Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-02

are promptly sent Mr.. Trenholm had a tele-
gram this morning from his son. the CONNER
stating i'll substance that reports of suffering
ana distress have not hr.1 cytg -nr tied.
GREAT EA.. n4U ->sAE ES.
Destructive Commissions Recorded by
History From the Eighth Century.
The following succinct record of the most de-
structive earthquakes which have been re-
corded from the eighth century down to the
present time has been prepared by the Balti-
more San.
742-Awful earthquake in Syria, Palestine
and Asia; more than 500 towns we're de-
stroyed, aud the loss of life surpassed all calcu-
lation.
1l37-Catania, IN Sicily, overturned and
$4,000 persons buried in the ruins.
115S-In Syria, ETC.; 2O, 900 pershed.
126S-In Cecilia; $4,000 perished.
1455, Dec. 5-At Naples; 40, 900 perlshed.
1909. Sept 14-Constantinople; thousands
perished.
1881, Feb. 26-At Lisbon; / 500 houses and
10000 persons buried in the ruins several
neighboring towns engulfed.
1896, July 2-ln Japan; several cities made
ruins aud thou sands persisted.
1926, July 30-1n Naples; 80 towns or viii
1867. April 6-Ragusa ruined; 5000 per-
1667-At schamaki, lasted three months;
1872, April 14--At Rimini; above 1,5oo per-
ished.
1862, June Ton the island of Jamaica,
which totally destroyed Port Royal, whose
houses were ensulphed 40 iathoms deep. and
5000 perished.
1893 Septe nber-One in the Island of Sici.
~, which overturned "a cities and towns aud
300 villages; OF Catania and its Is 600 inhabi-
tants moi a trace remained; more than 100 600
1903, Feb. 2.-Aquila, in Italy, ruined; 5000
1793-Jeddo, Japan, ruined; 100000 per-
l7oe, Nov. s-1n the Abruzzi; $4,000 per-
17!e. May and June-At Algiers; 10000 per-
172e, Sept. palermo nearly destroyed;
1871, Nov. 3O-A=ain in China, and loo, 900
people swallowed up at Pekin.
l732, Nov 29-In Naples, etc.; 1,94O per-
1746, Oct 2s-Lima aad Calao demolished;
$4,000 persons buried in the ruins.
1,o4 oept.-At Grand Cairo half the houses
and 10000 persons swallowed up.
1922 June ..haschan, n. Persia, destroyed;
bon. In about eight minutes most of the houses
and upwards of $4,000 inhabitants were swal-
lowed up, and whole streets buried. The cities
of Coimbr.. Oporto and Braga suffered dread
fully, and 81. Ubes was wholly overturned. In
Spain, u large portion OF Malaga became ruins.
One-half of tez, in Morocco, Was destro, ed and
more than I2,UOU Arabs perished these About
htff the island of Madeira became waste. and
1000 houses in the Island of Mitylene. la the
Archipelago, were overthrOwn. Tais awful
earthquake extended 5000 miles, even to SCOT
land.
square miles; BaaIbec destroys ed: 10000 per
isned.
17so--At Tauris; Is. 900 houses thrown down
1888, feD. 6-Messina and other towns in
!taiy and Sicily overthrown; thousands per-
1854, July 23-Ezinghian, near Erzeroum.
DESTROYED and 5000 persons buried in its ruins
1897, Feb. 4-Fhe whole Country between
Cuzco and Quito; 10000 people buried in one
second
1905, July 26-At Frosolone, Naplcs;. 5000
1872, March 1e-At Caracas; 10000 per.
ished.
1919, June 16-Several throughout India:
1S22-Aeppo destroyed; above 20, 900 perish h:
SHOCKS on 1oth and 18Th OF August and 5th vi
1929, March 1e-In Spain: Murcia and MI
merous villages devastated; 5000 persons
1880, May % and 27-Canton and neighbor.
hood; about 5000 perished.
1S46, Feb. 14-At Ternate; the island made a
waste, and thousands of lives lost.
1872, May 7-At Cape Hay ytien, st. Domingo,
which destroyed nearly two-thrds OF the
town; between 1000 and 5000 lives were lost
1851. Aug. 14-In south Italy: Melti almost
laid III ruins; 1000 lives lost.
1856. March 2-At the Isl and Of Great Sanger,
one OF the Moluccas; volcanic eruption and
Is5a seei o
other town Was destroyed, and about 10000
lives lost.
SONS killed and an immense amount of prop
erty destroyed.
1854, March 2O-At Mendozr, South Ameri-
ca, aoous two-thlfos of the city and 1000 lives
1858, July and s-Mantila, Philippine Isles:
immense destruction OF property; about 10, ,OOO
1868, Aug. l3-15-The cities of Areouipa.
lQuique, Tacna aud Cnencha and many small
towns in Peru and Ecuador destroyed; ABOUT
10000 lives lost and 10000 rendered homc-
less; loss OF property estimated al ESQ 600 OOO
1875. May 10-lS-San Jose de CucuIa aud
other towns near Santander, on the boundary
Oh Colombia, destroyed; about IA ,OOO lives said
to be lost
1873. April 14-Cua. Venezuela, nearly de-
stroyed; about 300 killed; loss about $4,000
1851, March 16-Severe shocks in Suutn
1taiy, much destruction and loss OF life at Cas-
ssamicclola; a town in the Isle OF Ischia; 2s9
houses destroyed, LA lives lost, about fSS.OuO
loss March 4, more destruction by anotner
shock.
1851, April 3-Scio-the town and several
villages destroy ed; ABOUT 4, 600 perishcd: much
desii.ution ensued successive shocks, begin
1888, July 2s-The towns of Cassamicciola.
Forio and Lacco Amena, on the Island of
lschia, ln the bay OF Naples, almost entirely
destroyed; 1890 lives LOST, and 374 persons In
jured.
1883, Aug 26-The Krakatoa cataclysm in
Java, in August which was the most stupen.
dous On record. An island was shattered end
sunk, and sixteen others raised their heads
above the surrounding waters. Nearly 100000
people were buried beneath volcanic debris or
swept OF the lace Of the land by the voicanic
wave. The hUor OF the ocean over q wide area
70 the southeast OF Sumatra was raised into a
plain above The waters, and the effects OF the
general upheaval were felt rs Ear rs the Ameri.
can coast Of the Pacific.
1SS4-S5-A loIag-continued series of shocks
In Tue Spanish peninsula, which began on De-
cemDer ~. 1854, and continued with Irregular
Interruptions until the middle OF April. 1855.
The greatest destruction OF life and property
Was In Andalujia. Altogether 745 persons
were killed aud Lass injured, aud 1900
the number being completely wrecked. Wide
spread desttution and suffering resulted from
this visitation. Towards the close OF Novem-
Der there WAS . renewal OF the disturbances.
which extended also TO the adjacent African
coast.
lSS6-A series OF shocks began in the Vale of
Cashmere on May Is, aud continued at irregu.
lar intervals until the middle OF August The
city OF Sefinayur aud numerous villages were
almost completely destroyed, thousands OF
lives were lost, and great deSIitution resulted
from The killing Of cattle and destruction OF
crops
1885, Aug. 26-In the Morea and the neigh
boring island OF Zante, several Villages being
completely destroyed and three hundred lives
lost.
The View Pahlle Prlater.
In an interview In Albany yesterday. Mr..
Benedict, the newly appointed public printer,
declared that there xas no truth In the reports
that he was hostile to the typographical unioo
On the contrary. he said his syn1pathies had
always been on that side His brother Gilbert,