PANAMA, April 26.--Regarding the eruptions in the Lunahuana district of
Chili, the Lima _Opinion National_ has published the following letter
dated March 30:
“This beautiful valley has experienced a topographical change, and
I may now call a desert that which was formerly a delightful spot.
Fifteen craters have been continually at work since Sunday, the
22d, throwing out masses of mud, which, in its precipitate descent
and with the monstrous strength of the current, is carrying ruin in
all directions and sweeping houses before it, together with their
inhabitants and the cattle, vineyards, farms, and irrigation works. All
the roads north and south of here have been converted into ditches,
through which water is continually pouring, and all communication
between Canete and Chincha is interrupted, while the bridge across the
river has been swept away. Hundreds of families have been left without
homes and are camping out on the hillsides, the only clothes they have
being those in which they escaped. They are preparing to cross the
ravines, as the floods may sweep down upon them at any moment.”