, 1877-06-12
4 Tidal Wave from Fifteen to Sixty Taet
High Bushes Two Miles Inland:
haying Death md Dcsolntion In lis
Ilcsist1css Progress.
Nearly Ono Thousand People
Swept TO Instant De-
HtructlCn.
The Property Loas Estimated ut ovcS
Twenty Millions.

Pacific coast by tile earthquake and tidal wave
Of May Q. The towns of Arjsa, 14ui4ue, rontn
Dc 1.at,os, rnbcilo as lrcn, Clmnavasa, Iiuan,a-
les, Teocapltla, CubiiA, Mcgilloncs lie bolivia,
Antofugasta, and Canarala1 ase nearly all tic.
atnycl. Alont GU lives wcro lost. Tho de-
ttrurtton Of Pahclon Is estimated at 4o0 900 coo,
tonlincd mostly to tile coast, although tho town
Of Tarapacu, tWcnty.tl,rco leagues inland. and
the villages Of rttamatilla and Canvhoncs far
IL the interior, are more or less ruinot1. Tho
thpping Of guano from the southern deposits
Vii he indefinitely suspended, as all facilities
tn the way of launches, shutes wlarves, water
eondcnscrs, and buildings Of oil kinds have
bcu swept away. Tho destruction Of, atl1 dam
nc 10, shipping has been very great, and was
attended bys
yEnr SERIOUS LOSS or LIFE.
At Mallcnsly tc railway was torn up by The
ss 800 feet, md at lilo tue rlilwaY wus also in
tatcd. At africa the people were preparing
temporary Qualifications 10 rcpcl the threatened
sxauls OF tho rcbrl ram llauscar at tho very
moment when the roar Of tue earthquake was
heard. Tho shotks wcro very numerous, md
eanscl inmcusc damage. The tcn was sudtlcn-
II perceived to rcectle from llic beaci and d
xaqe from ten to fifteen feet high rolled upon
tho shore, carrying all bcfore It. Eight times
vas repeated this assault Of tic ocean, and four
miles Ut the ctnbanktncnt Of tho railway melted
aEay like sand. Locomotives. cars, and raits
we're hurled about by the sen like 60 many pfay-
things, md left In
toanlEo MASS oF ~ hunbish'
ioe unl'e" etates stca"1cf matefee, sitanied
10 lals, waa l'itcu oo'y hi,tl 'loatca Two mics
ho11ft Vi heF o'a postlots' Inc cao'e oaoy was
mofeu quafter OF huc no1th"afas. ale9-
eaah'''so rom the Castosn.uouse a'la stores
feto easf'ed "Ss M'lee Instant.
1ho ua''aee oo'lo was g1catcF tnah that Q.
zoe calafnisy OF 4oos. lho eafthauaSe haa
eTclcd the custofl'-i1ousc, railway station.
saaraarl''e tablc ol'ttc hotel, british Conslasc'
no steasnsi1p aeehey' ana many private awel''
ttss' Ihe people PASSED tue night OIL tue Mills
Thieves ostah 10 roo wien 1ho troops nsea upon
tbcnl, R''''ne ats' "on'u''lg several
lqa'que' oal1t VI "ooo anu ea'et
!e""AEp ho"S At THE tiAsF oasHF'
lae lamps were nsoRen' ahd thc oafhlftg on
spseau'hs osef Inc aeofs s'afto!a echefal
enumeration, i"feo companies oa '1enen were
instantly at thcf l"sts a't'loash't WIS allilealt
tomas"taI'' an upright pofltlo1l, shock follow
hs hlocR viii usca'l1al fcEa'ar1ty. 10 procure
satcr' tHc s"o hcst tse'chs'ncs "cee Stationed
on tac i'cac'i. Jast thca tHc Try arose. "lno
fea, the seae' anu tte waves fusilai 'n' INC
engines "eto eat7'e" out W LUG rean9' aha INV
ne continued hhoproaea' 1h'eo ele-
neNts VI "es'fue1'o" were o185 " o"c
moH'ehtmnre' "atet' anu tao east"qaake.
!ne Ms.s'g'teu iNop'e ,cit I"o Guy
WIS '"te' nfi"s 10 .ue aels"oof'h4 ch,'hencco'
=! a"e htc "est.o'eu ,a'Ie po.to, u 1ao to"n,
'ne e's@'iua"e 'c'e1c" n.af'y ai' t"s 5cat' "n"
Hatet covers ~, tns runs %nlch !" 1ooN oat III ~
fhuA. 4"o WAteEeohue''stEs a'oI'h sho h"oFe