Democratic Enquirer in Mcarthur, Ohio

Earthquakes in Missouri Recalls 1811 12 Shocks

Mr. Godfrey Lesieur, an longtime Southeast Missouri writer for the St Louis Republican, recalls the New Madrid earthquakes that began December 16 1811 and continued through the next three months. He notes land fissures, lakes forming where high ground stood, lands later productive, and a vivid tale of a farm well and smokehouse swept across the Pemiscot river by shifting earth. Senate actions include a Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum wing bill up to 150000, and a House measure on municipal codes to let cities assess costs on benefited lands. no final vote yet.