Connecticut western news., 1875-06-25
WHAT EARTHQUAKES HAVE DONE.
A Condensed Report of Notable EartAs aunkes that have Taken Place of which we have ReROrts. 5FS

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 In view of the fraghtfnl earthquakes in South America, by which 10000 lives and much property were destroyed, the following carefully prepared and most interesting account of notable disasters of the kind is given:
 Among the most noted earthquakes may be mentioned that of Antioch, in 526, A. D. This ancient city has been frequently visited by earthquakes. In the year 175, A. D., it was almost entire ly destroyed by this cause.
 In the year 79 A. D., an earthquake of similar nature visited the northern shore of the Mediterranean. The water, like the earth. trembled and moved to and fro like the waves of the ocean, and belched forth lava, huge stoNes and ashes, and soon-in @ night Herculane- um and Pompeii were overwhelmed with scoria and ashes. Thousands of lives were lost, and the cities disappeared; !; and existed only for centuries in tradi- tion.
 The great earthquake of Lisbon com menced on November 1, 1755. The in habitants heard rumbling beneath them like the roll over hard ground of heavy artillery. This was followed by Q shock which threw the greater part of the city to the ground in vast heaps of debris, burying beneath them thousands of people. Tho shock lasted about six minutes, and in this brief period of time 50, 900 people perished. The sea re- tired and left the harbor dry, and imme- diately afterward great wave, fifty feet high, rolled in upon the land. The mountains were rent and thrown in frag- ments in the valley below. \. .5&15s
 The earthquake which in 1911 visited New Madrid, on the Mississippi, is the most important that ever visited North America. These earthquakes continued with more or less violence until the de- struction of the city of Caracas, which took place March 26, 1872. In it's ruins 12,OOO people were buried. .-.ez -
 In 1922 Chili was visited by one, which, between the Andes and the sea, raised an area of land of 100, 900 square miles from two to seven feet Quito, in Ecuador, as we'll as other large towns on the east coast of South America, has more than once been par tially destroyed.
 Central America has frequently been the scene of "earth fever" and the northeastern coast of South America Venezuela, in which is Caracas, is not less subject to 1t than are other lines of the northern division of the continent On January 10, 1858, the city of Mexico was visited by an earthquake, as were Gudalajara, Jalapa and San Luis Potasi Altgough many places were destroyed the loss of life was not large. On the 22d of March, 1859, the city of Quito, in Ecuador, was entirely destroyed by an earthquake, and thousands of lives were lost and millions of dollars worth of property destroyed. -...
 On the 18th of December, 1867, Naples was visited by an earthquake, which continued at intervals till January. Peo- pie fled from their homes in the middle of the night and sought the open places The city was more or less damaged, but few lives were lost. This exception is supposed to be owing to the proximity of Vesuvius, which continued in erup- tion.
 From these later dates we have no earthquakes of moment to record till this visitation of Mendoza. On the night of the 20th of March, 1861, ter rible earthquake occurred at Mendoza, in the western section of the Argentine Confederation, which destroyed the city, killing 12,000 of the inhabitants Not single house was left standing. In the remarkable earthquakes at Lima, 1846 Lisbon, 1755; Rio Bamba, Ecua- dor, 1797, and Caracas, Venezuela, 1872, not more than third of the inhabitants were killed but at Mendoza out of 0 population of 15,000 but 3, 900 escaped After the first shock hoarse subterranean thunders filled the air, animals rushed frantically through the open spaces, while to crown the scene .of horrors | flames burst from the ruins and con sumed the business portion of the town. The earth in some places burst open ikea bombshell, killing the fleeing populace. San Juan and San Luis, two other populous towns, suffered Q like fate. Famine prevailed, and despe- radoes roamed through the ruined cities.
 On June 3, 1863, the greater part of the city of Manila, in the island of La zon, was destroyed by an earthquake. The few houses left standing were un- tenable. A large number of lives were lost. All the principal buildings, churches, barracks, etc., were destroyed. and the city presented fearful aspect of ruin. A severe shock was felt in England on October ' of the same year. MT. Charles Dickens described the sen- sation he experienced as if some wild beast had been crouching under his bed and was shaking itself and trying to rise. In the same month severe shock was felt at Montreal, Prescott and Coburg, in Canada At the latter place some buildings were thrown down. At earth. quake took place at Orizaba, in Mexi co, ln 1864, when several churches and houses were demolished.
 Earthquakes have been very frequent in California. On October 8, 1874, Sar Francisco trembled to it's foundations likewise on October 8, 1865. In July 1865, Sacramento was visited. The earthquake. current that shook the sur face of the earth in 1866 extended tc Alaska, and the town of Kodiac was visited on the 9th of September anG many lives were lost. At Porto Rico West Indies, on the 9th of April, severa lives were lost by an earthquake.
 In 1867 a series of earthquakes oc cured ill the West Indies, doing SC rious damage to the islands of St. Kitts St. Martin, Porto Rico, Antigua, Se Bartholomew, St. Croix, Little Sab and St. Peter, and eliminated in tn submergipg of the island of Tortola Little Saba was divided by the force o the waves. St. Thomas experiences forty seven continuous shocks.
 The theory of the earthquake mani festations travelling in certain define, lines is supported by tte upheaval in tn Hawaiian islands shortly after the out break in the West Indies. On Marc 27, 1868, upward of 2,O00 shocks 0 !, earthquake occurred in those islands upheaving mountains, while waves dash
 ed over the tops of tho cocoanut trees O. ', the Kona coast. Jets of fame rose t , the height of one thousand feet Tn | earth rocked and swayed and most pee pie became seasiek. While the Wes