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No. 6818-July 23, 1880.1 TERRIBLË KARTHQUAKE AT

** MANILA, AT NOON OF

18th JULY, 1880.

(Special account for the "China Mail")

Manila, July 20,

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the authorities will in future not allow the style hitherto adopted in buildings, but compel proprietors even in their own interests tochange the style of architecture for lighter and more secure buildings. If the Government were to commence on their own buildings, the example would be praiseworthy.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE DIARIO DE MANILA" ON THE DISASTER.

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THE BOWEN QASE. tempted piracy on beard the steamer Bowen The twenty-sx men charged with at- were again before the court this morufing, when choos was farther adj sed ill Monday next, the 28th instant

LANCE Y

To Ama, a shoo coglie, was charged with of an inmate of a brothal in Square Street larceny of a pair of earrings from he person this morning,

It appeared that defendant had spent the leaving the house this

Bo

Sugar Refinery has suffered fearfully, I could hire for $5 or $4 were being no one near to give them a helping both in San Miguel and their other let out first at $50 to $100, and after hand. Life in circumstances like these

sometimes imperfect, the news of the the offer. He could not remember the works in Contuti, which are nearly all wards at any money the holder liked to is sometimes long prolonged, as witness (TRANSLATED FOR THE "CHINA MAIL") were reported, such as Churches, Con-mind was that when he, defendat, esticht foundering of the principal buildings exact words, but the impression left on bis to the ground; this is the same firm that ask, if the sitnation and class of build- the tragedy of the fall of houses in the suffered so largely from the Zamboanga ing were considered tending to safely, to High Street of Edinburgh in 1860, The Diario de Manila of the 20th vents, Government Houses, Schoola, Manuel oataide he would make him amart for it. He was excited throughout re last year. Next comes the Admiral's provide accommodation for the poor when one boy, after an imprisonment instant, says: Offices and Dwelling-house; the upper people, who were devoid of home, and in a confined space for an almost

and the expressions he made nas of were One of those most mournful geological

those part has all fallen in, and the Admiral, half demented with fright, and the ter incredible length of time, with tons phenomena which from time to time

ap excit d person. CORRESPONDENCE.

Defendant admitted that Mr Wilcox's Manila has again been the scene of his wife and servants were all entangled rible strain upon the nerves. The of debris over the rafters which bad afflict these countries, destroying in a THE REASON WHY, YOU KNOW,"

statement was as n arly correct as remible. these frightful geological phenomena in the rnins; with the exception of the streets were filled with those, thus flee fallen on him and saved him, was able to moment the progress of three lustros,

Mr Email intimated that he had no To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL" that from time to time affiot these however, sustained, and she I bellovo to overcome them. Capt. Talbot says, safely to his risky hiding place by the to the immense consternation of all in the X. Y Z of Hongkong to be turned bits Worship remarked that with regard

lady referred to, no-personal damage was ing from the calamities that threatened cheer his deliverers and guide them more happened the day before yesterday,

desire to see di fe dant panisbad for the July 25. assault; he would ba satisfied if defendant STR.--No doubt it is very annoying for was bound over to keep the peass towards Islands. Fortunately the hour it oc has only slightly grazed her arm), AllA nigger exodus was nothing to it." call of Heave awa', luds, I'm no deed this capital and probably all within the out in the "small" hours, befors 10 a.m., curred, between 12 midday and one the handsome buildings along the The Admiral's house, which stands near yet." But looking at the whole circum provinces of Lazon as well.

