“Sudden Change”
Date
2-8-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3”
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
325
Abstract
Weather report from January 1812 of weather conditions at Salem Massachusetts for January 1812. Report is from January 21, 1812. It notes a possible earthquake at Salem Massachusetts on January 18, 1812.
Transcript
SALEM, (MASS) JAN. 21. Sudden change--The weather since Thursday has been extremely cold, wind N. W. to N. the Thermometer standing generally near Zero, and at one time 11 degrees below Zero. A copious fall of snow during Sunday and Monday. In the night between Sunday and Monday the cold was more moderate, wind E. At half past 12, noon, yesterday, the Thermometer had risen to 33 degrees plus; at 2 P. M. it had sunk to 10 degrees! wind N. We understand that about 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, some persons in the eastern parts of this town experienced a slight shock of an Earthquake.
Recommended Citation
"“Sudden Change”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 318.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/318
