“Half horse half alligator”
Date
6-3-1812
Newspaper
The Times
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Serial Number
415
Abstract
Humorous article on the earthquake, Rivermen using the earthquake as a metaphor.
Transcript
"HALF HORSE, HALF ALLIGATOR," Has heretofore been the boast of our up-country boatmen, when quarrelling-the present season, however, has made a complete change. A few days ago, two of them quarreled in a boat at Natchez, when one of them jumping ashore, declared with a horrid oath, he was A Steam-Boat"--His opponent immediately followed him, swearing he was "An Earthquake, and would shake him to pieces"-and, in fact, almost literally executed his threat. Orleans Gazette.
Recommended Citation
"“Half horse half alligator”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 408.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/408
