Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-25
THE EARTHQUAKE AT ST. JAGo DE CUBA.

Late Jamaica papers furnish some particulars of
the late earthquake at St. Jago de Cuba on the Goth
of November, brief mention of which has been
previously made. The following is an abridgment
of translation from Ell Redactor de Santiago,
published in the Kingston Standard
An earthquake violent Of longer duration than that
which occurred the goth Of August last took place soon
after three o'clock this morning
At four o'clock another shock felt though vio
lent as the previous one and at seven oeock slight
u the earth was also perceptble.
According the best calculations we have made the drec
ton of the earthquake from north south. We
this confidently from this fact that after recovered from
the motions produced by the commissions Of the EARTH
entering perceived that cot which had been
placed from east 70 west had described semi circle and
found placed north and SOUTH
The destruction great We can only at this moment az
ford readers brief detail Of the disasters that have
EDRIoEs DEsTRoYEp-The Exchequer Office; the Hotel Of
the Seven Doors the store where resided Senior Ane the
Friendship Exchange in Pasco street, the store Of Mess n
Brooks Co.. the house No. Baracuso the
No IL Marina street. the house No l72 Esamsdas street,
the store No4 Marina street. the house No 40 Jaquey
the factory No IL do the house No. 50 do The edfce
tached to the naval wharf has suffered much.
The following edfces those which, in greater degree
in a dilapidated state
The new church the Church Of Beencito the cathedral
the house No. III in Esamadns street has been entirely de-
srOyed the Union Stores the barber establishment called
Rosa Cubano the cornice wall OF the shop
the Of Peyara seriously injured the con-
dictionary called La DIANA the Valencian bakery the Bene
acencis now hospitals the house No IL Dolores street. the
theatre has suffered In some degree the walls &C. of Mes
Miguels edifce, and great many more have fallen
The mercantile establishments have suffered much,
great loss Is sustained In fact destructive earthquake
has before been felt in Cuba
In the street called Passes dc Ia Marina the earth is bro
ken up
In the house attached the Exehequer Office there were
girls, black and brown who escaped with only few brui
ses about the body They extracted from amid the
ruins.
We informed Of the following strange event that trans
PRED the house OF Don Jose Maria Rodriguez During
commotion Of the earth female child asleep in m bed
beside Of the walls within the house. while it's mother and
little girl reposing the other side in adjoining
chamber, and 10 the third wall Both walls FELL yet
neither Of the three received any injury.
Among the shipping some individuals playing at
draughs during the earthquake Of whom threw them
selves into the sea- violent tho unduaon slight
shock occurred twentyth minutes past o'clock PM
The edces attached the estate called Ignornnda have
all been destroyed fortunately there persons in them
at the time
An account published ofthe Kingston papers says
that three lives lost while the other hand letter
Of the 9th instant cOntradice that report
The private letters from St. Jago state that the cholera
had materially declined and the daily did exceed
four or Eve in number.