The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-05
SECOND EDITION
GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA.
Nearly 5000 Persons KILLED.
Fires Springing from the Earth.
FrightfuI Distress and Terror.
The Condition of France
The Bourbon Restoration.
Advices from the Pacific
Distress and Terror.
The Condition of France
The Bourbon Restoration.
Advices from the Pacific
EROM WASHINGTON.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. |

By ASSOClATED PRESS.
Exclusively to The Eoeni'g Telegraph.
Terrible Destruction by an Earthquake In
China-Nearly Three Thousand Priests,
Soldiers, and People Killed.
WASHINGTON, June 5.--Our Minister in
China, Governor Lowe, has forwarded to the
Secretary of State the following translation of
report of an earthquake in Bathang, in szchueu,
made by the Chinese Governor General of the
province in which it occurred:-
Il have ascertained that Bathang lies on
very elevated spot, beyond the borders of the
province, about 260 miles west from Lttang,
and more than thirty post stations from the
district town of Ta-tsien, on the high road to
Tlbbet rs
about IL o'clock A. M. on the 11th of April,
1870, the earth trembled so violently that the
Government offices, temples, granaries stene
and store -heusesI and Notifications with all the
common dwellings and the Temple of Ting Lin,
were at once overthrown and ruined. The only
exception was the hall in this Temple grounds
called Ia Chao, which stood unharmed in its
isolation.
"a few of the troops and people escaped but
most of the inmates were crushed and killed
under the falling timber and stone. Flames also
suddenly burst out in four. places, which strong
winds drove about until the heavens were dark
ened with smoke, and their roaring was mingled
with the lamentations of the distressed people.
On the 18th the flames were beaten down, but
the rumbling noises were still heard under
ground like distant thunder, and the earth
rocked and rolled like ship in a storm, at the
mercy of the waves. The multiplied mssries
of the afflicted inhabitants were increased by
thousand fears, but in about ten days matters
began to grow quiet and the motion to cease.
"The grain collector at Bathang says that for
several days before the earthquake the water
had overfoWed the dyke, but after 1t the earth
cracked in many places, and black, fetid water
spurted out in a furious manner. If one poked
it the squirting instantly followed Gust as is the
case with the salt wells and fire wells in the
eastern part of the province); and this explains
how it happened that fire followed the earth
quake in Bathang.
"As nearly as is ascertained, there were de-
stroyed two large temples, the offices of the
Collector of Grain Tax, the local magistrate,
and the colonel the Ting-Lin temple and nearly
700 fathoms of wall around il, and 35l rooms in
| all insise six smaller temples numbering 221
| rsoms, besides 1S49 rsoms and houses of the
common people The number of people, sol
| diers and llamas killed by the crash was 229S,
among whom were the local magistrate and his
| second in Office.
"The earthquake extended from Bathang
eastward to Pang-chah-muh, westward to Man
| tun on the south to Lin-tsah-shih and on the
north to the salt wells of A-tuntsz, circuit OF
over 400 miles. 1t occurred simultaneously over
the whole of this region. In some places steep
hills split and sunk into deep pits; in others,
hills on level spots became preeipitous cliffs,
| and the roads and highways were rendered i'm
| passable by distractions.
"The people were scattered and beggared like
| autumn leaves and this calamity to the people
| of Bathang and vicinity was really one of the
most distressing and destructive that has hap
pened. The Governor-General twice memo
rialized the Emperor respecting it, who granted
aid to relieve the misery reopen the roads be-
tween the post-houses, and rebuild or repair tn,
offices and dwellings as they were needed
Many are now resuming their occupations, an(
the roads are everywhere passable."
Government Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIsEAl
| OFFICER, WASHINGTON June 6-l030 A. M.-Synop
sis for the past twentY-four hours:-The baromete
and thermometer remain sensibly stationary at tn
Pacific and Rocky Mountain stations The pressure
has very generally fallen east OF the Mississippi
with slight rise In the Eastern States, where, a
well as on the lakes, the temperature has fallen de
cidedly. The storm OF Saturday on the Gulf, sfte
passing over Louisiana and Texas, and sending
branch into South Carolina, has new apparentl
broken out as much as five inches OF rain reporte
fallen at one station. The local storms in the Obi
valley, after passing eastward over the middle A.
lantc coast, have disappeared, and clear weather
now reported from North Carolina TO Illinois an
northward.
ProbabiIities.-Cool northerv winds are probabl
for the rest OF the dav for ontario eastward, an
pleasant weather, with light winds, from the Obi
Valley north and west. Partially cloudy weather
with increasing temperature, is probable for th
Gulf States.