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- From: fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu (Fragano Ledgister)
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- Subject: Re: Earthquake in Jamaica
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 07:27:10 GMT
- Organization: University of California, San Diego
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- In article <1993Jan24.192201.6199@ultb.isc.rit.edu> pac8702@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
- >I recently got my 'Gleaner' so I thought I would elaborate a bit on the above
- >subject for those who don't have access to one. The following are excerpts
- >from the Weekly Gleaner of Jan. 18.
- >
- >Two Quake Deaths Recorded
- >"Henry Cargil ,22,( no, not Morris..) was walking with friends along a cliff
- > in the parish of Portland when the quake struck, loosening the rocks causing
- > him to fall into the sea and drown.
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- Morris wants to die in action, as it were!
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- >6. Buildings at the UWI Campus at Mona damaged and occupants had to be
- > evacuated.
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- Could you say which buildings? Mona had a hard time recovering from
- Gilbert, earthquake damage is adding insult to injury.
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- >
- >* June 7, 1692, the city of Port Royal was destroyed by and earthquake.
- > Sections of the town sank into the sea.
- >
- >(At the time Port Royal was reputed to be the wickedest city on earth. I can't
- >remember the name of the man who was swollowed up by a crack in the ground and
- >later 'spat' out again).
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- Lewis Galdy.
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- Dawn over the dark sea brings on the sun;
- She leans across the hilltop: see, the light!
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