“A Card”
Date
1-11-1812
Newspaper
Reporter
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Serial Number
256
Abstract
Felt report from Richmond, Virginia for the December 16, 1811 earthquake. Time of the shocks were at 3, 6, and 8 in the morning. the effect was to ring bells in the above and below sections of town. People thought that someone was breaking into their house.
Transcript
From Richmond. A Card.--A little after eight this morning, I thought I perceived signs of an earthquake in every object around me. Still I mistrusted the testimony of sensations so often illusive. Upon mentioning this to others, I hear that not only at the above time, but in the course of last night, similar symptoms of a general concussion have manifested themselves. If you think it worth while, enquire into this phenomenon, which, perhaps, you have yourself remarked. Yours very respectfully. L. H. G. December 16. We understand that this phenomenon was witnessed by many people in the city; that about three o'clock in the morning there were three successive shocks; another about 6; and again about 8. 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 a ringing. Enquirer.
Recommended Citation
"“A Card”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 249.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/249
