370 Notes on the Earthquake of October , 1860. 



" December 7, " and New York, three shocks, buildings 



injured. 

 1738, Oct. or Nov., " At Boston. 



1741, December 6, " Boston, &c., slight. 



1744, May 16, Canada. — At Quebec a considerable vibration. 



" June 3, New England. — At Cambridge, slight. 

 1746, Feb. 2, " At Boston. 



1755, Oct., Canada. — No shocks, but unusual rise and fall of water 



in Lake Ontario. On Nov. 1st of 

 this year occurred the great Lisbon 

 earthquake which was felt over the 

 Atlantic and inthe "West Indies, but I 

 find no record of its being felt in Can- 

 ada. 



" Nov., New England and Eastern U. States to Maryland. Also 



Nova Scotia. Three or four shocks, 

 two of them violent. Houses were 

 damaged. 



" Nov. 21, « At Boston. 



" Dec. 19, " Same region as on the 18th, but slightly. 



1756, January 1, New England. — At Boston. 

 " November 16, " " 



" December 4, " " 



1757, July 8, « " 



1758, February 2, " « 

 1760, " 3, « 



" November 9, " At Boston, slight. 



1861, February, « " 



" March 12, North America. — Violent shocks. 



" " 16, New England. — Boston. 

 1763, October 30, Philadelphia. — Violent. 



1766, February 2, New England. — Especially Massachusetts and Rhode 



Island. 



" August 25, New England. — Newport, R. I. 



" Dec. 17, " Portsmouth, N. H., a violent shock. 



1776, February 2, " In Rhode Island. 



1783, July 29, New ForA;.— Rather violent. 



1785, January 2, New England. — At Cambridge, shocks at same time at 



Baltimore. 



1786, November 29, New England. — At Cambridge. 



1787, February 25, '•' " 



1791, May 16, " At Rast Haddam, Conn., which was 



visited by a series of slight shocks, 

 continuing through aeveral years. 



" April 18, New England. — To Pennsylvania, a severe shock followed 



by slighter ones. 



" December, Canada. — Severe shocks at St. Paul's Bay, walls crack- 

 ed, &c. 



