270 Profefor Wittrams on Earthquakes. 
an a few days ran through the whole country. Several thocks 
were felt in the northern parts of New-England, for: fome 
months after thatof October 29 : but they were:generally (mall 
and of a fhort duration.* 
In 1732, there was an earthquake, hici though finall, 
was of a confiderable extent. It came on September 5, O. S. 
at about 11» A. M. being attended with a rumbling noife ; 
and was of fuch vzo/ence as to occafion a confiderable jarring of 
the houfes. The duration of it, was not more than ten or fif- 
teen feconds. “This earthquake was s much more evident at Mont- 
real in Canada, than it was in any part of New-England ; be- 
ing attended. with confiderable damage there. As this was the 
chief feat of it, it feems to have come from thence; ina north- 
we vgfierly courfe, to New-England. Its extent, from fouth-weft 
to north-eaft, was equal to that of moft of the earthquakes. 
that have been in the country ; being felt from Maryland to. 
the noribeaflerly parts of New-England : and from: north-weft 
to fouth-eatt, it reached from Montreal, and my from 
many miles beyond it, to the fea-coaft.|} 
"From the year 1732, though there had been fome finall 
fhocks, there was: none that occafioned a general notice, till 
1744. 'Fhat year, on June 3, O. S. a fair and hot day, there 
Was an earthquake, fo conf derable, as to be generally felt thro’ | 
Ht Dee It began a few minutesafter 10% A, M. a 
E The decom cf this earthquake is collected from the printed accounts of itin 
j ophical TOR arid by feveral of the New-England minifters, - 
i hil. Trant No. M and for 1757, p. t4, and alfo Profeffor Kalm’s trae 
A ET. À P 44, 2d edit. Londen, On February €, 1 1737, at4j P. M. and yen í 
tember 7, a little before eleven at night, imall earthquakes were felt at Bofon ; 
Bo particulars are mentioned as to their their phenomena, M TN 
