, 1874-10-23

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Loss OF Two Hundred x.ivca.
Panama Correspondence fthe e,p 1osk Tles Oct, TO-
Guatemala paper gives tho following nc
bor 1ast and lta effect:
Evcr stnco tho beginning Of August last sov-
eral nhooSH OF earthquake wcro foit, but attract
cd littlo ntlontipn. At tho ord OF the Banjo
montl, tho shocks hocnmo moro frpquout aud
htrongor, up TO tho 27t'', jnat as ball Tint was
given to Tho prostdont md lin bri.lo wan about
to fialttl. Since TINT day tho Town ot Duenos,
aid other placos In the nolglihorlood Of what Id
called tue Voloan do luogo, folt repeated shocks
a. allort intervals, soinctmeB .prcccdotl BY sub
tcrranehn dotonntlons ana other nniBea, which
were considered not anything UNUSUAL, aud 81
led 10 no precautions boing taken.
On the night OF tho Sd II September lilo sky
began to bn overcaat with donso maasos ut black
perfect 1cpoBo-uot n breath Of wind waa stir-
ring-when about U:13 n torrifl1o shock waa folt,
produced by OSCILLATIONS alternately vertical aud
horizontal. accompanied witl, noises IN tho bow
sls Of the earth' IKE tho nolso tint follows I"
nleuts Of tndoilnnbe anguish. In which the
Honnd OF tho church-bcl!B, rung by tho earth
quake, Increased tho tcrror Of tho people. Tho
movement continued, III all lis intensity, for
aeconds, aftor whicl, tho nndNlationB Of tho earth
went Oh gradually tiiminsshing II these s,no'ss
had continued for Z or j soconds more, neither
u this department nor 1T TINT OF Chlsago would
thoro have romninod ono stone upun another,
mud hardly 9 per cont Of tho population would
hayo cscared with their lives.
Tho people Of this city (Ant1gua) ran through
the Htreots aud plazaa without tlutl.pg security
or safety in any part. The lamentations, tho
ruiHB, nsld tho darkness Of tho night woro auch
ton more torrible still, fcw hours after tho
carlaanaho. tlAc bells sounded the alarm of
"llre," which had begun in one OF tho houses,
but. thanks t. tho activity Of the authorities,
aud to the mid Of Soma neighbors, tho lire was
cxttngeahel. Daring tho romssndor OF thai
terrible night ehooka weto felt every hour or
two, tho principal being that which took place
at o'clock tn tho morning. Evory one awaited
with anxiety tho dawn. When the sun shono
ont It wns scon with agreeable surprise that tho
though, OIL close examination, it was found that
the greater part OF tho l.ousoa had suffered con-
sidarabiy, and many wero uninllabltable.
Tlio nunibef Ut victims caunos 30 exactly dc.
buried under tho streum OF mud which deacena-
od from tho Cerro del TIgro. III Antigua nlono
thirty perBous perished tho greater part being
women and children. It ~ .calcniatod that
twenty-five bodies woro buried in tho othor
towns, and 100 moro Or ess bruised and wouuIod.
On thu morning of the 4th the writor Of this sat
out for tho Town Of Duenos, which hetfound tn
tho most miserable condition. The greater part
OF its Inhabitants worc leaving with their fami.
ltos, taking also their furniture and animals. All
experienced. This emigration was suspended by
tho sllllon arrival Of tho PreBdeut Of tho Ro-
public mud the Minster Of War, who managed TO
quiet tho mnda Of the pnople, aud divided
among tnem pecuniary assistance.
At tho foot Of tao great Volcano extends
small mountain called Cerro lal TiEIa, rsing
abuut 5000 foot above tho leyel OF tia soa. II
Ia unltcd with tho great roloauio ealuiil Which
runs from south to northwest, in tllis depatt-
mont and in tl,at OF Chima1tenango. In tho
centre OF this mountain must cxiAt tho focus OF
destruction from i,euce thero il no doubt thoro
exHts subterrnncAn communication which, fo1-
lowing tho direction of tho Coruiltora, comes III
coutaos with tho volcanic n,ountan OF Att
prcseod yn1ors on tho interior of the earth tcnds
IL hreak through the superficial Rtrata. forming
iununeeablo tlBaurcB, which gives exit to the
crnptonB Of mud, oil presenting Tue saaa
ss .; s and pepp pGporss pee Ie o fx'Sa tod
coming calmer, continues to increase daily.
Many families hive removed to tho Capital,
abandoning their properties aud interests; otl-
erB are p,eparins 10 DO lhe sa1no, Irt.ghtoncd by
about. Some say thats tio Volcano Is thlowins
ont fire OIL tho Eldo Of Aoatonango; others as-
soft that OH tho top of tho mountain there nro
immonso lakes. ready to give way and inundate
tue valley. Thoso simple people, who 500 every
thing through the prism Of fear, readily boticve
everything tLoY are told.
Tho loasca suffered in tho department arc cn1-
cuatea to be frona $500 700 to S2a0 ,00l, inclul-
ing farm-houses, machinery, aud some thousands
Of yards Of storohonses, in which cochiucal was
buried untlor tho ruins OF roof aud wall.
Tho Town Of Duenos Is entirely rnined. with iss
church, cabido, rarocsial ctlincc, and prva:e
houses. short distune0 from Duonos and near
coifeo-iarm Of zinza, In place cnilca In Es-
Of mud. which had descended from tho heights
OF tho Cerro del TtGre. The p1omuutory has in
sono places depth Of 100 feet, and was formed
by those cruptions Of mud which geoogista call
nalHas, and which generally aie not good sign
for tho bnrdoting countries. Tho eruption
which produced this promantorY consisted of
cold n'1d, which, although very compact, carried
II its curroMt enormous masses OF STONES. and
zoos whoso trunks measured 8 and u inches
Il diameter. The Government Inns ordered
.upplfca Of flour from Salvador and California.
y subscription is being raiBed in Guatemala Tor
loso familica That have suffered by tine Inst
nrthlnake Tho departments Of Sacatepn1uoz,
.hin'nltcnango, md othcna, have suffered con-
! idesably.
Tic El proqrrso. Of Guatemala. Of the 9Th
t!lt., gives tho following additional items about
I he earthquake: telegram to the Government
from Antlgua, dated 4th ult.. says tho conse-
G.uences OF tho earthquake last ui%ht aro very
scrionp. There weto fourteen duathA in Antigua,
San Pedro. Tho Town OF DucnoH III entirely
rNned. aud Alotenango and cindaa V,eja worry
much damaged. Tho City Of A,natitlan lias aiso
aniferod considerably, but there were 40 rob-
bos.eB or losB OF lives.
from Minister Samayo, dated III Antigua, Atll
September laBt, stated: s'Tho President has
gone through all tho city found twonty-ax VIC
tins, mostly women, who ltyod III aono old I'll
lns.' IN Fatzicia more damage was done, aud
lOO deaths nro reported.
Another dlapatch II ON Antigua, dated 9Th nlt.,
8a!d "1ho proaidost haa returned from D.lo,l-
Oh; tho church and cabifdo had suffered most,