“The Earthquake”

Date

1-25-1812

Newspaper

Western Spy

Page and Column

Page 3, Column 2 and 3

Newspaper Location

Cincinnati, Ohio

Serial Number

524

Abstract

Cincinnati, Ohio felt report for the January 23 1812 earthquake. Notes that is was equal to in strength the December 16, 1811 earthquake. Note that the December 16, 1811 earthquake was felt at Natchez.

Transcript

THE EARTHQUAKE. Again forces itself into our columns. It is now the 41st day since this phenomenon began-and for the first three weeks every day witnessed its effects in one or more shocks. Since that time we have experienced intervals of one, or more days together, in which no concussions were perceived; or if perceived not generally known. The awful phenomenon has again begun to alarm the fears of our citizens for on Thursday night, the 16th inst. there were 3 shocks (one so smart as to throw off a brick from a chimney) between the hours of 11 & 1 o' clock; on Saturday another shock was felt, and on Sunday, one or more others. No other concussions were noticed till 9 o'clock on Thursday morning last, the weather a dead calm & hazy, with snow upon the ground, when a very smart shocks occurred; equal in violence, say some, so that which happened between 2 and 3 o'clock of the 16th ult. It lasted about 3 minutes, and, in 5 minutes more was succeeded by another but slight and short shock. These two were accompanied with a tremulous effect on surrounding objects, of nearly 40 minutes duration, saving a few short intervals of rest. The preceding 3 or 4 days were intensely cold-but now the weather was a moderate temperature, and the snow began to thaw a little, the same day, about 9 P. M. there was another concussion, but too slight to be generally perceived; and yesterday morning, at the same hour, another shock took place. Others are expected in the course of the day-the atmosphere is charged with hazy-like vapours; the temperature mild and the thaw general and rapid. The southern mail, due on Wednesday last arrived last night; brings nothing worth noting only that several shocks of Earthquakes was experienced at Natchez, the eastern mail brought no papers east of Marietta-they contain nothing new.

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