Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-03


ed afraid to venture again in the narrow street
Instead of half an hour eIapsing before the
next shock was felt, there could not have been
half that time, and this shock was far more
violent than the previous one, and lasted long
er. There was the same sickening motion, not
altogether unlike what is experienced on ship
board but the motion itself was nothing com.
pared with the effects of the terror it caused
to feel the earth rocking beneath Us, and this,
too, heightened BY the spectacle Of houses
crumbling to dust, bleeding bodies, ShFieks,
and every species Of wofa utterance which
human organs are capable of forming From
constant travel, [ was physically almost as
strong as my husband, but with the most ear
nest desire not to add to his alarm or distress
| was obliged to cling to him for support
while this h0rfid din was raging about u.s.
The dull roaring sound which accompanied
the movements OF the earth gradually died
away, aud at the same giiue the openings Of
chasms in the Plaza were renewed. Whcrev
er these gaps occurred, a number Of iadi7idp,
ais disappeared, and uat it closed again, there
was long dark line from which persons made
frantic efforts to rccoiI. Sometimes these
chasmS were strcght AS an arrow at other
times they were as crooked rs fo:ked lizhtn-
ing To try to change our position while this
was gong ol, was useless, for there was roth
Ing to indicate what direction the next open
ing might take, and motion Oh the part Of
snch p multitude could only Icrease the loss
Of life. Oace Indeed We ton.i ourselves On
d sfhaH ulaDEul2!y sHlPe0 P,e2e tI ground
with cLasm on BON SIDES ot MS OF aoD0t
yard in width. Persons felt into this gap all
around as, but several were oTawn cut again
. awe JaUtS drew on. thIee himSe!i, and very
Ie" "eie crushed ii II Wien 1t closed. This
+ su2den cl"s'h@ o, t4a cart" caused some OF the
/ most "ei.o'S SSHIS Nuch u IS possible 10 con
/ Ia'''. iAo 2!"NAI "'l BOZ a'"35S open wide
enough 10 "GH'I tac H1aaH oo'|, or 1t opened
'A'o cA.,S.aS .. S"'efai rex, ont hot o' Il great
! - "e!'H IHad io't ~! NE zee! a"d the IN
. to"Cgt'a9'e 'a.'0'1J WIN "Aied thty opcu ana
{ fio7t", caused 1""t persons 10 pc caught IN
. rNetA ~ iJtir isgS, IN the case OF TIE narr0"
eh'Sa'9 and III tHe case of tue broad but
sA~'o" gaps, men, women ana chlidFeh were
ef"SHeu tlgetGeF III one mass, as regarded The
! ij"t' part oi lhei' Lou'ts, icaFiAS 'Aef heatS
Separate ana inc upper part OF the bottles
/ o'e""'" IoG5'he! as eio9e,y as tA0o5h theT
were one oouy VIVA many he@uS
/ A9 500" "S mere was d io"SeF pause thah
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"a"e o"F way "a '"e F'"zl' III consequence
oI '11 sat th'un'nS 0i Tue cto"u ana TAX
/ ny '''' oL''''->' q t"o openings "hich pre-
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