Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-06-02
Dreadful Earthquake ill tho
Island OiSt. Domingo.

/ The Por, au Prince Patriot, of the
lI,h May, gives the following details Of
the fearful convulsion that has desolaed d
the island OF uayli.
On Saturday, the 9TH instant, says the
Patriot, at twenty minutes past five III
the evening, We experienced some Sc
we're shocks of earthquake, which put
the whole town in comInOtlon. AT md
ing to the East. The heat was excessive,
and thick clouds hung over the neigh
boring mountains, gong IN IA direction
from the Southeast TO the Northeast -
/ The seamen who were in the roads re-
port that they felt the shock before they
saw the houses shake, which would ind,-
cate that the shock came from the West.
Many persons, however, think they OBJ
served that the oscillations came from,
the North and went South.
There were two shocks at Port an
Prince very distinctly felt, the first not
50 long as the second which las, endured
about three minutes. Every person
strove to get out Of the houses, and the
streets were filled with the ailrighicd
population. A little longer, says the
Patriot, and Poit an Prince would have
been the theatre Of ii disaster similar to
that OF l770, Of which disastrous year
the remembrance was rushing into all
minds.
There is scarcely a single brick or
stone house which has not suffered dam
age. Some, it is said, are scarcely hdb-
table. The facade oflhe Senate House,
on which are sculp,ured the arms Of the
republic surmounicd by the tree of libcr-
ty, was detached from the cdlice and
broken into pieces by the fall.
In the night between Saturday and
Sunday two shocks were again felt, but
not as violent as the first, one at 10 o.
clock in the morning Of Sunday came
another shock mass at church was in
tcrruptcd, those officiating at it ran AWAY,
and many females tainted.
Monday, ! | o'clock in The morning,
another shock.
The weather during these three days
has had a lowering and at times, threaten
ing appearance. Monday evening n
little rain with excessive heat before and
aiierward night cool. Tuesday a
change Of weather, return Of the breeze
and appearance Of rain.
In the evening, at eight O'Clock the
weather was stormy, and every thing
seemed to Indicate an abundance OF rain.
On "Wednesday we were awakened at
a few minutes before 8 in the morning by
another earthquake.
During these latter days il appears to
Us as iftbc earth on which we were walk
lng was constantly quaking.
SAINT MARc.-A letter from this town
informs US that there too the Earthquake
Of Saturday last was felt with violence /;
many houses have been so much shaken
that they threaten every instant TO fall
down. On some plantations in the neigh.
borhood Of the town very great damage
has been done.
GoNAiyEs, May 8.-Yestcrday after
noon an earthquake was felt in this city,
which was 80 violent that most OF the
houses were thrown down. AT the same
time IN consequence of the shock, fire
broke out IN The apoihecary shop Of Mr..
lnverniZzIo, and consumed in n few
minutes an entire block. The flames
destroyed every thing that came IN their
way, and there was not n drop Of water
~ the town.
All the houses which have not been
burnt down have been injured by the
earthquakes, and this morning the shocks
occurred every quarter of an hour. The
shops of Madame Jaunrct and W. Dupoly
have fallen prey To the llaups. The
shops of Mr. Richard Dauphin and NJ
Osler, built OF stone and brick, have
fallen down. Houses and shops are in
accessible, aud We write these hurried
lines ~ The street The whole popula-
lion has passed the night ~ llie miGdlc Of