, 1869-09-24
PERU,


Earthquake Isnntcs-Tho Ealb Pre-.
dtctton.
Correspondence n The Ste Iork Tribune
LIMA, August q,
Earthquakes tisorgh Of frequent occurrence
Arequpa) have become 10 common that they no
longer create alarm- Nearly evesJ one In lima
aud Cal!ao are Gors q lesa excited oser the n1ug
ard On the night Of the 11t1 there were 70
sllxat earthquake shoeks felt 1t midnight IN
Lima and cali1a This Tas eGouan To drive
ieaisnR the ereas cataei!sm PREDICTED b
Eaib Vas about to take place It Is perfectly
astonishing 70 re how apprenenstre people ase,
the con!ug 30th OF September and 9Th Of Oc,ou-f,
when he has fore;oid the destruction o: Peru
Neat'y eSery family Y calao has tsther moved up
the Hreat ildai wase ~b,ct., aecotd:nR to Fam, Is
10 come IN {as Il old on Inflated Calfao 199 Jeafs
tgo} and inVult them all; and many Foreigners,
and families home TO escape TIC threat
ertd doom. One could hanily believe il
pos slble that ignorance and superstttto1a te1-
The Reconstruction Of The faileG Giles, slrrefore
progresses slowly. Al Tacua and lqa,que there
hAEc 1een rough northern seas occurring at night
ls!uEa, Il again 10 acton, sending out ire and
asher. and predicting, By no doing, that Ill erup-
lion Is soon TO take place. Aud % much alarm l.
predicted destruction by ii. FAo. thsrs Wa grest
rejoicing oVer short ar,ic.e, pubashed ia SPIN.
Eh, 10 tae Span1sh edition 0f Tae Inaama
md E1sported to come from ihe German
astronomer himself. In It 1t stated that hioseli
sna three other celebrated German astronomers
had made ntsca'cutst'oa In reference 10 the
coming destruction IN Peru In 1s56 and that tho
destruction would occur In 1860. hnnired ytdrs
Later: It Ea!e toe nanea Of Other German aztroo-
tFalb and went on to Say that altnough It huui!i.
Ated then Rff2tly to he obliged to a:kno A1edge
their m!stase set justice to the frtehtene people
7hIs letter, oi conrze, caused ! great
talk and discussion pro and con
-, ss ,ts, 70 H., !ts @ @aashentic.ty. many proelan.
s1ll held 10 It's original theory, aud that though
It wns Cheering. II t1ue, yel II was gotten up UJ
some one merely 70 Ieassure the pul,c mind.
Iks AreaSlsaop tex .as ust1er up and made
In Lima ami CallAo were receiving confession from
the priests, o5 the hundred daily, such iette1
was calculated TO cause great falling OF oi
the person who had dared 70 write sach an artt
Gle, and th!nt, after great inquiry. 1t WAS traced
70 n Italian h:.t aFnEH,s In calaa wh.t 1.se i q
letter, he Ia not as yet punished for II.
By tho steamer Of this morning we hare terrible
news OF the breathing out Of the old volcano Mtstl
and that not only GaJaqnll 1ies covered IN troG
two 10 four inches Of white asnes, oat Quito ia ii
great danger from u, ana ~ eatsn9uakt
slve shock. Thla latter report peedA confirms
top, bus the fact tha. the volcano has again burs
foE.h atlnoss slwats heraas su esztaquake. n,
corvette America, driven miles inland at Artca, b,
the earthquake shock Of August list, has hAd hei
armament taken out, a. Il vas found Impossible Il
move heE. The heavy Ahock of an earthqrakl
that occurred ut Paita III the afternoon, reschet
CA!lao the same evening II Midnight, cans.nl
great alarm, but doing no seIioul damage. Til
Was On The 1917. and she sesy same dsy the Ole
Solcauoes Of f4chl1ch! and CAIap2ti began Il
Open, and Gfr still thfo lpQ forth i1ut:d flre