“Philadelphia, May 20”
Date
6-19-1812
Newspaper
Western Intelligencer
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 4
Newspaper Location
Worthington, Ohio
Serial Number
1217
Abstract
Account from Laguria of the march 26, 1812 earthquake. Brief account .
Transcript
Philadelphia, May 20. From Laguira we learn, that after the violent shock of an earthquake on the 26th of March, which destroyed a great part of that town, &c. as mentioned in former papers, they had frequent small shocks till the fifteenth of April, when they experienced a very severe one, which destroyed the few remaining buildings and several hundred persons. This shock was so severe that not a single house or building was left in the whole town. This shock is said to have done considerable damage at Caraccas, and all parts of the country. The inhabitants of Laguira who are left alive, with the concurrence of government, fixed on a scite to rebuild a new city, a small distance to the southward of the old one.
Recommended Citation
"“Philadelphia, May 20”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1170.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1170