Bis and the half-cooked beefatesk is not the assult he would have fined him, but o'clock in the afternoon of the 18th, San Miguel road have suffered, both the river, was destroyed; the Falace stances of the Maglia catastrophe so far as

roofs and walls, Barretto and Co.'s was in ruits; almost every house of we have them before us, we should opine that only a superhuman effort, prompted unless they may be in training. While he should only be hound over to keep the Such events so much confuse the mind doubt suficient cause of complaint, as Mr Engel bad axpressed a desire that saved us from a calamity which com- Engineers' shop and large godowns are any note not destroyed, and the private that the fatalities have been consider by the duty which is incumbent on us, not replying pared with that of 1863 would have in a rulous state, bat happily their houses as well, were sheken severely; ably understated, and that the com- to narrato all the news, whether im complaint regarding the dilatorines of

the first half of XY. 7. posce towards him he would not imposs been terrible to contemplate. As I now dwelling house has stood well and į but of these other contributions in these munity will have to moura for several portaat or otherwise, could allow us to nick" despatch, I may my that it a sum of $25 to bs of good bebavizar for the Ho Axid defendant woul be being despatched while advertising required, howar

of any fint. sustained very

Hittle damage. You columns give more details. There does hundreds of lives. It seems inconceiv.do as we now propose, namely to collect probably on account of the I. Y. Z.'s that next three months.

wever, to fied security in the write, every hour or so we are feeling will see by the papers the details of not seem to have been any looting to able that a city slight shocks, and the general opinion is damage to property, which is estimated that extent which generally characterises be reduced to ruins and only some fifty mission. Given the unsettled state of earlier, as it has been known for a steamer he could not get security.

the size of this could all our strength to comply with our the steamer is advertised to sail little Defendant said he knew no one bore and they are far from finished, as from past at about 1,000,000 dollars as far as is at a fire or other great catastrophe liker or sixty people killed. One considera- our mind at this moment, we are unable to be advertised for noon and then not be leaving hers by the sapors and the ouly He intended experience we look for more shocks for Present known. It is to be hoped that this; the thieves and those who might tion comes prominently before one's to give full details of what has occurred, que to not away tulp.m, owing to soma ould require to take with him.

be tempted by such an occasion as the mind in totalling up the result of any and we therefore beg of our readers to days to come, and perhaps may have

exposure of valuables of all kinds an-end disaster like this, be it railway excuse us from any blame that may occur steamer agents taking also into consider required bond was entered into.

ho had was hie baggaszo and that X. Y. Z. cargo or despatches not being he ready

in time; and probably the Cost Ultimately friend came forward and the heavy one to end up with. The sight

protected, were as scared as those to accident, fire, earthquake, mining sc-through errors or omissions. is imposing, and the effect it has upon

whom the property belonged, and fled for cident or typhoon. The disastrous re-

ation that tifin ermee after the well- the observer who has felt the shocks,

dear life as far away as they could from sult is not confined to the mere destruc- Divine Providence for a great benefit 10 am, to provent the possibility of their We are, above all, debtors to the coked beefsteak or breaklat, advertise and wanders through the town seeing

these valuable properties. The Jesuit tion of property, plus the loss of life; plus which can best be paid with fervent ships being detained till 4 p.m. Split the the ruinous state that many buildings

Brothers, who have splendid observa- the permanent and manifest personal in prayers, for that amidst our misfortunes, difference, you know, and you hova 1 pm. are in, one can but realize the danger

tary there with the most elaborate and juries that have been sustained. The fear-God has saved this country from a yet that yet surrounds us on every side.

The view during the earthquake from extensive machinery for denoting and ful mass of harm dore is to be found in the more terrible catastrophe. The frightened, terrified look of the the vessels in the river was, as described recording the zoovements, their direc- shattered nerves, the great shock such on people going through the streets, the by an eye-witness, something to be seention, force and duration in the time of an event gives to debilitated constitutions turbed by slight shocks of earthquake This capital was during Sunday dis-

AN XL NATION. To the Editor of the “HINA MAIL" slightest noise being sufficient to startle to be appreciated. The rocking to and earthquake, notified from time to time, of men, women and children, the disease which have been succeeding each other

Hongkong, July 29. and set every soul running out of fro of the buildings was something terri- what the probabilities were, judging and death that are, in insiduous and un- the last few days, but it was not thought columns, with reference to the recent sub-

