. Avventure sportive nel Pacifico, mentre al comando della " renne" [microformati]. Caccia; Chasse. 166 SPORTINQ avventure poste agli angoli delle strade, con ordini di fuoco a uno qualsiasi in agguato circa dopo il buio; e a giudicare dal modo in cui il fucile sfere fischiato circa durante la notte devono aver conservato un aspetto luminoso-out. Durante il nostro soggiorno nella città di alcuni quarantotto ore-abbiamo vissuto sette o otto scosse di terremoto di più o meno gravità; che sembrava venire su circa il tramonto e poi di nuovo allo spuntar del giorno. Questi non ha fatto ulteriori danni, infatti non c'era molto di più che coul

. Sporting adventures in the Pacific, whilst in command of the " Reindeer" [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. 166 SPORTINQ ADVENTURES placed at the corners of the streets, with orders to fire at any one lurking about after dark; and judging by the way the rifle balls whistled about during the night they must have kept a bright look-out. During our stay in the city—some forty-eight hours—we experienced seven or eight shocks of earthquake of more or less severity; they seemed to come on about sunset and again at daybreak. These did no further damage, indeed there was not much more that could be done, unless the earth opened and swallowed us all up; with this we were actually threatened, some of the cracks being of considerable width and depth. Notwith- standing these warnings, a decree was issued by order of the President on the day following the disaster, saying that the city would be rebuilt upon its old site. One cannot help admiring the pluck of the old soldier,—a quahty, however, which when carried to excess smacks somewhat of obstinacy. The city of San Salvador had already been entirely destroyed by earthquakes no less than eight times within 150 years,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington