Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-06-20
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Las proved ilsei1a Hc lie 'fi#t Nhleb - #tla -
81 bad oHreclu 1hcutaf.ar had be. #...l,. ,I,,.
last excessively hdi and .1i,rV Tho lf59lf#Ts, ,4
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posed % the solar fa's. ! l alHd. p#t L5t t.r fITat
and undressing, aud the drought b.. len fau, limo
past PREVAILING h ihe aftnaa1 OF IT,, day 81 abalt
hall past O'Clock VS. strulu5 va tA, .flr. al f#b
Is Situated in ala fe,ti,5 publ HIls lat,B TN, ST.,
was unc4nGnlt sar0lr ani TIM. ..rta.. #sH l.r.5I<
cd 10 be bright aud plafau, in H. a#fuay aIIst r4e5
casting nyfycs towards Mount Isabella h,eltay
the town. perceived tarh Aajsf a-5.,nlnp and IN
vclapino lis base and sldes- a ral lta. r,r,In,r @
Immediately succeeded. aud instantaneous, ,.,ne laL
which u,aay dashed rur 10 tle groual Tho l,yeI ii
The square appeared un3Hlatna bike tee nay., the sra
faint aud scklA SENSATION caiuo uvff me and ,rz,i
ness aud difficulty OF breathing. The houses rcl ed IN
aud fro luxe vessels in a stlrm. The around wa. ranI
in various parts. Many poreons were thrown down lv
the iurce OF The conclusion. other, rcemp rs in siatr
ddfunkonness Every moment wccA paetcd the earth l.,
open and engulph 4 second ,laek followed nj
stronger than the lormct accompanied by the same m
reannces effects and terrofs. The church. a sIr5ng
and massive building. seemed otctne To It's fall The
bricks flew from the Nid masonry as ii on pnicces.
wide fasugas appeared in the walls and arches and ,lo
wliolc world have been levctd but Tor the nnrn,nf,,,
strength Of the outside huilsrs and the ouncSs Of In
building. lwas affecting TO haar the terrific rrics anil
hiaentllans OF the women and eIdrcn and inslurljp,
90 contemplate lhoa-heir loNly prrirai,Y l.,
the Biyiniiy-imporlne h, merry sd and s,lcr,.r II,
their dis,ressts. The seeond alock musi hay LASTED
bout 60 seconds fornnairly lr u.s. ON town j.. almost
entirely constructed of wood. which alone aerunt far
is preservation. The buildings suffered ,n,te,,
ally and of the finest werc entirely destr,yed
From the 9TH up the present date we have bec, in
continued state OF alarm. upwards OF 40 shocks h,y,na
taken place during that interval s,ne more ar lc.a
were Professions and prayers arc continual, ON Gt
10 avert if pussble iii. Divine di,plesnte Tho mon
wear serious aud solemn looks; the women when M, i,
the PROFESSIONS sitting doors OF their hnaoa
either in with books OF prayer bushes, ia mol
even thought Of such is our STATE of arif,,ion
The fine town Of Santiago, about 90 miles distant in
the interior and the centre Of orr agricultural ccp,.,c
in this port has been entirely drsroyed trbc .,,,l,
ton CO insisted of about fOO0 souls of which ton ar.
buried in the rulns-turlher tho interior tho towns
of eua and ST Oserl have met with similar t,t,s III,
CITY ot ape IIaytu the densjt pf al the a,,l,,l
products Of its fine pain tho caplta Of tbe \orfbern
part of the Island the first city in laYt for tbc h,n,y
and soldity Of its buildings and The second only IN so
and inheritance has mel with utter distinction AMI i;
one immense mascot crunbno NUNS II s ei,tc1 thu,
the number who have been crushed,o death and ,,l,
otherwise fallen victims There 10 tins calamity Amount
10 1000 souls A gentleman who left immcl,arl, ,l1e
the disaster informed me thai s., sudden had by. n
caastropbe that hardly tbroc seconds WON ,ll -
escape from the houses Thousands vrro buried qli,e
and no relief at hand Cries Of aeon, and sl,rio ,l
now and then nrocec1 from theIuiliinos ani III ,i
solemn stiffness of the nioh, Man, 51,J ,,d ,,5t
h.,dios ,y,re lyinp IN the srr,,is and ma bi,. -
them. The air was tainted with the ,n1a.,I,n ',1 ,
nest seemed quietly settling over The cif,
olsl .Nau-Since writing tn, t,,r,,,5o'r f,r,l i,r
ligepcc has reached Ms from he Cane Which Las ,
rally added to the horrors OF ID, former situation M,
civ beinr a dcpot for ALI the art,rI,s i,arl.a 60 nv
snnnlies If the interior an ,pnafnsc ,,,.ati fl
disc was ocnerally kent on hand for tlat n,,s 4,