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you allow me through your the houses to the middle of the streets,fio-the vessels moving about and from the facts they had collected and thought of ways, bred by the excitement, that there was any cause for alarm as scription got up by Mr F. H. manuel, and to the squares, every slight shock bumping each other as though in a heavy considered. What authenticity the pro the worry, the exposure, the agonising the terraquial movements were not of "to defray the passage of the Jewish lady of the earth strikes terror into the soul seaway; the water of the river, bubbling phecies as circulated in their name really strain that such a time throws upon the such a nature as to compel the precautions to her friends in Colombo," and for the insight there and of every one, each and every one expect up and mixed with the black mud of the bad we cannot confidently say, but they nervous systems of those who are called to be taken which are usual in such formation of the subscribers to that Fund warning the earings were mis-ed. ing unheard of calamity. Families oro river, was all the colour of ink; seem to have been accepted as genuine on to undergo them. It has been well cases when danger is apprehended. and the public generally, to

to make the was followed, and the stolen property was leaving the city and rushing out into hundreds of people rushed off to the as they were repeated from mouth to said that there is not a man in Manila The inhabitants of Manila having ge- tion was my wif-; to whom

fullowing

fund in house in which he had taken explanation ? ? The

lady in refuge. the country, into the native hats, and ships and remained all night, In mouth, and the excited state of the who has a nervo left in him. Every-nerally disposed of their breakfasts by to Wellings . Illinois, 5

was married last night I heard that a native asked the Bay the same bubbling appearance community was heightened or decreased body is in a state of prostration. Capt. 12 noon, and the circumstance of it being October; and she had no drop of Jewish ring. He said he had quarrild with Defendant denied having taken the ear 5 years ago bert for his nut, about 8 feet square, $20 a was observable on the water, and the according to their purpor. It was fore- Talbot and his officers speak with no a holiday, and the public and privato blood or any faith of that Race in ber night from a family who had escaped shock was distinctly felt on board the told in this manner that as soon as the little concern of the shattered state of establishments boing closed, permitted left me bere because of me family distur-their being found where they ware,

She complafonot He could not account for from a fallen house, saving only what ships; the water's depth close in shore moon went down there would be a severe their nervous system, their sleepless the families to be collected. While at bo and placed herself under the "pro-

Fined $35, is default, six weeks' imprison. they stood in. The terror that over-

has been shallowed some four feet in shock. This came true to a few minutes, nights and unliappy recollections of the many houses the inmates were all sitting return hers to find her gone, through a

tection of this Jewish philanthrop at. Iment with hard labour. came the inhabitants at the moment of some places. Moat of the English houses one of the severest shocks that occurred whole experiences of the time. Any one at the table, and when the clock marked abscription he got up for her under the the beary shock is not possible to have suffered, the offors being a complete before the Emeralda lett having taken can understand this feeling; it is the 20 minutes to 1, the first terrible shocks pretences above-mentioned; and he refuses describe. The movement of the earth wreck, some godowns having fallen in; place then. It was next stated by the basis of the expressive Eastern proverb were felt, with a violence that left no to inform me where she ha been sout to. was such as to deprive people of the use and in fact all buildings have more same authorities that there would be an that a man once bitten by a snake ever doubt as to the intensity of this visitation. It is well at chose who subscribed to the of their feet; even the coolest and bravest or less the indelible mark of the past other severe shock about 12.30; and the afterwards runs from a rope, as also of The people immediately ran for places Fund should know this, so that they may who did not for a moment lose their pre-phenomena upon them.

of wool & course sence of mind, found it vory difficult We may all thank a Divine Providence thing terrible of those who waited, and that a burat bairn draads the fire."

filled with confusion. Some ran without The facia should also be made public in

The fat and third defendaniş were dia last to keep on their legs; then the thunder that we live to tell the tale, and trust waited with foolings that cannot be de

a fixed direction; others fell on their be interests of other travelling artistes of $20, in default, one month's impri- ing noise of the falling buildings, we have mean the worst of it. We may scribed and can scarcely be imagined. the dust rising in thick clouds where say we have lived a decade in a few The hour passed, and although there were

