Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
EARTHQUAKE AT ST. DOMINGO.
TEN THOUSAND LIVES LOST

brought us an account OF n most nppallinR cntus-
lrophe, which has beialen the Island of 81. Domn.
go. That Island WINS visited, on the 9Th instant,
with repeated aud severe shocks OF Earthquake,
which have entirely demolished the town OF Cape
llayticu, and probably destroyed the lives OF ten
thousand Of its citizens. In all probability sever
al other towns that side OF The Island ha, sur-
ed in the dcsoIation. We give the following par.
ticunrs from the New York Express. --.1Has.
TEN THOUSAND LIVES LOST.--TRE.
MENDOUS EARTHQUAKE IN THE ISL
AND OF ST. DOMINGO.
by the poleness of Capt. Morris, of the Brig
VIM. Nelson, from Port au Prince, we hive lie
Patriotic" of the lltIl May, published at that
place. which gives an account of II shocking earth
quake that occurred in that island on the 9Th of
May, at o'clock in the evening
The principal destruction of life, of which we
have an account, was at Cape Hayden, which
town was entirely destroyed. II contained about
5000 nhubitnnis, two thirds Of whom are thought
to he dead
| The approach of the earthquake was indicated
in Port uu Prince by great heat, and heavy clouds
that covered the neighhoring hills, aud followed
the direction Of the South West TO the North.
East
The vessels nj anchor, some of the sailors re-
port, experienced the shock before they saw the
houses agitated, which seemed To indicate that The
shock came from the West.
! There were Two shocks at Port au Prince very
1
which last endured about three minutes. Every
person strove to get Out of the houses, and The
streets were filed with the nfirgpd pc puntinn.
A liule longer, says the Patriot, and Port an Prince
would have heeu the theatre OF disaster similar
TO that Of l770, OF which disastrous year the re-
mclnbrunce was rushing into all minds.
The Patriot also says that there l. hardly house
or wall that has not suffered little Some
! have become almost unnhHbita!lr. The front OF
the Senate House. where the arms OF tie Repub-
! lie are sculptured, is detached and broken. The
interior was uunureA
! On the Saturday night succeeding aud oil Sun
| day, there were other shocks. Mass was inter-
ruped, and the persons present ran ihher, while
many women tainted.
! On Monday morning ut l2 o'clock there was u
nolher shock. The weather all the while was
ch1ngeabe, now extreme heat, now rain, now fair,
aud now signs as If of Storm.
| On Tuesday, uguin there was another shock
and since them says the Patriot )" II seems 10 us
! that we walk upon qnakiIg earth"
| Saint Marc. letter FROM this town, says that
The earthquake WINS felt there with violence. Ma
ny houses were seriously Damaged, and some de-
slroyed-hul no loss of life is mentioned.
Al GOndireS the shocks We're yet more serious,
The greater part OF the houses we're OVelihr0Hn.
4 fire broke ont al the same time. and there was
not drop of water IN the town. All the houses
! that we're NOT burnt suffered from The earthquakes
I
giving This account wus indiling it. The Church,
The Prison, The PAINS National, the Treasury aud
! the Arsenal, were all Destroyed
This letter concludes nj A. NJ. by saying -
:" is only half Az hour since thai we iet We
ry great coninotion. At present we are ignorant
of the number AT prfsons killed and wOunded.-
! All the prisoners who are not buried in The ruins,
are escaped. God grant That PORT nu Prince may
not have experienced such disaster"
! Cape HdyiieH-The tot1n Of Cape Hayiten has
entirely disappeared, and i0ih ii ttco thirds o. lis
population. Tho families that could escape nre
fled 80 Fossette, where they were without an usy-
Iun:, clothing or provisions.
The President of tiayli has given orders to The
| Physicians and officers OF The hospitals 10 leave
the city Immediately, in order to give succor to
the distressed Otbcr AID of all kinds about
10 be- dispatched Ivy waer 10 The distressed.
Later In addition 10 The above disastrous in
cliscucc from the Cape courier arrived from
The city few hours previous to the departure OF
Capt Morris, who stated HAT fire broke out ai.
ter the earthquake, which on Monday The Oh, de-
stroyed tie powder magazine, aud with it the mis-.
cradle remnant olthe inhabitants who had ESCAPED
the earthq nike. The iowus of ST. Nicholas and
Port PaiX are also said 10 he destroyed. Other
parls OF the island had not been heard from when
Capt. Morris left; but it is con ertured that aiithe
iot0nS of The north are a mass Of RUNS.
In addition 10 the foregoing distressing parlicu-
lars we have the following confrnalory letters
The letters from Port au Prince came 10y the Will
liam Nelson, at New York.
Correspondence of the Alias.
New YoRK, May %, lS42.
By the WIN. Nelson's arrival here, we have
sad accounts from The Cape by un endorsement
oil letter received here for London, the follow
ins is learnt VIZ:
"PoRr Az PRINcE, 18Th May, 1912 5 P. NJ.
"Jusi before despatchlng this letter, news la:
reached rs that only one person has been saved,
MIR. Dupny--nll the others being either drowned
10y the sen, or crushed 10 death. The Cnpe itself
il one mass of ruins"
This is sad indeed. You will, no doubt, have
similar accounts.
PoRr Az PRINcE, l2tli May, 1912
lis with the utmost regret that we inform you
OF Jews having reached us last evening, that the
town of Cape llayti and several other places in
the North have heen destroyed by n dreadful
earthquake, on the Ill inst.
Gonaives has suffered likewise very much
where fire burned down several houses.
It is said that the inhabitants ot Cape layu are
buried under It's ruins or washed into the sea.
Here, we are glad To say, very little damage wa,
done although the shocks were very severe SAINT
in the South.
PoRr AU PRlNcE, l2,h May, Is42.
The Cape Hail GOWN is destroyed by an earth
quake. We have no letters in This place us yer
ana we much ichf the ieusun OF inns Is lht All It
Inhabitants or the greater lurl OF them, are burr
ed in tie ruins One Mr.. Dupuy, who left las
nighl for the scene OF misery, is despair abou
the fate Of his mnthcr brothers, sisters, iiiend'
and relations. GOnaves has suffered very severe
ly, aud some lives are lost and To add 10 Ihel
misery, the shock caused some luciier matches il
II druggists shop 10 ignite, aud lIurn downa whole
square OF houses Mr. }. Is, DnpnyS house il
one OF the number, but we hope lao would he abb
TO save good deal. Port an Prince has snilere,
also, but only as regarded brenknge OF glass, &c.
ware, aud the walls (oi feel Ihck bricks crack
ed in many places hall an inch wide; at one place
brick pillar fell down also. Even here we coul,
hardly keep on our legs, aud the vessels rolled H.
bout very much. All this happened on SaIurda!
last, the 7lh,) and the earth has been in motion
ever since. Yesterday we had severe shock
and we can sill, every now and then, feel lh
ground shake. We do not yet feel ct all al on
ease, but we hope we have passed over the wors
nort of H. The Cane affair il indeed aWfui u