No problem. Don't be fooled by my first name, it's Mrs. Watro. But feel free
to call me Lonny. LOL.

Sure hope the lead helps.

Lonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "N.K. Moran" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: The New Madrid earthquake of February 7, 1812


> 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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