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National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Heavy rains in late September flooded eastern Jamaica, causing considerable damage to houses, stores, and streets in Kingston from Liguanea heights torrents. Less damage in St. Jago de la Vega. Three or four negroes died; roads impassable until September 30.
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Considerable damage is said to have been done to the houses, stores, streets, &c. in and about Kingston, the water having rushed down in immense torrents from the vast extent of the Liguanea heights, and carried every thing, not of a very substantial nature, before it.
At St. Jago de la Vega (Spanish town) the damage was not so considerable.
We do not hear of any lives lost, except three or four negroes.
Most of the public roads were rendered wholly impassable for wheel carriages; and the rains did not seem to abate till about the 30th of September.
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Primary Location
Jamaica
Event Date
About The Latter End Of September
Outcome
considerable damage to houses, stores, streets in and about kingston; less considerable damage at st. jago de la vega; three or four negroes lost; most public roads impassable for wheel carriages
Event Details
Exceeding heavy rains fell in the eastern parts of Jamaica, causing water to rush down in immense torrents from the Liguanea heights, carrying away everything not substantial. Rains abated about the 30th of September.