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A FRIGHTFUL DISASTER.
More About the Earthquake In New
Granada sixteen Thousand L''oS p'-
strOyed.

More About the Earthquake III New
Granada sixteen Tho"'""" h'''S D'
strOyed.
Further information has been received
by way of Havana of the tern
bic calamity in New Granada Iht
whole valley of Cucuta, in Ne"
Granada, near the Venezuelan from
tier. has been devastated by an
earthouake, and ii il said that 1000
persons have lost their lives, The val
lev Of Cucuta is in the province OF Pam
Iona, mountainous eection OF New
Granada, in which the peak of Amor
2adero, 1850 feet high, IL situated.
The range to which this belongs IL
about two hundred and fifty miles from
the Pacific coast, about the same distance
from the caribbean sea, and but short
distance from the Venezuelan frontier.
In this region traces of the most violent
volcanic action are visible ON every
hand. This action is of so recent date
as in many places to keep the soil in Il
heated condition.
There have been numerous earth
makes in the United States and South
America, but none III connection WIN
which such tremendous DESTRUCTION IL
recorded as in the above. In ISL oc
CURED the famous series OF earthquakes
in Missouri. which Humboldt studied
and described. Over an extent OF couh.
try stretching for 800 miles southwark
from the mouth of the Ohio river the
ground rose and sunk IN great undu'a'
tious for months. The disturbances
continued over what has since beer
called the "sunk country" " until March
2G. 1912, when they ceased coincldently
with the great earthquake OF Caracas
About midnight on February 20, 1850
the city of Conception, Chlll, was de
stroyed by an earthquake. 1t probably
originated near the islands OF Juan FER
nondcZ. where volcano burst toltl
through depth of 400 feet of water
sending no column of fiery electa
which killed immense numbers OF hsll
in tine vicinity. Many thousands OF
nnrsous lost their lives on this occasion.
On March 49, 1878, the city Of San
SALIVA or was utterly destroyed. Iiree
shocks were experienced, but the lnhab-
itnnts were, by the previous noises, 80
well warned that comparatively small
less of life (about five hundred) TOOK
place. The frequency of earthquakes
in this region is expressively told IN the
name given to it by the aboriginal IN
dams |Curcatlau-"t the land that swings
like hammock.
But by far the most awful earthquake
ever recorded in history IL that OF L,S'
bon, on the lst of November, lIoo
About nine o'clock in the morning
hollow thunder-like sound was heard II
the city, although the weather was cica
and serene. Almost Immediately after
wards. without any other warning, sucl
an uuheayal and overturning OF th'
ground occurred as destroyed the create
part OF the houses, and buried o
crushed no less than 10000 persons
As it was festival day most OF th'
churches were filled with their congre
cations. and each church became
flaming scpulchre for the hapless VIC
tins, for the burning tapcrs set TN
woodwork on fire, and the people were
both crushed and burned. In the
whole region about 10000 persons los,
their lives and on the opposite side OF
the Mediterranean, in Morocco, the
corth opeued and swallowed II town
with s, GOO inhabitants. The enormous
sea.waves caused by these disturbances
destroyed hundreds of vessels with their
crews.