Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-12-06
EARTHQUAKE.

The Canadian oflast evening gives the
following account Of the recent shock of
an earthquake, received in letter from
Three Rivers.
"This morning, about l0,o'olock' we
experienced violent shock Of an earlhS
quake. was present at a marriage,
I've. omit the names Of the parries) and
the. grand uieair, Mr.. Cook, had reach
cd the ARnuS Del, when on a sudden
sound was heard resembling the rolling
ofa cart over hard frozen ground; this
nine cont inued perhaps four seconds,
and was followed by an explosion resem'
bling that of a twenty four FOUNDER; the
trembling of the earth then commenced
shaking The walls of the church, and ma
king its arched roof crack in fearful,
and surprising manner. tho't the build
ing, which was crowded with people
would have crumbled over our heads
The scene which ensued battles de-
scriptiln, piercing lamentaton Of the fe-
males, and cries of terror of the men,
with the piteous, despairing, shrieks of
the children, were trul awful.
"a general rush was made TO the door
by the congregation, the reverend pastor
and the affianced couple alone retaining
their position not without however feel
ings Of great apprehension, as TO what
might happen. The weathercock on the
steople spun, as in a high wind. This
trembling lasted for fye or six seconds;
had it endured beyond, the church must
hive fallen, and many would have perish.
ed. Descending the steps, i raised three te.
males whom the crowd in the crush of
their escape ha thrown.to the ground, but
they were so afFrighted as TO be Incapable
of standing. The shock was violent
throughout the town. Glassware was
destroyed, stones detached from the
chmnies, and windowNpanes broken in
many houses; universal terror reigned.-
1t was strongly felt at the 81. Maurice
forges, at Yamachiche, and Point du Lac.
and still more SO at BecancOur, Nicolet,
and St. Gregoire. The waters Of Saint
Lawrence were seen by many 10 be vic.
lentIy agitatsd."
In addition TO the above, we have been
favored with the following particulars, by
friend, who was also at Thee Rivers
at the time. We farther learn that il eX
tended down the st. Lawrence 10 St Anne,
and even 10 ST. Augustin, in the neigh
borhood Of this city,
"Precisely at 9O'clock, A. NJ, on
Monday, the 7th instant, l was sitting at
breakfast, at Bernard's Hotel, on the
steamboat wharf, at Three Rivers, when
a sudden shock, or conclusion, was felt,
so severe as to cause my companion
du dejener" and self 10 stare at each
other perfectly aghast 1.-The house actual
ly seemed to reel 10 and fro, like drunk
en- man-the floor trembled beneath us,
the table shook as though suddenly grasp
cd by some one in the act of falling,
and all the breakfast apparatus jingled a.
gain, from the violence Of the shOCk!-
My own impression was, that some
large steamer, in coming into port, hav.
ing suddenly lost her helm, had come
crashing against and destroyed the wharf,
"Dr. Gilmour, who was in the act of
passing along the street TO visit me, at
he hotel, describes his sensation to have
'een as though suddenly electrified,
lis legs tottering under him in a most
Inaccountable manner. have expert.
N ced two earthquakes in the West In ,
les; both lasted considerably longer
han this, but the latter was much more
iolent than either Of the former. !
ave no donht hat tha, we shall find here I
fer that some terrible c0mmotion has
AIKEN place farther South" Y
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