The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-10

The Earthquake, Last Sunday after
noon a shock, supposed 10 be an earthquake
vas fell very sensIbly IN this State, and IN
Massachusetts. Ia most oases rumbling
or rafting noise was heard. which incrcas
cd for iew seconds, and ended more abruhi
" than It began. A trenulous motion Of
the earth, and Of buildings was also distinct
~ perceived. In some cases buildings we're
felt to vbra,c, aud IN Others croc kerry and
loose articles we're SET IN motion. Ia Hart
ford, the people were assembled "a their
churches, and considerable alarm was &C.
csstoned in oil Of them; from some Of the
Churches, many OF the congregation rushed
out. In New Haven, 1t was not perceived
at ali BY the people assembled IN the Church
rs. and the trembling was slightly felt BIZ
one or two persons IN their own d~ellt0gs
At North Milford, SIX miles vest Of New
Haven il was not perceived. Al Milford
still further west, aud al Bridgeport, II was
felt aud heard distinctly. Hence, We hear
Of II to the Nurth aud north east, as yery
dls,luct IN part at least OF Derby, ~ Wa.
icrbury, MIddlebury, and " oodbury. and
still more distinctly, II IS reported "a " ash
lngton vet 10 Wa,er,owu, il was not noticed
at all. Farther north we trace II through
Pennington and Smsbury.
The report Is that II vas not observed in
Hartford, and other towns IN the north of
Ltchlield County. 1t was very percepta
bic IN some parts Of Massachusetts, not at
all IN Wesificld In Worcester County il
vas severe. 10 Boston there was no,hinp
Of II. Il extended INTO Tpland County, 10
this S;nle. Between Hartford and New
Haven 1t was severely feit 10 Meriden. no,
at all IN VllIngford, nor We believe Of Der
In. At Middisiowu, there was shph,
shock. From mos, Of these places We have
our information direct, vet It Is probable
that IN some cases IN which our informant
bad not noticed or heard Of II, 1t NAV have
been perceived by others 10 The nelehbor.
hood.
The noise vas thought by some to pro.
cerd from i. 20 w. aud by others lrou \.
L. to S. ".
We learn also thai the si.D1k was noticed
distinctly at Clinton, about g miles Eas,
Of New Haven also At " olcoi, The po,se
vas compared by d,lercn, persons to the
roll OF thunder, the rumbllng of carriage,
aud the roar Of a chimney on FIRE.
We may add that 10 Hartford, and other
places, rs far as We have heard, the n,mos.
paefe was uncnmmonly serene and clear
There vas beyond daub, an earihquake
yet II Is after all possible that ii wn, moi an
earthquake in the ordinary sense oflhe term.
that u, produced by agency from beneath.
The explosion nf meteors has. IN some in.
stances produced effects over an oxren, of
territory as large as this, which have been
mistaken tor an earthquake. A scientific
trend has shown Va some extracts from aid
newspapers, one or two giving nm acconn,
OF the explosion ofn meteor which occurred
February "a, l7GG. The shock, IN many
places 10 Rhode Island and MASSACHUSETTS,
vas supposed 10 be an earthquake. Apa,n
IN November ni the same year, a meteor
exploded which produced n shock iks nm
earthquake, in Charleston, South Carolina.
10 1907, a meteor exploded and threw on
large fragments, which fell at Weston. in
this State, some Of which are 10 be seen IN
the cabinet Of Yale College. A thorough
Of this case was made Lv thc
professors in Yale College, and their acconu,
says that the "cxposion was heard, and n
tremulous motion Of the earth perceived
as FAR as fly miles north Of Weston. 7,
vas actually mistaken, if we arc correct. for
an earthquake. 10 the presen, instance
there may have been number Of explosions,
iuccecdhg one another at different panla. and
fagmen'a may have fallen 10 TIE Earth or may moi,
--Nee HIUen PIPER ' '''