Dear Mr. Watro:
Thank you very much on the information from Martinsburg. I was aware of
reports from Charleston, West Virginia and that Martinsburg had a
newspaper during the time period but was unable to find a decent lead on
where to look into the information. I will look up the information on
the newspaper and see what I can find for you. Thanks for your input
and it is of great value. I would have replied earlier but last week we
had a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that was felt in Memphis and the
resulting stir caused me to suspend normal work and help with the media
and public enquiries we recieved by the earthquake.
Sincerely
Kent Moran
Center for Earthquake Ressearch and Information
University of Memphis
Lonny J. Watro wrote:
> The link I gave to the Martinsburg Public Library might be the place
> to look
> for the copies of these issues. I found obituaries for mid 1800's from
> this
> library. The staff is very helpful. I will provide the link again:
> http://www.youseemore.com/martinsburgberkeley/
> If you e-mail them they will tell you the cost of copying, etc. Possibly
> your library has an Inter-Library Loan program and you could work through
> your library to get copies of these pages from the Martinsburg Library. I
> would bet the issues are there. Please let me know if they are my
> ancestor's, John Alburtis' newspaper. I'm not sure which paper he
> published
> in Martinsburg. There may have been more than one newspaper. Or he might
> have still been a printer's apprentice in 1811. I just don't know for
> sure.
> Anyway, I would be interested in your findings about the earth quake in
> Martinsburg as several of my ancestors besides the Alburtis' were living
> there at the time. I would like to pass your information on to the
> Berkeley
> County Historical Society. They might not have any information about this
> historical natural event. I'm sure they would find it quite
> interesting and
> would probably publish your findings in their newsletter.
>
> Thanks,
> Lonny J. Watro
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wilson, Donald L" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: The New Madrid earthquake of February 7, 1812
>
>
> There are apparently reports of the Earthquake in some surviving issues
> of the Martinsburg (W.Va.) Gazette:
> Issue/page/column
> 32/3/3 (Dec. 27, 1811)
> 33/6/3 (Jan. 3, 1812)
> 39/2/4 (Feb. 14, 1812)
> 50/2/4 (May 1, 1812)
>
> Reference: An Index for the Martinsburgh [sic] Gazette, volume XIII,
> 1811-1812, by Robert A. Hodge (Fredericksburg, Va.: 1973), p. 7.
>
> We do not have microfilm of this newspaper so I am unable to give
> further details.
>
> Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
> Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History
> Prince William Public Library System
> Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue
> Manassas, VA 20109-2892
> 703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: N.K. Moran [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: The New Madrid earthquake of February 7, 1812
>
>
> Dear Virginia list service readers:
> I had the pleasure of talking to Brent Tarter when he was in
> Memphis for the Southern History Association meeting. He suggested that
> I send this question to the list to see what is out there. I am a
> historian researching for any primary source information on the New
> Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812. They were felt all over the United
> States of the time with varying effects. At Richmond, for example, it
> caused suspended items to sway, dishes to rattle and awakened people
> from their sleep. At Norfolk it caused boats in the harbor to move and
> even to dislodge a pipe( barrel) of wine from its skids and cause it to
> roll. I have already looked at the existing Virginia newspapers for
> the time period but gaps in the information exist. I'm particularly
> interested in accounts from Western Virginia. This area should have
> felt the earthquakes but accounts are scarce from the area. The main
> quakes occurred on December 16, 1811, January 23, 1812, and February 7,
> 1812.
> The reason for searching for these accounts is to see the effects
> the earthquakes had on the continental United States and to help refine
> how powerful the earthquakes were. Thanks for the help in advance
> Sincerely Kent Moran Center for Earthquake Research and Information
> University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee
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