The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-20
From the NJ Y. Journal of Commerce
Earthquake at Mucri and Rhodcs

Accounts from Malta announce Succession of earth.
quakes which have been felt well at Malta Ia town Of
Natoia, In Asatic Turkey SAMSON Ia seaport
the Black within the proynce) and the island
OF Rhodes (situate the of the Gulf OF Macr
attended at the aforementioned place and its immediate
vicinity with great destruction Of life and properly The
first shock felt the 18th of February. five
and hafpas five, p m, when Rhodes the upper part
of the Castle, which is entrance of the town. fell
with awful crash, overwhelming the officers of the Aus
tran Lloyds Steam Navigation Company whilst the Tower
of Arrays Kule which commands the ha
bo and several other parts OF the Notifications sustained
great injury, did likewise many dwelling houses some
of which were shaken to their very foundations the
rock, others cracked throughout The oscillations were
from west to east Mrs. b. the lady OF foreign
sui SO alarmed that she rushed with infant In her
from her dwelling, and, jumping into the sea- made
her way boat whilst another daughter, who attempted
to follow the mother, got buried in the ruins, but from
which, through the humane exertions Of some neighbos
she was happily excated and. marvellous 10 relate with
other injury than bruises Sghter shocks succeeded al
most daily up the 7th March. AT Macr on the main
land, and its immediate neghborbood the conse
have been most disastrous and hearrending The whole
Of the houses dwellings, and lately erected the
have been eveled the ground assures have been
formed in the very Streets from which bitumnous va po.
exude continually, almost sufocang the inhabitants
many springs have dried up, whilst in arid localities ne
have gnshed out changing the whole Of the
earh's surface The of Lcvissy, which contained
800 houses has lett standing and no less than
600 human beings reckoned to be under the ruins
the shock been after nightia, when nhabfanr, retire
their homes after the labors Of the day The village OF
Chioee has nearly met with the aiethe Der part
of huge mountain having fallen into and blocked up the
small port of Ekengik, overwhelming all the dwelling,
round about its base Another village more inland ba,
been buried from the fall. opposite directions. of two
nils, between which 1t was situated.
The survivors of Maori alarmed by the repeated shocks
which were still occurring for five days afer though of
much sghter nature had fed for safety on board small
cras and .hing-boa,s. carrying with what proper.
~ they could from time TO me dig from beneath the
ruins of the sorehousesmost Of which ha. been removed
10 SINH. Rhodes, and other islands
Al Samsoon smart shock felt the 23th of Zebra
ary but Il caused no damage Oar readers will remember
atthe famous Colossus OF Rhodes, which In its day was
reckoned of the wonders Of the world wa,
thrown down by earthquake 231 ycars before Christ,
and 90 years sfer its erecton-being of the enomou.
weight OF 900 lbs To event is no doubt also
attributable the extensive hcent ruins many cities
which exist in Lycis and the valley the Xanthus of
which Maori is the port and from whence the British Mu
scum imported the interesting works of which adotn
It's ssoons discoveredor, more properly speaking,
er-d-by Mr. Fclowes some ten years ago
Since the foregoing in type have seen letter.
Trebizood another city Of Asaic Turkey-the
Trspesus-down the 9th Of March, which make mention
OF shock. Of earthquake having been expert.
enced hcreat Stovepipes got detached from the walls Of
the houses doors new open and many old ,enemen,.
threatened fall about the the inmates but no ac.
cdent OF consequence resulted Earthquakes are OF very
rare occurrence at that seaport.
From the Bombay Times March 3
EARTHsuAKrs IspfA-Eauhquskes appear 10 have
been felt pretty extensively the Punaub north
west province the l7h and 2st Of January and
ih, h, and lah OF Feb uay. No injury of any has
been occasoned by them. remarkable instance of
nosphec disturbance, Of Simultaneous occurrences
region of space and which will in all likelihood have
been observed In Europe occurred the 18th Of Febuay
On this day the barometer reached Its M pmum Bonn
bay and Calcutta 200 miles apart after synchronous
descent OF three days II continued to fall at Madra till
the 10Th At the hrsnamed place. souherly winds with
clouds and rain prevailed the 12h and the day
there wasrain Baroda violent dust Kuuachee
showers Adsn and heavy rain Lshsc and through
the Puniaub Ga the 10th there a thunder. Storm
and the IIh Northwestern Calcutta. Ga the 9tb and
again on the li,b, there furious thunder
Mura the storm felt a, Shecrgotta on the grand
trunk road also at Agra, the day At Nance
Tai the accompanied by earthquake. I'm
foods both in the Sutej and Jumna nccom panied
the gale disturbance quite violent or 20 generally
felt experienced between the h and 6h accom-
on the former day with earthquake, at Wuzsernbad
Lahore Ferozepoc, and probably all the Punjaub