Earthquake at Cape Haytien, Santo Domingo, which destroyed nearly two-thirds of the town; between 4,000 and 5,000 lives were lost.
“What a blessed condition is a true believer in! When he dies, he goes to God; and while he lives, everything shall do him good. Affliction is for his good. What hurt does the fire to the gold? It only purifies it.”
–Thomas Watson, A Divine Cordial