Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-02-24
EARTHQUAKEIN FHE NORTH,

The St. Lawrence Republican Of the cath
uit., states that on the evening of Sunday. the
22d, the report of an Earthquake was felt at
lOgdensburgh at about half past II O'clock.
Houses were shaken so much as to awaken
many from sleep; and the tremendous motion
of every lhiAg was painfully percepuhle to eve
| ny person awake. The rafting of stoves, croc-
kerry, and windows, with the vibration OF every
thing movable, together with a sound like dis
tanr thunder underneath the surface of the earth
| vas distinctly felt and heard, by all who had
not retired to sleep. There were three distinct
shocks, the second being the most violent, at
Intervals of about half minute, and the rumb-
ling noise contilued two minutes. The con
vulsive movements Of the earth appears TO have
travelled North. as the quaking was felt AT
Montreal, about an hour after its occurrence
in Ogdensburgh.
The Montreal Herald Of the 18th says, the
shock was very distinctly felt in that city, vari-
ed in the degree of its violence, in the different
quarters OF the town. In some parts there was
IN previous, not very loud, but distinct noise
tor some seconds before the. shock was felt;
This was the case in the St. Louis and the St.
Lawrence Suburbs. in which latter quarter a
gentleman of undoub,ed verAcitv afirms, that
his attention was particularly attracted by the
sound, which as he describes it, was like the
passing OF an exceeding heavy wagon, crush
ing pieces of ice beneath its wheels. The gen
tleman rose and Immediately feeling the shock
was induced to look out at the weather. which
was perfectly serene. One lady was so sensi-
Die of the shaking of the bed in which she was
iying, that she could witn difficulty be persuad+
ed but what large dog belonging to her son
had found his way nto her room, and was be-
meath her bed. In another instance, lady not
yet retired to rest, hearing the movement of
the poker and and tongs, actually went into the
adjoining room to see who was there. Although
continues the Herald, we believe those eonvul-
sions OF nature are common in Canada yet for
la great many years nothing So decided has been
felt.--It is remarkable in this country that all
the Earthquakes occur in the winter.
We may now anticipate accounts of dread
full Earthquakes in South America. We be-
lieve it has generally happened, when Earth.
lquaSes occur in South America, they have
been felt in the Northern Continent. Such was
the tact, II we DO not niisremember, in 1911,
when Caracas was laid in ruins, and half the
continent of South America role d and heayed
like troubled ocean. The same Earthquake
was felt through the valley of the Mississippi,
and in some other places with great violence.
One town was almost DESTROYED. Passing 10
the North, though with Iesssening force, il ap.
itated the great lakes. and ultimately died a.
way in the valley Of the St. Lawrence.-C. Il.
i Thomas Tredwell, the late survivor of the
convention which framed the constitution Of
the state of New York in 1777, died at Beck.
mantown, Clinton county on the 3oth of Dec.
last, at the age of ss.
!. A physician, Boosting his great knowledge
in his profession, said he never heard an, com.
: plant from his patients. A by-stander wittily
: replied. Very likely. doctor, for the mistakes
OF physicians are generally buried with their
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