The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-13
THE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE.
The Shocks ut TnIcahuanO and TOme-De-
structiOp Of Two Towns by the Sea.


structiOp Of Two Towns by the Sea.
VALPARAISO, August II, 1853
Since my last communication we have received
very startling news from the South. Talcahuano, a
hourishing port on the Southern coast, has been
nearly swallowed up by the sea. At nine O'Clock on
the night OF the 14th inst. three earthquakes were
felt very sensiby, and the second Of these agtated
the to such extent as to cause 1t to rise and
sweep, in great wave, over the town. The damage
done will amount to 100000, and four lives were
lost in the catastrophe. At the approach OF the
the inhabitants panic stricken, fed to the hills and
adjacent eminences, and from thence witnessed the
destruction Of their property by the nvlncble enemy
In few moments the waves retired to their old
position but half the town carried away, and
the remaining portion rendered almost uninhabita-
ble Provisions and stores OF all kinds for the suf.
ferers are pouring into the town.
In Tome the same phenomenon took place; the
town, however, being somewhat higher than Talca-
huano, did not suffer as great damage. In valpa-
raiso heavy sea swept towards the shore. but for
tunately, caused no injury whatever. The port OF
Constitution suffered similarly to Talcahuano; sevc-
| raj small coastng vessels were driven shore and
| I'VE men drowned. The town was not greatly dam
aged.
| The Wreck Of the United States and Peru.
Wan War vessels-Description Of the Ves-
| sel8-Name6 oil the Omcefs anu CroWs hlleos
Wounded and Saved.
| In the unparalleled earthquake which visited the
South American republics OF Chile and Peru, COM
mencng on the 18th ut the destruction TO the ship
ping and the loss OF life In several OF the harbors
| along the coast was dreadful In the extreme. Some
OF the vessels totally destroyed and their OFF,
GERS and crews either killed or drowned.
FREDONIA.
| The United States storeship Fredona was totally
destroyed and all hands, with the exception Of five,
were lost The lost vessel was at anchor in the bay
OF africa when the tremendous CONFUSION occurred.
She belonged TO the South Pacific squadron, was q
snip Of six guns and 500 tons burden. She
was purchased by the United States govern
ment in 1916, and has been employed as a store
ship for navy In the Pacific for number Of years
back. She formerly stationed in the harbOr Of
Valparaiso, but some time since ordered to Cal
| lao, where she was made the depot for receiving
supplies for the squadron. The Fredonia, as pre-
| vously stated, was at africa when the earthquake
which caused such destruction oc CURED.
NAMES LOST.
The following are the names OF those who were
aboard the Fredonia at the time she was destroyed
all Of whom were lost:-Oliver Cromwell, J. NJ Hunt
Rudolph Bergstecke, Nicholas Schravesand George
Bender, Charles White, Sylvester Iiuggins August
william Kreu Henry Hazenburg, william Peterson.
Richard Murray, Charles iaderborn, Jacob King,
Peter Johnson, Henry Johnson 1.-THE latter were
brothers). Henry vosa, Henry Slen, Hans Holm,
Charles Shoemaker John Hlckens and Benjamin
Dyer and his wife.
THOSE SAVED
The names OF those who were saved they being
fortunately on shore at the time OF the disaster
were:-George W. Doty, W. ~ Williams, =. l.. Du-
bois, Charles Leville and August Jansen.
wATBREE.
The United States vessel Wateree also in the
bay Of africa at the same time, and, although not de-
stroyed, she has been driven such distance
shore by sudden rise OF the water that IA que
l ffnnal. Ia fChn 20 n ft1
was q sidewheel steamer OF fourteen guns
structed or iron and was ga tons. She built II
August OF that year and ranked third rate She sailed
for the Pacific Ocean April s, 1904 and has been at
tached TO the United states squadron In these waters
ever since. Only one Of her crew has been lost
whom are well:-James II. ellis, Commander
VI. l.. Johnson, Lieutenant Commander; Ezra
Leonard, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant; samuel
Beden and Alfred Weston, Acting Mas.
John Mack, Mate George +. Winslow, Passed As.
sistant Surgeon; II. l.. Billings, Paymaster: James
J.. Sprague. First Assistant Engineer; Robert y.
line, Second Assistant Engineer; Boyce WILSON,
Acting Second Assistant Engineer, and J. Wyckoc
Lyons, Acting Third Assistant Engineer.
THE PERUVIAN STEAM CORVETTE AMERICA.
This vessel IL situated pretty much In the same
condition az the wateree, the tidal wave which de-
stroyed the Fredonia having carried her on shore.
All her officers aud crew have been either killed Or
wounded.
Commander N. J. Reyes Lieutenants Carlos Her
and Demetrio Ferryros, surgeon Manual Ro.
man and thirty Of the crew.
WOUNDED.
Second Lieutenant ]. NJ. Videla, In the spine: En-.
rique Rojas, marine, leg fractured James g. White.
marine, dslocation OF the foot, and twenty OF the
crew.