The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-31
A QUIYERING WORLD.
ASIA MINOR GREATLY ROCKED

By IN Ear,tquaks-Ths City Of Smyrna In Stat
Of DtsolatiOn-The Terror OF the Inhabitants.
Rocks Klrsn and " later CoursH. .Chlustd.
A Scene Of Devastation and RuIa.
CoXsrAxrlSopE, October SO.-Ever.sincI
the great earthquake Of two weeks ago to
day there has been constantly recurring
succession Of shocks in oil directions from
this city, making circle Of earthquakes o
which Constantinople seems to be the gee
graphical ceI te yet the center has me-
been shaken in the slightest degree. The
reports which have been brought every
day by Arabs from the desert, Christians or
their tours, and sailors coming in on ships
have created considerable alarm here, ard
some OF the inhabitants OF tho city have
made preparations for hasty flight from the
stctions where buildings are put up closely
together. There seems to be little ground
for fear that anydisasterwill result here from
the earthquake. The shocks seem to have
followed the mountain chain extending
from Java, beneath the sea, to and through
Asia Minor and thence on to the southern
part Of Russia, continuing westward
through Southern Europe to Gibraltar and
the sea coast.
LEAVING THEIR HOUSES.
Adyices from Smyrna say that nil
through Anatolia the inhabitants have been
leaving their homes and seeking places OF
greater safety. That their fears were well
grounded the developments Of the past
forty-eight hours show. Saturday nightthe
shocks which have been Of daily occur
renee for the past fifteen days, became
quite severe, and before daylight nearly all
the people in the shaken districts had lett
their homes for the open country. Soon
after the sun came up the Eky became
suddenly overcast and great black
clouds rolled up from the eastern hor-
lion with great r4pidity, ina few moments
forming a complete inky canopy where
there had been clear blue. There was o
very sudden depression OF the barometer,
and many animals and birds beclme
alarmed and took quick fight Then tho
vibrations began 10 increase in violence
and frequency. Ten clearly defined shocks
are said to have occurred before 0 o'clock.
The waves then became almost continuous,
extending from northeast to southwost. As
they continued, building after building
lottersd, and about II O'Clock, at which
hour the shocks, for some unexplained
reason are always most severe, there came
n most tremendous crash and The entire
destruction OF the city seemed imminent.
TUE WALLS CT sMYRNA.
The walls OF Smyrna, which have been
standing since the time Of the Crusedes,
were completely demolished. With them,
many Of the remains OF ancient Smyrna
have been destroyed. On the castle hills
large fragments OF ancient columns were
thrown down and smashed into small
pieces, and many OF the handsome monu.
ments in the great Turkish Cemetery were
also broken. The remainder OF the old
walls built around the old castle on the hill
are gone, and the remains Of the castle it
self are now only heap OF marble fIag-
men.u and small stones. Tho relics Of tue
temple within the castle inciosure are now
destroyed, and the stadium in which st.
Polycarp suffered martyrdom is lost 10
sght. : Numerous columns, bustV, cornices
and other architectural fragments, built
into the wall OF tho Turkish town, are
broken into bits. Tao ruins Of the antique
mosque, said to baye been tho primitive
church Of Smyrna, which stood within the
castle walls, have fallen.
Some distance to the south CT the city
the ancient aQueduCt which crosses tho
Meles river, and which is connected inti-
mately with the memory OF Homer, is en-
tirely destroyed. The palace If Fab Z,o-
mar, the pashs, is in ruins. OF all the
mosques and churches in the city only one
is lett standing unininred. All tho others
have either been entirely or partially de-
stroyed. The large Roman Catholic cathc-
d.aI, which was somewhat damaged two
weeks ago, Is now 60 much injured that it
will require an enormous sum 10 put II in re.
pair. All the mission houses have been
almost completely ruined and the mission.
aries in Constantinople and elsewhere will
have to contribute to the support Of their
brothers in distress until relief can be had
from England and America.
The British military hospital Is shaken
down, but the few patients undsr treat.
ment there had been removed before the
great crash came. OF the many coffee
houses near the caravan bridgo over the
Melcs only two aso left standing. The
office OF the French newspaper is com.
pletely ruined, and the publisher will be
unable to resume business. Tho stations
along the line OF the Smyrna and Aidin
Railway are all in ruins, aud the tracks are
twisted into such SHAPES that 1t is thought
new lines will have to be run.
The iron palisade surrounding the bar.
racks OIL tke shore Is thrown down, and
the barracks themselves arc very badly
damsged. Some oithe city officers removed
the head OF Apollo from over one Of the
gates, and the Roman cagl from overanother
on Saturday, and took them TO place Of
safety, thus preserving two interesting
relics Of the ancient city. Nearly all the
handsome domes and minnrels which pre-
sented such fine appearance on approach
ing the city from the bay have fallen.
ALL DEsERTED.
In the Franks quarter, which is occupied
for commerce and Is the best part Of tie
city lying near the bay, the damage is very
great. Numbers Of msrts are in.ruins, and
although ample precautions were taken for
pereonal safety, few persons supposed the
destruction would be so complete, hence
the quantity Of goods removed was small.
For two miles around the shores Of the bay
the ruins OF the shatterered warehouses,