When was it published?

January 26, 1853 in Washington Telegraph

Foreign News January 26, 1853

Washington Telegraph

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Governor Of The Province Of Shoo King, Emperor

Q: What keywords are associated?

China Earthquake, Kan Suh Province, Chung Wei City, May Shocks, Imperial Aid

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What is this article about?

Terrible earthquake in Kan-suh province, northwest China, began in Chung-wei on 26th of May last, lasting 15 days. Over 300 killed, 400+ injured, thousands of houses and public structures destroyed. Emperor ordered aid and tax remission.

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Dreadful Earthquake in China. In a late number of the Pekin Gazette there appears an account of a terrible earthquake that occurred a few months ago in the province of Kan-suh, in the northwest of China.

The governor of the province of Shoo-king states, in a memorial to the Emperor, that the shocks commenced in the city of Chung-wei and its neighborhood on the 26th of May last, and were repeated many times during a space of fifteen days from that date. The devastation and loss of life caused was frightful. Upwards of three hundred persons were killed, more than four hundred seriously injured, and several thousand houses destroyed. The public offices, granaries, prisons, and also the ramparts of the city were thrown down. These calamities having reduced the people to a state of the utmost want and distress, the Emperor ordered immediate assistance to be rendered to the sufferers, and their payment of the land tax for the present year to be remitted.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster

What keywords are associated?

China Earthquake Kan Suh Province Chung Wei City May Shocks Imperial Aid

What entities or persons were involved?

Governor Of The Province Of Shoo King Emperor

Where did it happen?

Province Of Kan Suh, China

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Province Of Kan Suh, China

Event Date

26th Of May Last

Key Persons

Governor Of The Province Of Shoo King Emperor

Outcome

upwards of three hundred persons were killed, more than four hundred seriously injured, and several thousand houses destroyed. the public offices, granaries, prisons, and also the ramparts of the city were thrown down. the emperor ordered immediate assistance to be rendered to the sufferers, and their payment of the land tax for the present year to be remitted.

Event Details

The shocks commenced in the city of Chung-wei and its neighborhood on the 26th of May last, and were repeated many times during a space of fifteen days from that date. The devastation and loss of life caused was frightful. These calamities having reduced the people to a state of the utmost want and distress.