“Extract of a letter....”
Date
5-2-1812
Newspaper
Carolina Federal Republican
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
New Bern, North Carolina
Serial Number
835
Abstract
Felt report on damage from the Carracas earthquake of March 25, 1812.
Transcript
PHILADELPHIA, April 22 "I have the happiness to inform you that I am in good, health and safe, after one of the most terrible Earthquakes that nature could inflict on a country without entirely swallowing it up-this dreadful catastrophe took place on Thursday, the 26th ult. at 7 minutes past 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and continued 1 minute and some seconds. It has totally destroyed two-thirds of the houses in this town, and about one fourth of the inhabitants have perished in the ruins-indeed, such a scene of misery I never witnessed. Laguira has sufferd much more than this place, being totally destroyed. This letter is written in the open fields, where I have slept since the 25th.
Recommended Citation
"“Extract of a letter....”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 819.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/819
