The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-21

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Ths following account Of The recent shsck Of earth
quake In the Northern part Of this State, Il from the
NovA~w JOURNAL published at Pulaski jefferson county
most singular occurrence happened In our village
and vicinity Friday night rather Saturday morn
ing last The day previous had bean clear and nd and
O'Clock the sy became overcast and unusual darkness
prevailed which continued up to the time Of the
renee Which "a. about hall past two The phsn0msnOn
beneath, somewhat like distant thunder except that
was more smothered which rapidly approached and in
creased to climax and then recedsd and died away The
1t approached interrupted by grand
sion louder than the loudest thunder and By series Of
reports less loud and lees Defined the whole ending with
the same heavy rumbling with which 1t commenced The
only intelligent description that be given Of the sound
is that It was terrible and appalling Many who
awakened BY it from their sleep pronounced unearthly
From tho hrst tremulous motion communicated to
the EARTH causing rafting Of the Windows which in
with the roar to such an extent that the build
ings were violently shaken displacing furniture ng
dishes, he The motion suficientato the bell
in the church to strike nine ten times The academy
bell rung Also though lower down. and in position to be
less affected by the vbratory motion Of the earth
Some who were standing In their houses 1t the time Of
the shock cay that in the height Of 1t It was quite i'm
possible to stand unassisted In instance chimney
was thrown down. In stone and brick buildings the e
feet was greater and more threatening. Our villagers
streets each supposing that his neghbors house was
being oveIthrown by some violent explosion
In other places in particular directions the shock and
reports seemed equally more severe and terrific Mr.
Calvin Wakefield, a candid man of undoubtsd veracty,
living six miles of here says that the shock
threw several stones from his cellar wall.
The whole occurrence was said to have been truly
fearful in that quarter Neghbors rushed wildly to dis
tant neiSbbors to meet them In turn, seeking some
friendly sympathy protection. All concurred in be-
eviDg that dire impending evil threatened their
sure destruction.
What it is asked every hand, to be answered
in Thousand diverse the concets of the ques
toned. Was it an earthquake Was it concussion of
the atmosphere produced by wild rushing meteor
or comety Was 1t the bursting Of some wandering
lite in midst Was it-what was itp
Nearly all concur in pronouncing it earthquakes
genuine, bona fde earthquake What facts at hand
given to sustain this First, the noise clearly
subterranean the motion Of the earth the absence
all confirm, of any light fash; sudden barometric
change Same facts, however would go to show there
sufficient disturbance change in the atmosphere
about to The dogs barked and howed in the
streets for some time previous and those confined mani
tested the greatest uneasiness is possible however
that the mutteriDg heard by them before it broke
out loud enough to wake sleepers.
As for the direction in which the shock travelled
convinced it from east to west We have heard
from different points from reliable Sources and find that
at Remsen Trenton, and Holland Patent, nothing
experienced Turin quite heavy, at Copenhagen quite
heavy; at Waterfowl slight at Adams heavy, and if
it would appear evident that the of the-what
ever it was-was from east to west rice The
precise time OF the OF the phenomena by
Lowvlle time twenty two minutes to three by the time
of the Principal of the Academy lately adjusted by the
Watertown time, quarter past two.
Twice before, informed, havo similar pheno-
rena been observable here, though never anything
severe this one fifteen years ago We have also
heard it stated there two three slight shock felt
subsequent to the grand shock Friday night, at in
living east of here, though not dscoverable in the
village