When was it published?

February 18, 1757 in The New Hampshire Gazette

Foreign News February 18, 1757

The New Hampshire Gazette

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Harlingen Storm, Shipwrecks, Flooding, Windmill Damage, House Destruction, Netherlands Disaster

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

A severe storm in Harlingen, West Friesland, Netherlands, reported on Oct. 10, resulted in numerous shipwrecks, seamen's bodies washing ashore, port inundation, destruction of sea walls and oyster works, blown-down windmills, and damage to 15,000 houses in the province.

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Harlingen, (a Port-Town of West Friesland, in the united Netherlands) Oct. 10. The Numbers of Wrecks & Bodies of Seamen which have been thrown ashore within these three Days past, afford us very deplorable Prospects. The Damage done to us on shore is also very considerable : our Port is almost ruined with the Inundation of the Tide, which laid the Houses on the North side of the Haven under Water, took away the Wall that keeps out the Sea, and washed our Oyster Works entirely away. A prodigious Number of Windmills have been blown down, and the Number of Houses which have received Damage in this Province alone, is computed to be fifteen Thousand.

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Disaster

What keywords are associated?

Harlingen Storm Shipwrecks Flooding Windmill Damage House Destruction Netherlands Disaster

Where did it happen?

Harlingen, West Friesland, United Netherlands

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Harlingen, West Friesland, United Netherlands

Event Date

Oct. 10

Outcome

numerous shipwrecks and bodies of seamen washed ashore; port ruined by tide inundation; sea wall removed; oyster works washed away; prodigious number of windmills blown down; 15,000 houses damaged in the province.

Event Details

Wrecks and bodies of seamen thrown ashore within the past three days; considerable shore damage including port inundation flooding houses on the north side of the haven, removal of sea-keeping wall, and destruction of oyster works; many windmills blown down.