Earthquake sank Port Royal "...the earth opened and swallowed up people before my face...

The American Minute (www.americanminute.com) ^ | 6/07/2015 | William Federer

[stars & stripes forever]

Port Royal was called "the richest and wickedest city in the world" or "the Sodom of the New World."

Suddenly, JUNE 7, 1692, an earthquake and tsunami sank Port Royal under the sea, followed by violent aftershocks...

[Nuc 1.1]

Interesting. The 500-1000 year storm / event is something that is likely not economically feasible.

[NorthstarMom]

I agree.

[ken in texas]

Any idea as to why certain words have been blacked out?

I suspect nothing is blacked out. The text has justified margins so they just left extra spaces to push words out to the right.

[Tijeras_Slim]

In 1692, Gerald Killian, the sign maker did not have a typewriter capable of proportional fonts.

[goodnesswins]

Thanks...just signed up

[curdogmen]

great answer .. great question

[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

I'd be surprised if there isn't more about this in the FRchives, but I didn't feel like looking.

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[bert]

right and left justification require spacing of words. no black out

my guess

[mbj]

Is that water I see on the road? ;-)

[mbj]

Myself, I *do* think there have been words erased: not formatting. I suspect whomever did it simply did not approve of some form of honorable salutation like “captain” for a blackhearted, murdering, raping outlaw.

[FredZarguna]

Is that water I see on the road?

It was early in the morning:

"That's how conditions are
The rain may never fall till after sundown
By eight, the morning fog must disappear
In short, that's simply why
all of us are so loyal
Who live here in ... Port Royal."

[From Richard Burton's original song, Ode to Port Royal, later stolen and adapted to Broadway's Camelot]