“Earthquake”
Date
1-23-1812
Newspaper
The Times
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Serial Number
375
Abstract
Report of the January 23, 1812 earthquake at Charleston, South Carolina, from the same day. “This morning, about 9 o’clock, this City experienced another major shock of an Earthquake. Its duration was probably somewhat short of a minute. By those who felt both, this one is supposed to be more severe than the one experienced here, before day, on the morning of the 16th ultimo: which was more violent that any of the several felt on that and the two or three following days. A three-story Brick-House, in Brownlee’s Row King Street, occupied by Mr. J. C. Martindale, has suffered much by this shock: the walls are cracked from top to bottom; and the wooden work and plastering inside, split and broken and considerably.”
Transcript
EARTHQUAKE!! This morning, about 9 o'clock, this City experienced another shock of an Earthquake. Its duration was probably somewhat short of a minute. By those who felt both, this one is supposed to have been more severe than the one experienced here, before day, on the morning of the 16th ultimo; which was more violent than any of the several felt on that and the two or three following days. A three-story Brick-House, in Brownlee's Row, King-street, occupied by Mr. J. C. Martindale, has suffered much by this shock; the walls are cracked from top to bottom; and the wooden work and plastering inside, split and broken considerably.
Recommended Citation
"“Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 368.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/368
