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virginia free grsss.
W. W. u. GALLAHER, Editor.
charlestown, Jefferson County, West Va
September 80, 1856.
The Great Historical Earthquakes.


The following is succinct record OF
the most destructive earthquakes which
have been recorded from the eighth GEN.
tury down to the present time:
742-Awful earthquake in Syria, Pal
estine and Asia; more than 800 towns were
destroyed, and the loss of life surpassed
all calculation.
1197-Catania, in Sicily, overturned
and $4,000 persons buried in the ruins.
115S-In Syria, ETC.; 10000 perished.
126S-In CECILIA; $4,000 perished.
1856, December Sat Naples; 10000
perished.
1909, September 14-Constantinople;
thousands perished
1881, February 26-At Lisbon, l 800
houses and 10000 persons buried in the
ruins; several neighbouring towns en-
gulfed.
1896, July 2-In Japan; several cities
made ruins and thousands persisted.
1926 July 30-In Naples; 80 towns or
villages ruined; 10000 lives lost.
1861, April 6-Ragusa ruined; 5000
perished.
1667-At Schamaki, lasted three
months; $4,000 perished.
1872, April 14-At Rimini; above
l 1000 perished.
1892, June 7-On the Island of ia
maica, which totally destroyed Por
Royal, whose houses were engulfed 4(
fathoms deep and 5000 perished.
1893, September. One in the Island O
Sicily, which overturned "a cities and
towns and 300 villages; of Catania and
its Is 600 inhabitants not trace remain
ed; more than 100000 lives were lost.
1903, February 2. Aquila, in Italy
ruined 1000 perished.
1903 Jeddo, Japan, ruined; 100000
perished.
1906, November 3. In the Abruzzi
$4,000 perished.
1716, May and June.-At Algiers
10000 perished.
1926, September Palermo nearly
destroyed nearly 5000 lives lost.
1871, November 80. Again in Chini
and 100000 people swallowed up at Pc
kin.
1892, November 80. In Naples, etc.
1910 perished.
1746, October %. Lima and Gala,
demolished $4,000 persons buried in th'
ruins
1854, September. At Grand Cairo
half the houses and 10000 persons swal
lowed up.
1855. June 7. Kaschan, n. Persia, de
stroyed 10000 perished.
1755, November 1.-The great earth
quake at Lisbon. In about eight min
utes most of the houses and upwards o
! 10000 inhabitants were swallowed NJ
and whole streets buried. The cities 0
Colmbra, Oporto and Braga suffered
dreadfully, and st. Uubes was who'll,
overturned. In Spain, a large portion o
Malaga became ruins. One-half Of Fe1
| in Morocco. was destroyed, and NOR
than 10000 Arabs perished there. Abou
half the Island of Medera became waste
and 1000 houses in the Island Of Nifty
lene. in the Archipelago were overthrown
This awful earthquake extended 300
miles. even to Scotland.
1859, October 30-In Syria extended
over 10000 square miles Baalbec de
stroyed 10000 perished.
! l7SO-At Tauris; l5,OOO houses throwi
down and multiiudes buried.
1888, February 5-Messina and othe
towns in Italy and Sicily overthrown
thousands perished.
1874. July % Esinghian, near Erzeroum
destroyed, and 5000 persons buried in il
ruins.
1877. February 4-The whole country be
tween Sante Fe and Panama destroyed, in
cluding Cuzco and Quito; 10000 peopl
buried in one second.
1905, July 90 Frosolone, Naples, 500
lives lost.
1872, March 16-At Caracas; 1900 per
ished
1919. June I6-Several throughout In
dia; district of Kutch sunk 1000 person
buried.