Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-04-21

the devastation. Then
it remained quiet until sunset, when
it again began to shake the island
as severely as before
All night the shocks succeeded
each other at short Intervals, and
each cne was preceded by dull
sounds like snbterrapear explosions
Since that frequent shocks have
been felt. A few minutes ago
while writing the present dispatch,
| distinctly heard au exploslon-like
sound and felt the earth tr,mble,
but as | am under canvass I have
nothing to fear. |
fhe cid Genocse fortress, con-
tanning about 400 houses. inhat lied
by, Mussulmans and Jews, suffers
more than the rest of the town.
The ground there sank about a |
metre and nearly all the houses
were Immediately destroyed and
several hundred persons must have
persisted. 1t is known that about
30 Mussulman women were assem-
bled In one of the houses not one
Ct whom escaped. The southern
part of the Island ia said to have
suffered more than this town. Her
majesty's gun vessel Brlttern arriv
ed here this morning. The captain
at once came ashore and, after
consulting with the governor of the
island, organized reliet parties tor
attending the wounded and extri-
eating the dead from the ruins. He
went over to Chesne and
made careful inquiries regarding
the state of the town and inhabi-
; tants. Tomorrow he intends Wis
ting the southern part of the is
! land, where less had been done for
} the sufferes. ! visited Chesme this
afternoon. Only about ten lnhabi-
j. tants were killed, but many honses
!, are in ruins and many more are
$ dilapidated. The mayor assured
:. me that three-quarters of the
S houses are in dangerous condi-
:. ton. The Inhabitants are afraid te
live even in those which are unin-
! iured, tor every night since SUNDAY
s frequent shocks have been telt.
S Nearly all prefer to camp out
y AS the weather is fine the hard.
i ship in this respect, is pot great. /
y is said that throughout the distric
!, not less than 10000 people ar
= without shelter. In Castro th,
. work of extricating bodies and:
;, tending the wounding is progress
, ing satisfactorily. but the stif1ins
. . odor in the vicinity of many of th'
- ruins proves that the former ope-
), ration is far from complete. o.
n the other hand some wonderful
escapes have occurred. One wo-
d man was buried under the ruins TO
e 60 hours, and at last was rescued
: having given birth in the mean
n time to child The child is dead
l. but the mother is doing we'll.
I A dispatch from Chic to tn
It Times says:
e A medical commission is nov
d sitting to consider the expedienc
3. of covering the rubbish in the fort
/, ress with earth, as there is no hop
+; of saving any lives and the disin
q terment Of the dead might produc
% an epidemic. 1t is now believe
:, that throughout the whole island
Il which contained 10000 inhabi;anti
~ 5000 or 1000 were killed and 2
per cent. of tho survivors wcr
wounded. The French, British
United States and Austrian Gu
d vessels in the harbor are doing =
in their power to assist the author
tiles in the work of relief. Onl
%, 10 OF the inhabitants of Chesn
"a were killed, but many houses are
az ruins and 10000 people a-o with
70 out shelter.
a A dispatch from Constantiplc t
Is the NeaoS reports that the ehocks
Ls the earthquake in Chic have ccasct
i. The Times correspondent q
m Chic telegraphs that he has visite
"a the southeastern part of the islam.
N and found Menita, town of IL,
A 900 inhabitants, and the village
es of Monastir, Virinos and Philat
ss masses of ruins. Not sing
r. house has escaped. English an
as American physicians are assistin
- the survivors.
RI AN APPEAL TO AMERICA.
At The tolllng dispatch was receive
X yesterday by the New York He,
Of aid:
" PERA, April 9, 1881.
l. To the Editcr Of the Herald:;
I'd The catsstro phe at Chic has su
r, passed all conception. The nun
IN Der of killed and wounded is mo-
le than $4,000. There arc 1000
famished sufferers who require i'm
l. mediate assistance. The Ccntr;
k. Committee here implores yoa
Il. open subscriptions in your oftit
y for their relief and begs you to sen