Earthquake Damage Reports




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Mr. O’Reilly—clay house, very substantial,
the north half very much injured, the south
half slightly, Mr. T. Fitzgerald superintended
the building of this house, the walls very thick.

Mr. Strang—clay house, faced recently with
brick, completely shattered, now being cleared
away for rebuilding.

Te Aro Flat.

Mr. Vincent, printer—clay walls, very sub-
stantial, being replaced with timber.

Mr. Plimmer—very strong clay walls with
posts partly faced with brick, the walls seve-
rely injured, must be replaced.

Mr. Lowe—clay walls, 15 inches, built in a
most substantial manner, the gables down, and
the remainder much separated.

Mr. Henry—12 inch clay walls, severely
shattered.

Mr. Hawking—same as last, partly down.

Mr. Foster—ditto
ditto

Mr. Penny—brick house, 2 stories, very
much rent, and two of the sides much bilged
out.

Mr. Gooder—brick house, greater part down.

Mr. Stutfield—brick house, much shattered.

Mr. Master—substantial clay house, mostly
down.

Mr. Mudgway—clay, with posts in the walls
slips of wood nailed between the posts, ruined.

Mr. Bennett—same as last.

Mr. Jas. May—substantial clay house, rent
throughout.

Mr. Ashdown—clay house, with posts,
slightly injured.

Mr. Mills—clay house, with posts, ruined.

Mr. Ford, clay house, ruined, an inferior
house.

Mr. Gerard—clay house, much injured and
partly down.

Lutton Row.

Old Military Hospital, completely ruined.

Mr. Quin’s houses, all clay, ruined.

Mr. Viller’s houses, some clay and some
brick, will have to be rebuilt.

Dixon Street.

Charles Howe—frame house, brick knogged,
the bricks partially displaced, and one gable
partly down.

Mr. Waters—Mercers’ shop, clay fallen in,
now rebuilding with wood.

Mr. Stoddart—brick, severely shattered and
part down.

Mr. Blyth—substantial clay house, faced
with brick, highly furnished, a total ruin.

Mr. Catchpool—steam flour mill, brick,
thoroughly shattered.

Willis Street.

Mr. Crowther, tailor—brick, front down, and
back down, side walls much injured.

Mr. Wilkinson—clay house, severely shat-
tered and gables down.

Several smaller houses equally injured.

Manners Street.

Wesleyan Chapel—ruined and level.

Rhode’s bonded store, brick, levelled.

Hickson’s bonded and private stores, sub-
stantial brick building, shattered to pieces.

Allen’s Commercial Room, the brick work
shattered very much, part fallen down.

Allen’s Public House, frame work and brick
knogged, very little damaged if any.

Bethune & Hunter’s store, a wooden build-
ing, severely injured from the shifting of the
goods violently.

Fitzherbert’s bonded store, and private stores
in a ruinous state.

Ordnance Store—brick house of two stories,
both gables fallen outwards, the side walls very
little injured.

Loxley’s brick store, both gables seriously
injured, the side walls very little, this house is
very near and runs parallel with the Ordnance
Store.

Bank Safe—brick, seriously in the arch.

Herbert Street.

Langdon’s store, brick in a ruinous state.

Hansard’s house, in ruins, a two story brick
house, well finished.

Squib—strong clay house, shattered, house
contiguous, brick knogged, the most of the
bricks fallen out.

Beach.

Smith & Wallace, large brick store, the new
front falling away.

Plimmer’s brick house, late Government
Offices, slightly cracked.

Christian’s store, brick, slightly injured.

Mr. Swinbourn—brick house, seriously in-
jured.

Mr. Hort’s brick knogged store, uninjured;
a two story house, substantial clay walls, in
rear of Mr. Hort’s store slightly injured.

Mr. Armstrong, saddler—brick house, not
dangerously injured.

Mr. Inglis’ brick store, slightly injured.

Mr. Johnston’s back store, much shattered.

Mr. Young’s Hotel, seriously shattered.

Mr. Grace’s brick house, shattered through-
out.

Mr. Tonks’ back house, front shattered.

Mr. Alsdorf’s public house, taken down.

