The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-06-08

TIDAL WAVE.
\ Dtsnsfrous Cpheayat OF the Sea Deyas-
tafes Towns and villages ON The
South Pacific Coast.

1 W."
n DisnstrOus CpheaVal OF the Sea Deya.
3 tafes Towns and villages ON the
3 South Pacific Coast.
A tidal wave washed the state O
Guerro, in Mexico, and rose as high a
. the plaza at Acapulco, on the tenth
|, The following particulars of the tida
wave on the South Pacific have beer
received; Callao was visited OH tn,
morning of the tenth by a species of tida
wave, or, rather, a gradual upheaval O
the sea, which caused serious damage
and exceeding alarm. The docks and
piers of Muelle Darsena were the prin.
cipal sufferers, together with some stores
along the shore line, which were com,
pletely carried away by the water. Yes.
sells were made fast lying alongside the
outer dock. Walls were lifted fully
eight feet high by the upheaval, but
strange to say they were not damaged.
Most of the steamers riding at anchor i n
the bay shipped their cables, fearing
further danger and some OF the larger
vessels stood out toward the ofing. The
United States storeship Onward left her
anchor, the officer in command evidently
remembering the fate of her predecessor,
the F%redonia, in the great tidal wave of
africa, in 1868. a quantity of merchan-
disc, temporarily slowed on the docks
from ships IN discharge, was ruined by
water. A water launch was torn from
its moorings. struck against the iron
pillars of the dock bridge, and carried
away several of them. On shore the
greatest CONSERVATION was apparent.
MANY FAMILIES ARE FLYING
tor safety to the high grounds back of the
town. At ten O'Clock in the morning
all danger seemed to have passed. The
sea was still somewhat agitated, but was
gradually assuming its ordinary tran
guilty, but the effect along the coast,
as far as we can learn, has been severe.
AT Mollendo, three hundred feet of mil-
way, which runs along che shore, Was
destroyed by the wave. At lilo, The
town and railroad were also seriously
damaged, although no loss of life is re-
ported. Beyond Mollendo, the cable is
interrupted, and much anxiety prevails
as to the fate Of africa and Iquique. The
steamer Santa Rosa left africa on the
evening Of the ninth, and reports that
when a few moments under way ex-
perienced shocks of an earthquake, and
saw a tidal wave coming in toward the
shore. At Arequipa a strong shock was
felt, but the project telegraphs that no
damage was inflicted OF the city. From
the south we can receive no further in
telligence in time for transmission by
this opportunity. From the fact of the
cable not working we are led to believe
that some great calamity may have be.
fallen the southern ports. If this SHOULD |
have been the case, Mt the guano-deposits
OF Pavilion de Plea and GuariIlos.
where from eighty to one hundred ships
are loading, the catastrophe must have
been immense. The Panama Star has
the following additional intelligence,
THE EXTENT OF DEVASTATION.
The steamer John Elder arrived at
from Valparaiso on the thir-
and by her we have news that a
destructive tidal ave was reported as
been experienced at Caliao and
ports to the north thereof, and was
known to have extended as far south as
the boundary of Chill, but how much
south was Lot known as commu-
n~ication by cable has been interrupted.
The Elder reports the most complete
destruction of Antofagasta, Iquique,
Tambo, De Moro, Pabellor de
Pico and lilo. Although severe shocks
earthquake were felt, they caused but
title damage. The destruction of life
ind property was owing to the frightful
lpheaval and ingress of the sea. A gen.
.leman who arrived by the Truiillo in
us that the f1ourishing town of
.gnique, the principal port of nitrate
hipments, is left as complete a ruin as
t was after the frightful earthquake and
.nundation of 1868. At africa the sea
over the town to a hill back of the
hurch, and destroyed much valuable L
property. The wreck of the United
tates steamer Wateree, which was car
led inland a couple ofmiles by the tidal
ave of 1868, was again 1oated and car
ed a mile or two up the coast. The
,wer part of Autofagasta, which is part
{ the celebrated Caracloes mining dis
-ict, in Bolivia, is reported completely
.estroyed. The smelling and other 4,
'orks we're nearly all swept away The =
at Paballen de Plea and the +,
uano deposits suffered severely, and ,
early half a dozen fine vessels are re. ,
orted ashore and complete wrecks. The :
in some places is stated to have risen '
xty feet. With the meager and I'M
It~istactory reports that have reached us
is impossible to form any fair estimate
the results of this terrible visitation, @
ut, making all due allowances for exag- +
rated statements, we cannot but be- 8
eve that the destruction of life and L
has been enormous. Whether u
lie tidal wave extended further south Z
ian Autofagasta. and with what results, il
is impossible to know. We may at
~ moment receive further particulars d
way of Valparasaiso and the transan- Il
telegraph and Brazilian cables to d
Irope. Between six and eight hun
ed lives are said to have been lost. v,