The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-27
AcoAsT IN CONCLUSIONS.

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z 'fhe Panama Star and Herald Of May
3oih l,as Lima letterof May 20 giving the
f,liowing' g'particulars Of the Peruvian III.
dial wave and earthquake, Of which we
pablished abrief tclegraphic report on
Tuesday:
Al about $50 on the night ofthe 9th a
severe earthquake shock, Lsstiag from
four 10 five ninuiess moved tire entire
southern coast, oyerreaching down as far
Us Antafagasta. 80 severe was the move-
'ment that in many places Il was simpossi-
BILE 10 stand upright without support. The
first shock was succeeded BY several others
Of less Intensity, and then the sen rece-
ding from the shore seemed 10 concen-l
trate It's strength for the fearful and re>
peaied attacks 1t made upon The land. AT
Africa the people were busily engaged In
preparing temporary fortiiications repel a
threatened assault Of the rebel ram Huas-
car when the roar Of the earthquake was
heard. The shocks were very numerous,
and caused Immense damage In the town,
the people flying to tie nitro for safety.
The sea was suddenly perceived TO recede
from the beach, and y wave from ten to
fifteen feet IN height rolled IN upon The
shore, carrying before IL all that it met.
Eight times was repeated This assaul. of
the ocean. The earthquake had leyeled
TO the ground the custom house Ia great
part, the railway Station, the submarine
cable Office, the hotel. the British consa-
late, the steamship agency, and many
private dwellings. Owing 10 tlle early
nour of ibe evening aud the excitement
attenda,t on the proposed atlack u The
iiaascar, every ons, Was out and stirring,
aud the only loss ofiife reported is that
ofthrre little children who were oyei~
taken by thew water. The plumber com-
menced the evil-disposed improved the
occasion to rob the goo.is scattered along
the beach, and The project to enforcs rrder
was Obliged 10 command his troops aifire
upon the thieves. This oecassioned a
tumuit, In which several men were killed
aud wounded Arequipa, the chosen
victim Of earthquakes. was this time len
intnci. Herown special volcano, the
Misti, Ieft the honors Of the fray 10 his
distant brother on the frontier. for IL would
Hppear that the shock proceeded fion, the
Llaga, n volcano situated on the southern
boundary between Peru and BOLIVIA, and
which has recently been reported len
aciiviiy. Iquique is In ruins. Themose-
men. was experienced there at the same
moment with the same supe-human force.
Il. duration was exactly four minutes and
twenty seconds, proceeding from the
southeast, directly iron The Iocation Of the
Llagr AT Iquique houses built Of wood
and cane tunlbled down al inst onset Of
the eDemy. Lamps Were broken, and
the burning oil spreading over the debris
Immediately started y general conflagaiion.
Three companies Of firemen were i'm
stantly at their posts, although Il was siill
diIIicalt 10 maintain an upright position.
Sh och following shock with dreadful re-
guiaFiiy. In order 10 procure water the
two best engines were stationed on The
beach, and work begun. just then The
cry arose: "The sea the sea y and the
waves rushed In. The engines were car
RED out by The reflax aud the fire cum
linued uuupposesL Three elemenis Of
destruction were busy at one moment.
The affrighied people gave up all attempts
ut resistance aud left the city To lis fate,
flying TO the neighboring emisences. The
fire destroyed large rortionof the town,
the earthquake leveled nearly all there
aud the water envers the ruins which IL
fogk ont in its reflux. -Four entire squares
of buildings were swamped aud taken hy
the waves; all The wharves were destroyed.
The custom house Is gone; the nitrate
stores have disappeared; tile wster coii>
,l.nsers along the SHIRE ruined, amost
lrreparab,e iuSs for Iquiqua, ~ no paia-
table water Is fsnnd there. Antafagasia,
Mexillones, TocaIpilia and Cabija, towns
o., lhe coast of Bolivia met with the same
misfortune of earthquake and tidal wave
nj The same time, and ARE In nm identical
condition with Iquique aud africa. Al
Antafagasta severai lives wete lost.
Mexiliones was visited By tidal wave
sixty.fiye feetin height. iwe-thir,ls Of ths
town lscompleteiy oblitsnted. AtMexil.
lones six persous were drowned.
| AT Tocopll'a, littieor nothing remains
OF the town. A mine callsd la Pena
BIanca,, four miles 20 the souihwar,i
sank IN, smotherins two haadred work.
men, of whom forty were C'rni-h miners
caoija. the principal town on the Boliyan
coast. has lost three. fourths of its houses
The cave, thirty-fIve feet high. sweIs
along the main business street sndicft !
as level m she desert. wharves M"
Launches wercalI carried out % sea- AZ
ofthcse towns are Ia the greatest aistress
ChiIi has escaped without Injury. Th'
northern parts Of Peru were damaged hu