Artonco have also disappeared.
The number of deaths in the city Of Quito
is not known, but large proportion Of the
wealthy inhabitants had died IRON che pes
thence or disaster.
Washington, Sept. IA.
Master o.. White Of the United States
steamer Wzteree, arrived here this morI,
ing as bearer of dispatches from Admiral
Turner, giving details vi the late earth>
quake on the Pacific coast of South Amsri-
ca, most of which have been published:
Mr.. White left Africa on the 10th Of Aus
gust. The report incloses others trou
Com mander Giilis, of tho Wateree, aud.
Capt. Doty, Of the Fredonla. Commander
ellis reports his vessel forced on shore a
1920 in the evening. But one Of the crew
is known to have persisted, thoug Ii several
| are missing, they have been sent ashore to
| render assistance, and not having returned.
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board during the day time, Gut rs there is
| a continued recurrence Of shocks, and the
| Peruvian Corvette Ameoen lies broadside
almost directly in front of Eer, and Il an-
other heavy sea should occur ths Wateros
would be crushed precautions are taking
| to remove the crew on shore tor the night:
Admiral Turner'S report is dated Caila0,
| on board the Powhattan, Aug. 20. He
| would sail noxt day for Africa, End keep on
strong heud of steam while there, so ~
| to lie able to put 10 sea ut moments
| warning on the approach Of any danger. ;,
Admiral Turner had an inerview With
the President of the Republic on tho 10th,
and proHered his services to take down
provisions, stores, and nurses, to the ex-
tent of the capacity of his ship. There i
no vestige left Of The FsldonfAs
| The last seen of her she was beine,
carried entirely around the Island b4
| Alabama, where she must have been dash.
ed to, pieces on its shores 1t would cost
more than the original value OF the Wa<
terec to extricate her, and the undertaking
would probably be useless, as the ship IS
much strained, though the hull is perfect,
The bodies of acting Master Organ. and
five Of the crew of the Fredonia have been
I washed ashore, and Capt. Gilis was max,
ing arrangements for their burial. The
following only Of the officers and crew Of
/ Doty, Paymaster ". w. Williams, Past
Assistant Surgeon +. l.. Dubois, Master:
! at arms Chas. S. Seville, Quartermastef
August Lanner. Capt. Doty informs the
Navy Departments, under date OF August
l6, that he thought it best to remain at
africa to look out for The remains Of his
I crew and pive them a decent burial