"God is going to destroy the entire city in the space of one hour."
On the 5th of September, 1726, a fire destroyed the entire city.
It must have destroyed the whole city, perhaps the island.
But laws can stop these same people from destroying our city.
He was by no means eager to destroy the city.
Because they rejected our terms, we could destroy the city.
Living weapons, that could destroy whole cities with a single thought.
The earthquake destroyed almost the entire city and killed around 5,000 people.
On 2 April 1805 an enormous fire destroyed almost the entire city.
They could, I believe, have destroyed the city at any time, but that did not serve their purposes.