“Another Earthquake...”
Date
5-2-1812
Newspaper
Charleston Courier
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
365
Abstract
Aftershock report from the Richmond Enquirer of possibly late April 1812. “A few minutes before 4 o’clock, on Wednesday morning, an Earthquake was distinctly felt and heard by several persons in and near this city. The sound was like the rumbling of distant thunder. Pendulous bodies swung: beds were shaken and several roused from their slumbers. How fortunate are we that we are so far removed from the scene of the convulsion--saved from the frightful disaster which has laid the wretched Carracas in ruins!”
Transcript
Another Earthquake.--A few minutes before 4'oclock, on Wednesday morning, an Earthquake was distinctly felt and heard by several persons in and near this city.-The sound was like the rumbling of distant thunder. Pendulous bodies swung; beds were shaken and several roused from their slumbers. How fortunate are we that we are so far removed from, the scene of convulsion-and saved from the frightful disaster which has laid the wretched Carracas in ruins!----- Richmond Enquirer.
Recommended Citation
"“Another Earthquake...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 358.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/358
