A serious landslip, attended with loss of life and great
damage to property, occurred at Amalfi yesterday week. Premonitory earth tremors had alarmed the peasants, and the guests in one of the hotels had been warned on the morn- ing of the disaster. The town, which is encircled by moun- tains, lies at the mouth of a ravine, and the huge mass of rock and earth which toppled down upon it from the neighbouring heights carried away a road and a lighthouse, burying several houses and two hotels. The extent of the landslip was such that a mass of rocks, estimated at seventy yards wide, fell into the harbour, where it threw up a huge wave, swamping sailing vessels and damaging steamers. We regret to learn that amongst the victims was the daughter of Mr. Weir, M.P., who was staying at Amalfi for the benefit of her health.
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