It should be distinctly understood knees, giving forth fearful ories. The who may be

coming

aonment with hard labour. round this WLY ABL the ruins fell, caused many people moments. The repairs and reconstruc tremblings and palpitations and the worst news we are likely to hear from the city was in oscillation, and the in-lotters was waiting for me when I arrived with having attempted to commit saicide,

that these details to band to-day are not sight presented by the city was frightful have their wives with them. I wrote her in the extreme; for seventy mortal seconds 18 times from Shanghai; every one of the

ATTEM÷TED SUICIDA. to cry out: Fire! Fire! This caused tons may go on, and they who have upheavals, there was at that time no such

Ohia Sin Chiky a widow, who was charged agony upon agony, and the terror-struck money can rebuild and have their in-severe shock as bad been foretold and nails. There seems to to every rea-clinations threatened to ra natives (principally the women) threw comes once more secured to them, but had been deeply feared. The sufferson to believe that the shock of earth ground the creaking edifices; while the atata publicly whether the promoter n het promising not, to attempt such a to the hore myself. Labai bo glad if any stand was agaiu, placed in the dock to-day, and quake that came over the the city as the has as great as if the Esmeralda was leaving was the severest the general panic. The hour in which ship and if they will inform me whereuter into her recognisance to be of good to have been fully shock had come; perhaps greator. Next that had yet come. It was after that, day, that is on Tuesday, the volcano Tat next day in fact, that the telegram the earthquake took place, and the be then reported that her passage money babaviour for the next six months.

slowness of its movements are broke out into a considemble state of arrived here to the effect that "Manila tendant circumstances of the event; single friend in Colombo. I know that at had been paid to. My wife had not a eruption, and it was hope by the ma- was in ruins: all offices closed for a jority of the people that this was a good work; living in eampans." As early this time a heap of ruins, under which

which account for Manila not being by part of the representation to be locorrect.

Yours resprotfully, sign and that the internal disturbances as the 19th, the European inhabitant would have been buried its thousands of from which the Islands were suffering were taking themselves off to the ships night find in this a safety valve of escape. ping for safety. Thes on the afternoon persons, killed in a most tragic and ter- rible manner. It is impossible to estimata The greatest shock of all was yet, full of meaning up to that late date, unless by living during that time between of the 22nd we had the terse telegram the duration ofsuch aminute cad a quarter however, to come. It happened after the letter which appears in our present

"Constant earthquakes; Business - life and death, feeling at any moment to issue was written by our correspondent, pended: Europeans all well." The after the Esmeralda had cleared and arrival of the next steamer from Manila sink to eternity; it is a space of time o'clock on the afternoon of the 20th Diamante following--will be anxiously the bistory of our disasters; it is a minute, et was leaving; that would be about 4-which should be the Eleano, the tat for pleasure would be but a fleeting moment, while it represents a century in (Tuesday last.) The Cathedral spire and several other conspicuous buildings

according to the graphic expression of were seen to topple and fail in one in-

makes us older by ten years. an eye-witness of the earthquake, that glorious pile with a terrific crash, clouds of dust covering the whole town in a

letter.

curity has left our minds for a long time to come, and on many a one a life-last ing impression has been left, and nervous temperaments have had a shock from which some may never recover,

Telegrams are constantly coming in from different parts of the Island, in which details are given of the shocks felt Santa Crus on the Lake is a com- plete ruin,

aloud, called upon their God in the most heart-rending tones. It was altogether a scene that the longest life can never efface from memory. I am trying to brace my nerves and write plainly, but with the earth moving from your feet every now and then it is hardly possible to do more than make yourself tinder stood, so I hope you will make out the

The loss of life and accidents to per- I give you the dates of the heavy sona may be fortunately considered very earthquakes felt here since the Spaniards small taking into consideration the force bad chese Inlands-1615, 1706, 1824, of the shocks; this is owing to the hour 1865, 1880. at which it occurred. Had they happen- ed at night, nothing could have saved the scribed by the horizontal Sismometer Enclosed find a copy of the figure de- from a general conflagration, as all the taken at the Joits Observatory, with houses being lighted up, and the majority description of the movements made, with kerosine gil, none would have lat, Maximum oscillation from E. 5 stopped to put out a fallen lamp, and to W5 N. Amplitude of oscillation, thus we should have had fire set to every 23, fallen building.

