“Earthquake”
Date
3-17-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
359
Abstract
Felt report from Lexington, Kentucky on the February 7, 1812 earthquake. Summarizes damage in the region. Good account.
Transcript
LEXINGTON, (KEN) FEB 18. Earthquakes.--The violent shock which we noticed on the 7th inst. seems to have been sensibly for as far as our information has as yet reached. At Vincennes, the tops of chimneys were shaken off. A Zanesville, Ohio it was alarming and at Brownsville, the agitation of the houses and their contents was so great, as to induce the people to leave their beds. At Circleville and Chillocothe, some chimneys suffered and it was accompanied by the usual rumbling noise. At Maysville, Ky. The same injury was sustained, and the Ohio is said to have been agitated as in a tempest. The inhabitants of Lancaster, Ohio, were so affrighted and astonished, as to fly from their dwellings to the streets for safety. The bells rang-the dogs howled-the cattle bellowed, and the horses discovered their trepridation, by running to and fro during the continuation of the shock. At Pittsburg the people screamed with terror__ran into the streets, and observed flashes of light towards the south west. About New Madrid, fissures are said to be made in the earth for several miles in length.-The country below is represented as much split and sunk. Little Prairie is stated to have actually sunk, with some of its buildings thrown upon their sides, and others covered with water up to their roofs.
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 352.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/352
