The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-08-30
BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY AUGUST 80

last-named date, and thousands of per.
sons perished. In Cilicia $4,000 per-
sous were killed in 1868. In 1874 there
was n great shock in England, and
Glastonbury was destroyed; the island
was again shaken by the greatest earth
quake ever known there in 1918. In
1456 10000 persons perished in Naples.
In 1909 Constantinople suffered the loss
of many thousand lives. At Lisbon,
Portugal, in 1881, 1900 houses were
thrown down and 10000 persons buried
in the ruins. In 1926 Naples lost
10000 persons. In 1872, $4,000 per-
ished ut Schamaki. In 1898, 100000
residents of Sicily were destroyed. In
1903 Jeddo, Japan, lost 100000 in
habitants. In Pekin, China, in 1871,
100000 were swallowed up. In Grand
Cairo 10000 persons fell victims in
1754. One of the most terrible occur
ences was the great earthquake at
Lisbon in 1855, when 80, 600 people were
buried alive and 10000 more were
killed. This earthquake was of almost
unparalleled extent and force, being
felt far south in Africa, more than
$4,000 Arabs perishing in Morocco, and
as far north as Scotland.
Columns might be filed with the de-
tails of later calamities of this sort, re-
sulting in the slaughter of thousands
upon thousands of men, women and
children, but only the more conspicuous
can be referred to. Calabria, Messina
and a number of smaller villages were
destroyed Februry 5, 1888, and some
1.-Two lnC IT,,
cia, Spain, was destroyed, $500 houses
being thrown down and a couple OF
thousand people being killed. The
same locality has been revisited with
less destructive effect by earthquakes
in recent years. Our own continent has
suffered greatly from this cause. The
Peruvian capital, Lima, and its port
Callao, were destroyed in 1886 and
again in 1746. and in each case thou.
sands of human beings perished. In
1897 great earthquake swept the whole
country from Santa Fe to Panama
and 10000 persons were killed in sec
ond. Arequipa, Peru, was wiped out
of existence in 1868, $4,000 people be-
ing left homeless and several thousands
losing their lives. In the same
year Jne CLUES Oh 1DdTTd duO
Ottavalla were destroyed, and moi
one of their 10000 inhabitant;
escaped, or could ever be fount
afterward. Catocachy was also obliter
ated from the face of the earth, and {
lake now covers the spot where it stood
In that earthquake the United State!
war vessel Wateree was carried from
the harbor of Callao two miles inland
The famous earthquake which devastat
ed and depopulated Callao in 1882
continued at intervals for four years. Il
took but three minutes for an earth
quake to make the entire city of Por'
Royal, Jamaica, a complete wreck II
1892, and even less time for the destruo
ton of San Salvador, in the West Indies
March 10, 1873. The city of Mendozs.
in the Argentine Republic, was destroyed
and $4,000 people were killed by &
shock of but a moments duration il
March, 1861. Earthquakes have Otter
occurred in latitudes as far north as oul
own. and even farther, but as rule
they have been slight and caused but
little damage. The most injurious Of
late years were the shocks felt in Cali.
fornia in 1872. There is hardly a year
when there is not more or less quaking
in North America, though it is rare that
they cause any sensation beyond tenn
porary amazement and excitement
IrOu IN. ~ Times.