The first ehacks were slight, and gave time for people to run out of the houses to places of security..

The length of time the shocks con- tinued consecutively was from 70 to 80

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THEFT AF CLOTHING, ETG D, Wani, a fiaberma and Mok A.Taam, The case in which Lau hanm, a watch- carpenter, were charged with the theft of

actity of clothing, three saws and an axe, war again called to day.

suspense and agony must have been some- i our own more quaint if less strong saw, of security, and those in the streets wore whether they spet to the charged, and the avenud was finei in the

looked for.

From another source we have the fol- lowing:-

The Jesuit Fathers observed, from the Ateneo Municipal, o strange appearance

oondust, from the first act to

gentle.

men who subscribed to the Emanuel fond

BEN ALLAH.

SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His How he Puisse Judge, P. Saouden). Friday, July 25.

appeared for this plak, tiff.

FERNANDEZ GO BOURN, $70.

grime again, His Worship ordered her to

China SHANGHAS (Nows.)

Mr Takesoyo. the recently appointed Japanese Coueul at Tientsin, left this morning (16th) for the North by the C M. S.N. Co.'s steamer Funshun.

Our translation of the Pek ng Gazette contains an interesting memorial from Li Hung-c

g-chang, giving, an account of the military career of the late Rue Sang lin Commander-in-chief in Chili, whose Bervices at Shanghai in 1881 will be re M.membered by old residents.

This was a claim on a promisery note, for money lent in June of last year, with

per

Sad. Maximum oscillation from S.W. few seconds afterwards and obscuring shortly before the departure of the E. of the sky on the 18th;-the wind frumgive the sanotion of the Court to such an several petty mandarins and bikin officialg

B.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT,

house would have been found standing after the shocks. To private property -losses must be immense, as the streets are all more or less covered with ruing from the buildings, and many houses

Captain Talbot, of the British steamer have their roofs falon in while not a Esmeralda, gives a connected and atone or tile has dropped in the streets-graphic account of the terrible catas. complete collapses. Many are in such

a ruinous state that it would require but trophs that has happened, of the fearful midst of it will pray earnestly they may narrow escapes might be recorded. On appear; there is nothing left but re-

Let January,

Police Intelligence. [Before the Bon. Ny Olay.)

Friday,

July 23.

ventriloquist and sleight-of-hand artist, ap.

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betare

About (ith) afternoon, young man twenty-two years of age, named Stander, was drowned from the British bargne Highmoor, I Bectue that the deceased and two more mean were socaping the side of the vessel when he and one of the albers falkinto the river. The other man was saved. The deceased. was a native of Flensberg, North Germany,

Quotations. FIUM-Now Paine, ca. 692) 25 HONGKONG, July 23,

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Mr Emanuel on being placed in the sit-

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deb, 605 New Benaro, cash, 577 a 80

ciali Naw Blaiwa, ocedis, 740 à 770

Allowance, Tacle 12.

Old Malva, credit, Exchange.

From Hankow we hear that the authori ties are still engaged

gaged in operations against the transaction of Chinese business by Loterest at the rate of 150 per cent. foreigners. We understand that the salsure annum, fils Lordship expressed his sur of the books of two of the compradores now On Tuesday afternoon, the 20th inst.,

Prise at such an exorbitant rate, and refused in confinement has resulted in the arrest of to N.E.

the view of everything. This shock meralda for Hongkong, another shock the third quarter, but steady; Bard up to December of last year on account of irregularities with regard to the transit of

extortion. Several payments were proved

proved who are said to be implicated in alleged 3rd Maximum oscillation N. 4° W. to S. 4 E. Amplitude of oscillation, the Esmeralda was lying. The water Houses were blown down, towers over

was distinctly felt in the Bay, where was experienced of considerable severity. meter rising, temperature moderate, interest. Mr Golborn explained, that this into the

Goods

interior. 16.

