The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-23
The Tidai Wave at Callao.

NEW YoRK, February GA CORES.
pondent OF the Stdr and Herald OF Pan.
anna, writing January 9th, says Of the
tidal wave at Callao, that on the morning
when the tide receded II was noticed that
the boats and coasting craft along the
shore were left high and dry, and when
the wave returned il passed with immense
force over the walls Of the Muelle Dor.
sena, rushing up over the newly made
ground towards the station Of the Oroya
Railroad for distance OF three hundred
feet, carrying everything before 1t.
Launches, numerous little cane huts built
in esplanade, and many enclosures around
coal and lumber yards, &c, were COM
ple,ely destroyed. The massive walls Of
The Muelle Dorsena In front Of the Eng
lish Railroad station were torn away,
and train OF cars was wrecked, such
was the amount Of water entering the
station. The surf was tremendously high.
The waters in the Bay Of Callao during
the day were so troubled as to render
Communication with the vessels almost
impossible, so that the damage done them
could not be ascertained for ten days.
Previously several strong earthquake
shocks were felt at Lima, but no serious
damage was done.
Iquique and africa experienced several
earthquake shocks on the night Of Janu.
ary 23d, causing great excitement and
some damage, while Payti was visited by
heavy rain storm, phenomenon un.
precedented there within the memory Of
man..
A correspondent writing Wednesday
notes the drowning Of Eve men, two being
swept from the iron bridge connecting
the shore with the docks. Although
hundreds Of persons witnessed the drown.
ing no assistance could be given. The
sea was very violent, in which ships
rolled ierafully, and the decks Of the Pc
ruyian man.of war Huascar were repeat.
edly swept by the waves. The eighl-ton
blocks OF concrete, Of which the coping
OF Muelle Dorsena was formed, were
knocked out and strewed about. Coal
and goods struck on railroad tracks
were overturned and scattered in differ.
ent directions, and large amount OF
goods were destroyed. Several vessels
broke their moorings but were again Sc
cured. Almost all the old wooden moles
have been swept away. All the forts
fronting on the sea suffered.
From letter from Boscas Del Toro
the Slar and Herald learns that on Jan.
Slst an armed band boarded the Ameri.
can schooner Sunbeam, Captain Kain, at
Port Timon and took iorcible possession.
The Captain was onshore at the time and
the officer in charge demonstrated and
told them the United States government
would regard their action as piracy.
They replied that they did not care what
the United States government said or
did. AT 2:20 on the morning Of Feb. 1st
another detachment arrived on board and
Immediately gave orders to proceed to
sea. They were informed that the Cap.
tain was not on board, an armed squad
was sent TO find him and did, he being in
company with the United States Counsul,
the guard seized him and forced him TO
go aboard, when there he was forced to
get under way on peril Of being shot. The
vessel proceeded with about forty OF these
people to Boscas Del Toro where the
leaders arrived at Colon Way to Boscas
Del Toro. The British gun boat Contest
was spoken, but the Captain OF the
schooner was forbidden 10 make any
signs for help on pain Of instant death.
The authors Of these acts Of violence are
defeated reyolutionists Of Greytown or
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