The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-16
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

THE COFFEE AND SUGAR CRoPs-voLCANIC
ERUPTION IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHOWERS
OF ASHES.
PANAMA, July T. 1877.
The receipts Of coffee and sugar from Central Amer
lea and cocoa from Guayaqu for the season clos
Ing follows receipts for the first halt Of
She year. $40 bags Of cocoa $780, 7s bags Of coffee
and Is, 442 packages Of sugar.
VOLCANO FLOOD ECUADOR.
According to tho news received by tho steamship
Oroya, Ecuador has again boen the scene OF volcanic
sruptons and Of destructive floods, causing, 1t 10
feared much loss OF life and destruction Of property
Great quantities OF volcanic ashes have for days
gcihcr fallen in showers along tho coast. 1t is esti-
mstcd that on each square Kilometer of space 313
kilogrammes Of ashes have been deposited From the
Concrete Of Guayaqu Of June 20, tho following par
ticulars are transatcd:-
THE ERUPTION.
"a volcanic eruption has lately occurred in the In
terior at from halfpast nine to eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
On the 10Th INST. We do not know which of the voca
is action but suppose It to be Cotopaxi which
for a century past has had eruption every ten
years. On the day mentioned, from Babatroyo to
Tumbez, detonations resembling the discharge Of
cannon heard At Yaguachi II was said tho re-
ports came from the north y
FURTHER PARTICULARS
Commerce., Guayaquil, under date Of July ]. says:-
''The atmospheric phenomena which for some days
past have attracted attention. occasoncd, without
ioubt by volcanic eruption generally believed be
Cotopaxi, which has caused serious damage 10
towns 10 the north. We naturally dcplorc tho dis
suc rcd by tho people OF the interior. The fol-
lowing Official particulars have been received by post
today from tho capital aud from tho Governor Of
Tunguragua:-
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION
REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR, GENERAL MiyisTRY
SEcrIox OF Hoxg FoKEIcy RELATIONS
QuiTU, June rs, 1877.
To ALL OF THE AUTHORITIES BETWEEN HKRx AND GuAyA.
An unforeseen occurrence has filed us with deep
sorrow. volcanic eruption, which Is supposed ~
have originated III Cotopax, opening into the rivers
witch have thor origin there has spread dcgolaton
over the beautiful ana fertile valleys Of Chic and Ium
baco Az the same moment great iuantitlcs o. ashcs,
served IA this city ard somewhat disturbed public
bercnty. The supreme government VIII exert itscif
10 diInish much possible the evils arising IRON
Ibis phenomenon in the localities mentioned.
J. EUDAIA.
SHOWER OF ASHES.
At six O'Clock p. NJ. OF that day heavy shower OF
ashes commenced TO fal and continued TIL this morn
Ing A calculation has been made Of tho quantity OF
asnes which had fallen in thirty hours and 1t Is esti
mated that each square k'lomctcr OF space 3l3
kiogrammcs OF ashes had ialcn.
A meteorological analysis OF the ashes is made with
the following result
Volcanic ashes composed OF exceedingly nne par
ces iodcstonc, vircous feldspar hornbieude, and
nh amorphous substance
OBSERVATION FROM STEAMER.
Tho steamer lslay, on her way from Panama TO
uayaqu,, nrst noticed the aii OF ashes at Manta ana
continued to them TIL arriving at Guayaqui!.
IRON which IL IS Inferred that the winds IRON the
higher lattUdos have carried thcm to great distance.
doubt AZ on other occasions, tho asnes have been
transported distance oil 200 leagues from the vol
.yh ich nud a d "A "A
ABSENCE Of acids In the ashes they not likely TO be
INJURIOUS to crops cattle, rs on previous occa
biOns
nCAsCAR AFFAIR.
The correspondent OF the Panama Star and Herald
gritcs from Lima, June ~, as follows
'Thc proinisc made By General Prado TO the nation