The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-13
Esgthauake q N. Leuis.

kfoia the ~. Louis Democrat, VIII
on the morning " yesterday, At twenty
minutes past four O'Clock. nearly the whole
population 81 this city and region were star
tied from repo-e hv the roar and commotion
vi violent earthquake. The iir-t prcmon-
ition il sa,i a. have been gwen BY slight
conclusion about midnight But nj the
time stated, those who were awake heard
low and distant rambline which failed Ia
aroa-e attention till it rapidly increased To
the volume Of the sound 81 heavy trains of
cars laundering through every street II the
city. Some liken the noise a. protracted
rcverberating explosion, others a. the mere
passing Of market wagans--but all agree
that IL WAS tremendous. When nj its height
the buildings began Ia rock appallingly.
Thousands -prang from their beds Ia alarm,
and rushed into the streets. The northern
-ks Was clear, but irom the southwark a
hca,, mist was swift, advancing, aud in
moment nearly uh~cnrrd the street lamps.
In many instances the lalnl- were in AN IN
slant nuaeeountably extlnruished. Tho
violent shock lasted full three fourth@ III
minute, and was instantly succeeded by
sceond roar and attendant shock IL less Sc
verify Many describe both ~ one, and
even that the heavy shock lasted full three
minutes In about five minutes afscrward
the noise and conclusion were repeated with
comparative mildncs-, but very perccptibly.
We eonyer-ed with many ON the occur
renee. and their statements, of course yar-
Gus, attest and corroborate the above A
citizen living ON tiratint and Fourth streets,
in heavily built house, whose walls are of
eighteen inches thickness, and who wa-
sleeping ON the first fieor, describes the
shock n excessively violent, and the motion
a. horizontal vibration from east To west.
mirror hanging on q north and south
wall, swayed from and towards the wall,
through nh arc II several inches lie ran
into the street, expecting the fall II not u
his own house, Of Trailer wall near, and
found dense fog swiftly rolling from the
southwark, and shortly enyeloplng every.
thing.
An intelligent gentleman, living on Center,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
states that the heavy rumbling, - IL BY .
host of coal wagons, proceeded FROM the
southwark, that things slook from north 10
south, and with an appalling violence, that
then q dense mist appeared, and In ten min
utes occurred another shock, the accompany
ing noise bearing more from the eastward
A WNba Astpeu Rby nsStea ess usS sssthlty " -
aHrighted II hearing tho brick walls VI his
residence positively cracking and swapping
around him.
We are apprised that q slight shock Was
felt on Monday, the court house being per-
ccptibly Jared, though no vehicle was at the
time, passing.
At hotel ON Third street thief wa- en-.
gagged in extracting the sum u thirty cents
from hoarder's pocket, when the commo-
ton 20 agitated his conscience and person,
that he dropped the dimes and called upon
the waking owner IL them 20 Nee, for the
house IVES falling. lie, II course, ied
A gentleman from Bridgcton, fourteen
miles from the csty, says that the shock
there was also excessively violent, and that
the motion wAS N undulating one, accom-
panied with vertical vibrations Of the earth.
The river, of course, wa not exempt from.
the commotion. Waves several feet in
height ere aaid IN have suddenly risen and
dashed upon ths hama. .seeding and again
returning.