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were whirled round with incredible ⟨swiftness⟩, several large boats were turned ⟨keel⟩ upwards; and all this without any ⟨wind⟩. It was at this time that the new quay, ⟨built⟩ of rough marble, was entirely swallowed ⟨up⟩ with all the people on it, who had ⟨fled⟩ there for safety, and had reason to ⟨consider⟩ themselves out of danger. At the ⟨same⟩ time, a great number of boats and ⟨small⟩ vessels, which were anchored near it, all ⟨full⟩ of people, (who ⟨had⟩ retired to them for ⟨the⟩ same purpose) were all swallowed up, as a whirlpool, and never more appeared.
I did not see this last dreadful ⟨incident⟩ with my own eyes, as it occurred a ⟨quarter⟩ of a mile from the spot where I was, ⟨but⟩ I had the account from several masters ships, who were anchored near the ⟨quay⟩ and who saw the whole catastrophe. ⟨One⟩ of them informed me, that during ⟨the⟩ second shock, he perceived the whole ⟨city⟩ moving backwards and forwards, like ⟨the⟩ sea when the wind begins to rise: and ⟨the⟩ agitation of the earth was so great, ⟨even⟩ under the river, that it threw up his ⟨large⟩ anchor from the mooring, which seemed ⟨to⟩ swim on the surface of the water. ⟨That⟩ immediately on this extraordinary ⟨concussion⟩, the river rose at once near ⟨twenty⟩ feet, and in a moment subsided; at ⟨which⟩ instant he saw the quay, with the ⟨immense⟩