✨ Earthquake Damage Report
ABSTRACT SHEWING THE STATE OF THE BUILDINGS
IN THE TOWN OF WELLINGTON, AFTER THE EARTHQUAKES,
OCTOBER 30TH, 1848.
| Present state of the Buildings. | Description of Building, | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brick | Clay | nogg’d | |
| Uninjured | 4 | 2 | .. |
being in an uninjured state, unless it be that they are of a square form, and all sides
being equal in weight, the pressure on all the parts would of course be equal. Some
of the brick buildings described as in ruins are crushed to pieces; the others, though
still standing, are not to be approached without danger. |
| Slightly damaged | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Much damaged | 19 | 11 | 1 | The houses described both as slightly and much damaged, whether clay or brick, are not considered, in most instances, as repairable; some of them are in course of being renewed with timber as weather-boarded houses. |
| In ruins | 19 | 39 | .. | The clay houses returned were of substantial structure, and considered by the owners as permanent buildings. Most of the other clay buildings in the town were of an older date, of slighter construction, and being more yielding, escaped with little or no damage; those have not been returned. Brick-nogged houses stand very well if properly bonded, but there are only four of that description which are not weather-boarded. |
| Total | 46 | 43 | 4 | All the wooden houses have escaped without any damage whatever, not even the glass injured. The whole of the chimneys are down or seriously cracked. |
W.M. MILLS,
Serjeant in Charge of Armed Police,
Wellington.
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New Ulster Gazette 1848, No 29
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Return of the Principal Houses Injured
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🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationEarthquake, Damage, Houses, Wellington, Buildings, Construction
- W.M. Mills, Serjeant in Charge of Armed Police