The Voyage Of The Beagle By Charles Darwin





































































 -   The great wave
must have travelled slowly, for the inhabitants of Talcahuano
had time to run up the hills behind - Page 473
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The Great Wave Must Have Travelled Slowly, For The Inhabitants Of Talcahuano Had Time To Run Up The Hills Behind The Town; And Some Sailors Pulled Out Seaward, Trusting Successfully To Their Boat Riding Securely Over The Swell, If They Could Reach It Before It Broke.

One old woman with a little boy, four or five years old, ran into a boat, but there was nobody to row it out:

The boat was consequently dashed against an anchor and cut in twain; the old woman was drowned, but the child was picked up some hours afterwards clinging to the wreck. Pools of salt-water were still standing amidst the ruins of the houses, and children, making boats with old tables and chairs, appeared as happy as their parents were miserable. It was, however, exceedingly interesting to observe, how much more active and cheerful all appeared than could have been expected. It was remarked with much truth, that from the destruction being universal, no one individual was humbled more than another, or could suspect his friends of coldness - that most grievous result of the loss of wealth. Mr. Rouse, and a large party whom he kindly took under his protection, lived for the first week in a garden beneath some apple-trees. At first they were as merry as if it had been a picnic; but soon afterwards heavy rain caused much discomfort, for they were absolutely without shelter.

In Captain Fitz Roy's excellent account of the earthquake, it is said that two explosions, one like a column of smoke and another like the blowing of a great whale, were seen in the bay.

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