The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24
Earthaunke ar Sea.


S. soop Of Portsmou nth, observed eartn
quake wss felt BY those hoard that vessel shortly
after leaving Panama. The lett+r reads as folo~s-
U. 5. SHIP PORTSMOUTH, AT SEA, FROM PANAMA
Bound TO SAN JUAN DEL SUD March 80 53 I
Last evening at about SO the shock of xe
felt sensiby by all board The esdy par,
the eveni csm aud very snitrs; large 4sses o.
clouds rose above the horizon aud rhee was much vivid
lightning. tyemnlous jaring motion of the ship
felt distinctly for about twenty seconds and
ly. but becoming gradually more slight, for nearly
the barometer stood at 30 Is at p NJ and 70 10 At
midnight. cast Of the lead made as pos
Ribe, but no bottom found at sixty fathoms. about
fifteen minutes after the shock strong tide rip (smilar
to those rivers wnen the tide is met BY wind
from the opposite diiectioD) seen and heard ap
preaching the ship and 'Or al least three quarters o
the sgitation Of the water astera
very great ahead and the other side of ship
the renamed perfectly smooth During this
though gopg through the water the rate OF
about a knot and half, the relative positions OF the
ship and the agitated water did not marriaIy change
The commotion gradually tubsied. At the time the
shock the ship within about forty m,es of land LAT
SION, lon. 81 w. between the gulfs of Dolce and Nj.
coya This morning there was very heavy shower the
first rain have for several months The esther
has recently been excessively hot and sultry. ST c.
ANOTHER VERY DESTRUCTIVE FfRE.-About three
o'clock yesterday morning, fre discovered suing
from the third story Of the Wholesale grocery house Of
Mr. C. c. Orr on Main street and only three doors from
the house occupied Lately by Gray Brown which wa
ed FRIDAY morning The ire spread to tue adooing
grocery house Of j. Martin Co IL 6led from the
fell prey to tho flames also Cspt Wm Gays house
the only building left standing and the upper story
OF it fire, bur here BY extraordinary lions
the fIemen succeeded in suppiessng til. flames Ir re-
to the loses have the following inor Mr.
Orr insured in ss2 of which $40 the Royal
Insurance Company of Liverpool $1,000 In the Ameri-
can of Phil phis: SIS 900 in the Globe of Ne~ Yok;
So 0O0 n the City insurance Co of aud S5 900
in the Marine and Fire Of this city Mr. o. estimates his
loss at So Geo TO 1000 and above his
Messrs. Martin Co saved all their books aud papers,
but nothing else They estimate their loss at SIS 900
they injured for $50 900 follows Anne rcan
Of Philadelphia, $40 000 Della sarevs5 0oC Merchants
So 600; Fr-mens S5 000 and one of the Madison
papes So 600 portion of their stock was stored 10
another warehouse, or their loss would have much
larger Capt Gay insured in SIC 90 in the Roy al of
Liverpool So 600 in the Firtmens. aud s5, 600 in the
Franklin of this city, which will fully els loss.
The buildings occupied by Messrs. Martin and Orr
we're owned by Mr. NJ Flournoy, Of Paducsh; aod
psared in the MutuGl Of this CITY in Sc 000 and that
occupied by Capt Gay was ownet by John I. Gay, AID
insured In the came amount The total destruction of
property by this fire will not fall short of 500 00o.
Louisville Journal Of June 20.