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But feeing all People endeavouring to get to the Ifland, 
I went amongft tb^m, in hopes I might hear of my 
Wife, or fome part of my Family, but could not. Next 
Morning I~went from one Ship to another, till at length 
ic pleafed God that I met with my Wife and two of my 
Negroes. I then asked her, how (he efcaped. She told 
me, when (he felt the Houfe lhake, {he run out, and 
call'd all within to do the fame : She was no fooner out, 
but the Sand lifted up; and her Negro Womad grafping 
about her, they bothdropt into the Earth together; and 
at the fame inftant the Water coming in, rowfd them 
over and over, till at length they catch'd hold of a 
Beam, where they hung, till a Boat came from aSpanilh 
Veflel and took them up. 
The Houfes from the Jews Street end to the Breafi- 
work were all fliak'd down , five only Eight or Ten that 
remained from the Balcony upwards above Water : And 
as fbon as the violent Earthquake was over, the Water- 
men and Sailers did not flick to plunder thofe Houfes ; 
and in the time of their Plunder one or two of them 
fell upon their Heads by a fecond Earthquake, where 
they were loft. 
As fbon as the violent Shake was over, the Minifter 
defired all People to join with him in Prayer and 
amongft them were feveral Jews that Kneeled, and An- 
fwered as they did. Nay, I beard one fay, they were 
heard to call upon Jefus Chrift : A thing worth Obfer- 
• vation. 
Several Ships and Sloops were over-fet and loft in 
the Harbour : Amongft the reft the Swan-Frigat that 
lay by the Wharf to Careen, by the violent Motion of 
the Sea, and finking of the Wharf, was forced over the 
tops of many Houfes ; and paffing by that Houfe where 
my Lord Puke lived, part of it fell upon her, and beat 
in her Round Houfe : She did not over-fet, but helpt 
fome Hundreds, in faving their Lives. 
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