“On Saturday night last”
Date
2-10-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
335
Abstract
Report from the Boston Centinel that the earthquake report at Salem, Massachusetts was due to the bursting of the earth due to extreme cold.
Transcript
On Saturday night last, there was an extensive bursting of the earth at Salem in consequence of the frost; and this circumstance gave rise to the report in our last of an Earthquake being experienced there.--Boston Centinel, Jan. 2?
Recommended Citation
"“On Saturday night last”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 328.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/328
