tiie THE LATE lete earthquake I 1 IN L 1 J the following letter from st gives an acco tint lint of the recent earthquake egon on the lith dec at am mm I 1 was suddenly aroused from m my y slumbers by the sensation off 0 a most violent shaking 1 I sat up but was so terribly frightened that I 1 could not leave teave my bed whilst it seemed asif as if every moment the walls walis and ceiling must hava have failen fallen falle falie ji on me posit boo books q crockery and in fact all that was not i 1 positively til all y fixed in the house came come down in in quick succession leaste cl from ten ken to fifteen seconds bilt blit the sensation I 1 exp eap experienced erien erlen ced wap was was imort most unpleasant I 1 fret first felt jerked back I 1 wards a and ana nii nil forwards then th en s sideways and bina fina finally had a good up ip and down donn shaking ceased and all was quiet met buit but alas the shrieks which now reached me from the d distance s told methe me rne the lamentable tale on look inh ing in out a most melancholy spectacle presented itself before me roe the whole of that part pait of the town known as biagro de traino wasa wasla complete mass of ruins walls wails and roofS e falling failing in in all directions threatening those who had bad fortunat fortunately bly been spared with a living tomb A continued stream of terror stricken human beings hurried forth into the square throw through gb every open opening hig ald and now the ice scene wab was really imbres impressive sive and solemn men meeri women and children knelt and joined in one common prayer of 01 gratitude to the almighty for their miraculous 10 deliverance this holy thought filling their minds protected ted the usual feeling r of na natural taral i modesty which exists between sexes towards each other for alas there were many whose only garment consisted of a nightdress night dress there we stood in dread of a repetition so ro r o imagine our great terror when at 1025 am we again experienced another shock which j lasted six seconds oh it was frightful to behold the dreadful destruction of property which this caused I 1 shudder to think of it fortunately lisbon has escaped without much damage but the towns of alcazer Al grandola and sines have stiff buffered suffered bred ered terribly the number of victims very numerous has not as yet been ascertained and it is heartrending to hear the laments of those who through the mercy of god have been spared but have lost all their friends and all their property the lord have mercy on us in the midst of this scene of desolation and misery for it requires a stout heart to face it I 1