When was it published?

August 26, 1737 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News August 26, 1737

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster, Economic, Religious Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

Smyrna Fire, Ottoman Empire, Earthquake Damage, Merchandise Loss, Divine Vengeance, Turkish Cruelties

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

A major fire broke out in Smyrna on the evening of April 7, destroying 500 houses, vast merchandise, and killing many people, rivaling the damage from a recent earthquake. Smyrna, a key mercantile hub in the Ottoman Empire, faces these as potential signs of divine vengeance against Turkish cruelties toward Christians.

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We hear from Smyrna, that a Fire broke out there the 7th of last April, in the Evening, which has done almost as much Damage as the Earthquake, (mentioned in our last;) for, besides 500 Houses burnt down to the Ground, a vast Quantity of Merchandize was consumed, and many People destroyed. Smyrna was one of the richest and most mercantile Towns in all the Ottoman Empire; and we hope that these Two Scourges which it has so lately met with, are no more than Forerunners of God's Vengeance against the Ottoman Empire, for the Cruelty of the Turks against Christians, and the Barbarities they have committed upon them these 3 or 4 Centuries past.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster Economic Religious Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Smyrna Fire Ottoman Empire Earthquake Damage Merchandise Loss Divine Vengeance Turkish Cruelties

Where did it happen?

Smyrna

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Smyrna

Event Date

The 7th Of Last April

Outcome

500 houses burnt down to the ground, a vast quantity of merchandize was consumed, and many people destroyed

Event Details

A Fire broke out in Smyrna the 7th of last April, in the Evening, which has done almost as much Damage as the Earthquake (mentioned in our last). Smyrna was one of the richest and most mercantile Towns in all the Ottoman Empire; and these Two Scourges are hoped to be Forerunners of God's Vengeance against the Ottoman Empire, for the Cruelty of the Turks against Christians, and the Barbarities they have committed upon them these 3 or 4 Centuries past.