The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-30


Friday, "29..,....... 81 IL %
An squlibriation of temperature from P. NJ OF Mon
day to A. of Tuesday, eleven hours 81 to so degrees
another from IL A. M. to 5P. OF Wednesday, seven
hours SO to IS degrees and another from II p NJ Of
Thursday to A. NJ of Friday eight hours, II to rs do
grees.
Thunder and lightning ON 2sth at h. 40 m to h. P.
N. Lightning in south in the evening
Heavy rain on Monday. Sprinkle Tuesday. Showers
ON Thursday.
An electric current in the afternoon of Wednesday in
the high atmosphere.
Earthquake at Baltimore, Nd York, Pa and in Chesa-
peake bay about A. NJ. of Thursdsyhere the atmos-
phsrs at that hour aud tranquil the moon
shone brightly. E. MERRIAM.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Friday, p NJ, June 20.
DEATH FROM SUN STROKE.
Yesterday afternoon, two men in the employment Of
the Lackawana Coal Company, corner of Governeur and
Front Streets by the of Joseph Mils and Owen
Early, struck while at work in the yard and
not withdrawing every sxerton made by Dr. Lodge
of them (Early} expired in about hour afterwards
He removed to his residence No. SO Prince street.
by officer Primrose. The unfortunate about
forty Eve years OF age and has left wife and three
small children to mourn his loss.
THE BALTIMORE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM THE
COUNTRY.
from the Baltimore American, June 29.l
At about eighteen minutes passed IL O'Clock yester-
day morning citizens aroused from their slum
bers by an apparent explosion and rumbling noise,
which was by come supposed to be an explosion of
powoer mill magazine by others have been the
effect OF earthquake Anxious inquiry WAS made in
all directions in me morning, but IL ascertain
known as Jamiesons, and those OF Messrs Beatty on
the SusqueDanna Railroad, all good order, and
that the shaking OF the earth proceeded from expo
sion in a ni9htier magazine than those Constructed
BY human agency We since learn that Jamiesou's
mills on the Liberty road are owned by Messrs VIM.
Mason Sons, and that they are not manufacturing
At York, Pa, We learn from passengers who came
down yesterday that the shock was truly startling,
rousins the whole population, and creating such
excitement that but few willing to retire again for
tbs night. The shock and rumbling that folio we'd
1t, causing ST. aking of furniture and rafting of
York.
distinct and Enthusiastically appalling and have INST
with but few who we're not aroused from their sleep BY
the corcussion and uneRrthly noise that followed the
shock which ia vsrously estimated to have lasted
IL TO 20 seconds. The night excessively warm and
the atmosphere thick and murky.-Mapy persons were
still about the streets, whilst Others sitting
able to sleep BY these and the watchmen the shock
believed at to be that of earthquake, as it
seemed TO have stronger and deeper hold the earth
than could have been produced fIom the explosion of
On Madiron aver ne and at Mount Vernon place. the
shock represente have very severe instantly
rousng the souudest seepers apparently EARRING
the houses to their very foundations. On Fels Point
p,
the people Bto the streets their night clothing
whilst glasses are said to have been broken in
the city and it was distinctly fell. in m directions Causing
more or less alarm, We have heard OF number OF
lac es aintiDg from the effects of the shock whilst
OF The thought the world was coming to end
One old black is said to have rushed do stairs
crying out "Massa, rnassal Judgement. day is come,
We learn that persons on boats an steamers conf ny
up the tsy and liver felt the shock very distinctly
that the surroar ding water was not OILY greatly agta
hnf hl oh inn mad in Aha
paIenty frightened out of their element.
The plaster on ne ceilings o. some dwellings in Wat
SON street. between High and Exeter streets almost
entifely knocked off by the concussion
The shock wao very severe on Fells' Point and
ted good deal Of alarm among the Inhabitants. At
the corner of Alice Anna and Ann Streets the houses
seemed to be moving to the north ward the motion being
unduiati2g, like hat of q vessel in sea-way The
windows in the houses we're shaken and many of the
people LETT their premises fearful thar would be follow
ed by smother and more severe CONFUSION At the
Of Exeter and CRANKY streets is is said bsdstagd
moved several inches from its position
On Tairmouat hill the shock was also sensbly felt,
apa more SO in the neghSsrhood Of Madison square,
At Mount Washington, q few miles from the city, the
shock was Ike the explosion of heavy armament, fol-
preston ct frat that the powder mill In that vi
cinity bad exploded. At the residence Of Mr.. R. R.
but it supposed to be explosion and attracted
further notice The operatives ut Washington factory
were, however, generally ronsed and much alarmed
rumor was current through the city yesterday at
ternoon that house bad been thrown down in west
section OF the city, but suoh not the case.
the shock sufficient for anything of the kind.
We learn from a gentlemen resding the Hen
road about six miles from the CITY, that the shockwas
felt there with great severity bringing everybody out
the prevailing that there had been awful
expulsion of some description in the city many persons
sacdng Their horses and coming to town to learn the
extent of the supposed catastrophe.
At Washington City we learn that the shock not
felt and persons from along the line of the Baltimore
and Washington Railroad, within seven to twelve miles
of the oty say that othing heard At Philadel-
pbia and New Y ork the phenomena not observed,
nor have we heard Of it from any mere distant p,ut