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Devastating Caribbean hurricane and aftershocks reported
Reports describe widespread destruction with concrete losses across islands, including destroyed houses, crops, and churches. The General aided victims at Robert, Francis, La Mentin, and Fort Royal while authorities prepared grain imports. Letters from Jamaica, Cuba, and Grenada detail earthquakes and hurricanes causing extensive damage and many deaths, with Ember and St. Pierre cited among the hardest hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Francis
Fort Royal
Sint
Guadaloupe
A. Lucie
Lominica
Barbadoes
Charles Town
South-Carolina
Cape
John Leaycroft
Jamaica
Kingston
Char Iland
Cuba
St. Jago de Cuba
Se Jago
Kingston Harbour
Warles
de la Motte
Grenada
Marrinigne
St. Pierre’s
Fele
Dominica
St. Christopher’s
Granada
Sr. Jago