The Russellville Democrat., 1877-06-21
THE EARTH's UPHEAvAL.
Additional Details of the Recent Earth. quake and Tidal Wave on the south Pacific Coast-Bix Hundred Lives
 Lost- PestiIence Feared.

The Star and Herald of Panama, re- ceived today, has details of the disaster and destruction caused on the South Pa cific coast by the earthquake and the ti- dal wave of May 9th. The towns of Africa, Iquique, Porta de Lobos, Pabellon de Plea. Chanavaya, Hussillas, Toco- philla, Cobija, Msjillones de Bolivia, Au- tofogasto and Chanarsial are nearly all destroyed. About six hundred lives were lost. The destruction of property is esti- mated at twenty million dollars, confined mostly to the coast, although the town of Farapaca, twenty-three leagues island, and the villages of Plea, Matilla and Cauchall, far in the interior, were more or less ruined. The shipping of guano from the southern deposits will be indefinitely suspended. all facilities in the way of launches, chutes wharves, water condeDs- CTS, and buildings of all kinds have been swept away. The destruction of and damage to shipping has been very great, and was attended by very
 SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE.
 At Mollendo the railway was torn up by a sea for three hundred feet, and at Ite the railway was also injured. At Africa the people were preparing temporary Notifications to repel the threatened as sault of the rebel ram Hausear at the very moment when the roar of an earth. quake was heard. The shocks were very numerous, and caused immense damage. The sea was suddenly perceived to recede from the beach, and wave from ten to fifteen feet high rolled upon the shore, carrying all before it. Eight times was this assault of the ocean re- peated, and four miles of the embankment of the railway melted away like sand: Locomotives, cars and rails were hurled around by the sea like so many play things, and left in tumbled mass of rubbish. The United States steamer Wateree, which was stranded by the wave of S68, was lifted bodily and floated two miles north of her old position. Tho cable buoy was moved quarter of mile northward. Merchandise from the customhouse and stores were carried five miles distant. The damage done was greater than that of the calamity of 1868. The earthquake had leveled the custom house, the railway station, submarine cable office, hotel, the British consulate, the steamship agency, and many. private dwellings. The people passed the night on the hills.
 THIEVES BEGAN TO ROB,
 when the troops fired upon them, killing and wounding several Iquique, built of wood and cane, tumbled down at the first onset. Lamps were broken, and the burning oil, spreading over the debris, started general conAagration. Three companies of firemen were instantly at their posts, although it was difficult to maintain an upright position, shock fol lowing shock with dreadful regularity. To procure water the two best engines were stationed on the beach. Just then the cry arose, "the sea, the sea" and the waves rushed in 1; the engines were carried out by the rehux, and the fire continued unopposed. Three elements of destruction were busy at one moment fire, water and earthquake. The affrighted people left the city to it's fate, flying to neighboring eminences. The fire destroyed large portion ot the town, the earthquake levelled nearly all the rest, and the water covers the ruins, which it took out in it's reflux. The water-condensers along the shore are ruined-an irreparable loss for Iquique, as no palatablc water is found there. One hundred thousand quintals of ni- trate at Iquique and the adjacent ports of Male and Pisaqua were destroyed. A small loss of life took place, probably ten ersens in all The coastiDg crafts and small boats in the harbor were
 BROKEN TO PIECES.
 As in Africa, the robbery of goods lying in the streets vas attempted, but the guard of citizens took such severe meas ures that the robbers were speedily checked. Away upon the Pampas, eleven miles from Iquique, a splendid nitrate establishment, la aNervo Carolina, WAS completely destroyed. The suffering of the people of Iquique was intense, and the absence of water aLd the destruction of the principal stores added to their hardships. It is estimated that the damage done in Iquique will amount to nearly four million soies. A little town at the guano loading deposit known as Pabellon de Plea, with four hundred houses, has only two standing. Here the earthquake was followed by fire. Thee were nc fire engines in the town and tue sea came in and extinguished the flames, but as it retired it carried off all that renamed of the place. In one of the guano cuttings thirty laborers were buried by falling earth. Among the shipping the havoc was terrible. The town of Farapaca, two or three leagues inland, and the villages of Plea, Matilla and Cauchall were more or less ruined. The loss of life is reported as not being great. The earthquake was especially severe at Chanavaya. The earth opened fifteen metres in depth and the whole surface of the ground changed. At least TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
 Bodies were floating in the bay and pes tilence was feared at Huanilas. At another guano loading station the dam- age inflicted was fearful. All the houses were destroyed. The guano cuts have fallen in, and as at Pabellon, all loading must be suspended at least two months. The wave, which succeeded the earth quake and completed the work of de- struction, was nearly sixty feet in height. Many vessels were lost here, together with several of those on board. In short, everything except few huts at the back of town have been destroyed. At Mejil- lones the tidal wave was sixty-five feet | in height. Two-thirds of the town IS completely obliterated. Guano shoots,
 wharves, launches, boats, water-distilie-
 ries, railway stations, locomotives, cars cars I n a.