bubbled and boiled up nosily all around turned and the spire of the Cathedral

evaporation 0.1 millimetres.

debt was contracted by his wife before his Colonel Gordon was expected, to leave Relieved somewhat of their anxiety marriage, and be only became acquainted for the North this morning (16th) by the seconds-they were very much more moved 34 millimetres from its position.galė; and was bumped bavily as if the been lying at the bottom of the harbour under a burning sun, the greater part year, when he at once declied to pay such Hag-chang, and we hear that he is Index of vertical Siamometer has her, the vessel tossed as if in a heavy destroyed. A sunken vessel, which had at the end of the earthquake, although with the circumstato in Maron of this .M.B.N. Co.'s stoaxier Vangshun. On at Tientsio he will be the guest severe than 1863, as well as being much Time 70 seconds, subsequent movements bed of the river was also concerned in the for the past four years, was thrown out of the inhabitants were seen going outage rate of interest; at the same time be of Li more prolonged; had they finished as from the East including to 3. W. and general state of excited upheaval. The of the water, one of her iron masts falling to the streets, some from their falling tiff would consent to some more reasonabl. that the Colonel has no intention of enter

fered to

to pay off the liability, if the plain- not going to

to Peking There is

is no doubl in '63 with o, rotatory motion, not a North,

wreck of a ship which has been sunk overboard. It appears that this ship had houses to go with all haste to find a rate. This was declined and the presenting the service of the Chinese Government. near the beach was thrown right up out been on fire and was sunk, but all efforts place in the neighbouring villages where sult fastituted.

though to will doubtless lay Τ of the water, bodily, and one of her iron

Bis Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff Hong-chang a scheme for the reorganisa masts was seen to give way. She had raise the vessel had been unavailing, they could live temporarily, in wooden been sunk for some time, and the raising

tion of the military and naval foreca ole the harbour till now, when probabllations and friends to enquire after their taterent at the rate of 12 per cent. from the half-past two o'clock yesterday of the vessel had been given up as an renewed endeavours to raise her will health and safety. impossibility. The condition of all the be made. Only one accident of any shipping in the river was something consequence is mentioned as having catastrophe, a most cordial confraternity When we feel aggrieved by a general frightful, and all those who were in the befallen an European, although many is at once established; the passions dis- a very ordinary shook to bring them to state of panic in which the people were, never have to go through the like again. Sunday afternoon, Mr Parker, of Messra procal interests. This was the case the ground the vehicles are not allowed and of the tremendous damage that has The sensation both on board ship and Peele Hubbell & Co., was making his yesterday. Persons unacquainted with SERIOUS CHANGE OF ASSAULT, to pass through some of the most dan been done to property. The small loss on shore was a fierce tremendous strain escape from his house during a shock of each other, or separated by a past run-

Frederick Whituny, alias Bou Allah, gorous parts of the town, and the au-

on the nerves; the shocks came with piorities have been to the fore with of life that has resulted from the remarkable unpleasantness, and the feel- some violence, when he was struck by cour, were seen to talk in a most friendly

peared on summa, s at the instance of Mr most praiseworthy energy; sending out visitation is perhaps the most extra-ing they engendered, besides the move juries he has received are of the most tained in the publio and private build-charged with that he did is the City of

the falling debris of the roof. The in way with each other,

The damages as at present,

P. H. Emanol, Reporter, Daily Press, the troops and police to examine the

Be sustained a severe interiors of all dwelling houses for the ordinary part of the whole story,ment of the ground, more partionlarly priose has 7

on shore, was that of being anddenly

Victoris in this Colony, unlawfully assault wounded or otherwise; the engineers Leaving Hongkong on Tuesday week, connected with a galvanic battery, cut on the head and face, his left arm ia ings, are very considerable, but it is the said P. t. Emanuel. to survey and examine the interior of the Emeralda found, even upon her strongly charged. Their frequency was dislocated. The gravest fears are en- proximately the loss of materials, which das box, said :-This morning litt o be-

fractured in four places, and his shoulder not even possible yet to estimate ap- the houses; ordering out the inha- arrival at Manila, on the Friday, traces as great as their unpleasantness: the tertained that he will not recover, as it must have ruu up to an important sum. fors 30 o'clock, I was 1. the Editor's room bitants where danger existed, and of an earthquake, in some demolish company of friends with whom Captain was rumoured that mortification had set [Our contemporary then goes on to a of the Daily Pics Office, when the defend taking all necessary precautions, as ed buildings, and a community of all Talbot dined on shore on Saturday in, and, as Mr Parker suffers from heart long list of the publia and other build-

