The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
A CITY DISAPPEARED.

The Destruction or Oran by Earthauake-
The City a Confused Heap Of Ruims-Forty
Distinct shocks-D issp pearance OF the Whole
Town In Ten Seconds-AIl the Inhabitants
Houseless-Tw0 Persons Killed.
The Buenos Ayres Standard OF sotn November
gives further intelligence than that reported BY tel
egraph OF the late disastrous earthquake al Salta.
ON the 22d OF OCTOBER at eleven O'Clock p NJ, when
most OF the Inhabitants OF the doomed town OF 0ran
had retired to their houses the first shock was felt
The greatest terror at once prevailed, and the
people rushed madly into the streets; few had
gone to bed, as for hours before oull, rumbling
noise had been heard In the distance and all reared
that 1t pOrtended some unusual catastrophe. rho
shocks continued at intervals for nearly nine hours
during which time forty distinct movements OF the
earth were felt. The pavement OF the streets was
split open-now here, now there-a and the houses
fell in confused heaps OF ruins. There is only one
death to record, that OF sr. Reyes, ana contu
sions to other persons. Most Of the Inhabitants
rushed out to the camp after the first shock and so
saved their kves but the town or Gran may Dc con-
the following is the oiicial despatch from the
Lieutenant Governor to the government Of Sala,
announcing the dreadful catastrophe;-
ne
ruins The earthqsaEs shocks oommeneed eleven o'clock
that Will follow. The unfortunate nha0iantS arc on
their knees tmporing tho mercy OF the Almighty.
accurately, but everything Is being done 70 discover
persons have been crushed tho fallen
beneath them. Hts Exceency the Governor must excuse
only time A;SS5S
To the Secretary General Of the Povlncla Government
r. SIT 10 now known TO certainty that only one person
has killed, of the late Don Miguel Reyes and
few others slightly injured all the rest OF the inhabitants
being saved rs II by miracle.
Private letters from Don Julio Aguirre TO his father
of the same date as MIR. CarascO's, state that the
whole town disappeared In ten SECONDS, not stone
remaining on q stone. The inhabitants were mud
died together without anything to shelter them
from the burning rays OF the sun, and apprehensve
Of fresh shocks every moment There were TWO
persons killed. Don Agurre had only left his
dwelling q few seconds when 1t tumbled ike
house Of cards. News has been received from JuJuy
the effect that the earthquake was felt there with
fearful violence, and that volcano has burst forth
in eruption and 1t Is feared that suDterranean move
ments may be expected along the whole line OF the
Andes The people OF SAta are making the noDleSt
efforts to relieve the sufferers.
Some confusion seems 10 exist as to the where
abOuts OF the place at which this great calamity
has taken place, OccasiOncd chiefly by the town
called Oran being situated in JuJuy, on the Bolivian
border, and not IN Salta, the province Immediately
south OF 1t. Oran Ii, or rather was small place on
the Vermeja close TO the borders or Bolivia within
which, indeed 1t Is placed ny sOme authorities the
boundaries Of the South American republics being
extremely unsettled. The cRief trade was with
Bolivia, and the land about the town Is beautifully
laid out and watered. The chief produce Is cocoa.