“The year 1811”
Date
5-7-1812
Newspaper
Savannah Republican
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 4
Newspaper Location
Savannah, Georgia
Serial Number
779
Abstract
A chronicle of natural disasters that occurred in the United States in 1811. Mentions the December 16, 1811 earthquake and notes “the western and southern quarters of U. States were alarmed with several shocks of an EARTHQUAKE.”
Transcript
THE YEAR 1811. In this year several events have occurred, of no common character. A brief notice of them, (says the complier) may not be unacceptable. In the month of September, a COMET made its appearance in the northern part of the Heavens, and passing across our Hemisphere, disappeared at the south about the end of the year. On the 10 h of September, the city of Charleston, in South Carolina, was visited by one of the most tremendous HURRICANES that ever devastated any country. On the 17th of September, the SUN suffered an annular and almost a total eclipse. The day was remarkable serene, and the sky entirely clear of clouds, so that its appearance was the most solemn and impressive that we could conceive. On the 7th of November, the lives of many valuable Americans were lost in a battle with the Indians. On the 16th and 17th of December, the western and southern quarters of the U. States were alarmed with several shocks of an EARTHQUAKE. On the 25th of December the Theatre at Richmond was consumed by Fire, and a great number of the most respectable citizens of Virginia perished in the flames. In the summer months, the heat was, in many places, most intense. In the principal cities, several lives were lost by the indiscreet use of cold water. The corps, in many parts of the U. States, destroyed by drought; and in many places immense damage was done by overwhelming torrents of rain. There are not common events; and without incurring the charge of superstition, they may be deemed portentous of still greater events. Surely, so many extraordinary occurrences, in the course of a few months, ought to excite something of meditation and reflection.
Recommended Citation
"“The year 1811”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 764.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/764