The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-25
EARTHQUAKES.

africa, Tacua, and Southern Peru.
The Panama Mail of the Sd inst contains the
following;-
From the west coast of South America the in
telligence in connection with the predictions of
the German astronomer, Falb, Is more startling
then we were prepared to expect. From almost
every part OF the coast of Peru we hear OF
succession of earthquakes, which. in point of
frequency and force, are only second TO the ap-
palling convulsions of August 1868 AT africa,
on the 10Th ult., not less than forty shocks OF
earthquake occurred within the twenty-1our
hours, causing extreme terror to the inhabitants,
and obliging many to flee from the city TO the
interior. On the night of the 2Oth, at l0i3O,
a terrific movement OF the earth LOOK place,
almost rivalng the fearful shocks OF last year.
Later, during the same night and the following
morning less violent shocks occurred at frequent
intervals, accompanied by successive subterra-
neous noises, which struck additional alarm INTO
the already terrified people. Up to the latest
date (the 22d ult) africa and the surrounding
country was in an almost perpetual state of
movement, either oscillatory or undulatory, and
more than half the families had fled TO the neigh
boring valleys.
The city Of Tacua, besides experiencing an
incredible number of earthquakes previous to
the Goth, was, on the night of that day, visited
by similar shock to that which took place at
africa ten minutes later. The citizens fled to
the public squares and took refuge in the
widest streets, erecting temporary huts in
which to await with comparative safety the
threatening sequel to the previous alarming in
dications.
At Tarapaca and Iquique earthquakes had been
also unusually numerous and severe, causing the
same excessive terror and alarm among the in
habitants. Arequipa, also, among the many
earthquakes it has lately chronicled, makes par
tcular mention of three unusually violent
shocks on the night of the Goth, rivaling in
force, so says the Bolsd of that city, the convul
sions of the memorable 18th of August, 1863
There, as in Islay and nearly every Peruvian
city and seaport, the utmost terror prevails,
caused principally by the inquetude of the
earth, but intensified by the representations
of Falb, which are to certain extent con-
sidered by many to be partially verified, not
withstanding the slight discrepancy of dates.
Much alarm has been occasioned in Lima and
Callao by the news of earthquakes from the sea-
ports and cities of Southern Peru, but up to the
latest dates no very considerable shocks had oc-
Cured at either place. Nevertheless, much of
the CONSERVATION prevalent in the South is shared
by the inhabitants of the capital and its port
so much so that many, including foreigners, are
making preparations to be absent at the time
that NJ. Falb's predictions are expected to be
verified. 1t is observable that notwithstanding
the violence of some of the numerous shocks of
earthquake which have recently taken place in
Peru, no corresponding movement OF the sea
has occurred similar to that of 1868. In the
southern ports of Chill, however, notably Talca-
huano and Tome, the tides for three or four
days were observed to be in most unsettled
state, running in and out most irregulary, and
receding and advancing as much as two or three
times within an hour.