Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-10-05

The following is an extremely con-
else list of the earthquake and volcanic
disturbances which occurred during the
spring of 1872; and it must be remem-
bered that this catalogue is necessarily
imperfect, both on account OF the slow
ness with which such information comes
in, and our distance from the most
direct and authentic sources of informa-
ton. The time embraced is from De-
cember to April, l8Tl-72:
Dec. % to Jan. 6.-Terrible earth
auakes in Persia. Khabooshan, in
Northwest Khorassan, entirely de-
stroyed, and 10000 persons killed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. earthquakes in Aus
tralia. Regions afflicted by them which
never before had been shaken since the
country was settled.
Jan. l6.-Shamaka, at the southern
base of the Caucasus, seventy five mile $
west of the Caspian Sea, entirely de
| stroyed, and over one hundred persons
| killed. The surrounding country suf.
iered severely.
Jan. 2S.-Smart shock in Malaga, a;
3 hours | minute p. m, lasting from
four to six seconds.
| Feb. at Winona, Minnesota
a. m.
Feb. Sat Cairo, Illinois, a. NJ.
| March Elm Central and Eastern
Germany. A large area shaken; dis
turbance lasted over an hour.
March yokohama, Japan. Abou
this time destructive earthquakes took
place in Japan. The town of Hamad;
was destroyed, end five hundred per
sons killed. The North China HeralC
says, in its japanese news, "Grea
earthquakes in the south, and mucl
damage to life and property"
March 23.-At Unionville and Win
nemucca, Nevada. Slight shocks.
March 26-The series of earthquake
in California and Nevada commenced
and continued for two months and over
especially severe at the eastern base o
the Sierra Nevada, in Ovens Valley
where between twenty and Thirty per
sons were killed. This earthquake wa
felt over all of California, except its ex
treme northern end, and Throughout
nearly all OF Nevada.
March 26.-The same day as thu
Ovens Valley earthquake, the city o
Mexico was shaken, between s aud
a. m. 1t is said that this disturbance
extended over wide region of thu
South-that Oaxaca was seriously in
jured, and that the volcano of Collins
burst into eruption. No authentic de
tails, however, of these occurrence
have been received.
March 26.-Slight shock at Paducah
Kentucky.
March 2S.-Slight shock at Salt LAX
City.
April 3.-Terrible earthquake at An
tioch and vicinity; felt far to the east
and over wide area of territory. Tn
shocks continued for a week or more
Some 1000 or 800 persons killed il
the vicinity of Antioch.
April l4.-Earthquake at Acera, o.
the Gold Coast of Africa.
April l5.-The volcano of Merapi, il
Java, which had been quiet since 1856;
burst into terrible eruption. Grea
destruction of life and property TO
lowed.
April Is, II, ls.-Severe shocks i
Iceland, partly destroying the town {
: Hasvick.
) April 24.-Mt. Vesuvius commence
its greatest eruption since 1852, niue
loss OF life and property resulting.
, April Eruption of the Mayou-
magnificent volcano in the Philippin
5 Islands. A letter published in Natur
May l6, 1872, from W. w. Wood, {
Manila, says: "The terrestrial d
turbances still continue in the PHILIP
: pine Islands, and almost every pc:
brings US intelligence of earthquake
in the provinces. The past year hs
, been remarkable for the great numbe
Of earthquakes throughout the Arch
pelaso, especially on the great island {
f Mindanao, where the new militar
, colony on the great river sutfere
severely"
, From the above list-which no dout
will be extended considerably, as d.
, tailed news has reached us from the ia
off regions of the earth-it will be see
that the winter and spring of 1871
? were a season of extraordinary seismi
disturbance; North America, Icelan,
Europe, Africa, Asia, the Japanese, tn
Philippine and the East India Island
| as we'll as Australia, being all visited t
, severe shocks, which in many case
were highly destructive. Probably owe
fifty thousand, and possibly as many ;
one hundred thousaa ed, lost their live
, in these commissions of Nature. Tn
excited period lasted over four month
-Overland Monthy.