New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-09

the Earthquake felt in that region on the isA
OF the present month. makes sllusion TO one a.
far greater severity which occurred shortly al
ter the first settlement Of the country, psrs,o-
ulsrly described in one Of the Jesuit Relations,
That earthquake was BY far the NEST terrific
OF any that has occurred in North America, Il
we may trust 70 the Jesuit Relation. which
bears upcn It's face the impress oftruth. AZ
have never seen that description in an seccai-
bic form, transcribe it and send it TO you Tor
publication The original MSS exists in tue
.Jesuits College at Quebec
ION ne evening Of the &h Of February lssl -
shout 81 o'clock, a great rushing noise sss heard
throughout Canada, which caused the inhabitants to
rush from their houses into the streets. though hcy
hsd been on Ere but instead of flames and smoke.
they were sstouished 10 see the walls reslin t. aad
frt snd the stones moving a. Il detached Toe blls
toed by the repeated shocks the ROOT. OF the hOs.cs
swayed first side and then the other. and thu
timbers and boards were shattered The earth treuhd
violently to the posts 81 The palisades 60 move
IN a manner thai would have been incredible, q ~ had
not 70 IN places Then u was thSi every one
rushed into the oPcn air Animals were seen hylns 10
every direction children were cryiny ami SCREAMING
the street, aud women stood oVeTshelued wGh
ffight the dreadful scene before them unable 10 move
ard not knowing where 90 seek refuge nom the tottW
iug walls and trembling earth which threatened every
moment IA bury them beneath the ruins, engulph
them In q deep and unisthOmsble sh,ss. SOme tArew
themselves their knees In the snow. crossing thor
breasts snd mporng their pStron saints 10 Oect the
from the surrounding dangrs others passed tho Whole
the dreadful nj ht IN prayer Tor there
ton cf the shocks. but they continued AZ short intr
walls, with ra.n unduaiing motion like the waves ID
III. ses, causing the people 90 experience tho sauAs
ana a
weather
Tbr earthquake was the most violent ia the forests
where appeared though derce struggle raging
among the trees for nos only were tho branches wrest
Ell o. hut the trunks said % have been detached
from their places and hurled against each other viii
greet violence much Thar the Indians In thsar
hguaiiye Ian suage, declared that all the treee wNe
drunk
"Th. struggle slso extended to the mountains, s,ns
Of which we're torn from their base and thrown -
others, leaving behind immense chasms and the v9y
trees wth which they were clothed sank down. lssvns
their toys only above the earth others completely
overturned, their branches being buried beneath the
snrthcs and their roots only being exposed
During this general wreck. the ice which mare
than .iN feet thickness broken up aud sccau~-
lated large cakes and from the rents there Issued IN
many places thick clouds OF smoke or lets OF mai saf
sann. which .pouted up "a considerable hight Many
OF the springs chOked up and emitted sulpharoas
odor and many rivers totally lost while othsrs
wcra diverted from their course and their waters were
rendered disareesble. Some assumed yellow color.
"a far down TsiOnssae.
"Ths extraordinary phsnomenon must appear tbs
more wonderful those who acqu United with tho
magnitude u the river, and tie immense vOufn, ~
water at various pOne What vast amount OF msttss
must have been required ~ whi,en u
They write rom Montreal that during the earth-
quake they plainly the psles and pickles OF the
Palisades move about though they dancing and
that Of doors ia the opened and tho
other shut OF their accord that the chnneys and
tors Of the houses bent ike he branches Of ses dur
- lind han they rel the Ffl A
lowed them, risng at every step they took sometms
sticking the sOles Of their Shoes and other things
equssy strange sad marvellous
" From Three Rivers they write that the hrst shock
was the most yieleni and commenced with noise like
thunder. The houses agipfted like the tops OF
trees during stons VIII noise IN the garre's Ike The
cracking ct ore The earthquake lasted rather thss
hall hour though ia greatest iorce was exerie Only
about balf " hat period and We believe that Tiers
was not single shock bu, what caused tho earth to
open more or less
"ThOugh the earthquake continued alm0st without
inferrnissi0n. yet t not always equally VIOLENT
Soni,fines the motion Ike the pitching OF larss
yerse dragging heavily AZ her anchors, and t this
which gave gddness oil the head anil sickness st
The stomach al others The motion rapid aud rregu
lar, cTesrng sudden jerks, soIne Of which wero es
uemely violent but tbs c0nmonest wa slightly treuis
lous motion which occurred frequently with little noise.
