Earthquake and Volcanic Out burst
-... A tremendous earthquake, "occurred about the middle, of May v had deifaoyed the towaof Bachuachi, a town twenty miles from Bavispe, which was visited in a similar manner recently. The desjMitcheS from Mexico give details of the disaster, which w.as frightful. The town was obliterated, but - the 1209 inhabitants managed to escape with their lives by fleeing when the disturbances at Bavispe Qom~_ inenced: The topography of the country is changed in many places. Precipitous mountains have been toppled over and a large area of the plain has been sunk below its former level, fissures appeared everywhere emitting hot mud and batting water. Bachuachi stood on the river bank and was located about 1 80 miles south-east of Tueson' Arizona, in the" Mexican' State of SenOra which overlooks the Gult vV^V ■ ?^ ' ni^ e^ eou^ o\ a portion of the mam iraiige I of jmoufltams fell in, tfnd a hot geyse.l ,|tf- yas^^Tolunie has been playing from a huge aperture ever since, accompanied by tremendous soaring. Advices, of. June V3o. from Gayaquil, Ecuador; isay that on* the • day previous tfie severest' earthquake flince 1859 was experienced. Great damage was ,dppyojh^ij& ' , .
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 33, 3 September 1887, Page 3
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194Earthquake and Volcanic Out burst Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 33, 3 September 1887, Page 3
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