Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-02

Tug EARTHQUAKE. The Earthquake Of
the 18th inst. was felt with more severity
apparently in Canada than in New-England.
The Quebec Chronicle of the 18th gives the
following account Of it there -
About ten minutes before six O'Clock yes
terday morning the citizens of Quebec were
startled by a shaking of part of the earth $
surface, which was felt, with more or less
violence, throughout the city and district.
The phenomenon wasJ preceded hy a low
/ sound, precisely similar to that caused ~
/ heavy laden wagons and the duration OF
/ the principal shock is variously estimated at
/ from thirty to fifty seconds. Immediately
! after the sound the vibration of the earth
/ quake commenced, and was sufficiently strong
/ to cause itself to be felt even in the largest
| buildings in the city. The sensation is des-
crbed, by those who experienced 1t, as
somewhat smiliar to that felt by passenger
in "a railway car Just commencing to move,
and its shock subsided gradually into an un-
dulating motion, which could be felt within
doors several seconds after it had ceased in
the streets
We have not learned that any serious
damage was caused, but the effect was suihci-
emily perceptible to cause considerable alarm
and excitement. In Grant street, st. Roch's,
a quantity of stones were detached from
chimney and DEPOSITED in the street Window
glass was broken in considerable quantities,
house bells and door knockers rang ard
sounded ..mysteriously, while crockerY and
other light articles placed upon shelves, were
thrown down. Chimneys and high walls
oscllated TO and fro, to the great alarm OF
! ID - .or,la Of instances.
piles of lumber were overturned. 1t IS re-
markabe that the shock was much
more violent on the low ground OF the
= city - along the coves, in the Lower
Town, and in St. Roch's-than on the
heights in the Upper Town, or st. John. and
St Louis suburbs This circumstance was
, exceedingly providential, inasmuch us the
same violence of motion which prevailed in
St. Roch's might, if felt in the higher parts
of the city, have disturbed a portion of the
cliff and Notifications, and caused a. fearful
sacrifice of human life.
On the river the effects were scarcely les,
, marked. Schooners lying in the Palai;
barbor, rocked violently backward and for
! ward while along the coves, the shipping
experienced tremor like that produced by d
2 collision.
Immediately outside the city the shocH
uas much more severe than within the limits
ON the little river road, along the valley o
5 the St. Charles. at BEAUFORT, Charlesbourg
e Lorette and Lake ST. Charles, it is represent
ed as having been SO severe that we are only
surprised more serious damage was not done
i At the latter place the cattle became alarm
i Cd and ran about the fields believing loud
: ly. ,f,od :,
: tba north shore. A gentleman from Halifax
q county c, of Megantic, last evening, informs u
that i was felt in that township with tn
same sanS symptoms and euects as in this city
= oa-re oa-res1ondent writing from St. Christoph
dUiIrf d'Artbabaska says :e"we had quite shoe
s of an earthquake this morning at SIX oclGek Tl
e It continued two or three minutes. ~, In D
f house moved like the rocking of cradle, h,.
rather the earth trembled; this vii De1le
: describe the motion.