“Communication”
Date
2-3-1812
Newspaper
Wilson’s Knoxville Gazette
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Serial Number
436
Abstract
“On Thursday morning the 23d inst. at 50 minutes after 8 o’clock. a shock was felt by almost all of the citizens of Dandrige, which lasted about two minutes. The glass in all the window of the court house-in the store of Messers. Marin and Faine, such articles of merchandize as were suspended, continued to vibrate for some time; from the country around, we have received no information.” Dandrige is approximately 20 miles east of Knoxville.
Transcript
COMMUNICATION. On Thursday morning the 23d inst. at 50 minutes after 8 o'clock, a shock was felt by almost all the citizens of Dandridge, which lasted about two minutes. The glass in all the windows of the court-house continued to rattle-in the store of Messrs. Martin and Faine, such articles of merchandize as were suspended, continued to vibrate for some time; from the country around, we have received no information.
Recommended Citation
"“Communication”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 429.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/429
