The New York herald., 1871-05-15

severely large assures In the walls having opened
IN several places and several or The arcnes were also
Droken. seven shocks were experienced, ana inc
force OF the ea tnquake az that place as not been
equael since 1875. The bells o the cnuIcneS Fun9
with the movement ana the people rushed IN argo
NUMBERS To the Marz desiring 10 enter the church.
many among them being Irantical enough 10 ex-
.'Queremos norr en- Ia casa de Diosr ~ I'VE
wish to die IN the house Of God
The priest, however ordered the doors OF the edi-
lice 10 be closed and, mad great calamity befalen.
1t would have been 10 his good that the people
might have attributed lneir escape nom beng
crushed by consecratea wall at least And they are
generally the most dangerous. tDecause the highest
walls IN these countries the cross on the tower or
the church or San Francisco was dasned TO the
ground and DroSen, and portions OF the walls were
also thrown down. state OF the utmost terror
seized the people OF Talca. anu women a1G children
crowded the streets utterng piteons lamentations.
AT CuricO The first SHOCK - reported 10 nave been
ielr at eleven oclork ana 10 nave zen suScse9ed @ M
heavy afternoon shock ut hal-pasl i've o'clocK This
was felt to he more severe, BUTT breier duration
than the first shock. and numher OF prVAeh walls
ana ROOFS bear Wsaess 10 It's might
Rancagua seems to nave experienced the first
shock later taan any other place as yet heard from
viz, hali-past eievcn O'Clock People rushed INTO
the streets slate OF tire mos, fearful terror, ana
mas yicold,ds. At one O'Clock second shock re-
newed the dread el tue inhaDltants, anu tnen "a lew
hours OF lelie was terminated at thrly se minutes
past ive by Il short hut heavy shock, which was
accompanied Dy very loud rumblings and the creak-
ing OF ooors AMI windows the cries OF women ana
children, and succeeded during the night by several
minor shocks Most oi the Inhabitants passed tho
night without undressing. ana IN tne open air.
Ram commenced falling lerc ~ three O'Clock IN the
morning; but 1t Rather IA strange incident or Tho
whole phenomenon that at Chian, Linares Talca,
Curico and all points Iar heard from south OF
Raicagua, the ram commenced failing during tue
AT san Felipe, Iiaila. Limache ard other small
towns the shocks were severely felt, but no serious
damage resulted.
the line OF the southern railway, about sixty miles
south OF Santiago during the heavy earthquake the
morning. Whe The morning tram was running
northwafd al uli speed and crossing country ROAD
II colided with 4 large ox-team wagon, containing
six persons, lnen ana women. The wagon was
completely demolished and all the occupants were
Killed instantly Diligent search iaied TO discover
the heads OF unrec OF mo victims, were their
names even known for some DAYS afterwards. IL -
anrmed that TIE oXcn became frightened by th0
shock OF earthquake, which occurred IL moment pre-
vlousy and started across the track Just IN 'front.' on
the advancing tritln
The shake in Vnlparniso--I LUXURY TO Public and
Private Eniidiuss--A Ihlu Killed by "a Fall.
ing CDrnicr.
VALPARAISO March 20, 1871.
The heaviest shock OF earthquake known IN Chile
for fifteen twenty years occurred ON Saturday last
about eleven Oc ock in the forenoon, anu shook this
city 10 It's foundations. It's throes were marked by
extreme violence. ting over one minute, and sue
ceeded by an equally heavy, though brlefer, shock
shortly aitgr ive O'Clock +. NJ. considerable
shock, aso was felt at one O'Clock the same day,
but in comparison with the others 1t was unworthy
OF AS Was also OHc WHICH, WIS hppu~
rent NJ a little after eight O'Clock ut night In the
first shock the Church OF tho Merced IN the Almen-
dra suffered somewhat, sustaining one or Two lfac-
lures In the walls and q heavy cornlce In 1alling
from house la ured little girl so that she died on
the following day. The TWO seyerest COMMISSIONS
were such Us cate intense fear among the people,
anu rs each occurred hundreds OF persons ran ter
rihed from the houses into the streets many being
state OF 1egiigGe by no means usual i0r streeG
attire. some ten or dozen houses also were more
or less injured, in some OF them the walls being SO
much broken To render them unsafe for occupa-
tlon The bell OF the custom House, as also those or
eral OF The cnurenes rung In consequence o. tne
violence OF the oscillations and considerable pro-
perty in the form OF glassware and bottled fuids,
vines &C., destroyed In various stores and
warehouses.
The waters of the harbor were much agitatcd and
q wave was greatly feared, but fortunately none
came, owing TO the great height or many Of the
house es In tue Gale Panchada, Gale Aduana, Gale
san Juan de DOs Gale Iochranc and other streets.
The loss ot lie would nave been terrible ndd the
shock been more severe. The houses on The Cerr0s,
too, are q standing menace to the lower town, and
toppling down three or -four hundred eet, as they
may 40 In any great tesH5iOi they viii crush every
thing beneath them.
A commission has been appointed bv the lnten-
dente to examine and report upon the extent OF
damage done so thai no injury may result hereafter
from undiscovered fractures III buildings.
No information has as yet been brought from
along the COAST showing that damage has resulted
10 the scaDOard towns.