Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-08

most destructive earthquakes which have
been recorded from the eighth century
down to the present time:
742-Awtul earthquake in Syria, Pales-
tine and Asia; more than 900 towns were
destroyed, and the LOGS Of lie surpassed
Rehabilitation.
1l3T-Catania, in Sicily, overturned and
$4,000 persons buried in the ruins.
1l5S-lu Syria, ETC.; 10000 perished
126S-In Cicilia; 80, 600 persisted.
1455, Dec. 5.-At Naples 40, 900 persisted.
1909, Sept. 14.-Constantinople; thou
sands persisted.
1881, Feb. 26.-At Lisbon; 1900 houses
aud 10000 persons buried in the ruins;
several ne ghboring towns engulfed.
1896, July I'm Japan; several cities
made ruins and thousands persisted.
1926, July 30-In Naples; 80 towns or
VILLAGES ruined; 10000 lives lost.
1867, April 6.-Ragusa ruined; 5000
persisted.
7-Atschamaki, TASTED three months;
S0,000perished.
1872, April 14.-At Rimini; about 1900
pershed.
1892, June 7.-On the Island of Jamaica,
which totally destroyed Port Royal, whose
houses were-engulted 40 iathoms deer, and
5000 persisted.
1893, Sept.-One in the Island Of Sicily,
which overturned "a cities and town and
300 villages; of Catania and its $4,000 in
habitants not trace remained; more,
than 100, 900 lives were lost.
170S, Feb. 2.-Aquila, in Italy, ruined;
5000 persisted.
1703-Jeddo, japan, ruined; 2OO,O 900 per-
ished.
1706, Nov. 3.-1n the Abruzzi; $4,000
| persisted.
1716, May and June-At Algiers; 10000
| persisted.
1925, Sept.1.-Palermo nearly destroyed;
nearly 1000 lives lost.
1881, Nov. 3o.-Again in China. and 1OO,-
600 people swallowed up at Pekin.
1882. Nov. 29.-In Naples, ETC.; 1910
| persisted.
1746, Oct. 2S.-Lima and CaIao de-
mOlished; $4,000 persons buried In the
ruins.
1854, Sept.-At Grand Cairo; half the
houses and 10000 persons swallowed up.
100, June 7.-Kaschan, n. Persia, de-
strOyed; 10000 persisted.
| J755, Nov. 1.-The great earthquake at
Lisbon. In about eight minutes most of
the houses andupwards Of $4,000 inhabiJ-
ants were swallowed up, and whole
streets buried. The cities of COlmbra,
OpOrto and Braga suffered dreadfullv,
and st. Ubes was wholly overturned. In
Spain, large peFtioH-of Malaga became
ruins. One-Bslf ofiFez, in Morocco, was
destroyed, and more than $4,000 Arabs
perisned thereit A bout half thesIsland of
Madeira became. waste aid $4,000 houses
in the island OF MIbylehe, e5n the Archi-
pelago, were oveYthrown. 2 oTbis awful
earthquake extended B ,O00sfniles, even to
| Scotland sgL Ak. sIUus go
1859, Oct. SO.aDIht syRasesxtended over
1900 Gee square niles nile 5Bqalbee destroyed;
17sO-At Tauriss IS, 0Cg houses thrown
down and multitudes Buried.
1888, Feb. .-Messfua' and other towns
in Italy and Sicily overthrow; thousands
1884, July gs.-Ezinghian, near Erie.
roum, destroyed, and 5,0OOpersons buried
in its ruins.
1897, Feb. 4.-The whole country be.
tween Santa Fe and Panama destroyed,
including Cuzco and Quito; 10000 people
buried in one second.
1908. July 26.-At Frosolone, Naples
5000 lives lost.
1912, March 16.-At Caracas; IL, 900 per.
ished.
1919, June 16.-several throughout
India; district of Hutch sunk; 1000 per-
sons buried.
1S22-Aleppo destroyed; about 10000
perish; shocks on Aug. 10 and 10, and
Sept. 5.
1929, March 16.-In Spain; Murcia and
numerous villages devastated; 5000 per-
sons perish.
1890, Nav 26 and 27-Cauton and neigh.
bOrho0d; about 6,0O0 persisted.
1915, Feb. IA Ternate; the island
made waste, and thousands of lives
lost.
1912, May Sat Cape Haytien, st.
Domingo, which destroyed nearly two.
thirds OF the town; between 1000 and
5000 lives were lost.
1851. Aug. 14.-In South Italy; Meli al
most laid in ruins; $4,000 lives lost
1856, March AIT the Island of Great
Sanger, one Of the Moluccas; volcanic
eruption and earthquake; nearly 5000
lives lost.
1857, Sept. 16.-In Calabria, Montem-
urro, another town was destroyed, and
about 10000 lives lost.
1859, March 22.-At Quito, about 5000
| persons killed and an immense amount of
property destroyed.
1861, March 20.-At Mendoza, South
America, abouttwo-thirds ofthe city and
1000 lives lost.
1868, July 2 and 3.-Manilla, Philippine
Isles; immense destruction Of property;
about 10000 persons persisted.
1868, Aug. 13and 15.-The cities OF Are.
quipa, Iquique, Tacna. aud Chencha, and
many small towns in Peru and Ecuador
destroyed; about $4,000 lives lost and 30
600 rendered homeless; loss of property
estimated at f60, 900.
1875, May 10 and 1S-San Jose de Cucuts
and other towns near Santander, on the
boundaryof Colombia, destroyed; about
$4,000 lives said to be lost.
1878, April 14.-Cua, Venezuela, nearly
DESTROYED; about 300 killed; loss about
ESQ. 600.
1881, March 16.-Severe shocks IN South
Italy; much destruction and loss of life at
| Cassamicciola, town in the Isle OF
Ischia, $50 houses DESTROYED, ia lives lost.
about A3S, 600 loss. March 4,more destruc.
ton by another shock.
1881, April 3.--Scio--the town and sew
eral villages destroyed; about 1000 per-
ished; much restitution ensued, success
sIve shocks beginning 1880 p. m.
1883, July 23.--The town Of Cassamic-
ciola, ForiO and Lacco AmenO. on the
Island OF Ischia, in the Bay Of Naples, al
most entirely destroyed; 1900 lives lost,
and 374 persons injured.
1883. Aug. 26.-The Kr2katoa cataclysm
| IN Java, in August, which was the most
stupendOus on record. An island was
shattered ana sunk, and sixteen others
raised their heads above the surrounding
waters. Nearly 100,0 900 people were buried
beneath volcanic debris or swept off the
face OF the land by the volcanic wave.
! The floor of the ocean over a wide area to
the southeast OF Sumatra was raised into
a plain above the waters, and the
effects OF the general upheaval were
! falt IA for 81 a tho UlRriCnu cOaaf NJ IN a