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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A severe earthquake occurred in Montego Bay between the 24th and 25th, felt at night with loud noise and violent shocks, tossing people in beds. No houses collapsed, though some walls cracked; those covered with Mr. Yonge's artificial stone remained perfect.
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At twelve o'clock in the night, between the 24th & 25th, a very severe Earthquake was felt. It came from the eastward, with a loud and terrifying noise, and passed like an explosion. The shock was so violent, that many people were tossed over in their beds, and many who lay with their heads to the eastward, had a sensation as if the head of the bed had been suddenly raised some feet from the ground. It being in the night, the consternation was very great, but no houses were thrown down, some walls however were cracked. It is observed that, contrary to the expectation of many, all the houses which are covered with Mr. Yonge's artificial stone, remain perfect: none of the roofs, either pitched or flat, having the least flaw or crack.
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Montego Bay
Event Date
Between The 24th & 25th
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no houses were thrown down, some walls however were cracked. all the houses which are covered with mr. yonge's artificial stone, remain perfect: none of the roofs, either pitched or flat, having the least flaw or crack
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At twelve o'clock in the night, between the 24th & 25th, a very severe Earthquake was felt. It came from the eastward, with a loud and terrifying noise, and passed like an explosion. The shock was so violent, that many people were tossed over in their beds, and many who lay with their heads to the eastward, had a sensation as if the head of the bed had been suddenly raised some feet from the ground. It being in the night, the consternation was very great