, 1877-05-21
IQUIQUE.

Tic Town Destroyed by an Earthquake
Tidal Wave In tho Pacific.
Nfp Iors Forfd.
II II Is true, a. tho cabo reports, that the Town
Of lquiquc, In Porn, was destroyed BY the easth-
quake Of Thursday last, symptoms Of which were
observed at San Francisco tho daaatcs Ia likely TO
prove Of no slight Importance. lqulquo ia now.
nnd Tor somo years has bcon, tho hcAdguasten OF
tho saltrs trade, which contributes 70 largely to
tho revenues Of Peta. II II tho chief seaport Of
tho Province Of Tarapaca. In Southern Port, and
spsta wsh tha nsnd ro% Ia ao f pea
which las bcen ubsolutcly created BY ,tho
Of ~. tno s ss 'ars
ma.ei n sssa Il st aty :auafs leagues. ri.
pronssg s tao e q
ioo pounds weight Of nitfate to each square yard
a IT. q sessy sfs ;s Il ~ & :s' Il
sufficient At the present rats Of the worlds con-
sumption to supply The commerce Of maallad =, for
aa ass Jus sa'': q ns sa rom 4'sss
rs J. :aRs's Js from 1sss2a' s"'sa
Vs. sss Ss:ssn F,5do i; " qo;SIs; s.s,
e H. aS
Patu. Within few ysars pant the port oi Pisagua,
pear iaGiass hss entered int9 sompstitisSa st Msn
bnllt BY arm at Llma-Montefo Drotlcrs-fsotn
Nsagua to tho interior sattales OF produce
ing. places Of zanlxn and sal du ObIsRo,. but
1878 allll naintatus IT. great superiority a. tho
emporium OF the Gus!ncss.
iqyLque, according to tradition, dates , back to
10y ~ on ,ho ssssoa: Fiji cans %
IT. s es n
lqntque, i!tslc island lczs than half mile long
sa ssh 81 q as s IL shoss Il
eummescs,. 10 facs, gaano when drst used In kA.
fSps about ast century agS VA ksown " fof
~ ssout tt'ttSt t%snty .ass years. 5a.s Ssfosa tic
sa 4 L. IL d es s'sea se:s
dass q chiashs f:iasa.. ris %oasin iqaiqas !.
eoaaeetoa eo @ @xisS ts .tsas Il .sIt1s sd viii shs
cnis S:naia ca:aisse. sss ssia:y
La Nofa, running on steep ziRza9s directly up thu
clas fton The shore y such hold and diary piece
eo.st inta isndas % = examine l. h. Sssis
operation fot nss,y swsn!y ye.r. snd ". oue
Ss. aps" sas Ct *'9 Ike sa
Aussea iqu'2as ha. .qGfed fts9ag.n!y fto
fSa ss.shaa.ks q lsSa, w1!sh Js.isoysd aeaf,
ths whole Town of Atlee; .ua Which. y wtll b. r.
| " "
whcrs IL sfsle.on slll sands upright among ths
e ~ f;.sss ana sS5rss .nS
established himself undsr IL les. aud dispense.
1ad es1s and y HI. stsHs @
= : eeassnsiattoa = a..arbins iciee.. ssth iron
sSsse aaa o It.
10 10 exaggerated for al precedoats ~ to make Il
probable that ~ earthquake ae!ste enough % IN.
tanA tnnnf RAN t1f fntt
i along thu coast The earthquake q 1s9a. wh!ci
Of Arequipa- -seout 400 miles dlttant 10 the sops6
east, and after Lima tho n,ost distiuEuiahea anl
sSssS q sass s e! ~ ss
merging In instant aa4 forever mleA Of tafsitof,
oa .hs Iii in:t, taa 4tia pa6llshsd tslssrsm
wsys aad 1.liea uasio.s t o. the mi morning ., Il:
s:ss !: 5ss, ts ss:. ~ ;s;9 81 s:
AZ: W thos;st iaasa!stsiy e sts tidsi xa1 4
saf w. a. as Ss. p pa
ssass vi 4
and sau. ffanel.so: and - W had nc, note
! Of any observation sass % # aayi9ts, : plaes 6
snd thls opinion WA SCARCELY altered when V
read IN the Alta Of yesterday morning that the shi
Alexander AcCallnm wa4 struck BY tidal W..
. ths opsa sea. near Point Rsyss.. Tho Interval
) tour hoass essssen q uss!ota I'D s roins y Rsys.
: tIayol 200 milss. Hs do not semsmbes now II
speed oi such Waves; but It IL. We believe, no,
i than zoo miles ~ hour. There nsy hare heen
tidal wase at po!us Reyes, but It Wal not tho san
, ! ono that wss observed u Gsxtota.
. We ROW learn that tha obseEration at the lAtt
. place must have beea correct, and We Infer H.
. tho same ida! ws,s xislt4d ths sntlss coast
. California. from San Diego TO San F4anctsco. b
Z W.. either not noticed. on accouut VI ~ eotnil
EARLY III tho moEn!ax, or wss not rspuftod ~ 9th'