Mr. Stafford, tailor—brick, very little in-
jured.

Mr. Brandon’s office, severely injured.

Mr. Cook, tailor—ditto
ditto

Thorndon Flat.

Hornbrook’s store, shook to pieces, and the
brick house adjoining.

Dr. FitzGerald’s clay house seriously injured.

Major Richmond’s, brick knogged house
very much loosened, ill built at first.

New Zealand Company’s Offices, ruined.

Clifford’s brick house, slightly injured.

Cooper’s brick two story house at Kai Warra
seriously injured.

Independent Chapel, seriously damaged.

Swallow—clay house, levelled.

Methodist Chapel—levelled.

Colonial Hospital—ruined.

Gaol, Mount Cook—ruined.

Mr. Cole’s house, very seriously injured.

Mr. Hort’s dwelling house and Mr. Hick-
son’s ditto, on Te Aro flat, are uninjured ex-
cept the chimneys. Mr. Hort’s store on the
beach is brick knogged and uninjured.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF New Ulster Gazette 1848, No 29





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🏛️ Return of the Principal Houses Injured (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Earthquake, Damage, Houses, Wellington
63 names identified
  • O’Reilly (Mr), clay house damaged
  • T. Fitzgerald (Mr), superintended building of house
  • Strang (Mr), clay house shattered
  • Vincent (Mr), printer, clay walls replaced
  • Plimmer (Mr), clay walls severely injured
  • Lowe (Mr), clay walls damaged
  • Henry (Mr), clay walls shattered
  • Hawking (Mr), clay house partly down
  • Foster (Mr), clay house damaged
  • Penny (Mr), brick house damaged
  • Gooder (Mr), brick house partly down
  • Stutfield (Mr), brick house shattered
  • Master (Mr), clay house mostly down
  • Mudgway (Mr), clay house ruined
  • Bennett (Mr), clay house ruined
  • Jas May (Mr), clay house rent throughout
  • Ashdown (Mr), clay house slightly injured
  • Mills (Mr), clay house ruined
  • Ford (Mr), clay house ruined
  • Gerard (Mr), clay house much injured
  • Quin (Mr), houses ruined
  • Viller (Mr), houses to be rebuilt
  • Charles Howe, frame house damaged
  • Waters (Mr), Mercers’ shop clay fallen in
  • Stoddart (Mr), brick house shattered
  • Blyth (Mr), clay house total ruin
  • Catchpool (Mr), steam flour mill brick shattered
  • Crowther (Mr), brick house damaged
  • Wilkinson (Mr), clay house shattered
  • Rhode, bonded store levelled
  • Hickson, bonded and private stores shattered
  • Allen, Commercial Room brick work shattered
  • Bethune, store severely injured
  • Hunter, store severely injured
  • Fitzherbert, bonded store in ruinous state
  • Loxley, brick store gables injured
  • Langdon, store in ruinous state
  • Hansard, house in ruins
  • Squib, clay house shattered
  • Smith, brick store front falling away
  • Wallace, brick store front falling away
  • Plimmer (Mr), brick house slightly cracked
  • Christian (Mr), store slightly injured
  • Swinbourn (Mr), brick house seriously injured
  • Hort (Mr), brick knogged store uninjured
  • Armstrong (Mr), brick house not dangerously injured
  • Inglis (Mr), brick store slightly injured
  • Johnston (Mr), back store much shattered
  • Young (Mr), Hotel seriously shattered
  • Grace (Mr), brick house shattered throughout
  • Tonks (Mr), back house front shattered
  • Aldorf (Mr), public house taken down
  • Stafford (Mr), brick house very little injured
  • Brandon (Mr), office severely injured
  • Cook (Mr), brick house severely injured
  • Hornbrook, store shook to pieces
  • FitzGerald (Dr), clay house seriously injured
  • Richmond (Major), brick knogged house loosened
  • Clifford, brick house slightly injured
  • Cooper, brick two story house seriously injured
  • Cole (Mr), house very seriously injured
  • Hort (Mr), dwelling house uninjured
  • Hickson (Mr), dwelling house uninjured