Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-07-17

Of the English plantations. the best empor
um and mart of this part Of the world. ricl
plentiful IN all good things. was shaken an
shattered to pieces, sunk into and covere
Tor the greatest part by the sea. Few of III
houses were left whole, and every dav W
heard them fall.
ouf OF the whole town, the fort am
about two hundred houses were all that va
left standing. Upwards OF two tnousan,
people, whites and negroes, persisted.
In subsequent letter, the Rector writes
i ls sad sight to see this harbour-one o
The finest | ever saw-covered with dead
bodies Of people of al. conditions. aoatins
up and down without burial; for our bury
ine-place was destroyed by the earthquake
which caShes 10 pieces tombs and the sea
washed the carcasses of those who have been
buried out of their graves. We have had
accounts from several parts of the island
put none suffered like Port Royal whole
streets,wlth their inhabitants, were swallowed
up by the opening of the earth. which. when
shut upon them. squeezed tire people TO
death, and in that manner, several are left
with their heads anove ground only some
heads the dogs have eaten; the others are
covered with dust and earth by the people
VINO YET remain IN the place.
Few persons, however, remained. Bv far
the greater portion Of the survivors precioi-
lately left the town, and took refuge in
the plains Of Liguanea. There, exposed to
the noxious vapors with which the air was
poisoned, dwelling in wretched huts, which
scarcely protected them hom the ,un or
from the ram. with insufficient food. scared
minds, and debllItated bodies, il is not sur
prs'ng that malignant fever broke out
amongst them, and that those whom the
earthquake lcft, the pes,ilence devourcd.
! he plague. ~ fact. became general Three
thousand persons are said t. have died OF il
~ hingS,pn, five hundred graves were GGy,
IN month, and two or three bodies hnripl
Ia each grave
for more than q month afterwards slight
shocks continued to be felt. During these
commissions, sats Long. thu most offensive
otogs were emitted from every hsSurc ana
opening made IN the sand near the harbour.
HE SKY became dull and reddish. which in
G.caied a plentiful discharge Of yapors from
the earth the weather grew hotter than had
becn observed before the shock; and such
swarms Of mosquitoes infected the coasts as
TO asj1niSh the inhabitants the beauty Of
thc mountains was quite e;aced, and instead
ot the hyely,youih!ul ycrdurc. tie, aupcarrL
distorted with fragments bare and furrowed.
Browne, speaking of the same event, saws
he mountains rlmbed, cracked and appn-
ei "a several places; and Sir liaus S!oanc
observes have seen ID The mountain,
aiar ctt bare spots. which ;ar inhabitants
toll! me were ;lp effect, III oartAauakc.
throwing down part Of tnr hills. whia1 con-
unucd bare and steep.
Otnor districts of The island beside, Port
Royal sutierr. severely from the cartho4ake.
On tac north .ic. upward, Of 2 thousand
acres of land we're sunk aul thirteen X r,sts
luEultg4. II W.; not haa,e >tIat.s.. x.
PassaIa Fort, and cuiy ouc in Liyuanea.
i destroyed mn.t Of ihr planters, hahita-
teens NJ the country, and all in ~. Jaco lie
IN VEGA except those which had been built
hy ihe Npan.aTds. which we're scry low. we're
- ground rooms ua!y.' auI rested .4n
posts, "hlch were - maCh buried Urt,r-
ground az they stood abu,r NAV. even
'ht eternal ha!~ Terr believed 10 ha,. !,,.n
aiiccitA bN q. Some were AZ thc opinion that .
they iad sunk iti.r others, that tho
"Ho.r island sub>iGcl. f,r they observed I
IA, se'era. wells iu llsuauca Gid not ~
IuTe 50 Tong rope by two Or .rrcc feet a.
aey lld before the earthquake However.
iI4> Long, IT l. more natural ID account tYr
be change 70 supno.. that lAc water had
i.cn higher. FIR IN a,. these via.rn, CON-
IiS,ons of the earth. i; i wen kuoan th,t
pyiass are mostly affected
y L.u II AZ, l.iss.. S4~.x .,.aI< ,,.s. Az ,t
'1uud tnat the sand On j. snutV nd als: i
ink 50 low TIN, 1t was feared thc eea
,.,r, fl .,,,ynagh fn, ft.f and rD.i lrssgr h.. .