Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-07-17
Earthquake at Baltimore.

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Earthquake at Baltimore.
A brief ,eIegtaphic dispatch brought US
inle eigencs Of the shock Of an earthquake.
in Baltimore. on Thursday morning. The
Baltimore Patriot of the 28,h contains the
following in regard 10 il:
"The citizens of Baltimore, with but few
exceptions, we're startled and aroused from
their slumbers las, night, or rather between
Twelve and one o'clock this morning, by a
singular rumbing noise and ooclu,ory
movemen, Of the earth resembling an earh'
quake. Il was, 50 far as we have boon able
TO lean, heard and fell in all paris Of the
city. Many whom we have seen this morn.
ling were startled from sound Sleep almosl
ins,anlaneously. In amazement. Persons
rushed to their windows and doors as II
waking from an incoheren, dream, scarcely
able 10 realize wha, had startled them.
The shock commenced a, precisely hail
pas, Twelve O'Clock, as noted by chrome.
meter watch. not varying one minute from
true time for ten months. I, was preceded
by deep rumbing noise, a Sigh, wemu'
ousness Of The earth, and this succeeded
then by Two shocks; The lhir6 and last. very
severe; so much SO that the houses were
shaken 10 their foundations, windows ant
doors rat.led liiriously, furniture shaken
and in some instances, detached articles
slightly removed from their places.
| II uo.u Fan, ,,o;nu,ao af,... ,h;s n.nO,Io
phenomenon, though a, an hour when on,
half Of the world is wrapped in slumbers
probably ,wo.lhirds Of our inhabitants wer
awake, anxious 10 divine The cause Of so nov
el sensation. Some who happened 10 b
up al the time, describe The SHOCK as re
markably severe. The earh vbra.ed dis
tinclly, and seemed to be laboring unde
some powerful convulsion, either OF her Ia
,ernal or external elements. The duralio
of the shocks was probably hall minute
dying off in a deep..oned, rumblng soun
like dislan, thunder, or the rolling Of
, heavy, car upon The pavement, losing ilse
in Southern direction,
We have heard Of many who we're ser
ouslv alarmed, in apprehension Of a sudde
q shock, or pending destructive calami.,
With such, nigh. brought no sleep. TIL
: worlds end, wreck Of ma.ter and dssoluiio
u of nature, were In imaginative view, an
e they deemed |. proper 10 make seriuus pref
r aralioDs. One gentleman assers tha, h
observed peculiar brilliancy in The HEAVIER
: Immediately prior 10 this shock, which W.
Z soon followed by more than usual gloom an
s darkness. Another, sea captain or sailt
!, states that he saw an immense meteor, Of
D pnrenhy as large as ship. pass alhwarl II
sky and explode, causing report like heay
- artillery. making all nature .remble.
:. This solunon oI the mysterious occu
reEce. however, wants corroboraton. TT
?. unusual illumination would, if il occuue
have been observed by others. Some, wi
had the best opportunity Of forming an opi
J. ion, being awake a, the time, assert ,ha. Il
= earth appeared 10 rise slightly, and tht
sink, subsequently, oscila,ing 10 and
10 quickly for the space OF ten or fifteen Sc
onds. The rumbling noise appeared to II
- md reverbrate from earth up to nights a
(, ure dome. When the shock and noise h
f. ceased, dogs were heard to howl and ba
r. in all direclions--a Ihing which they ha
ALWAYS been known TO do in eanhqua
countries, subsequent 10 one OF the lhroes
"a nature.
ID Previously the night was unsually sui,
k, and sill, and alier the shock quite suo
IN breeze arose. We had supposed i, mg
have been the explosion of powder mill
our own vicinity, but gentleman from ,
e, region Of these mills on The Central Ra
or road, arrived here, slale that The shock v
ID distinctly lel. in Baltimore county. and
a, far as York, Pa, and lha. The powder mi
10 are unipjured. We inler, therefore, II
a. the phenomena oil last night, in all proI
l., billy. have been The effec, of an ear,hqua
OF at some distance, probubly in some 'of
N West India Islands. H
A party Of gentleman who were ou. Sc
g nading al franklin Square last night, WI
The earthquake occurred, felt il distinct
ng The vibration was 80 great as 10 alm
,r. shake down their lamps and insIrum
! stands.
" Persons who were on board of vessels
the harbor, were very senSibly agi,at
nd causing shipsIo rock and chafe considerat
we In all directions il was observed that d.
~. howled loudly, and The chickens commen,
:. growing, having been awakened from It
eO' slumbers.
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he THE CHANGELINGs.- The Providence,
ba '.Journal thus exposes the pretences Of
nv men who call themselves Democrats, /,