The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-25
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
HEAVY GALES AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF l
sHIPPING-LossEs BY THE sToIM-TIADE |
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UNEASY

HEAVY GALES AT PANAMA--DE oF
sHIPPING-LossEs BY THE sToEM-TRADE
OF cAKrHAGENA-EcUADoR UNEASY.
PANAMA, Dec. Is. 1878.
heavy 'norther' at Aspinwall cut of communities
ton between Aspinwal and Panama for several days.
1t began on the morning of the ith inst. aud blew
with such force that in short time very heavy sea
rolling into the bay Thesteamers at the wharves
moved out and anchored tho other side Of the
bay, while the sailing vessels put down additional
anchors and endeavored to make things SAFE Despite
these precautions several small craft broke adrift
and went ashore. The royal mail steamer
Moselle and the Pacific Mail steamer Clyde remained
outside for several days. and the former was forced
to leave the 9th inst for England being obliged TO
leave behind passengers. cargo and mails On the
9th the water forced back in the chagres by the
powerful wind, and at the same time heavy rains
poured down in the hills. The meeting of these
waters in the lower lands traversed by the Panama
Railroad converted them into regular lake. In
places there at leassten feet of water upon
the track. and in others even the telegraph wires
were under water. efectually cutting OFF all COM
munication between the above named places. No
trains have yet crossed the morning train of the 5th
being the last to make the transit. Efforts were
made the 10th to get trains through, but without
avail, and the English mail from the South coast and
probably passengers for England ALSO so forward by
the Atlas steamer Andes.
RENEWAL OF THE STORM.
At about seven O'Clock on the night of the 10th
inst the wind again sprang up from the north i'll
Aspnwall and increased in force with wonderful
rapidity. At nine it was blowing a living gale of
wind with q heavy and constantly increasing sea-
II was entirely unexpected as It was supposed that
few days before. Four steamers were alongside the
wharves and the order to get up steam was at once
movement among them was noticeable. Then the
steamer Acapulco steamed slowly out against the
heavy wind and head sea. The Para Royal Mail)
attempted to follow but several vessels anchored
in the way, and it only after couple OF
hours OF aa% pa Of tHa s es
the steamship Clyde and running on the reef to the
south Of the Pacific Mail wharf. that she finally got
away. The steamer Clyde, New York line. and the
steamer Bolivar, Liverpool line. soon followed The
ing, but the Para and Acapulco took refuge in Porto
belo. The Bolivar went to
THE SHIPS.
mhe Eas ton IN 'hs nay tns
| Robinson do.), Nell X. Starr lunber, Boston Ice
Company, May Morn do. Panama Railroad Com
| Martie Holmes and French bark name unknown,
all with coal for the Panama Railroad Company. The
fate of the first four OF these may be briefly told The
Lorine sank the morning Of the 18th alongside
| wharf No. 4, carrying down with her 400 tons Of
coal She has worked partially under der the wharf and
ton of the wharf She is probably total loss The
three masted schooner Esprcss Triton drove through
the wharf No. ., tearing down the shed and bending
the piles in every direction, aud drifted against the
Pacific Mail wharf which she has effectually ruined,
tearing away the sheds breaking planking, dsplacng
piles and destroying the double tanks laid down
| the wharf. The vessel Ia also total loss The J.
p Robinson ran on the reef at tho Smallpox Hospi-
| tai, carried by the force OF the waves over
the reef and lies on shore inside She may be recov
| cred. The L. NJ. Buoher dragged on the reef but
sustained other damage than the loss Of her rud-
der the anchors held about tho time she struck.
| The other vessels all safe and will probably
The Lorine, Espress Tilton and L. M. Buehler be-
Aong to Philadelphia. and tho ]. P. Robinson to q.
| vessels, Of New York. The Pacific Mail wharf
| wharves Nos. l, and are badly damaged, and it
will take at least $10O0 900 to make them they
| before.
cARrHAaENA's TRADE.
recent report of the exports Of the port Of Car
the total value of produce and coin sent abroad
/ S756Os Of which S122.00 specie The products
OF the country figured follows Tobacco, $16l ,730;
ivory nuts, $l77,S58; hides S45.415 sugW, $23974
indiarubber. $149,167 cotton, 1885, coffee, SOFA;
| balsam, $5.76S; cattle. $685. dividiv. $l7,577;
specie out Of $3.50 Of the products OF the country
| sent to that country; Bremen received no CON- but
S337 926 in produces Hamburg received in all $32 5l
| Paris, Havre and Bordeaux, $51,421. and New York
4 $l4S.443
| UNHAPPY ECUADOR.
In Ecuador political affairs are in most unhappy
condition. The President veintemilla is in Guaya-
| quill. and scarcely day passes without some arb
tary and yrannical act that deepens the detestaon
in which he is held by large section OF the commu
| nifty. His latest exploit the peremptory Danish
ment Of four citizens of Guayaquil and the impris
onment without trial, of six others the pretence
of their plotting the overthrow Of his government
| Guayaquil sandbanks continue to form and render
| navigation daily dffhcult,