“We have seen...”

Date

3-27-1812

Newspaper

Western Intelligencer

Page and Column

Page 2, Column 2

Newspaper Location

Worthington, Ohio

Serial Number

1203

Abstract

Account from Russelville, Kentucky of the New Madrid earthquake. Notes major damage and over 1000 people as refugees. Notes that people are wanting to move to Kentucky. From an newspaper called the Farmers Friend( location unknown)

Transcript

Russelville, Feb. 19. We have seen a statement made by a couple of gentlemen just from New-Madrid, which says that thatplace is much torn to pieces by the last Earthquake; so that it is almost impossible to get along in any way, but entirely so on horseback. The houses of brick, stone & log are torn to pieces, and those of frame thrown upon their sides. The ground near that place for 100 acres has sunk so low that the tops of the tallest trees can barely be seen above the water; in other places more than half the length of the timber is under water. The citizens have fled to the mountains, and were, when the informants left there, waiting for an opportunity to move to Kentucky. It is said there are near 1000 in number! Merciful God! what a horrid situation! 1000 sufferers collected together, without any means of subsisting, having escaped from their ruins with nothing but their lives and clothes. Still threatened with a like catastrophe to that which they have escaped; and above all, are suffering for food! The picture is too horrid to be dwelt upon. Our sympathy is with them, and our prayers presented for their delivery. Farmer's Friend.

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