Many a the French inhabitants and Indians who we're
witnesses Of the scene thar great distance up
the 7r0is RirLYes. which Is about IL Oles below Que
bee the hb which border the river on enhsr side and
tons and thrown the stream, causing TO change
- bed and spread issf large tract Of recently
cleared lard The loose earth mingled wiki the water,
and Tor several months diseoored the great a. Law
renee INTO which the rros RvisEes discharges ltsslf
In the VI this violent cOnVulsioo OF aatare.
iakes appeared where before existed mountains
overthrow, engufed or lreciptated into mo ID
jacenr rivers leaving behind frgbtf0 chains lsvo
plains falls and rapids chsngei into smooth
uDg streams, ana rice Versa Rivers la many portions
Of the country changed their beds totally disappear
ed the ground rent 10 lnnanefsbe places, leaving
chains whOse depths have yet been sscerained
80 great TIE deysstaf1on IN ths forests that more
than thousand acres IN neighborhood were com
pieteiy uprOOted, and where bar a shor TINS before
Dolh ing met he eye but iinitabe forest now wsfs
u b. extensive tAct apparently turned up BY the
~ Tsdonssae lon TIE north side Of the ryer about
TO niles below Quebec the eject q the earthquake
were equally violent heavy shower OF volcanic dsS
Ten ia thai neghbortOod sad the waters Of tho 81 Law
renee were agItAted by Tempest u sal By
the Indiana that volcano exsU 10 Labrador Near 81
FA1Is Bay about 20 uiee below Quebec On ms north
ID mountain about quarter 81 = ieszys In cirusm
srenee vas pfecpsssed mo the ryer Du, a. II mad
ouy made p1Dge, rose from ne bottom sad Orned
a snssl Island, aA0fns ~ltn sns 'L"fe eonvenisns
haTtoT sheltered from every wind Further down the
ryes al Ponp AUouttss az ennfe forest Of consider
abe extent detained from tbe main bank and fed
INTO the Lawrence, where ne ,ees took fre.. root
There are three elfcGmstsDees which have rendered
II = earthquake truly remarkable
LIST u duEAuOn, Il having continued from February
AGg st that tosay more nan siz months almost
viuoat n.ermSGol. !; u ire The snoeks not al
Wsys u sqCsl yClsnce IL ssyert places for example
70 The nO4nEains IN the Of Quebec, the r1molng
and trembling notion continued saeeas<iyssy for
considerable rae. 10 others, 1or example toward Ia
d0rssac the sko ~ cOnnbseo for VI tsfee days al
snintesrgy sediy ana with great vbses,re.
al The seeOnd circumstance relates 70 ~ extent
rseh w. believe Wa universal throughout ez Fras1.
for ve earn thaf felg from sie Pefsee and Gsps
winch ls he noun Of ne p Lssrence - beyond
Montreal and even 10 ssvEag.sDd, Aeads, and other
places nOrs remote AZ hs a. vs can sathsI ts earth
quake ssssnd@ more thsa 100 miles In leush snd 30 s
breadth embracing sea<t 5000 sqaaSs niles winch
were eauyalsed "a one asa ne sane rIne.
81 TIE th1rd Circumstance, which appears NE mos
wonderful VI al vS be sxusOfdhasJ pfotscton VI y
we PrCysdszss extended &c and our dwellings ~
-s Rave sen tie yro1k1 cpes INTO large chasossy
az exssn<iye o.stTcr yTessy eenvslsed and tsrs y,
vI,hoUf tf.e lO@s Of . man or chid and - ozt
,ae u sry Of sngie hatr a r.esr heads. - a.
PAfss-Ahout l-s2 an ingenious .nslisn
,rr,rsr Of tns tL.seyla In exper.u.eg. ~ for tns