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Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser
Staunton, Virginia
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A dreadful earthquake hit Martinique on January 11, causing immense devastation including destroyed buildings and plantations. Port Royal suffered most with about 400 buried in ruins, 300 rescued; St. Pierre had minor losses. The shock lasted five minutes.
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The Island of Martinique was visited with a dreadful earthquake on the 11th of January. The vessel which brings the intelligence sailed on the day after the disaster, and consequently the whole extent of the damage had not been ascertained. The devastation, however, was immense. Accounts were coming in describing the destruction of buildings, the laying waste of plantations, and the swallowing up and burial of many families. Of the towns, Port Royal appears to have been the greatest sufferer. Numbers of buildings were demolished, and multitudes of lives lost. Four hundred persons were supposed to be buried in the ruins, of whom three hundred had been rescued, and excavations were still going on for the relief of others. At St. Pierre the shock was not so severe, and the loss of lives small. The commotion lasted about five minutes.
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Martinique
Event Date
11th Of January
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four hundred persons buried in ruins at port royal, three hundred rescued; multitudes of lives lost; immense devastation to buildings and plantations.
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The Island of Martinique was visited with a dreadful earthquake on the 11th of January. The vessel which brings the intelligence sailed on the day after the disaster, and consequently the whole extent of the damage had not been ascertained. The devastation, however, was immense. Accounts were coming in describing the destruction of buildings, the laying waste of plantations, and the swallowing up and burial of many families. Of the towns, Port Royal appears to have been the greatest sufferer. Numbers of buildings were demolished, and multitudes of lives lost. Four hundred persons were supposed to be buried in the ruins, of whom three hundred had been rescued, and excavations were still going on for the relief of others. At St. Pierre the shock was not so severe, and the loss of lives small. The commotion lasted about five minutes.