wˈɪljəm mə klˈʊɹ tˈɑːmsən tɹˈævəld ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən θɹˈiː wˈiːks ˈæftɚwɚdz, ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˌaʊ ɹˌiːɪnˈeɪ, wˌɪtʃ hiː kˈɔːld ɹˈuːmeɪˌɪʃ, wʌz mˈoʊstli dᵻstɹˈɔɪd, wɪð θˈɜːɾi dˈɛθs əkˈɜːɹɪŋ æz pˈiːpəl wɜː kɹˈʌʃt ɪn ðɛɹ hˈoʊmz.
William McClure Thomson travelled in the region three weeks afterwards, and described how Reineh, (which he called Rumaish), was mostly destroyed, with thirty deaths occurring as people were crushed in their homes.