Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-18

EtB aBoh.
THIRTY THOUSAND LIVES LOST AND A
NUMBER OF TOWNS DESTROYED.
GUAYAoUIL, August 2e, 1858.
Ga the 18th of the present month there
occurred in the provinces OF Pichincha
and mOs6ura, q Tremendous earthquake,
upequaled in the history OF Ecuador.
The towns of Ibarra, capital of'the pro-
vince OF Imbsbnra, San Pablo, Atunta-
qul, Imantad, ETC., are in ruins. Where
/ Sstscaehl was is now lake. In Ibsrrs,
! Otovalo and GotacSehi, almost the entire
population has peTished. In Quito the
earthquake and its effects have been pro-
/ p0rtionateIy less, but the buildings are SO
much injured that the slightest move
meat will throw them down.
There are already in ruins the church
and convent Of San Augustin, the two
/ churches Of Sonora del Carmen, the tow
ers Of the cathedral of San Marcos, the
college OF San Luis, etc. The towers of
the other churches, the government pal
ace AID many private houses have been
/ all cracked, and are momentarily threat
eDiUg to fall to pieces. The towns ad-
I joining Onto, as Peruoho, Puelisro, and
/ Ca0hlg guapJo, have almost entirely disap-
/ peareJ. The number of deaths in Quito
has, fortunately, been Very small, but in
other towns IL Is calculated that not less
than 20 900 perished. The few who are
left uuinjured in these places have been
unable 70 SssIst those remaining alive or
dying pnder the ruins, snd have been
obliged to fiy from the stencil of the dead
bodies, which commenced to putrify and
invest the atmosphere.
Letters from Quito bring dates to the
l9sh, up to when time the earthquake
continued at intervals of few hours. 1t
has been impossible yet to obtain data
IS to the cause OF the terrible phenon-
ena. Some attribute il to the volcano of
Aguaiongo and Others to Csyambe,--l
The news which has been received in
Guaysquil up to the sailing OF the steam
er has been forwarded under the infiu-
ence OF great fright, and probably may
not be quite correct, The next sisamsr
will convey fuller accounts, but they
may be even worse, for in Quito nothing
was known of the fate of the neighbor-
ing towns, either OF Ecuador or Colom-
bia.
The venerable patriot TbsOdare Gomez
de ls Tore, was save in 8 most miracu.
lous manner In Ibarra, where scarcely
soul was left alive, but he escaped sadly
injured. His brother Francisco was
equally fortunate, but Don Jose Marie,
shSit OtotuoL, t1eFisoSc with 9il his FAM |
lily. senior Nalenzuela, Minister of Co.
lombiaI remains in Gusysquil, having |
resolved not 10 continue hls Journey 10 |
the interior at present. In Guaysauil |
the earthquake was felt at various times |
between the 18th and 16th, and another |
at q later date, but it cid no damage.
The first lasted forty o. Il .ty seconds, the |
direction being from East to West and |
the movement regular and slow, Itis |
expected that there has been immense |
damsge done in Esmeralds,
A letter from Onto states that a terri.
BILE earthquake had, at twenty minutes
past am, on the 10Th inst, convuIsed
that republic, resulting in the complete |
destruction OF Itaburo, Ibarre, OtayaIo,
and Cotoeachi. The loss of life was es. |
timated close upon 80, 600. @ tito had |
been more tenderly dealt with, although
1t had been shaken considerably and |
some twenty lives lost. Toe populace |
had deserted their dwellings ana were
living in tents in the squares and open |
spaces about the city.
THE SHO TX AT QUITO-CON STFRNIATToN |
OF III \ INHABIrA NTS-D kAI'I{ OF saoS r |
OF THE WEALTHY CITIZENS.
QUrro, August 10. 1sos.
AT twenty minutes past ope O'Clock on J