“Extract of a letter...”
Date
4-25-1812
Newspaper
Savannah Republican
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Savannah, Georgia
Serial Number
724
Abstract
Felt report for the March 26, 1812 earthquake in the Caribbean area.
Transcript
Extract of a letter from a respectable gentleman at St. Bartholomews, to his correspondent in this city, dated 12th April. "By the arrival of two vessels, we have accounts of a dreadful Earthquake on the Spanish Main on the 26th March. It being one of the Catholic Holidays the churches were crowded with people, and they were all buried in the ruins of the edifices that fell over their heads. Accounts say, that sixteen thousand souls were lost in Carraccas and Laguira; in the latter only ten houses were left standing. Great damage was done at Portoavello; we, also, had two shocks of Earthquakes here last night, but not very severe. An account similar to the above, but less particular, has been received at Charleston, by the arrival of capt. Pierce, of the brig Caroline form St. Bartholomews.
Recommended Citation
"“Extract of a letter...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 710.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/710
