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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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A tremendous sea swell struck Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Sunday preceding Oct. 24, wrecking multiple ships, destroying buildings and wharves, covering the bay with sand, and causing many lives lost. A heroic sailor on the Langrishe saved over 20 crew members, an old foreigner, and a dog.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the foreign news report from Falmouth, Jamaica, about the tremendous swell of the sea and its consequences.
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It is with unfeigned sorrow the Printer
communicates to the Public the following
melancholy scene which took place at
Montego Bay, on Monday last, occasioned
by a most tremendous swell of the sea, which set in suddenly the preceding day, and continued to increase to a degree unknown to the oldest inhabitant. The particulars were received last night by a letter from a gentleman who was a sufferer in this dreadful calamity, which beggars description.
Four ships, 3 brigs, a sloop, 2 schooners, 3 sloops, and even smaller vessels, went on shore, and mostly gone to pieces; many lives were lost; a number of buildings down, and wharves torn to pieces. The whole of the lower part of the Bay, from Smith's wharf to the east end of Maugre Bay, is several feet covered with sand; and large logs of mahogany, fustic, &c. are buried in it.
Amidst the foregoing painful scene of distress, which the Printer has occasion to relate, it is a pleasure to mention the brave and humane conduct of a sailor on board the Langrishe who, when she struck, threw a small line to people on shore, who were drawn there by the cries of the crew, to afford what relief they could: A large rope was fastened by them to it, which he drew to the vessel and secured; by means of this conveyance, upwards of twenty people got on shore; the others who remained were by this man, lashed to a second rope, and by this means saved: he lastly came on shore himself, when recollecting an old foreigner, whose life had been preserved by a dog on board the Langrishe, jumped overboard before she parted, he swam off, and secured him: his last care was directed to the faithful animal just mentioned, whom this worthy tar would not go to wreck after saving the life of a human creature.
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Montego Bay
Event Date
Monday Last
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many lives were lost; four ships, 3 brigs, a sloop, 2 schooners, 3 sloops, and smaller vessels went on shore and mostly gone to pieces; a number of buildings down, and wharves torn to pieces; the whole of the lower part of the bay, from smith's wharf to the east end of maugre bay, is several feet covered with sand; and large logs of mahogany, fustic, &c. are buried in it; upwards of twenty people, an old foreigner, and a dog saved by a sailor
Event Details
A most tremendous swell of the sea set in suddenly the preceding day and continued to increase to a degree unknown to the oldest inhabitant, causing a melancholy scene at Montego Bay on Monday last; particulars received by a letter from a gentleman who was a sufferer; amidst the distress, a sailor on board the Langrishe threw a small line to shore, secured a large rope, by which upwards of twenty people got on shore; the others lashed to a second rope and saved; he then saved an old foreigner preserved by a dog, and finally the dog itself.