Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-12
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
AN AWFUL EARTHQUAKE.
Cities and Towns DESTROYED.
Thousands Of Lives Lost.
THE WRECK OF THE yICKSBURG
Twelve More Lives Saved
THE SILK SMUGGLING CASE.
AN AWFUL EARTHQUAKE.
Cities and Towns Destroyed.
Thousands Of Lives Lost.
THE WRECK OF THE yICKSBURG
Twelve More Lives Saved!
THE SILK SMUGGLING CASE.
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Cities and Touus heat rnxesl

fASAAA, June 1.-The royal mail steam
ship Balize, which arrived al AspinwaIl 10
day from SavinilIO. brings the following
particulars. published in an extra of the
Barranquilla shipping Inst, May 10Th. of a
terrible earthquake in the Andes So The
steamer Isabel, which arrived yesterday
rom the interior, neared bur city with her
nag at half mast, indicating that She was the
bearer OF unwelcome news, and while there
were various contectures as 10 it's import
none had for moment pictured the colossal
magnitude of
THE AWFUL CALAMITY
which had taken place. The information
which has reached us on the subject i CON
tanned in a letter dated in Salazar, seven
leagues from Cucuta. the 10Th of the present
month. from which we extract and trans late
me followlng:-At lilo a. m. of yesterday
Inc 18th, a severe earthquake visited this city
ana region. In this CITY a large part of the
church fell, several houses were DESTROYED
and some people killed. The city of Cucuta
IS entirely destroyed. only a few families
oelng saved. The lotica alemana German
drug Store) was set on fire by a ball of fire
which was thrown out OF a volcano which il
constantly belching out lava. This volcano
mas opened itself i'm front of Santiago in a
ridge called Z" Ell Alto De Ea Giracha 3"
San Cayetano was destroyed. Santiago i'm a
larger part. In GramalOre there was great
destruction. Arboleda. Cucutilla and San
Cristobal are nearly destroyed. principally
the four last. The population OF these towns
Is estimated by persons well acquainted i'm
that region, more or less, as follows San
tayetona, 1000; Santiago, 1000, GramalOte
e3O: Arboleda. 5,0o0 Cucutila, 5000; san
Crlstobal, 10000 The section of country
above referred TO embraces the regions
around about where Colombia and Venezuela
JOIN the Colon bian portion, embracing the
state OF Santander. IL is in some respects
the most productive part of this republic
ard the coffee OF this section is famous an
the world over.
ONE OF THE DESTROYED CITIES,
San Jose de Cucuta, the city of the mos
importance Of any i'm that section. was situ-
ated ON the boundary of the republic, latitude
degrees 80 minutes north, longitude -
degre es 10 minutes west, and was founded by
Juan de Marten 1884. II was a port of
entry, of an inland town can be called a
port, , and here was the established custom
mouse. The population of the city at the
lime OF the disaster is estimated at about
lN,Hh. III had large commercial business
and was the great depot for coffee and cocoa
Tor shipment. either through the Venezuelan
norts or down the Magdalena 10 this civ
The shock was felt sharply in Bogota and
adjoining sections. A gentleman who was
at the time in Facatabiva saws that the
movement lasted for three-quarterS of a
minute. IL was slightly felt in Barran-
quilla. The above particulars are all we
have been abba to obtain for this mail.