. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. erminates in the plain of Atuntaqui,^where the decisive battle was fought which ushered in thereign of the Ineas. This northern province of Imbabura was the focus of thelate terrible earthquake. At half past one on Sundaymorning, August 16,1868, with scarcely a premonitory sign(save a slight trembling at 3 the previous day), therewas an upheaving of the ground, and then one tremendousshock and rocking of the earth, lasting one minute. In thatbrief moment the rich and flourishing province became awilderness, and Miseri
. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. erminates in the plain of Atuntaqui,^where the decisive battle was fought which ushered in thereign of the Ineas. This northern province of Imbabura was the focus of thelate terrible earthquake. At half past one on Sundaymorning, August 16,1868, with scarcely a premonitory sign(save a slight trembling at 3 the previous day), therewas an upheaving of the ground, and then one tremendousshock and rocking of the earth, lasting one minute. In thatbrief moment the rich and flourishing province became awilderness, and Misericordia! went up, like the sound ofmany waters, from ten villages and cities. Otovalo, Ibarra. * Atuntaqui received its name from the big drum which was kept here inthe days of Hua3na-Capac, to give the war-signal. 158 The Andes and the Amazon. Cotocachi, and Atantaqiii are heaps of ruins. At Otovalo6000 perished. After the first shock, not a wall a yard highremained. Houses, in some instances, seemed to have beencut from their foundation, and thrown ten feet The large stone fountain in the Plaza was thrown manyyards. The cotton factory, which was built on the edge ofa ravine, was by one stroke reduced to fragments. Suchwas the force of the concussion, the looms smashed each The Gee at Eakthquake. 159 other, the carding-machines were thrown on their sides, andthe roof, with part of the machinery, was found m the riv-er below. The proprietor was killed. Throughout thiswhole region roads were broken up, and vast chasms cre-ated crossing the country in all directions. One is 2000yards long, 500 yards broad, and 80 yards deep. Large fis-sures were opened on the sides of Cotocachi and Imbabura,from which issued immense torrents of water, mud, and bituminous substances, carrying away and drowning hundredsof cattle. A caravan of mules going to Chillo with cottonbales was found four days after grazing on a narrow stripof land, on each side of which was a fearful chasm, whileth
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