 | 1789 - 376 Seiten
...forwards, like the fea when the wind fiiit begins to rife ; that the agitation of the earth was fo great, even under the river, that it threw up his large anchor from the mooring ; which fwam, as he termed it, on the furface of the water: that immediately upon this extraordinary concuilkm,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1796 - 682 Seiten
...and forwards, like the lea when the wind firft begins to rife ; that the agitauon of the earth was fo great even under the river, that it threw up his large anchor from the mooring, which fwam, as he termed it, on the furface of the water i that immediately upon this extraordinary concuflion,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 582 Seiten
...and forwards, like the fca when the wind firft begins to rife; that the agitation of the earth was io great even under the river, that it threw up his large anchor from the mooring, which (warn, as he termed it, on the furface sf the water; that immediately upon this extraordinary concuflion,... | |
 | 1818 - 384 Seiten
...informed me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive the whole city waving backwards and forwards, like the sea, when the wind first begins...up his large anchor from the mooring, which swam, aa he termed it, on the surface of the water ; that immediately, upon this extraordinary concussion,... | |
 | 1825 - 840 Seiten
...perceived the whole city moving backwards and forwards, like the sea when the wind begins to rise ; and that the agitation of the earth was so great, even under the river, that it threw up the large anchor from the mooring, which seemed to swim on the surface of the water. That imrueTERRIFIC... | |
 | 1832 - 406 Seiten
...informed me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive the whole city waving backwards and forwards, like the sea when the wind first begins...this extraordinary concussion, the river rose at once near twenty feet, and in a moment subsided ; at which instant he saw the quay, with the whole concourse... | |
 | John Davenport - 1839 - 520 Seiten
...informed me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive the whole city waving backwards and forwards, like the sea when the wind first begins...this extraordinary concussion, the river rose at once near twenty feet, and in a moment subsided ; at which instant he saw the quay, with the whole concourse... | |
 | 1847 - 568 Seiten
...me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive the whole city waving backward and forward, like the sea when the wind first begins to rise ;...this extraordinary concussion, the river rose at once near twenty feet, and in a moment subsided ; at which insiant he saw the quay, with the whole concourse... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 Seiten
...informed me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive the whole city waving backwards and forwards, like the sea when the wind first begins...up his large anchor from the mooring, which swam, us he termed it, on the surface of the water ; that immediately upon this extraordinary concussion,... | |
 | Henry Peter Dunster - 1850 - 372 Seiten
...informed me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive the whole city waving backwards and forwards, like the sea when the wind first begins...this extraordinary concussion, the river rose at once near twenty feet, and in a moment subsided, at which instant he saw the quay with the whole concourse... | |
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I had the account as here given from several masters of ships, who were anchored within two or three hundred yards of the quay, and saw the whole catastrophe. One of them in particular informed me, that when the second shock came on, he could perceive... 
