290 CO. G. Rockwood—WNotes on Earthquakes. 
began, destroyed many villages, pes especially damaged the 
city of Scio or Kastro, on the east coast, the chief town of the 
island. It was estimated that in all. the southern part of the 
island certainly nine-tenths of the houses would have to be re- 
built and some whole villages were reduced to simple masses 
of ruins. The loss of life was at first estimated as high as 
10,000, but later advices render it probable that not more than 
3000 0 r 4000. were killed. The consequent suffering and 
destitution were, however, so great that contributions were 
“made in various countries of Europe and America for the 
relief of the survivors. The center of disturbance appears to 
Smyrna on the mainland to the eastward, and Kubcea and the 
islands of Tinos and Syra to the westward. The direction of 
vibration was east and west, as is shown not only by numerous 
personal ci ig but by the direction of the cracks in the 
broken walls 
great eruption having occurred anywhere. rom Vesuvius 
small streams of lava issued in February and toward the end of 
July, and again in September, October and November. So also 
Etna showed some activity in February which lasted until May, 
consisting, however, mostly of showers of ashes. Other eruptive 
phenomena were the sand shower in St. Domingo on January 
4, the elevation of the Island in Lake Ilopango in January, the 
eruption of Fuego in Guatemala June 29, and the eruption of 
Mauna ov. 5. 
Karthquakes are recorded to the number of 225, of which 65 
been noted in this Journal. The carthquaices of the year ‘ere 
Sided among the seasons as follows 
ter, 80—Dec, 48, Jan. 18, Feb. ‘19; 
Hees 32—-March 15, April 9, May, 8; 
Summer, 59—June 10, July 28, August 21; 
Autumn, 54—Sept. 14, Oct. 9, Nov. 81. 
On thirty- -three days in the year shocks occurred at two or 
more distant places, and thirty-two places were affected at 
two or more times. A few earthquakes are of sufficient in- 
terest to merit more special notice. 
