New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-26
THE EARTHQUAKES IN PANAMA.

PANAMA, Sept 1.-THE State OF Panama
trinriplUv aud adjoining states in Colombia and the
penublcs of Costa Rca and Nicaragua, so lar rs heard
from by the new cable in the Pacific have been sub
iected since the 7th inst to series Of earthquakes
which have ducred as widely ia intensity as they have
IN locality lu this cy the first one was te!t at about
ROO a. a. ON the 7tl, aud was followed ABOUT half an
bour ,ffcrward By a second one Both tncse shocks
we're felt IN Riyas, Nicaragua, which is situated
within eighteen miles of the Paclhc All
Indications 20 far received tend to prove that In the
NOR northern attitudes the shocAs were felt subsequent
TO their occurrence here.
The alarm TINS city great and the cracks IN the
od-lasoncd rock ana cement houscs Afforded sufficient
evidence mat there warrant for IT. Inc walls OF
more than sixty houses more or less injured, but
none fell aud consequently No one was injured Pubic
buildings were less fortunate The high crown OF the
pc0imont Of the Cathedral fol- as had nothing TO sup
por H. and hurled ABOUT two hundred tons Of masonry
work decorative architecture and few statues down
through the roof o the ami intO the central square
The wide balcony Of the Legislative Assembly also came
down with crash. ana filled the square III front
OF it with blocks of stone, fragments OF
cement, columns and large quantity Of
miscellaneous lumber The oflic Of the nterocealnc
Canal Company, formerly the Grand Hotel, were also
severely Damaged and tue edlAce' wMch cost he CON
PAM months ago quarter OF a mIlon dollars.
will require al least 10000 10 put AZ IL OrIef Nan, OF
the enlOl IS are AFRAID 70 eAteI H. me cIy OF Asli-
Wsn suffered in similar mann p bur beng so much
smaller, dnGtA houses being constructed generally OF
Il j. probable that 100000 viii repair al the damage
cone IA e city ana thTd OF that sum VIII cover al
tn los .s experienced Ia the rest OF he is.nmus
N0t q slu-Ic house has fallen III Panama, although
many ic people. fearing That tie successive shOcAs
might bring them down, have preferred 10 20 10 the
plains itsue tic and i've in the cane and palm
leaf houses rather expose themselves 20 the Tsk OF
being crushed by tho falling masonry and DnckW0ik.
the standing WalIs-rolic5 OF hrcs-crulhDleu
down.
number OF shocks have occurred since the 9th, hut
DO further danag has been done The loss OF hic has
been trninZ; Only one death occurring III AeplnWau
and auoter IN Gatm be distinctly traced TO falng
houers. Two Otucr dCa hs taken placc-thc
Tcsults the inprudeuce Of the Vicur. Two phyal-
ciau-, Que here and the other IN CJUn we're kIed by
1unp4u. windows WIcD the fist and most severe
his through the strain OF the succession Oi shocks
Ii Is uOX l4th, and since the SIN people nave
suhcrcI from great terror. In earthquake countries
none c hJCK, fares pcricnccd would nave created
the Dut here where they have Dern hitherto
almost Unknown, the fright la, been great. Inc Widest
rurrar, - 10 existence OF volcanoes ID dn'rcnt
p.rs Use Isinnus nave been sct ahOaL committee
canal InecIr has visited ScN cIa localities indicated
b. the uaiiVc-, bat s!I Of volcano mas been dscON-
shocks aId O IOui 10 sIA Inches are YllDle
IN every tlcy 90 nU down any DEPTH indicating
tuat thor formation Que subsistence, ana not TO me
direct upward a-cncy which creates the dccp rts ana
f--uTs bc noticed the countries winch nave sur
tered severe effects OF direct volcanic
action. several Of Inc cm1ankmcuts o. the
Pa4.Da Railroad both side. OF which tropical swamps
TIE bridges, severely uainJgud Oy Tie earthquakes
bus the n, soon apiifc he cable fron Aspln
wall 10 Jamaica DrOkcI by Tic hIet shock at "A
point nus miles from the II hnu.