The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-09-30
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rElma Correspondence ofthe Chicago Tribnne.l
since I wrote you Il, nv lastietter We hays
hid one Of ouf customary eartliquaks
shocks, passing over Lima in The siirplf
ton Of Arequipa, and not. felt;atr all, D,
very little, in the western part Of the city
Nor did the shock redch CalIao, although
It was felt dfnong the shipping in, the har.
,,or, and the waves were agitated Al II o
whirlpool were about TO form m'the bay
The iiiurilingleanle damp, lowering and
cloudy; SO that lut frlekds, as we met
Them in the streets, said with . shrug Of
the shoulders, l
REG uLAR EARwHQUAKk WEATHER. Tttts!
Exactly u 2ewouid say 70 our friend in
the United States, on meeting hin,,'a We
shall have i stonnby aud by.'fAt about
2 P. M; low, sullen clouds settle lower ana
darker. birds wheel wildly in frightened
circles. chickens and iurkeybuzzards fly
in haste to some sheltgr, aud the River
Rimac moans iioisily rs Il rushes over its
stony bed. u The donkeysin tliestreet bray
with treniendous frequency, and y cloud
OF dust, through the fodt-deserted streets
warns all pedestrians that some calamity
is at hand. Shutters flap and creak. tile
distant blue hills surrounding Lima
darkeh and seem lost In gloom; my horse,
at my paved courtyard gate, I'M
hitclied and free to wander nj will up and
down the paths, us is the custom, suddenly
begins to;trembie, gives shrill neighs, and
a cold sweat runs down his shapely neck
and legs, as he sbudders and grows more
ard more uneasy Vow my dog begins TO
howl. and croiclies with trembling limbs,
aud mute. implqIing eyes, at niyfeet. The.
wind walls, the sky darkens, and a hoarse,
murmur comes lor the air near,
low and on,inous. Now the doors begin
to CULVER, the windows jar aud rattle.
NY birdcage. with its frightened oc-
sways aud falls; the parrot
= III .ges SO Z tsspts 'alaI
N ''BL rENBhoR. ELsTEMBcH!p y
Ctllc earthquakeitlle earthquake. y and
buried his head under hisilminggo1 Now
the very housetiIphes and joists crack
and strain. Chinneys fall with adobe
flying; aud all the ailfighted
Peruvian aud foreign, rush
madly pell-mell into the street. Many
run 10 the open plaza or square. 10 es>
rape the falling buildings, should any
fall. So eEu4a a
A sudden luIl, a hush Of wind aud
sound, ard again, louder and
nearer, the dread earthquake COMES again
Here are frightened women. with dis
heveied hair and tears of penitence; here
are wehlthysenoras, half clad, and Just
Irpni their ioilrties, smelling luineomnon
fright aud suspense il,ost trying sirie hy
.ide with,the Chinese beggsre sore and
oathsoEe, or besidea pegp Cllolp fairly
pale with apprehension. There are cries
ind prayers. efaspedihands and kneeiing
fgures ~ long black mantas. hooking
more ghastIy fnm the fuDereal aSrcct.
Where can We hides'1. Where may We
yus.' cry one aud all as the, gound rlscs
aud falls In biIlowy unduati9ns; and
children mfngik their. screams with The
general nproar. Yei al 6f II passes over
IL. H e.#ai Fl'aii w. LII
LExs THAN A sEcoSD op TIVE
In mnch less timethan 1 have taken 10
lescriI,e Il: ani when again tho sun bnrsts
ortl., the clouds disperse, and MI feass are
,llayef that the earthquake VIII coaIe a.
,ain lti- day; then Tie kncciing figures
ump is as lively as tliey knelt down. and
he laughter and the gcssiping begin.
Beside the public fountains, tne dark-eyed
with the powder oaonIy .halfher
ace, gathers aud rolls up her n'asses Of
,eayy hair. and. smiling, fits, into fhe
,ouse 10 complete her toilette: and the
,ocifcrous cries OF The waies-lnen, tife calls
,fthe cssse aaid 6,iIce vendefs, aud The
,ustle of husy city life commences exactly
where they wero interrupted nm hour be-
ores -. t.,4 Ell ,sreffa.la s lafi
Ruch - The levity 81 THESE people, ~
have Trey become 20 these
arthquake shocks that they wiil dance
nd fart asaf sing. 90 tiirotgis ali the dii- |
erent gradaiIons Of horror, terror abject
Icspair. Paintings praying. kneeiing. inca-
ulpa cries and shricslng during the few |
hort seeonds pf on eaitLaisfke vIhsatiolf,
mi forget rs teFrirs as soon as ithas
,assed oulverh,gly by.
hut will, q, fsreighsr tss, ease . very !
Iifcrent FEemay imycbeen shrughilre
n,l fipo,S, through the dangers Of ship I
wreck, and through hairbreadih escapes !
N lai,d and sea, but the longer ne llycs |
4 th,s vnlcanir country TIE Diore Ne
rea,sStIisn. .Inva.ernstei sdiianistuties
IA, ihnhrSe lcnnic forccs vfiisa strsia. fise
,rlcaer ne experiaaees an. evsr-so,aIighi
q n, cartliquskc the mote he
Ifessis naisl fsals u, tle more solemn ace
II ret,ccsiohs as the tartls and sea rock
IA Isf; and q t6 becoming used toit.
NV enhsise'bnn Peruvian can nay that
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