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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Newport of earthquakes in Fayall: violent shock on December 24 causing consternation and exposure in streets; severe quakes on January 24 halting business and prompting processions and prayers with an image of a saint.
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By Capt. Clark, who arrived here on the 6th Inst. from Fayall, we have the following Extract of a Letter from that Place, viz.
On the 24th of December, at 8 P. M. we had a violent Shock of an Earthquake, which continued half a Minute, and occasioned a general Consternation. This was attended with several small Shocks, which so greatly terrified the Inhabitants, that many exposed themselves in a miserable Condition, in the Streets. On the 24th of January, we had a very terrible Earthquake, or rather two, for the Space of a Minute: This entirely stagnated all Business; nothing to be Seen but Processions and Prayers. The Ignorant and Superstitious paraded an Image, because Tradition says, this Saint formerly performed Miracles; but the Exposing of it had not the desired Effect, many severe Shocks happening afterwards.
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Fayall
Event Date
24th Of December And 24th Of January
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general consternation, inhabitants exposed in streets, business stagnated, processions and prayers, severe shocks continued
Event Details
Violent earthquake shock on December 24 at 8 P.M. lasting half a minute, followed by small shocks; terrible earthquakes on January 24 lasting a minute, prompting religious processions with an image of a saint.