Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-09

Tashardi, the earthquake has been very
severe and the effect of the shocks ex-
tremcly disastrous. All along the Taurus
range, and to the south and swest OF 1t, the
earthquake seems to have the deepest hold.
All through the limestone hills, Astounding
with innumerable fossil shells, tremendous
chasms have been made. The long ridges
of black volcanic rock, in the midst of
which are many platforms and tablelands,
and upon which the rock terraces rise one
above another and terminate ut the crest
in conical SUBMITS, has been so disrupted
that they are thrown into unrecognizabie
shapes and seem to be robbed entirely of
the weird attractions which formerly in
vested them with so much interest to
tourists aud students of natural history.
The course OF the Cox River, which winds
through colossal cliffs of limestone and
forms the celebrated pass of Erkeuke, has
been completely changed for about half It's
length. The formation Of the pass, which
is the only one through which armies COM
ing from the interior OF Asia Minor cain de-
scend into the valley OF the Euphrates, has
also been very much altered, many Of the
rocks of Shaly Schists having been torn
AWAY: one of the peaks, Bulghar Dagh,
was shaken of yesterday afternoon, and
descended into the valley with tremendous
force, gathering under itself huge masses
of earth until, before It spent itself, it be-
came a great landslide. Part of the village
of Mazetti was buried under IL, and somo
eighty or ninety Kurds persisted in their
huts.
Islanderun was badly torn up and many
lives lost there. The course OF the river
Toisus was almost completely blocked ~
huge masses of rock, which fell from the
sides of the steep defles, great assures were
made i'm the semi-crystaline limestone
which forms the base of the Allah Dagh,
and occasionally a large section of the thin.
" imbedded rock has been thrown up to
form great excrescence upon the exten.
sive table-lands.
On the tableland between Heran and
Oran there was river which for many
years fell into a cavern and disappeared.
The earthquake both closed up the mouth
of the cavern and dried up the small river.
The shock seemed to have extended all
through the extensive tablelands in the
anti-Taurus range but not to have inflicted
any serious damage in that section. In the
gypsum district and the environs of the
Sari Chi Chok the loss will be considerable.
From the peaks of the kartun, an isolated
rock of feldspatic trachyte, which stands
proudly up like gigantic fortress and tho
summit of which Is composed of red brac.
ciated schariaceous conglomerate, came
rumbling huge fragments of trap trachyte
and porphyry.
Many small land.slides took place from
the peaks of the chains stretching out In q
westerly direction from the great central
ridges between Arjish Dagh and Allah.
The waters of the 4Egean sea were terribly
agitated during the shocks of yesterday and
last night and had not quoted down en-.
tirely at six O'Clock this evening. Reports
of large losses OF life in the interior towns
and along the western coast are coming in,
and though the number OF killed is very
large 1t is not thought the total will be as
great as reported from the shocks of two
weeks ago.
At Alabanda ninety lives were lost.
A fugitive from Kespit places the deaths
there at fifty and the number of wounded
at forty.
AT Akhissar forty persons were buried
beneath landslide and a few more killed
by falling walls.
Cozagnda suffered depletion of about
one-half of her people, numbering 400
souls. fF
OF Singerti's people, about onc-third sur.
vive TO mourn the others.
From scores Of other hamlets come similar
reports, and when all are in the loss of life
will probably be found to aggregate well up
into the thousands.
Along the coast of Greece the-shocks yes.
terday were very severe and caused great
loss of life and property. Advices from
that section are somewhat meagre. AT Cap
au Verla many buildings were thrown down
and some so persons killed, while 125 moro
were severely injured.
At Mestra some twenty .odd people were
killed and double that number injured.
Monembassia also suffered considerable
loss TO Doth property ana lie.
1t is believed here that the results all
through the western coast Of Greece will
prove much more serious than now re-
ported.
The shock continued through the night
with less severity than during the midday
hour, but as noon approached to-day became
more and more severe, reaching their worst
at one O'Clock. At six o'clock this evening
the shocks still continue with frequency,
and the people, like the country, are trembl.
ing for fear some of the slumbering vol.
canoes will break forth and add still more
to the horrors they have now to undergo.
From Lippincott's Gazetteer are obtnined
the following facts about the ancient city
that has suffered such severe visitation:
Smyrna, seaport of Asia Minor, the
chief commercial emporium of West Asia,
is situated ona plain at the head of the
Gulf of Smyrna, and partly upon the de-
clivity of Mount Pagus which is crowned
by citadel, structure of the thirteenth
century. The population is placed at 160,-
600, of whom $4,000 are Greeks, $4,000 are
Turks, 1900 Jews 6,000 Armenians, and
$4,000 Franks. 1t has a fine appearance
from the sea, but Is in general wretchedly
built. The houses are mostly OF wood, and
only one story high; the streets are narrow.
about two and a half miles along the shore;
above these is the Armenian quarters and
the Turks occupy all theupper parts of the
city, having between them and the Arme-
MINIS two close quarters inhabited by jews.
The principal edifices are. the bazaar and
market place, vizier-khan CONSTRUCTED of
the marble ruins of the ancient6
theater), the palace of the governor,
barracks, synagogue, fine Latin
cathedral, Greek, Roman Catholic, Arme-
MAN and Protestant churches, and about
twenty mosques. Numerous coffee-houses
and gardens are scattered along the river.
Meles, which enters tile gulf east of the
CITY, and extensive cemeteries occupy a
portion OF the declIyity of Mount Pagus.
Smyrna is the residence of Consuls of most
OF the principal European States, and Is
the see of Greek, Armenian and Roman
Catholic bishops. SMYRNA has been for
centuries the most important center Of trade
In the Levant. This trade has been carried
on both by shipping and the carayans of
Asia Minor, Syria, Bagdad and Persia, and
here as well as in Constantinople and most
OF the Turkish towns the Jews have become
the principal agents in the purchase and
sale OF commodities. smyrna has suffered
repeated vicissitudes especially from de-
structive earthquakes and visitations of
the plague, but its admirable situation for
commerce has caused il after each calamity
rapidly to regain its wonted Importance. -
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