The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-08-17
From the Baltimore Gazette.

FROM the Baltimore GaZete.
EARTHQUAKE AT BOGOTA.-A
letter from Bogota, under the date of June
18th furnishes the following accounts of
the earthquake recently experienced
there -
We are all here in a state of great ex-
citement and anxiety. Last night was the
most awful one ever passed We were
sitting at whist as the clocks chimed n
quarter to eleven; at that moment We were
all sensible of the shock ofan earthquake,
however not violent enough to make any ex-
traordnary lmpressioD,and we pursued our
game. About two minutes elapsed, when
we experienced a most awful repetition.
The walls of the house were dreadiully
agitated, our candlesticks were overturn-
ed, chairs and tables thrown from one side
of the room to the other-we could our
selves scarcely maintain our erect posit-
ion, and were so perfectly paralyzcd, that
we never thought of getting out of the
house indeed my own belief was that the
house must fall before we could possibly
get out Of it, and that it was therefore use
less to move. The ceiling was coming
down upon US in large fakes, and the fall
of large mirror at the moment, which we
took to be part of the house, added to the
alarm. 1t was indeed appalling-never
never shall forget it. 1t passed, having
lasted 40 seconds. We then went into
the street. where crowds were on their
khees praying most fervently. A general
rush was made for the square where the pa
lace is. There We found thousands collect.
ing and colected.-Women and men just
as they had jumped out of bed, with the ad.
dltlon OF blanket thrown around them
mothers in the agony of grlefand spprehen.
sion clasplng their children to their bosom:
fathers and brothers endeavoring to pro.
vide them with coyering-groupes of fe
males in. every direction calling each other:
names to be assured, that all had escaped
the dreadful calamity. DiSmay and des
pair were general. No one would return
home, and Thousands passedthe whole nigh
IN the square. 3 o'clock P. Nj have JUS
returned from making a round ofthe towr
to observe the extent ofdamages. Severa
houses are thrown entirely down, many are
rent asunder entirely from top to bottom
+ The Cathedral, a SPLENDID edihce, has one
of its wings rent from the base to the tow
er. Scarcely house in the city is without
injury nine has every one Of It's principa
walls split IN several places dining room
in ruins the partition of my bed rooms has
fallen in, and had been in bed [ should
have been at least severely bruised. A Sc.
we're shock has not been felt here until now
since the year 1905. About six years ago
it is said, there was slight one but no in
Jury was done. 1t appears miraculous tha,
only three lives have been lost. Many
who are here, and were at Caracas during
the great earthquake there, say that thi:
shock was much more severe but the hou.
ses being better built here, the injury ha:
been less.
Half past 81 have been taking anoth-
er surrey, and was surprised to find that
hundreds of families are sending beds ant
bedding into the plain, and erecting booth:
there for the night. All fear another
shock.
10Th, ~ o'clock, noon.-The night ha;
passed quietly and the alarm is subsiding.