New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-21
PERU.

EARTHQUAKE PANICs-THE FALB PREDICTION.
LIMA, Aug Carbohydrates Though of frequent
occurrence down the coast and especially at fated
Arequipal have become so common that they no
longer create alarm. Nearly every one In Lima
and Calao are less excited over the prognos
tieations Of u. Falb, the German Astronomer and
on the night of the 18th there were two slight earth
Quake shocks felt at midnight in Lima and Callao.
This was enough to drive the frightened people from
their beds fearing the great cataclism predicted by
Falb was about to take place 1t Is perfectly aston
ishng to see how apprehensive people are and with
what dread and horror even they await the coming
S0th of September and 5th of October, when he has
foretold the destruction Of Peru Nearly every fam
lily in Callao has either moved up to Bella vista;
Mile Flores Magdala, TO escape the great tldai
wave which, according 10 Falb, Is to come IN Jas u
did on Inflated Callao 100 years ago. and lnguf
them all and many foreigners, catching the lnfec-
ton, are sending their wives and families home 70
escape the threatened doom. One could hardly be-
eye il possible that ignorance and supersttious ter
Tor could keep these people IN constant rear Inc
reconstruction Of the fallen cities therefore pro
crosses slowly. AT Tacua and Iquique there have
been rough northern seas occurring at night and
causing great uneasineSs The old volcano lslnga IS
again in action, sending out fire and ashes and pre-
dieting by doing that an eruption is soon 10 take
place. As so much alarm is felt by the people OF
Peru and Ecuador over the predicted destruction eF
NJ Falb there was great rejoicing over short artl-
Gle published in Spanish in the Spanish edltlon OF
TRe Panama Star and Herald. This article was signed
Falb," and purported TO come from the German
astronomer himself In it it stated that
.bimself and three other celebrated German
astronomers had made characterization IN reference
m the coming destruction in Peru in 1859, and that
the destruction would occur IN 1869, one hundred
sears later 1t gave the names OF other German as
tronomers who had made this calculation with him
FaIbj and went on to say that although it humili-
sted them greatly to be obliged to acknowledge their
mistake, yet justice TO the frightened people COM
PEELED them to confess their mlscalculatlon. Inns
letter of course caused great Talk ana discussion
pro and con TO it's authenticity, many proclaim,
Ing that Falb had never written or seen 1t, but still
held TO it's original theory, and that though III was
cheering if true, yet IT was gotten up by some one
merely 10 reasssure the public mind. The Arch
bishop took the matter up and made strict inquiries
as 10 the author of it, the people in Lima and Cal
lao were receiving confession from the priests, by
the hundred daily, such letter was calculated 10
eause great falling of of repentant ones lmprlsOn
Inent was threatened the person who had dared 10
rits sneb an article and think after great inquiry
IN was traced to an Italian druggist IN Caao what
fate is to befal him do not know II ne dtd origin
ate the letter be is not as yet punished ior H.
Nv the steamer of this morning we have teTTlDle
news OF the breaking out OF the old volcano Mlstl,
and that not only Guayaquil covered In from I'VE
70 four inches Of white ashes, but QUITO - III
danger from it, and earthquake occurring IN JUNO
at nfeht swallowed up 50 leagues 2O miles, IN
one great c0nvusive shock This latter report neeos
eonfrmaton but the fact that the volcano mas again
hursf forth almost always herads an earthquake ne
coyyette America driven miles inland at Area by
The Earthquake shock of August last, has had her
Armament taken out, as it was found Impossible 10
snave her The heavy shock of an earthquake that
,cIIrred at Paita, at p. mr. reached Caao the same
Iening at midnight causing great alarm, put 9o i
N , serious damage. This was on the lytn. ana the
- nv same day the old volcanoes OF Plchlnchi ana
fnapaYi beg 70 open, and are stu throwing io1'h
II Iuid fire.