Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-04-11


Eastermost cluster of those Islands, have
suffered material damage. Gaudaoupe,
on which the town of Point Petre was sit
.uated, and the neighboring small island OF
Montserat appear to have Leen the focus
Of the explosion. We proceed 10 give some
details.
"a GUADALUPE.
Capt. Knowles, Of Sch'r. Ellen, which
arrived here yesterday in II days from
ST. Thomas, states that before he left,
nsws had been received from Point Petre
Guadaoupe, that every house was thrown
down by the conclusion, and from ten to
fifteen thousand killed.
The scene was terrific. 1t was breakfast
hour with the inhabitants, Capt. Fisher,
Of an American vessel, when the shock
commenced, was sitting in the lower story
Of store fronting the water, and spranS
for his boat at the end of a short wharf. In
IN instant he was at the end Of the wharf.
but the wharf and the Doat rocked SO fear
fully that he hesitated. Just then the ground
opened beneath his feet, and with leap
he reached the boat and was saved. Sew
eral other Captains were with Captain
Fisher at the time, and all saved. Vessels
were so much shaken as to be in great DIN
ger.
Mr.. Ridgiey, a comedian from Philadel-
phia, was on the lower floor Of a hotel, and
sptang into the street. On all sides, he
saw men throwing themselves upon their
faces on the ground. In another instant,
the stone walls fell and buried all beneath
e.. hf
az to find themselves above the ruins
When Mr.. r. recovered himself he was
unframed, though all the persons he had
seen were hopelessly buried. His little
son, a lad Of seven years Of age, was the
first object he saw, sprlnging to embrace
his father. How they came SO near to-
gether Mr. Rdgly could not understand,
ms the lad was at the commencement ofthe
shock, in the third story Of house four
squares of. The boy says that all he re-
me mbers, is, that when he heared the cry,
Earthquake! he jumped out of the window.
The boy was setting ct breakfast with the
family, and all the family persisted except
a smalls girl, who after the shock, was
standing by the side of young RidgIey.-
Mr.. Ridgey found his trunk shattered to
pieces, 30 yards from the hotel His hat
was gone and his clothes badly torn, bat
he was not injured. The earth rocked SO
that a man could not keep his feet. 1t OPP
cned in several places and closed again.
swallowing up people and buildings, and
in several instances, the water spouted up
sixty and seventy feet Many large ope-
nings remained. About two>thirds Of the
inhabitants persisted. For the garrison Of
800 men only 70 survived.
A furious fire broke out Immediately al,
ter the earthquake, which ragged for some
days, adding greatly TO the horrors OF the
scene. Some persons, after having been
almost extrcnieA from the rubbish, were
necessarily abandoned 10 their fate, on ac-
count Of the approach of the fire. The
cries Of people buried under the ruins was
heard for several days, and large mum.
Der were dug oul in a suffering and multi
htcd, condition. Some it was hoped would
survive, but others died after their deliver
nnce. Tho stencil from sui phur at first,
and from the decaying bodies after days
was intolerable.
Four thousand bodies had been dug out
Of the ruins Of Point Petrc by the sailors
in the harbor, and taken out to sea, in or
der 10 prevent pcstIence.
The survivors were reduced to such aw-
full extremtics for food, TINT they rushed
out TO intercept cart loads Of canes, which
had been ordered in for them from the coun-
Try.
Among the killed is the American Con
sui. He was taken from under the ruins
with both legs broken, and pu, on board
an American vessel in the harbor, but died
the next day.
A ST Crolx paper of February l6, with
which we have been favored by a friend,
SAYS:
"The mouth Of the harbor Of Point Pc
tire, which before the event was capable Of
admitting ships Of the heavies burthan, be-
came completely choked up and forever
rendered impossible by rocks being forced
tip from the bottom Of the sea. The YES
sels which were at the time in port, will il
is feared, never be got out; among them
many large ships from France, and other
vessels from America.
ANTIGUA.
In less than three minutes, says the An
'igua Herald, the earthquake laid pros
irnic or otherwise seriously injured almost
every wind mill, steam engine, and every
set of sugar works on the island, rendering
almost useless every church and chapel,
ms the few that are left standing are so
seriously rent and injured, rs to be unsafe
even for n temporary shelter, therefore,
dangerous, in the extreme for public wor-
shin.
A high Hill overlooking English harbor,
on the s. w. side Of Antagua, fell into
the harbor, and so ob,iructed it as TO rem
der il useless.
ST. EUS1 ATlUS.
The shock was very severe, ii continued
upwards OF 4 minutes. Several buildings
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