New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
EARTHQUAKE AT SAN SALVADOR.

EARTHQUAKE AT SAN SALVADOR.
THE CITY SAID TO BE DEsTRoYED-EIGHr HUNDRED
LIVES Losr-rwELvE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
AsPINwAIL. April s, via HAVANA, April lO.-The
city of San Salvador capital of the Central American
Republic Of that name, has been destroyed by an
earthquake causing terrible loss of life. Eight
hundred persons perished, and property valued at
Sl2OO0,OO0 was destroyed. The earthquake was fol-
lowed BY q confagraton, and many buildings wero
burned
SOME EARTHQUAKE CoIScIDENcEs-DEscRIPTioSo or
SAN SALVADOR AND THE BEGINNING OF TIKI
EARTHQUAKE
The earthquake at San Salvador affords GER
tain physicists another opportunity TO endeavor 70
strengthen the theories which depend upon periodical
recurrence or remarkable condolences OF these cony
sions Of nature The foregoing dispatch leaves us in
doubt as to the day when this earthquake took
place. But II We take consideration the means OF
communication between San Salvador and Aspinwali,
can pretty safely hx the time at about the middle or
March On the 10th Of April 1884, only month later in
the year. the city completely destroyed ny an earh
quake and about 100 lives were lost. But the most
singular coincidence is that with the phenomena Of
year ago.
While Mount Vesuvus giving preInonitory syDp-.
toms OF the eruption which TO occasion The de'ruc'
ton of large amount OF property and the loss OF many
lives shocks OF earthquake were felt In different
parts the globe. On the 26h and 27th Of March 1874
fully thousand distinct shocks felt In California,
and these disturbances continued until week or two ia
April. On the I'd and sd Of April, the most destructive
earthquake for many years occurred az Anuorh. IA
SYRIA when half the city fell in and I5JJ inhlb
ants lost their lives.
The character Of the country about tbs CITY of
San Salvador tends very strongly TO support the
theory OF connection between earthquakes ard
volcanic action. The Republic OF san sal
vador, Of which the city of the same name Is
the capital has only an area OF 5000 square miles, yet
within it's borders there less than 6 volcanoes
which the plateau or coast range besides some
others OF less note, and numerous extinct craies and
various volcanic The remarkable Of these
that OF San Vicente at the north base OF the vol
cano OF the same name which throws out hot water.
steam, and smoke with loud noise. Near the frontier
of Guatemala, in the neighborhood Of the town OF
Ahuachapan are remarkable hot springs, which emit
dense white steam from a semLfIid mass OF mud and
water throwing to the surface largo bubbles three or
four high The city Of San Salvador itself situ-
ated at the south base of the volcano of San Salvador
From the city this fire mountain forms most beautiful
cone, with gently sopug summit, crowned TO the
highest peak with thick forests The crater II perfectly
well preserved s than half league IN circumicr-
ence and partially filed with water IL rises about l9o
feet above the table land on which y stsnds
Signs OF this destructive earthquake were gwen IN the
beginning OF March. on the afternoon Of the 4th Of
March four violent shocks were felt succeeded by shak
thus described by eyewitness: There we're ruined
chldren-aeeng to the fields with valuabes hastily col
lected. Then there was the ringing OF the alarm bells
and beating of drums, calling all the soldiers under arms
for here murder and plage accompany the confusion
Of great earthquakes; and as the frightened ciiiZen5
leave the town dusy Indians from the forests pro~ for
prey into it, only checked oy the bayonets Of the GoY-
ernment troops"
THE CARLIST INSURRECTION IN SPAIN.
REPULsE OF THE CARLIsTs At PCIGCERDA-MEANs
TO RESTORE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE
NORTH.
PARIS, Friday, April II, 1878.
A dispatch from Perpignsn this morning
SAYS the Carists been repused before Pugcerda,
after fighting whole day and night.
PERPIGSAS, Friday April II, 1873.
A dispatch from Pugcerda dated noon to-day says:
After the failure OF final attack last night the
entire Carlist withdrew before daylight leaving
300 dead and wounded tho field We lost eight killed
and many wounded. Five houses were frd hy tho
enemy's shells and destroyed Precautions have been
taken against q renewal Of the siege"
MADRID Friday, April IL, 1873
Owing the interruption OF the trains by the nsur
gents on the upper OF the Northern Railway the
Government has granted temporary concession to the
Company, authorizing 1t TO establish line Of steamers
from santander Bayonue foe the transportation of
passe gers to and from France.