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Earthquake of 1822. –

Mr. R. Budge – was writing in his office, had previously never moved from fear, therefore remained stationary. – the plaster began to fall, & put out his candles – he rushed to door way, recollected it was only thin partition, heard house falling down, rushed into street, threw himself down, was surrounded & clasped by all sorts 3' of people in the agony of fear – it is supposed duration of this first shock was about 10 1/2 minutes; air full of dust, so as to fill the mouth, same cause rendered bright noon light night quite dark: after this first shock people all rushed to the mountains – does not think that there was any particular direction in which the vibration acted on buildings: it is generally believed in this country it came from seaward: by the stopping of Chronometer & all clocks is thought to have been felt 7 or 8 minutes (- change in time) No sooner at Valparaiso, then at St Jago – (⸮Elevation or distance Mr B?) – Feeling of fear & horror excessive mind passes with rapidity from the conviction that eternity is at hand to the means of escape: insecurity when it will be quite over. (Incident of young man, sleeping in 2 story house with key on table, fell off could not escape, remained in this condition for many hours, before any person would mention direction, some fell inwards, some outwards. – Mr B has seen horses standing near walls at beginning of an earthquake rush into centre of court; when riding a horse, they will not move.

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The age of the oldest building in Valparaiso & measure its elevation above the sea

Alison{

  St Domingo (?) church oldest age

  Rock behind Mr Bast's House

  Fort which appeared Alison

  Almendral 70 years [2 sketches or doodles] do

  Gradual rising

Examine the Castle which was said to come in view – Alison

page in pencil

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At great Earthquake 20^th of Concepcion lake running E & W.–

Tremor some leagues long, wave about a yard high – gutters in same direction flowing to West stopped running – M^r Smith

(Near [Trujillo] 5 volcanoes burst out - Towns demolished 7^th of February — [Information Darwin found in Anon. 1835. See CUL-DAR36.450]

On January 19^th Aconcagua [1835 eruption]

(Near [Trujillo]…19th Aconcagua] pencil.