“We understand that this phenomenon...”
Date
12-26-1811
Newspaper
The Times
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
107
Abstract
Felt report from Richmond, Virginia for the December 16, 1811 earthquake from the same day. “We understand that this phenomenon was witnessed by may people in the city- that about 3 o'clock in the morning, there were three successive shocks; another about 6 o'clock; and again about 8 o'clock. Several persons were under a persuasion, that thieves had broken into their houses; and one of the most elevated houses of the city, bells both above and below were set ringing.”
Transcript
December 16. We understand that this phenomenon was witnessed by many people in the city-that about 3 o'clock in the morning, there were three successive shocks; another about 6 o'clock; and again about 8 o'clock. Several persons were under a persuasion, that thieves had broken into their houses; and in one of the most elevated houses of the city, the bells, both above and below, were set in ringing.
Recommended Citation
"“We understand that this phenomenon...”" (1811). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 105.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/105
