The Storm: or, a Collection of the most Remarkable Casualties and Disasters which Happen'd in the Late Dreadful Tempest, both by Sea and LandDefoe, Daniel
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The Storm: or, a Collection of the most Remarkable Casualties and Disasters which Happen'd in the Late Dreadful Tempest, both by Sea and Land
Defoe, Daniel
Storms -- Early works to 1800
From other Hands I have an Account that it was felt in _Beverly_,
and other Places; at _South Dalton_ particularly, where the Parson's
Wife (my own Sister) being alone in her Chamber, was sadly frighted
with the heaving up of the Chair she sat in, and the very sensible
Shake of the Room, especially the Windows, _&c._ A Relation of mine,
who is a Minister near _Lincoln_, being then at a Gentleman's House
in the Neighbourhood, was amaz'd at the Moving of the Chairs they
sat upon, which was so violent, he writes every Limb of him was
shaken; I am told also from a true Hand, that so nigh us as _Selby_,
where Mr. _Travers_, a Minister, being in his Study writing, was
interrupted much as Mr. _Peers_ above-mentioned; which minds me of
worthy Mr. _Bank_'s serious Conclusion. 'And now I hope you will not
think it unbecoming my Character to make this Reflection upon it,
_viz._ that Famines, Pestilences and Earthquakes, are joyned by our
Blessed Saviour, as portending future Calamities, and particularly
the Destruction of _Jerusalem_ and the _Jewish_ State; if not the
End of the World, St. _Matth._ 24. 7. And if, as Philosophers
observe, those gentler Convulsions within the Bowels of the Earth,
which give the Inhabitants but an easie Jog, do usually portend the
Approach of some more dreadful Earthquake; then surely we have
Reason to fear the worst, because I fear we so well deserve it, and
pray God of his infinite Mercy to avert his future Judgments.'
* * * * *
Since my former Account of the Earthquake at _Hull_, my Cousin
_Cookson_ has procured to me the following Account from his Brother,
who is a Clergyman near _Lincoln_, viz, That he, being about Five in
the Evening, _December_ the 20th past, set with a neighbouring
Minister at his House about a Mile from _Navenby_, they were
surpriz'd with a sudden Noise, as if it had been of two or three
Coaches driven furiously down the Yard, whereupon the Servant was
sent to the Door, in Expectation of some Strangers; but they quickly
perceived what it was, by the shaking of the Chairs they sat upon;
they could perceive the very Stones move: the greatest Damage was to
the Gentlewoman of the House, who was put into such a Fright, that
she miscarried two Days after. He writes, they were put into a
greater Fright upon the Fast-day; when there was so violent a Storm,
they verily thought the Church would have fallen upon them. We had
also at _Leedes_ a much greater Storm the Night preceding the Fast,
and a stronger Wind that Day, than when the fatal Storm was in the
South; but a good Providence timed this well, to quicken our too
cold Devotions.
_Of remarkable_ Deliverances
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