The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-06-19
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New York, June 1.-The Star aud
Herald OF Panama, received to-day,
has the details OF the disasters destruc-
ton caused on the South Pacific coast
by the earthquake aud tidal wave OF
May 9th. The towns Of africa. Iqui-
que, Bonita, De Lab0s. Babillon, De
Rica, Chanavsga. Ananillos. Toscopii-
Ia, Cobiia, MejiIlones, DE Bolivia, An
tofagasta and Chanarald are nearly nll
destroyed. About 600 lives were lost.
The destruction OF property Is estima-
ted at s25. 900. 600. confined mostly to
the coast. although the town OF Tara.
paca twenty-three leagues inland. and
the villages Of Plea, Matilda and Can
chones. far in the interior. are moro or
less injured. The shipping OF guano
from southern deposits will be indeh-
uitely suspenled. as all facilities in the
way OF launches. chutes. wharves, wa.
ter condensers and buildings Of ALI
kinds have been swept away. The de-
struction OF and damage TO shipping
has been very great. and was attended
by very serious loss OF life.
At Mollento the railway was torn up
by tlie sea for 800 feet, and at ilo the
railway was also injured. The Corea
people were preparing temporary forti-
fications 10 repel the threatened as.
sault of the rebel ram Hnascar at the
very moment when the roar OF the
earthquake was heard. The shocks
were very numerous and caused i'm.
mense damage. The sea was suddenly
perceived To recede from the beach
and wave from ten TO fifteen feet high
rolled mp on the shore, carrying all be.
fore H. Eight times Was repeated tii .
assault OF the ocean, and four miles OF
the embankment OF the railway melted
away like sand. Locomotives, cars
aud rails were hurled about by the sea
like 40 many playthings, aud left in q
tumbled mass Of rubbish. The United
States waterree stranded by the wave
of 1868. was lifted bodily and fioated
two miles north OF her old position. -
A cable buoy was moved quarter OF n
mile northwards. Merchandise from
the custom-house and stores was car
ried Ave miles distant. The damage
done was greater than the calamity Of
1868. The earthquake leveled the Gus
tom house, railway station. submarine
cable Office. hotel, British consulate,
steamship agency, and many private
dwellings. The people passed the
night on the hills. Thieves began 10
rob, when the troops fred upon them,
killing and wounding several.
Iauiuue. built of wood and cane
| tumbied down az the first onset
Lamps were broken and burning oil
spreading over the debris started
general oonhagration. Three compa'
4 MES OF iiremen we're instantly Mt theil
posts although il was difficult To nam
| tain an upright position, shock follow
ing shock with dreadful regularity. IL
procure water the two best fire engines
were stationed on the beach. JUS
then n cry arose, THE sea, the sea-
and the waves rushed in, the engines
were carried out by the relax, AID th'
fire continued unopposed. Three ele
ments OF destruction were busy at on,
moment-tire, water and earthquake. =
The affrighted people left the city q
its fate. hyisg to the neighboring emi
nencez. The ilre destroyed larg
portion OF the town, the eafthquak
ieveled nearly all the rest and waite
covers the ruins which it took ont d
it's rehux. The water condsnsers alon
the shores are ruined, an irreparabi
loss for Iquique, as no palatable waite
is found there. Nearly 400, 900 quintal
Of nitrate at Iquique aud the adiacen
ports Of Nolle aud Pisaqua were 81.
stroyed. A small loss Of life too
place. probably ten persons In all
Coasting craft aud small boats IN Tn
harbor were broken in pieces. In Ari
the robbery OF goods lying In Oh
streets was attempted, but guard
, citizens took such severe measures thu
, the robbers were speedily checked
, Away MP on the Pampas. eleven mile
! from Iauiuue, the splendid nitrate q
, tablishment Of La Nueva Carolina VI
completely destroyed. The suffering
? OF the people OF 1quiqne were intens
: the absence OF water and destrnctio
D OF the principal stores, added To the
!. hsrdships. II is estimated that u
!. damage done in Iqnique will be near
a four millions soils.
4 Chanayaga, a little town az the gisl
q leading deposit known as Pabillon I
n Plea. with 400 houses, has only u
!. standing. Here the earthquake "
;, followed by IRE. There were no 4
!. engines in the town, and the sea car
v in and exhnguisLcd'the fiames, but
:. IL retired il carried of all that renal
Il ed 81 the place. In one Of the gua
4. cutting thirty lsborers were buried
}. falling earth. Among the shippingt
d havoc was terrible.
j The earthquake was especially sew,
le al Chanayaga. The earth opened
Ia teen metres in depth aud the wh'
n surface OF the ground changed.
T. least 260 people were killed. The b1
W les we're floating in the bay aud p
as thence is feared. --...-
IT, At Hunallos, another guano loadi
station. the damage inflicted was 10
fnl. All the housea were destroy
guano cuts have fallen In, and, as
Pabellon. all loading must be suspe'
ed for nj least two months. The WI
dis which succeeded the earthquake q
re completed the work OF destruction
,e, nearly sixty feet in height. Many
he sells were lost here, together with
as eral of those on board. In short,
IN. erything except few hnts at the b
nr of the town has been destroyed.
ed Az Mexillones the tidal wave wa
of feet In hight, and two-thirds OF
an town was completely obliterated.
or guano shutes, wharves, launches, ,bo
oh water. istilleries, railway station,
he comotiyes. cars aud furniture were
'ur swallowed M. Six persons
eiy drowned.
se At Leocopills little or nothing
ep' mains Of the town. The mine ca
on' La Pena Blanca, four miles to
eu southwarl. sank IN, smotheripg
-" workmen, of whom forty we're Cor
a mfuer-. Cobija. the principal tow'
'o the Bolivian coast. has lost n
So fonrths ~ its honses. The wave
GU feet high, swept along the main
u ness streets aud left It as level ~
cen desert wharyes AMI launches
all carried out Ia sea.
,,a As soon as this lamentable inl
-. rence reached Lima the govern'
. ,o chartered steamer and organizir
in. relief commission, loaded the v
ad. with provisions. clothing, ete., 90,
a,e. er with O,0On gallons ~ water ane
,La patched her on the 10th for The .,
r.. lu..lr,i tbousand solts in \