сама in with Mr Franklyn, to medical attendance, for those classes, occupations and races half panic- evaning was interrupted by four distinct disease, his medical advisers are conse-ings destroyed or seriously damaged, gentleman now in Court. After speak who required it tak

strickon. How the vessel got dis-shocks during the progress of diequently unable to administer chloroform detailing the damage in each case. The fist on the nose, and he further threatened

me he struck me with Up to the present time there are charged and loaded for her return tripner, reported 10 dead and 20 wounded, is more than any one can tell. Business Europeana have sustained slight braises mb. The ichabitants are in a state of condensed, and may be given at another aaid, "Come down the street, and I will There are many cases in which to effect an amputation of the injured translation of this list will have to be to do for me when he got me outside. Ha among the latter Mr Parker, the was done by fits and starts only, and and other hurts, but only one case of the utmost panic, throwing themselves time.-ED. O. M.)

give it to you На also said, bo would bookkeeper of Mesra Peele, Hubbell that with the imperfectress and unsatis serions hart happened to any European so down on the streets and calling on the Fortunately of personal disasters we & Co., upon whom fell the ruins of factoriness customarily accompanying far as we have heard. Mr Parker, assist the back part of their dwelling Lousa, spastaodic action in all departments of ant in the house of Messrs Prole, Hubbell saints for protection. There is scarcely have to report very few, far less than a spet the exact words. In consequence breaking his arm in four places, and so business, A drive through the town & Co. escaped from the back room of the and the European residents have taken of the shook. The European population, committed the salt, but denied having

& house in the whole town uninjured,as estimated, judging by the violence

Defendant here pleaded guilty to having severely wounding him in the face that on Sunday revealed the dire distress in premises when from severe shook col- it is feared he will lose one eya. Look which the poor people lay, and the ter-lapse of the building threatened, and he "P, their abode amongst the shipping very few accidente, which originatedOn the 25th June, I bought two brat olas Sovereigisự

with a few exceptions, escaped with a seda

ed any threatening language, Heald ing upon this sad catastrophe from a rible have occasioned by the frequent was struck by the falling roof; his right commercial point of view, the losses in shocks of earthquake or tremblinge an arm was broken in four places and

through precipitate escape. But the tickets for a passage by ateamer for myself natives and Chinesa fared badly. In and wife to Bhanghai A little domestia produce must be enormous, above all in they seem to have been described in dislocated as well) hie had was fear- Manila may be called an abiding the foundering of the Bilibid gaol sleven difficulty arose, and my wife went to Mr engur. I visited several of the largest the earlier parts of the visitation. Pri- fully smashed behind, and an ugly place for earthquakes. We take the men were wounded; four dead bodies been mat

kmanuel's house for protection. I have claying establishments and found them vate houses and public buildings on gash was inflicted over the left eye following note from the Directory pub were taken to the hospital from the dif. ir Emanuel raised a subscription and sent in a most ruinoue state. The immense either side were seen, a mass of ruins which was considered likely to destroylished here, which may be interesting at ferent fallen houses. In a house which my wife way out of the Colony, but I do godowns of Ghudian Bronaventura & Others were more or less shaken; roof it entirely. As to the number amongst Ce are all razed to the ground, and the less homes were to be counted by the the native community killed or seriously the present time ——

came down yesterday, in the Rozario not know whether she went to Australia Street, five Chinainen perished. In the or Ceylon. That was all I wanted to know sugur (they were filled) all buried in dozen, and in the walls of large numbers injured, there would seem to be con

