National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-31
NEWS rRou sorrH AMERICA.
A Terrible Earthquake. Along the wesi
Coast-Towns in Ruins, Vessels Destroyed
and n Great Loss Of Life

tths'-hoNhH III hulhN ttsNels orsAfeNta
and n Great Loss Of Life.
tBy Cable to the Na,ionh Repuhlicanl
PANAMA, May 2l.-The news from the
south coast is important tiaAl wave Visssed The
entire Co-st from Casso to ,hili, on OF ahcui the
midnight of the gih or morning Vt tbc l'rh instant
causing great destruction nf property NJ the various
pDrt,. The Peruvian irUn-Clad lluszcaf wAS
captured by Col. larranaga, one Of the f!rsinn.t
llhcrcnts OF Pcfoll OIL the ih instant and len o
capture lquique. AsucccSSiul revolution may b.
the result.
Major Charles T. Powell United States consul
at lpuiquc, died Of fever at that pos on the 9TH
instant.
4 destructive opuangration occurred in the l'rsi-
ness portion Of Lima on the Isl instant The large
hnrlwap establishment NJ the MeSsrs Dcnnrrt,
situated in the CNllc Indns near the cathedral,
and several adjacent buildings were t,tally COO;
Sllmcd the loss being upward Of 4plG19 s1irs Of
which lad0l1 were insured in lscal companies
The American steamer Georgia. which ran away
~ Callao on the IIth in tow Of the stuauacf WI
minGton, which was sent Out ffOTu New York T.
look aflur the Georgia.
IofGuerru. In Mexico and rue high as the plaza
nt Acapulco.
The following particulars n the tli.l wave on the
south Pacific coast have bccn received fram the
line correspondent Of the Panama !Srr: Callhc was
visited nn The morning of the iaih ly si-cces 81
sea. which caused serious damage and cxoccsiins
alarm. The docks aud piers Of the Mucllc llarscna
were the principal sufferers, together with some
stprS along the shore line, which were completely
carried away by the water Vessels Wade lasa and
lying alongside the outer walls Of the dock were
ned y sSh NE 81 sT ,n the shs.r rs n, sss
Choir in the hay, shipped their cables. fearing a
further danger and snnc Of the larger veSseis
stood out wards the cfiing
The United states siorcship Onward lei her an
choragc the officer In command evidently rcsDein
herring tho fate Of her predecessor the fred'ia IN
tho great tidal wave At Arica in issS A quantity
Of merchandise temporarily slowed On the docks
from ships IN discharge waS ruined by the wnic-.
water launch tom from it, mooTings. struck
he rlr fiiiarS tho dar h,riAge "A
Red away several Of them On shorc the ErcAie~z
CONSERVATION was apparent many fiTnl'ic~ tytnc
for safety IN the high grounds ha~k 81 the twin
AZ 10 O'Clock in the morning ali danger seemed In
have passed.
ing gradually it, ordinary tranquility. lsai The
effect all along the coast. a. far can lcar has
bccn severe At Mollcndo three hundred ftSf Of
the railway which nuns along The shore Wa Dc
were also seriously damaged although no los ID
life is reported, Beyond Mnllcndo the cable j. in
terrulcd, and much anxiety picrat!s a. 60 The
fate II africa and iquiIue.
The steamer santa Ross len AFRICA on the even
rof the ah and rrl'9rt;ths whor fcE Ina,,li,s
and tidal wave sitting in tpr ards the shanc.
~ ArcIliipa strong shock was felt l'ui The ifcfcE
tclcGraphs that no dsmRgc was inflicted on the city.
From the south we can receive no further inieiii-
grnCc for several days. The fact Of the cable nfa
working leads us to believe that some great calam
ity may have bcallcn the southern ports In such
case at the granh dcpnSts " i'ahldn dc fica and
IircanillOs where there fr0m eighty one hun
lrpl shin, loading the catastrophe mus have le
immense Irssibly news may have l-ccn sent he
fore this via Valparaiso.
The Ianama SGr has the following sddirisnal
intelligence showing the extent pf the drNAsta-
| ton: THE steamer John Elder arrived NJ Cailao
| from Valparaiso on the 18Th ins. ny hcT have
{ news that the destructive tidal wave Imported
by our correspondent as having bcpn cEIsTiciscs~
| at Callno and ports t. the n1rth tbercof
known To have extended A. far snuth a. the north
crn boundary Of Chilli bgt how murh fertilizer
| south was not known. a. the communication by
cable had been interrupted The Eide rerp-1s the
almost complete destruction uf Antningasta, lqui-
| que, africa. Tambo dc Moro fahcll0n DepirA and
| flo Although severe shocks pf earthquake were
felt there they caused but little damage The de
| structinn Of life and pr1pcEty was owing
entirely TO the fghful uphcayai and ingrss of the
"A gentleman who arrived By the Ts-yiTlo in
firms us that the 1OuTishng t0gn of iluiquc. the
principal port for nitrate shipments Is len com
plctc ruin IL after the friEhtful earth
quake and inundaton Of lSSs At AREA the ~.
church. and destroyed much valuable Ir"T.rrfy.
The wreck Of the United States steamer wairrcc.
which was carried inland couple Of mile Ny the
tidal wave of lss, was again h,atei and carried n
| mile or two further up the coast
The lower part Of Antniarasta which Is the p1rf
iiys' il reported completely destroyed The smell.
ing and other works near the shore were all sweid
away. The shipping AT Pahellnn and the EannS
fine vessels are reported ashore aud complete
| wrecks.
THE sea in some places Is stated tn have risen
| over sixty feet With the mesgTe aud unsstisfscfuy
reports that have reachoi Us II Il ifnprss;hle %
form any fair estimate of the result Of this terrible
| visitation. but making all due ALLOWANCE for cx,
| nggcratci statements cannot hut believe the
destruction Of life and property has heen enormous
Whether the tidal wave extended further sluth than
AntOpagasta and with what results II |, impossible
| to know
We may at any moment, receive further par
tiCuhrs by way of Valparaiso and the Transn dine
telegraph and BRAZILIAN cables To EuruF.e. Bc-
| tween six hundred and eight hundred lives ar
| said to have been lost.
| PANAMA, May 2i.-On May some Tarfisans O.
PicTola sieZcd through conspiracy. the iron clad
IIunScar the finest vessel In the Peruvian navy
| and sailed out of the harbnr of Callao 10 make
another attempt TO overthrow the Peruvian Gov.
| crnment
| AsquAdron was tardily sent in pursuit Of her
| and preparations have been made on land 10 sup
press any revolt.
II was believed that the Huascar proceeded iC
Iquiquc where II would meet Pierola and take him
on board. and that Arequipa would revolt the mo
ment Pierola Appeared.