Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-12-05

! EXTRAORDINARY LAND SLlP.-A most
extraordinary land slip happened week
from Thursday last, (ihe l5th) near
Lebanon, VI.
About three miles To the eastward Of
the village Is IA high Conlcal hi! rising
perpe ndicularly on It's southern side, but
on the north sloping gradually from the
summit To the uch tabe-land below
This hill forms part OF the property Of
benjamin Wurile, Esq, and the land
around il is divided inio three farms, each
to the hill, meeting together IN point al
its apex.
The following is the relation Of per-
son on the spot at the time
With one Of the tenants, Robert Gour-
lay, | had occasion to transact some bus
mess on Thursday last, and having called
on him at his farm house, about > o'clock
as We were IN the act OF reading over
some papers preparatory to their being
signed by US, we were startled by sud
den explosion. Our first impression was
that piece Of artillery had been dis
charged in The rear ofthe farm buildings,
but after rejecting on the exceeding i'm
probability Of such an event, we referred
he defamation to an earthquake or some
subterranean CONFUSION. For the next
few minutes we sat in a state OF consider
able alarm, which was good deal aug
mented on hearing unusual sounds from
the byers and stables, as if the cattle
were struggling to get loose. Just as
we started IRON our seats by sort OF
instructive resolve TO ascertain the cause
Of this singular occurrence, we suddenly
felt the house IN motion.
At first there was violent jerk, then
IA movement onwards, not unlike the frs,
stating OF IA ponderous railway train.
Gradually the motion increased, until we
found ourselves moving along at rapid
ly accelerating rate. 1t was clear,
starry night, and could see the bonghs
of trees in the distance passing the win
dows, jnst as we perceive the transit Of
similar objects from the window of u
travelling vehicle. This continued for
two or three minutes, and then there was
sudden stop, producing another violent
jerk, which threw my friend and me 10
the opposite end of the room. We ran
immediately to the door, and our aston
ishment may be more easily conceived
than described, on discovering ourselves
in an entirely new locality. | saw al
once that land slip had taken place
but although had read of similar oc-
currences iD the districts around the a ps,
] was not prepared for SO remarkable an
instance as had ust taken place. We
found ourselves at least "A quarter Of
mile from the original spot .The farm
house and out-buildIngs were al! entire.
A range of popars which grew near the
barn still occupied tie same relative po'
si'ion to that building The only change
observable was, that stream which
flowed a little below The farm houses had
entirely disappeared.
The most singular result OF TINS move
ment is that the farm Offices of my friend
Mr.. GourIay a,e no longer upon his own
farm. They have been projected upon
the lands OF a totally different proprietor,
and it is supposed that unless he manage
to rent, in addition TO his old farm, the |
ps. signvf land -Ufr'wtrith h his steadiSg fs1'l
now located, good deal Of nice lniga-
ton will be the consequence of this sud
den and unexpected freak of Nature.
". Y Tribune.