, 1877-09-12
COTOPAXI.
The Great Eruption of The Goth
OF June Last.
The Volcano Ponrs Out Tremendous
Torrent Of Wator.
Loss tf Orr Thousand lirts and u Millions Of
Dollars Of Property.

"''" - ~' ',s. NJ
Nsw Yonk, Sept; 1l.-A letter .; from Lata, :,
enogs, resa EYE sns s'oL . .o 'ao
Inc solcano VI soeoi"A' "sA soen p'"s' 'a.a 49,,
-. Streams OF Wnter poafcu from all tna
CRITTERS at once, on the Gallo side, sweeping
st.,;a torre,,t fo,Iowcl ,ho ror.o If thc san,,i.
sst.nc ~. 'oifcr. ~. +"u " 'o
mai AlFer' 1eo lacle''oa oi o'gnoF l'onoso Is ~
ruins; tho very sol! IN gone. w tho place ol
rIel off tOo head Of catslc at pasture II, the
~ ~ VI ~ Th, s,,oros ,,,r"r ovorf1orcJ.
neio" " ."' .ea.s .eau ,.,asas rha .' 49,
and cause1 great uamass. Inc ...s,H.. Sn..
before ss" IL. A splendid uscn'uo.shop went down
ri, ,ar,t. .ho,,.c At tl,c flrat ru,l NJ woters: an
ns ~, .a.s,a,'. .,s r1,o or,iro ,1.,r'ct was Iko
o'o sas'oa. n"e. wa,,, =. ~ ,,ostror",
tho city had not tho course Of tic floods been
tf,nnlv tltycrteil Into tho rIycr-clannei. Tho
total ios. ri l,fo will reac II Il doca not oxcec
LOW, "no 'oss o' nv " ,oa.t I'M hsad =, co,,l
l.Voo persons. a. 'eas1 @'Vo" "eat ~ sAt,'c
have been destroyed. anu OF stnallcr ahilnhls inc
loss IL much greater. IN tho midst Of tho roar
If waters and tho crashing Of houses, tho vol
.,,a :" ~. s,nrrnnu. onantttic. ~ c,ndcr.
which Gradually da1Kneted the wmo'c ~ thm nee o.
tlie heasene at ~. !:1tcua ~. f,nrr ~ u ,ru ',,.
fS'est u {. ,1 Sssu'''J from " thu AFTERNOON ol'
cnrrt.eanat",s fHe~tUss s"ejSSt :s.s FIX Milton.
ION vr,,oi sr,n,tor4 y NJ iotopaxi2I mirlt eay
,., s s1eu- 'nr tr,,, That tEcy hnyo rrayc, thc
snIvc. ms ~ ctass'tsrs If fra nnI b,oUI in tbc sa
anna!s Which tflcy iii with MISERY md ruin, with
"rrntinns rcrn Of ne grcat c,,nseGtlouyg. Of
IT. tr,a W. havc " actot,e accounts II tic IIis
tnr,at Narratfro, !, NJ Ian ,Jorrc JUN and Don
Antnnta In I;ilna rhcy tell uf ita i,nyiue Sub.
.,"s,,nS tho srnnio,,. rnli.v from Cnlin IL lain
"mnra' tiiinr Il Will turbii vayrs, In Which
crcat nMm,Itsr. % " ucrislcd' Thc erunt,ou TINT
1ni,nwcti in Tia s,iecectinr ycar, the fourth wns
Iii rnoro ID asa.truus So. According 10 Tie .icstt
rahsr hsrr yeaSs9, s IN 10 us s,gfy ssagco Of ss
isrnireI rtiesA rfnmttolnt rciatcs. in iN
'nuaeu M.rm ! iss that Ia iIonIa, Ito pes from lie M
volcano, explosions liku the soll1ld of cannon
1:iS tho .hoc1. md ti,n rain Of earti, extended
fr,nn @ Ponavan %u % to Uuyaau-lissa1cc, 450 miles.
nuitt, en'l a;,,cr tGwna ,ycrs njnced In COM
picte % darkness from a. III. 10 D. H., the hor.
not+ ~ o,es S AMI i,v tho }ririitiui roarinr o}
oSA 't""> riIn ,Hy,JT1ATEn GIANT
TIN hooa ~ III q G,ycrn,nnt,s sent to the Cour.
Of Fl Matrid | . &c curious report Of this eatastro-
,,r,ns Te, ynr Maie.tx Of wint look pacs On tho
t4tno;y ~ Anr1 ~ con.rn1,,e, III fhn bnr.t;nJ
~ thc rreat voifano ami mountain OF CotuaIl
Id.
situated u thg uosoG' s,s. u Aaeo"s"' tut.cen
leagues from this GatS;u o,,u ~ ra,,,;,,, =,
Vt!aseenclo' ~ ais 1st.S M ~ ..,'.u
calls the esupuon u LUZ ans esms ~
tHc hsstormn Irhos 1s III. - 80 -. tne
seventh cn; s ~ II, inat caonsp ~ps ,ses a.
putcu tue !hos1 ht,.I H. t,.n,t ,,e~thnnho ~
MT respoas1nte lor t'in E!eat sa'Iataans VI
Ivy, when ucstIoyc'a !ous' ..a ntasnSa. r.iS,.h.
ana m - Anoata, q o en- ensh 81 9ls"J es, % m
SuU 20 aoVN tsIsnto ~ H. nun.uuu' ,.aa."n H. r.
cTnos that Gtas!ssna M " nnp'oo' fo'es@'o' 4'o
oaierar anu saJa u Nas o.Ec o. ,,..
TIE hosf II IhA.sisAs a,,. rnEnoASSM .trts rs
~ tno plYe'cai h'stoIy u ue kn1S' 1ne snanS 9't
1hg map!ehtnn ~ tmn W,1n ~ w +bc csrto,,o,s IT.
4esuysus ~ tao llMo oa nS ear,iIoakte ~. W.
taoon' a.a vU.e"'iueS n s,to " x,Icb ,Nau M
CLOUDS oi Noaln Pr ;,,o smo.s Which nn,,,an5 tnv5
hau tntnrn on ostofo sds eunMn!s.ue. .,.
Tho 9a!era, meyer neysftnciest, 10 mnety-'W,o ,'o
miles from Qhtlo' Which VIZ tMe
nearcat point nllectca; ilutntoat taen.loms a.
otns, sn vet u ataea a. ss s1o n
Arnbato. tue places nearest o 20 IL, Tue efes. s
eotndct only eigat9en Ut .Memsy tntnens n..es
tS catas1rrone'% % Ms esen pSs
lalllne. CroIs nA..c solt - H., s,'a. III,
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