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houses sunk into a gulph forty fathoms
deep. In 1893, an earthquake happened
in Sicily, which either destroyed, or great
" damaged, fifty-four cities. and an IN
credible number If villages. The city OF
Catania was utterly overthrown the sea
all of sudden began to roar; mount Etna
to send forth immense spires OF name
and Immediately shock ensued as II all
the artillery in the world had been DIS
charged. The birds flew about astonlsfl~
ed; the sun was darkened the oeasts
ran bowling from the hills; dark c'oud
Of dust covered the air ; and, though the
shock did not last three minutes, vet nine
teen thousand Of the inhabitants OF the
city perished in the ruins. Ihis shock
extended to a circumference OF 7UUU
miles.


EARTHQUAKES have been producing their
ravages in various parts of the world ana
in every age. Pliny informs US, that IL
cities in Asia Minor were swallowed up IN
one night In the year lis, the city OF
Antioch, and a great pat OF the adjacent
country was buried by an earthquake
About 800 years after, It was again des-
troyed, along with 40 900 inhabitants !;
and after an interval Of only 90 years,
it was a third time overturned with the
loss of not less than 10000 souls. In
1855, Lisbon was destroyed by an earth
quake, and buried under its ruins above
$4,000 inhabitants. The effects Of this
terrible earthquake were felt over the
greater part Of Europe and Africa, and
even in the midst of the Atlantic ocean ;
and are calculated to have extended over
2 space of not less than 4 mllIlons OF
SQUARE miles. In August, ls22. two
thirds Of the city Of Alleppo, which con-
tanned 10000 houses and 100000 in
habitants, were destroyed by an earth.
quake, and buried nearly thirty thousand
inhabitants under the RUNS.