Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-04-11
FEARFUL CAT
ACLXSH1.
Great Less ofLife and Property


Great Lass efEi(e and Property.
Dispatches received from the volcanic
district in Inyo county give additional de-
tails of the recent earthquake disaster
Cerro Gordo was badly damaged, having
several buildings thrown down and one
man killed. Lone Pine appears to have
been directly over the centre of the dis
turbance.
-.- TIE KILLED.
Among the killed at the latter place
was Mr.. Grey, native of Texas. The
remainder we're all Spanish Americans.
The first shock is described as resembling
a park of artillery fired directly beneath
the town.
A MARROW ESCAPE.
Colonel Whipple, who was in the sec
ond story of an adobe house, states that
he had just time to jump from bed and
get to the doorway when the house ap-
pearcd to crumbe to pieces beneath him.
He was buried among the ruins, but sue
ceeded in extracting himself from the
debris, with several severe but not dan
gerous wounds.
A FEARFUL SCENE.
The scene beggars description. Nca ly
the whole populace was buried benea;h
the ruins. Cries for help and screams of
pain from the wounded beneath the ruins
filled the air, while those who escaped
we're calling for al to rescue faith
ers, mothers, wives and children. The
first shock was followed in quick succession
by three others. Over three hundred
distinct shocks were felt between half-past
two o'clock and sunrise in fact, the earth
was in constant tremble for over three
hours,
A TIIIRTY-FIvE MILE CHAsM.
A chasm was opaned extending thirty
five miles down the valley, ranging from
three inches to forty feet in width; rocks
we're torn from their places and rolled
down the valley.
FURTHER EARTII-RESDING.
Persons anticipate finding immense
chasms in the mountains east of US so' n
as the snow disappeared enough to per-
NIT of investigation.
ANEW VOLCANO.
There are rumors of a volcano in ac-
tive ore alton having seen f. ON the sum
NIT of Grcenhood Mountain, sixty miles
south of Visalia, but it is considered at
least dubious. ..-.-
AN INDIAN STAMPEDE.
The Indians in that vicinity lave all
left, fearing the recurrence of the general
conyulston of nature, which according to
their traditions, occurred in that region
some hundreds of years ago.
THE sUFFERIRs.
The section affected by the earthquake
was sparscly inhabited, mainly by people
engaged in working the silver-bearing
lead mines.
THIRTY KILLED-ONEH HUNDRED WoCN'
DED.
Additional advices from Inyo county
place the number killed by the earthquake
on Tuesday at thirty, besides 100 woun,
ded.
VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
In the desert country stretching from
Owens Lake on the Mexican line are
innumerable craters, not long extinct, be
sides several mud volcanoes, and it IS sup
posed that some of these old volcanoes
NAV be eruptel ;grin. A gen !em II
from independence asser.s that smoke
and ashes from a volcano were distinctly
seen southwards from that place, and woro
has been brought that lava was seen flow
ing down the mountain. Over one thou
sand shocks had been counted.
A LANDSLIDE.
At Tibbett's rancho, fifteen miles above
Independence, forty acres of ground sunk
seven feet below the surface of the sur
rounding country. Big Owens Lake ba
risen four feet since the first shocks
CURIOUS PHENOMENA. 20 .s.-
Owens River ran over its banks depos
iting shoals of fish on the shore ;afterwar d
it receded for distance of three or tou
miles.
Through Lone Pine the earth cracked
one side remained stationary, while tn
other sank seven or eight feet, leaving
wall of earth extending over three mile
in length, where formely was leve
plain.
RIVERS RUNNING BACKWARD.
Kern and Owens Rivers turned an
ran up stream for seven minutes, leavln
their beds dry, and finally returned wit
largely increased volume.
TIE LAST GREAT EARTHoUAKE.
There has been no parallel to this earti
quake since.the year 1872, when the Mi
sions of San Juan Capistrovo and La r
rissima, Southern California, were de
troyed. OF course, the earthquake IS
matter of common conversation through
2 ont California, but creates not the slighte
q apprehension outside of tile district a
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