The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-23
TEMPEST AND EARTHQUAKE.
CALLAO SWEPT BY WAVES ALONG TIE
WHOLE SE1 LINE.
Men Drawn Into the surf-Destruction OF
Public and Private Property-Iquique aud
Africa Again shaken Unusual Storms.


CALLAo Jan. 27-The sea has been ex-
ccssvely rough all day and has caused much
damage The waves have washed with violence
along the whole sea front Of the town and for
abou. two miles on either side. and caused
tho destruction Of property to an extent
which cannot yet be correctly estimated.
AT 8 A. NJ. the sea began TO wash through and
over tho already damaged sea wall In front OF
the English railroad station. and rs 1t grew In
intensity II swept II to pieces. and allowed the
high waves full play to rush UP and over the
mole and railroad tracks. and burst against the
station house, which they completely flooded
and prevented the trains from Lima coming
within half mile OF their stopping place. The
guard houses In the nelghborhood were piled
on the track with number Of boats and
launches. At the man-of-war landing and at
the blight formed in front Of il by the adjacent
iron pier and stone atntment the sea broke
with ever increasing furry. dashing it, spray to
n height Of from 40 to 80 feet. AT present the
whole OF the English station and the streets ad-
joining II are covered with water,
chief protection ion Of the Mucle Darsena on Wet
Dock. has suffered severely The cight-ton
blocks, Of concrete. of which the coping was
strewed here md there rs II they had been mere
playthirgs. The main walls. ii is feared. are
undermined and will require heavy expense
TO repair Tho iron bridge connecting the shore
with the dock has stood well. but it may 20 at
any moment The sea is continually breaking
over II. ana to-day two men were swept from II
and drowned within 81 light OF many hundreds Of
people who could render no assistance.
All over the mole the heavy concrete blocks
are displaced and broken. and the tracks torn
up and rendered entirely un-ervccable. Coal
and goods trucks which were standing on them
We're overturned and scattered IN different III
rcctlons. a large amount Of goods was de
broke their moOrines. but wore again nade last
before Il. 4
Trausandiue railroad station has not suffered
Almost all the Old wooden molcs have been
swept uway-among the number being that Mt
Chucinto. formerly belonging t. the Pacific
steam Navigation Contrary. bpi which was re-;
the forts fronting on the sea have suffered more
or less. The Ayacucho battery is almost washed
away the greater part of the glacls; A number
| Of private persons have suffered. but the chief
loss will fall on the Muele Darsena Company.
VIII, Is connected. with the, Spritif Generate
| dc Paris the second heaviest being undoubtedly
| the English Railroad Company.
| CALLAo. Jan. 2s.-Thc heavy surf still con-
| tnues and Is causing much loss - those whose
yyat been i5-t. but tho first violent wave may
| cause one or the other to break adriit. and then
| the loss would be heavy. Three men have lust
been drowned by approaching t2o near the
| surf. Nothing could bc done Tor them There
| are no signs Of the SEA abating and many faml
| lies are leaving for Lima. The ships are roll
Hnassar had her deck swept on three times.
| IQUIQvr. Jan. 2i.-Last night at 40 there
was a Strong earthquake here. lasting thirty
seconds. Although NOT SO long in duration as
that IF the 9Th oil May. 1t was equally intense
| Fortunately there WIS no tidal wave. There has
! been 10 great damage done. Mpny people pass
! ed tn night In the pampA The damage was
| greater in the interior. where several factories
| have had to suspend work.
| AFRICA. Jan. 2i-Last night at $40 WAS felt q
| very severe and prolong shock Of earthquake
| The sea Is very much aEltated, Silghter shoc X
| have been felt at short intervals throughout tn,
night aud this morning. Great excitement
| prevalent here.
IQUiQuE. Jan. 2j.-Last night at $40 ther,
| were heavy shocks of earthquake. During IL,
rest Of the night and to-day shocks have been
felt every nltccn minutes. The roads are OBJ
strueted. shipping operations were paralyzet
| for three days.
Adyices from Guayaluil. to Feb. |. SAY
| the National Convention had met. The first stci
| OF the Assembly has been to declar Gen. lgna
cio De Veiutemilla Pres ident INFERNO OF thu
republic. COtOpaxi. or Sangai let on few more
fireworks lately, but we haye heard Of no dam
age occasioned BY them.
PANAMA. Feb l3.-Strange AMI unaccounta
Die natural uhcn )mcna continue to occur 0lOn.
the south coast. By almost every steamer W
learn Of some new and startling thing. th
latest 81 which Is heavy rain storm at Payta
an event never before known within the mem
DRY OF man. A gentleman who arri yed IN Pana
ma by the last steamer says that when they ar
found the town submerged in mud and water
and the people in a state of CONSERVATION an
despair The Custom House had been foodc
| and large amount OF damage done TO mer
| chandisc on deposit there. and the whole OF tn
| mis- erADlc little pueblo thoroughly Nreueneu.