People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1893 — VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES [ARTICLE]

VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES

Peruvian Crater Which Has Been Quiet for 160 Years Becomes Active. Panama, Sept. 23.—Great volcanic eruptions and earthquake shocks are reported from the south. The Übina volcano, in the Peruvian Cordilleras, which had been quiet for 150 years, has become active and is emitting ashes in such quantities as to obscure the sun. A lively earthquake was experienced in Ecuador on the sth inst., the wave extending over a vast area. The Guayaquil waterworks were damaged. Many casualties and deaths are reported from the interior. The escape from a great calamity is attributed to the simultaneous outburst of the Cotopaxi volcano, which seems to have acted as a safety valve.