 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 374 pages
...such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime, raised from so violent a concussion, and as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choaked for near ten minutes. As soon as the gloom began to disperse, and the violence... | |
 | 1818 - 384 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime, raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for nearly ten minutes. As soon as the gloom began to disperse, and the... | |
 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however it is certain I found myself almost choked for near ten minutes. As soon as the gloom began to disperse and the violence... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and. as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for near ten minutes. Our author then proceeds to describe liis escape from... | |
 | John Davenport - 1839 - 520 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for near ten minutes. " As soon as the gloom began to disperse, and the... | |
 | Robert Sears - Curiosities and wonders - 1843 - 578 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for near tea minutes." EARTHQUAKES. 55 Our author then proceeds to describe... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for near ten minutes. As soon as the gloom began to disperse, and the violence... | |
 | Henry Peter Dunster - Children's literature - 1850 - 372 pages
...such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime, raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for nearly ten minutes. As soon as the gloom began to disperse, and the... | |
 | Geography - 1855 - 358 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt; owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous...but this I cannot affirm; however it is certain I found myself almost choked for near ten minutes," During the whole oH November the shocks continued... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...indeed, such as might be felt j owing, no doubt, to the prodigious clouds of dust and lime raised from so violent a concussion, and, as some reported, to sulphureous exhalations, but this 1 cannot affirm ; however, it is certain I found myself almost choked for near ten minutes. As soon... | |
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... of the rafters starting out from the roof. To add to this terrifying scene, the sky in a moment became so gloomy that I could now distinguish no particular object ; it was an Egyptian darkness indeed, such as might be felt ; owing, no doubt, to the... 
