, 1870-06-28
HALF THE GLOBE SHAKEN.
Earthquakes In Mexico nud Jnpnu
StmuItAnoouRlys

simultaneously
The following account OF the terrible earth
guAke at Oa1scs, IN MEXICO, on the night Of
Mky IL, is f1rntshed by tho correspondent 1t
that CITY OF tho Itoo Republics, published. in
The City Of Me1ico:-
be one long umeuabered in oAxsea At half
past II o'clock one, or rat,er q repetition OF
shocks Of earthquakes, occurred, which shook
the city to its foundation, causing lAfge
number Of deaths, aud Tic almost en6ro damo-
iion Of the southern part Of the city. The
to. north, and almost instantAneous1y
followed BY. 4 vertical one, which WAS
fearful to behold. The shock or shockg
lasted about u minute, and in their intensity
have never been equalled by anything IN this
State Oa1aca dates back two hundred years,
hpt beArB no ecsrs which can compare with
those inflicted on Wednesday nig ght There is
no city In Mexico, probably none on this CON
tinent, moro substantially and solidly built
than IL OaxAca, and there is not one house
or editce which has lot suffered moro or less,
while many are in absolute 1lns. The whole
Of the coriedorca in tho old convent Of san
Juan do Dos are down, and, in their fall, bur-
Jed four persons. woundinE and manning mauy
more. San Francisco, inside and ont, Is heap
Of rubGiah- The palace il almost in ruins,
and viii require an outlay OF many thousands
OF dollars Before il can DO rendered fl for oc-
cup2tion again. The clock-tower, which was
only completed on the 5th OF May, camo down
bodily, passed through the roof into the hAts
Of the Supreme Court, through the floor Of
these. aud piled itself in the portal Of tho
palace underneath. The whole Of the arches
are sg9ung, and many. Of the columns arc
shifted eight and ten inches on theis pedesta1a.
Tho cathedral, in the interior, has suffered
most seyerely, and tho saint porched upon tue
TOP over 3hs eon5s tas d09 Sbe dS"n sattbs h
known thus far is 103; the wounded
and the manned It is impossible to ind ont.
The shocks continued at Intervals throughout
Thursday. and All o'clock there was quito
shArp one This morning Friday) there were
tHo At about s o'clock, but very slight. There
ing evil, depicted upon the faces Of an dueing
yesterday, which WAS most painful to witness.
| 4 very faint sllzke would now reduce the
| whole city TO heap Of ruins. Very few peo-
| pie remained in the houses last night, and the
ance Of Methodist camp meeting.
Another account (in letter to the Opinion
| Aac1onaD ssys that about 111< o'clock on tho
night OF the l1th Of May, when most OF the
inhabitants were sleeping, hnd the city waa
clothed in deep Hilence, there was deafeninsg,
tue centto Of the earth, sounding Ikethe dis
tsnt echo Of the tempest, OF the rcar Of the
angry Sea- This was the precursor OF the
heaviest shock Of earthquake within the men,
ory Of the oldest inhabitant, tho city was
shaken to it's foundation. Soon sll Was con.
fusion and terror, and there succeeded q scene
which no pen can describe. Tie crias, lamen.
t,tions, prayers, and imprecatona Of the peo.
pic, who we're running wildly about tht
streets tho cracking OF timbers md failing oi
walls in showers Of rubbish all this, together
With the continued subtc1ranean echo, gave
| sornbre hue 10 the scene Of desolAhnn- Tht
earthquake lAated seventy-fiv seconds. II VT
eaould have another shock Like this, we nigh
say, Hers was OA1acal" On ths night O.
Tho 18th We had another shock "a light one)
which caused new terrors, in consequence 0
which the greatest part of the population slo2
in tho streets and plazas. The aspect Of tht
town, In the advanced hours Of the night, va
imposing. The fky vas OF lead color, = acaln
afraid Of repetition OF tho deplorable scene
CT the night Of the 11th.