Middletown transcript., 1886-09-30
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s1S58s March 27r7T R9uiintt, about
5000 persons killed and an immense
amount of property destroyed.
1851, March .2OTAt Mepdozr,
South America; ! tyo-thirds of the
city and 1000 lives lost.
1868, July Q andl3E-M Manila Phil
lippine Isles immense destruction of
property J; about II 900 persons per-
ished. 80 l'''i'i ss'.i'3
!. 1868, Aug. 1S115-The cities of
Areqripa, Iquiqds, Taens and Chem
cha, and many small sowns in Peru
and Ecuador destroyed about 25, 900
lives lost and so, ,bOd rendered home
less; loss Of property estimated at
100000, 900. lsiiss s'a
1875 May 16.1S-San Jose de Gu.
cuto and other towns near Santander,
on the boundary of Columbia, were
destroyed about $4,000 lives said to
be lost. 4 =
1878, April 141Cua, Venezuela,
nearly destroyed; about 300 killed ;
loss about 4SO, 900.
1881, March 19ASevere shock in
South Italy, much destruction and
loss of life at Gassamic ciola, town
in the Isle Of Ischia, 2S9 houses de-
.stroyed ia lives lost, about ES8, 900
loss. March "a, more destruction by
another shock. g & - g ~
u 1881. April 3-scio-the town and
several villages destroyed; about 900
persisted; much ldestitution ensued;
successive shocks, beginning 1.30 P.
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1883, July 2S-Theitow of Cas-
samicciola, Forio and Lacco Ameno,
bon The Island iof Ischia,in the Bay of
Naples, almost entirely destroyed;
| 1900 lives LOST, and 374 persons in
Ijuredv ia1si8 sis 4 81 fre Aam
1883, Aug. 26-The Krakotoa ca
taclysm in Java, in August which
was the most stupendous on record.
An island was shattered and sunk, and
sixteen others raised their heads above
the surrounding waters. Nearly 100,
600 people were buried beneath vol
canic debris or swept off the face of
the'land by the volcanic wave The
floor Of the ocean over q wide area to
the southwest of Sumatra was raised
into aplane above the ewaters, and the
effects Of the general uphsaval were
felt as far as the American coast of
the Pacific, zi;aas SIR ,fsags4
bds 1S84r5-A long continued series Of
shocks in the Spanish Peninsula,
which began on December 26, 1884,
and continued with irregular inter-
ruption until the middle Of April,
1885. The greatest destruction of life
and property was in Andalusia. Al
together 746 persons we're killed and
E1,4s5 injured, and 900 buildings
were more or less damaged, 4,400 iof
the number being completely wrecked.
Widespread destitution and suffering
resulted from this visitation. To-
wards the close of November there
was renewal Of the disturbances,
which extended to the adjacent Afri-
can coast. 80 Q egg q 81
1854 series Of shocks, began in
the Vale Of Cashmere on May 13, and
continued at irregular intervals until
the middle of August. The city of
Serinagur and numerous villages
were almost completely, destroyed.
thousands Of lives were lost, and great
destitution resulted from the killing
of cattle and destruction of crops.
1886, August 2s-In the Morea
and the neighboring island Of zante,
several villages being completely de-
stroyed and three hundred lives lost.