Emanuel, bat he would not tell The city was founded in 1571. In 1848 houses of some of these completely ruined, from wr the rains. Where we could see the pots of them ranta to be sesti. Streets were siderable variance of opinion; in such it was almost cotirely destroyed by an the sutuorises had se fore an extrand, me and I slepek bim. Any other min of sugar, most of them. appeared almost blocked, Godowns with a huge storage a chaps it would have been most sur earthquake, in which unwards of the to remove the inmates who persist in here containing 1900 worth of proporty

would bare done the Thave st

truck bottom upward this will give an idea of valuable goods were raced, the goods prising had there been anything like hundred lives were lost. In 1963 great remaining in the house for fear of being which I have worked hard for, and I want of the movement of the earthquake. buried in the ruins, and likely to be systematic statisties of castalities either the samo danes, and the inhabitants are in robbed of their property. News of to send it to

park of the dty was again destroyed from

is to hary bat he will not The lost outside of the value of rendered unmarketable should an un- with promptness or anything like accu this must be many thou welcome heavy shower follow. The racy. The likelihood is dat we will constant fear of those visitations. The further disasters may reach as in course where she and be know for he is Banths of dollars; of course al playing shocks still continued, and thousands of not know fat some wasks the full reference to safety under saci cireum awaiting, with great precautions in this

houses are balls with especial of time, but we put a limit to it here, the man who sent her out of the Colony. It has ruined me, and I I had to part with Je stopped until they rebuild the people at each threatening rumble were record that has to be pissed against stances, and, although large, possess for time of exaggerations, news from reliable ring to bring me herald If he were to

tell me where would keep godowns. Commencing from the Escolta rushing out of their houses Into the this series of earthquakes, which pretensions to architectural beauty. The quarters.

I would 60 away and not come near him. I and taking the side or bank of the River, streets, and taking their stand on what let us hope has now passed over. In skreets, also, ere barrow, and but there is neuroely a bulling that has not open space could be found, belleving this case there was a runcur prevalent wanting tas bort kres There are provinces are something terrible to knew nobody. Ms Emanuel went three

The telegraphio news letters from the from him. We came here strangers | w suffered ince er for de fe in the heavier in their graster safety there than in the that the Gaol had fallen in and that 40 tovevel indians ohurshes which are worthy read

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how to my zoom during my absenos. Me clem of build's reaches thea of houses where the falling walls and persons, mainly prisoners, had been killed of more The cathedral, founded original. In Tayabas the oscillation continued sul came out with a ruler in his hand

driller, timbers, were to be dreadin.. Many of bas found that had in 1976, has to devoral dimand debrer, the 2 bank for and 80 abonde if

After 1 struck him and sathon naked BanosRTER } Alanı: +1- and portion of roof have fallen The Luzon those the rushing about had on them been a partial fall of the gaol, but only ed by earthquakes and did not escape in In Sunta Cras of Laguna the shock him to come down BigarRefinery, the largest godown the mark of having already suffered four men were killed. These sen 1888. It has been sincs rebuth The sity was felt at 12.42, and continued for that. allah, no-damage, to machine, los sight from the falling debris. The people sational items would litely spread and and its suburbs contain population of more than a minute: the Government fr B. O, Wilcox, lessee and editor of the in Bugari the Bogineers' dwelling house were all leaving Manile, and were be- grow is they progressed; but on the early 200,000 Census of 1978 there House, the Couvent, the Church, the Daily Press, said he was to his offion about 10 in dangerous state and all the hands taking themselves unto. Nepa or Indian other hand where is the record of the wording is Mente, 200 foreigners Telegraphic Office and the rest of the 'alook this morning when defondant came out in compound, where they have houses, which are simply bamboo lives of those buried within the mains of European Origin, 4,088 European province formed a single mass of ruins. in and charged Me Emanual with getting erected temporary mat-auts, Tearing to erections of the slightest description of fallen houses, and, it not killed then Spaniards, 16,187 Chiness, 46,006 Chinese

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