| Show t earthquake IN the thel exchange of th the e ratifications of the treaty between the united states slates and jdean was made oil on the gist day of february and we sailed on oil the ad the island of nippon in which simoda is situated was visited on til of or december by a severe earthquake which was most disastrous in n its effects the city of Olio soca saca one of the largest jaret lar jar laret e t in fit the empi empl ire re was completely comp camp lately laid waste belo jeddo itself suffered considerably but has las since suffered more seriously brorn the effects of an extensive conflagration the town of simoda on our arrival presented a complete scene of desolation and ruin after acler the shock of 0 the earil earthquake e the sea com corn fenced up is it were along the shore and then lilen receda with great rapidity and arid as soon s returned with such sicil increased volume as lo 10 flood floo d the he whole town to the depth of six his or seven sever feet sweeping away houses bridges ps and tin Vin temples ples and them up in a mass of bf I 1 mill niti five times during the llie day did the sea advance and recede hi fit his this inan munner manner rier zier spreading desola desolation far and wide the largest junks ill in the harlor harbor were driven fron from one to t two wo miles above high water mark maik where we saw taw them high and dry about two hundred hu of the peor poor inhabitants lost their lives by the overflow the remainder saving saying themselves by fleeing to the monni mountains ains with ohof eit elf the tile town is surrounded the rus un frigate frig ate blain draim wai wal wd iving lying in it the harbor barbor af at the time tine enraged in it ar tilling up tile the treaty they imd had made with ta the ile ja japanese 11 ese immediately after arter the llie shock ws t s felt the water in the harbor became convulsed to such a degree in eddies eddles and v dri pools that in the space of thirty minutes she swung entirely round fort furt three times twisting her chains ug lip into knot knots so rapid was s ther llen ilen thet notion 0 ion lon that tile the people OH oil board could cond n not at kle kie keep thein their r fet feet all nil and d uv uni were macle macie giddy when W h e ane ea receded attert the frigate in 8 feet foet w ler oh bli li lir ivr r sull side when wilen her usual drift draft was over 21 feet on oil its it return it Is slated the bakr wu rose five fira rut rat holms above its ordinary level on QA its ils anin an azal in n receding tour four fourest reet tte beet only of witt waier water remained so that drat thet they saw raw tue stock stocks of t their heir anthor anchor abere water the leaving he heaving iving of lle the lie b bottom 0 attorn ofalie biswas bay bar was then PO so violent that tho arg fagatt 6 1 only four leet feet of water waver was moved bodily past her anchor tile officers molen liy lly expected that the bay ay iy would wohld lecorre the tie outlets outlet of tir the soto sote dinean r firs firt n add and that they tiley would become in it when the fhe frigate agin m floated 1118 thy y saw siw her keel keeland and rudder which iud lud been wre wrenched need ff fl floating batin r along alongside eside her and a nd th ship filling with water vater by getting gelling sars un der dir driler her hen they tiley to 0 o lep keep her afloat aud the lix allx d tv y things icv having ing got quit qui t once more they li eted her off into deeper water shocks of earthquake still continued cen con linued tp to be felt tint luit nolle nong were vero vere attended wath serious consequences quen ces |
