Year: 1868

Erred WITH FISH ALL on GRoUND-ISLAND


SWEPT AWAY.


Frsn oar Own Core,pontsut


BEY ISLAND Nov. 20. 1897.


When | wrote you by the last mail and told
you all about the dreadful hurricane of the Goth October


little did think then thatby this mall would have to
tell you OF another fearful acton On Monday last the
18TH experienced the ost awful Of earthquakes
known in this other OF the world so far
as the number aud duration went was down In the
creek with some people cutting wood 10 make lime Kiln
the weather VAS extremely hot and very oppressive to
about o'clock. left. and was my way home Just
rs got by the great gate heard tremendous report as


heavy cannon mad been fired some distance on then
came loud rumbhng noise ike number OF IRON car,
Iiages drawn over rough road by hundreds or Wild
horses | stopped my horse, for well knew what
was coming when the shock came. never shall
forget H. mad never seen or felt anything half 70
dreadful in all my life The hurricane was bad
IL was very long shock and thought the land would
sns under me did not dismOunt but , as soon as u
shattered by the hurricane III heap OF ruins but thank
sScn. & the place hurTyinS down The h BY the time
reached where they were then commenced the most try
hour aud such dreadful shocks II makes nervous
to think OF them. BY and-by heard great noise,
up nigh enough TO see the sea- uhd gnt Inc sea had
encroached and the noise we heard was from the
power OF the water running back again. IL continued
10 run OFF until the rocks and reef were all dry,
and seemed 10 suck away the water out OF the Bay and
leave everything dry-this was on the Blum HdeI My
attention reused by similar noise the other side
Of Tdyors Bay" and there too. the same thing was





south side. it would of the north and so it
tnued for a length Of time During the whole time we
had earthquake after earthquake Three hours had now
elapsed since the first shock and night coming on-what
a night had we before ns 70 be sure: Not an eye
expected momently 10 be swallowed up. It truly
awful night andever to be forgotten We must have had
were over 30. Daylight ut last and was 10
moro welcomed by miserable creatures we were COM
pletely worn out or course the day before our dinner
was forgotten wanted food sleep. and everything
else TO make u: comfortable They had just made bread
at the house when the fret came and then Il lay ell the
next day. and IL finally became lesven When found
the shocks continued got some boat sails and made
tent but iite distance from the house for the walls
were cracked and we were afraid TO remain In the house
not knowing at what moment shock more might
como aud bring down Since last Tuesday morning We
have lived In the tent Fortunately for there has not
been much ran Severe and frequent shocks continued
up TO Friday; they subsidng but every and
have had a week OF earthquakes For eight days
have not had my clothes of or course have 10 lie
where TO CO. that ia the question: In hurricane you can
hide in the cellar If the house Is blown away; but the
Pleasant Valley on Wednesday. Road Town was com
petey Inundated but tho houses being In ruins already
build their houses just fancy. large fish, snappers and
az. hrogh eS Ssm n y nd wSep sonS 81 ef tSen nn
tangled In the grass and bushes This saw first oppo
site the creek Must 10 not have been something dreadful
10 do this cannot tel you half what We and suf-
fered Some OF the bays clean gone the running
the sandy bay 30 to 20 feet wide. Everything looks
within three weeks! Hundreds Of poor uniortunates
sens TO their last home aud hundreds more have lost
is M sa na 20
with coffee, and the same IN the evening with little
se eD al the are we'll
w0sher has changed and the cold weather has driven
away the bare walls OF the house This calamity has
finished T0rtola and all belonging 10 IT, II il painful
very unpleasant night OF IT, having had four shocks
during the night.