, 1880-08-30
SCENES OF TERROR.

N!E"t ashy 0a ene Ssfcnt Earthquake ~
ntnnlln-s'trccsstve Shocks to,iiinns
Ing 7fnihy aEottrs-1frlg1t OF Tho ~
Northumberland Sight OH tho ls,x "'
tHrsrtrotItftnff t'htnu sttfi.
MANILA. July s0.-Statllla hHs uFntr bcc, ~.
Bccr,e Of those fr!Ehtful geological phcuomnns
that from tlmc tn ltno nlct those Islands W.
tInatc1y tho hntir Mt which 1t occurred, hctunn,
j: midday atil o'cls,ck IN tho afternoon of nv
18TH. s'lrc'l us FROM cniamtty which, cotnnareS
with t''at tot 1sa1 would Euvc i'ton terrible IN
contemplate. as l NOW write. every ho,1r or ~
VIC aro feeling slight shocks, md tho rcn.
crnl opinion Is thoy nrr fur from dn.
lslcu. rs from pnst experience wc int
for moro Rhucks FOR tays 10 come, ma
perhaps mny havc hoavy ono IN end I'm win
The sight Is i.ntHKLng, md tho elect /, hus I,noa
lsrs through the town seeing tic i inos as! W.. %..
TINT Ennt l.lIldiHys Arp III, o1lu cnnnot IN
cysTy cyo to s xSf hst yet s[roas
people going thiuuKl, the streets, tho sltghte,t
ait ra,t!1'g out Of THO llo,sscs to tho middle n
sock nf tho cnrti strlltcs terror into t k" ~
every me, each nt,d cvnry. nr'n expecting I'm.
CITY I'M. r.ls,nE Oh. lato tho cnintry G o 'Ss 'Ss
ntvu hu.s, ,tMt Inst hight heard fht nS,ne
nsked for his hut, about etuht feet square, taS
fuller l.s!,se. aavin4 only what t''oy stood H..
.t,o moment q tho hcnvy ahuck Il IS Id. posst.
oven tho cslcst and lrnvcst, WHO did not forSi
nemt n.,.s s, lt,s1 'tc'r presence Of mind found
thi,i"lerny noso Of the failing bIill,,as .te tSe
dust rising ~ thick cln,tls wllern tho rufus fei
o4oSy pe N esSny ssS aa te .eito, Te
tn thHieiyss ;, e. a s xf; Z, gn pssaE a
tones. 1t wis, ntt0gethor, u scene tho lot,grst
Ing 10 brace my nerves and wrto plainly; bit,
With The rnrth 1nuv!nE from your feet cretY
now aIMl then, il Is hartlly possible 10 d.
!ntre thnn mako yo,lrse!f understood, 70 /
ioss @ nf ifo and Incidents to rsss,a, rt ,aas aas
l,r Fortunately considered very et1nll, takTge
Into consideration tAu force uf lilo sMocks Till,
is owing II t'ig hor ut which # occurrea: lind
they happened Mt night, nothlng cnntl hare
sttvc us irt1l! general colltlaErntton. NJ all Tho
iloHscs hciiF lighted up, and the majority with
t!,it Il fallrn lump. aud th,s wa should haye 6ad
1trS set to oEory, fallen bnII,l!nR.
Tlle !st shocks @ were m sllght. md enve time for
security. Tho length Of tltno tho .ehtcka con.
ti1ittca wns from seventy to eighty seconds
thpy wore very ,aGch ueorc soycro tiIan lss1, as
finished Ms ll 1sttt, with rntury lnolion. mt Il
,tso world hive bcrn fo,lnl standing nfter tho
brelL immense ns tho Rreets nro nll mare OF lcts
covered with rlns from tho buildings md
many nOHsCA nnfG tliclf roofs tNilcn IN, willie
cpnl1lGto cnl!npecs hinny nro IN such rnin.
ons stnto lhut It would require but very onil-
nnry shack to bring them to tho ErUund-the
vehicles nrc not allowed to pass through sHlne
Of tho must dangerous parts ut tho tnwn, and
tho o.nnthoriiIes have been 70 tho foro with most
and police To cxun!He tho Interiors rf al, dwell
nE.houscs fnr tho wo11,'ic or otherwise; the
cngiuctrs to survey and oxatntnttilo interior Of
taib houses; ort!crfuK out tllo inhabitants wltro
danger cxiatcd. nt,l king nil necessary nrc.
cautions aa to medical nttcntlnHcc for those wh0
rcjos!ed ten ,ea'! a,ia twoi,ty -nino wounded '''
Lonk!ng ~ thts snl cMtnstr0p'!o from com.
lncrcinl point of view, tho .lnsses IN rrHluce
must bc enortiio,Is nbore nit IN sugar. salted
ard Ard found thom i 4 most r.inoas sta,e.
lhsenasent,ira Il Co. nro nil razcd 10 tho
ground, M. tho sugar tthoy were nl!edt Al
pots nj EisEnr il9ht Of thcm npDchrcd almost
hottDm ,tpwiri;. thts will give m Idea Of the
movement ht tho earthquake. You Will seo by
tho pnpors tho .lctalls d .aa.Eo 70 propcry:
ut present known. Thn ticW during the earth.
quukr fruns tho vessels In tho river wis, us dc.
ser!les! by mn eyewitness, Rnsnotb!ng tn he seen
tho buildings WIS something tcrr!,}c,-tho yes.
sells moving ahntlt aii'l humping Zach other As
though ln heavy Henwny; tho wntcr nl ths
river, bnhbflnR up and mixed With tho nnck
drctls nf rcnplo rushed nfI to tho ships and Re.
mnlnel nti night. Iii tho hny tho aanlO lhlbbllug
appearance wna observable m tho wafer, and
tho shrek was distinctly felt on l'2arf tho shp,
nwctl Bnn!c four fcct III some nlnCcs. slost os
the English hnuscs hnyb Rlitfcr&i tho Offices he
Ink Il ctfnpitfe wreck, Aotnc KhfoWns having
or icss tic iniciibic mark of tho past phc6osn:
Gun 4nQn thCn1,