, 1875-06-27
THE EARTHQUAKE.
Destruction Of San Jose do Cucu
IA, in Colombia.


i Eight Thousand Human Beings Deai
CoT7esosndknee Ne,D Ymk HeraA
MARAcAtBo, M4y 29.-0n tho morning Of th,
18th inst this community waa startled by tl1
j. appalling news Of tho entire destruction, by II
earthquake. OF the city OF San Jose do Cuonta, i
Colombia, on the 18th inst, at half-past II T. N
Iho hrst shock, accompanied BY loud, suhter
fanaan detona!ions, 'eveled every wall in IN
casF aod buried under its ruins in that single in
{ stant OF time some
EIGHT THOUSAND HustAx BEINGS
out OF population Of 10, coo souls, and Of thos1
then spared many have aincs died Of their in
Jurles, and others remain seriously affected in
} mint The account given bv the unhappy ns.
ings, who have lied the doomed apot aud are da1-
y arriving here, is narrowing in the extreme.
The first care OF the few saved, after they copld
eonecs theE ahattered senses, uas ~ sucsor
sUR1EKs FOR Az
nneu Tue Ar on every aide; but thair a1orta in
many cases we're rendered futile BY the continned
trep'datlon OF the ea1th, by tho explosion Of
powder and fireworks stored in many psrta Of
over the ruins,
| RoBBNd TIE DEAD
and numbering those they fancied had savee .ny-
thtng: Thus all who have reached hsrs from
| Eucuta have landed here in the clotnna thnv
wore On thai fatal day, as few Or mona vsre .hle
70 Sase even their wearing apparel.
me following details arc furnished By ons of
! the survivors:
SAN JOSE DE cucurA
! had for many yeaEH made yerY rspfd prparass
| increasing IN wealth and population, Until It hid
I becoma one OF the most important cit;as 10
| COLOMBIA Ol Late ye&zs new and importaul
enterpna:s had been started. necsssitsting tho
] n Y1a ht,it1 I+,~
| other purposes, and Of B largo number Of dna
| residences. In . moment OF tine thesa
have al been destroyed Il vas situated
| on the boundary Of tho Republe, and w.s
port Of entry. il In Inland town can be- called 4
port, and here WAs the established Cnstoco-
Honse. The population OF the city 1T the TINA
OF the disaster ia estimated at about H000; it
great depot for coffee and caca for shipment
either through the Venezuelan port or doHn tho
Magdalana.
PRELIMINARY EHocKs.
At nslf-past s O'Clock in the afternoon Of Sup-
day. the 10Th, 4 strong shock Was observable,
laatiae twenty seconds A little later another
trembling Of the earth took place. which grad-
ually died away through the space Of i've min
utea- At quarter past she same day the
ent.re population was brought to it's feet BY
strong ahock, which lasted tor bome time.
During the 17th and the following night occa-
Aonat tremhIings we're experienced On the
morning Of the 18th everything was serene, and
tho day advanced without anything nav. with no
r. peuo.uons aon OF Inc AHtnl 1at@ xhlah AWAITED
'''0 40>D'so e1.yr w.
,-t 40 - aous a % naa1-past IL Arrived. Efeas
part OF the citizens weze at table. Tbs earth
sn9eoceu ~ a9e anaans WIN great :orce. and from
r1 .na psopse pc 1asneo 70 ne streeta WI
the moVement continued, the citY moving like q
great ship without ballast. Instantaneoualy
hn,.sa Suu - ao9 aust ensa1oaoed tne asfeeta snu
n.'uase Ln@ "oPeo'ng me vas'on and catlng forth
rom the nanmtsa ~ It'll ana app9as 1nr mefcy
tnnax. sns tnese Tere OF ahott anfa1cn.
A' - us aost eoon necame SO talnK ~ 70
tPAnf RESPIRATION.
eaHt II - =! 1ue 'oaeo OF an encaxnseFs Tana.
hsvs sTa hsan Sn1nse n ausSeeaea. @ Many Mno n1ghs
is,3 hane peen saved rom tne ruins Of tho falling
s;1 n s"1 MINUTES ola ho1A sefaol@ mtnalon con-
1919 1919 n q WHO rapidly e&1f1eo eaay eaa duas
~''@~*' A@'oaA s
THk 1xRh1stE scKsE.
.,. mnst .l Waa & fs" &c moments before beauhfut
~ h;daa,.a % ao - ana napp1aeSs Esa nov
snn aaeooa somo o1 tnoasaoaa. Inc run HA
-; ~ 20 co1tamplsnon OF tno seT sho snf-
.s" 49, ~ ,t s"Au atnastot "aa even mora sesnnis
-, s.e PSI W Aao A"141a @-Aa Aas oasa HaacN
NY oons~@n Anea-
r,a, ~o. ekA1so ~ ep,st Hara RoahoE
hhein 2 an6 to their friends who lay dead near ut
- AAA~
e' enno' sae,e .ne enl!a. Ao131oif daadg1red+ par
.;1Es nepa, raaoo oas 1o1 11s parent ansoenaa,
Nlsso' eous> oauente1a, lNhefs, aud mothern
1 1Luk eocus " "iu u1SnAv- 5oae aou1S
s;as - 44et w. t1s'oreo' ana feaaza
1on 'ha " .S saa @ esens uD'a'neu 1ne uemo1ne1 OF
= ~ a,te.tea snon9oo @ 1na 20 aao 70 NJ hofrona
!. - san .,;a ~ nses TfoAe w N vanona soca
sn % aua 1nG Iu1oa' LIE 90 1sAf1a asJ sas 1o~
'"'o " ANAL -
1r.o AoAs ~ aoAaast5 md5 S!oh3.
ba cte rhsea nnu mosou 20 Inc aaonrns o.
~ ~ ~]1! "ue1o oaeA1liPt4oo.e "e1o edtaoHAnoo.
!, - - ~ ~ -111.o ~A~eA h1Aoeo e1e kAoAus u
10 WoQouel n1ed Tue air varied only by e!sa
harp det00a1s1ss& Ez.:as<.:cS from expioaato
aoter1Al6 amid the rujna. Tha coming nj : o.u
aY showed that not mnra than mi ran.inn4
live. Beneath the fallen hpuses ixy from 1D0
. 10 600 dead.
AID foR TIE su7rEnxRs.
Immediately the sad news reached hsre = snb-
:ription was raised by The MERCHANTS in money
nd clothing, which was GbersUy reaoonded to
= III, and the TINTED Rratea f;onsnl n avent ~
10 Atlas Steamship Companv and thn, {1rinccn
avieaton Company having rendered the rse OF
te stea1ners Piro and I7rihnnka thav wera th.t