The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKES.


PANAMA, April 5.-Reports from
San Salvador state that the auihori-
ties still persist in rebuilding the city
on the same site. although this is the
eighth time within one hundred years
that the city has been Destroyed
Most of the people, nevertheless, have
removed TO Santa Tecla. The only
building that stood the shock with
little injury was building erected OF
timber. The impulse at present is 10
import timber from California for the
construction of such earthquake proof
houses.
Aid and monevhave been rendered
and sent from all parts of the Repub-
lie. Everything has risen 30 exorbit-
ant prices. The prisoners in Jail were
removed to other places, and the Sis
ters of Charity have been assiduoas
in their attendance Oh the sick aud
wounded. Captain Kennedy. OF II.
e. Nj. ship Reindeer, gave all the as
sistance he could, ard offered her for
the use of MIR. Biddle. United States
Minister. The latter, as well as the
government, returned letter OF
thanks to Captain Kennedy. Great
fears are entertained that the stoppage
of the sewers, rs,-eXposure and fright,
the dead bodies unrecovered from be-
meath the ruins, and other conditions.
may bring on an epidemic.
A fine bridge lately built across the
river on the road to Soyapongo was
thrown down. Other roads have been
rendered impossible by the immerse
blocks of stone thrown from the
heights, some of them two tons lii
weight. Owing to the continuance of
the shocks more than forty bodies
were displaced from out the inches in
which they were placed i'll the Gem
etery.
The earthquake is supposed to have
been caused by the suppression of st.
Thomas, one of the seven volcanoes
within a radius of thirty miles. Izal-
CO is at present i'll full blast, throwing
down its sides constant stream of
lava, visible at night along the whole
coast of the Balzam religion.
The officers of the Reindeer report
that the United States Consulate was
mass of ruins, though the walls
were standing. Biddle, United States
Minister, with his five little ones, had
a narrow escape. During two days
these officers remained in San Saliva
dor, aud they felt light shocks. In
some places the ground cracked foot
wide and very deep. AT every
shock all the cocks in the place began
TO crow, and the pigeons whirled
about wildly in the air.
The English visitors consider it q
temptation of Providence to rebuild
the city again on the same spot. The
crust below it is evidently mere
shell. The ear placed close to The
ground hears noise like running wa
ter, and the fall of a heavy stone pro-
duces a hollow sound. The Indians
would never build on this site.-
LATEST.
PANAMA, April 1.-THE intelligence
received by previous mails from the
north is not only v confirmed, but comes
to climax with the entire destruc-
ton of the capital OF San Salvador
and the ruin of population of 40,090
people.
The first really violent shock oc-
Cured on the 4th of March, at about
5 p. NJ. destroying many houses. The
quaking continued at frequent inter
walls till the morning of the 18th,
when, at A. NJ, two light shocks sue
ceeded by heavy one destroyed the
entire city.
Sopopanga, Flapango, San Thomas
and Santa Teca have all suffered to
less extent. as well as every town
within radius of twenty miles. For
tunately, owing to the alarm of the
4th, such residents as had not left the
city were living in the Datois or in
the public plaza hence the mum Der OF
lives lost, though great, was dimin-
ished. Only two buildings, the hotel
Del Plaque, and The Government pal
ace, are left standing. The loss is es-
timated at twelve millions dollars
The aggregate Killed and wounded IS
five hundred.