The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-23
'IIE. GATE CITY.
FRIDAY, LEG. So
Ea ahquake 80 Curions Phenom'


Earthquake Curions Phenom.
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lCsrrespondence oil the Detroit Advertiser
VERONA, fANcouvER ISLAND
November z, 1861.
On the morning of the 81 instant our
itizens were aroused by a severe shock
an earthquake. which has since caused
OF little fear and excitement through
ut the isIsnd Ii commenced with a
light trembling or heavipg OF the earth,
hich was followed by heavy runbling
bund, like heavy guns firing at distance.
bout fse seconds elapsed, when see.
nd and heavier shock took place. which
reused most of the inhabitants from their
beers. This was again fullowed.by a
,ird and still more violent one. The
ST which WAS itself double one, had
appreciabIe interval between the two
ulsaiions. IL raised and shook the ground
ON north to south, every building in
bwn being rocked by it. Children
Dreamed with fright. ladies' rushed from
leir bedrooms with terror. horses prick
d their cars aud troubled, and dogs
touched away bowling, with their tails
etween their legs The bedsteads of
Iapy people rocked SO perceptibly as to
ouch the walls, though standing ofdina-
|, two iaches from them. Mirrors, fur
iture, aud services ratified, cornices were
leo to move over the heads of the re-
lmbent ectators, and their ears were
led with he noise of grinding bricks and
lortar. Tae lighter articles in many
ores were displaced from the shelves,
pa sone crockery was broken. There
as no serious damage done to property
hat | have heard OF, excepting the hurl
g down ct one new chimney, which
rpke in the roofs of some wooden build
Ags as it fell 1, srems that the effects
ere not confined to the land alone, as
thin a few seconds Of the oe urrence
here vas very marked increase in the
.,ume of the waves in the Straits of
acs. | was laying in bed upon the 6rst
,or, ani the effect as near as | can ce.-
rib it, was similar To that of person
ing on a bench in railway waiting.
boni, within few feet of heavy train
aveiins at The highest rate of speed. 1t
as been sueg stvd that Mount B,ker,
Inch is in Washington Territory, about
bur hundred miles distant, has been un-
sually quiet OF late, and that lllle more
clan at our volcanic neighbor might re-
eve this COST of recurrence OF these
istui Dances.
= !, l. j Al, IL
re # couvers;ng with gentlemen who
= just arrived from the neigib lrhood OF
1 ,uat baker. He says that Tie top of
ne noun ain, probably upsard Of mile
width, has entirety collapsed within
.e psf few days. " hen he was near
st the mountain, however, the atmos-
here WIS tpo thick to ie der accurate
observation possible. Il coming down
he river yesterday, the weather being
ae and clear, the xtent OF the alteration
Fas plainly visible. 1t would be d lIicul,
o estimate the enormous mass of matter
displaced, bat if measured by tons, il
'nu.t amount 10 thousands Of millions
DIV far. or it any wa, this fall was con-
pected With the feceut earthquake, are
questions gladly leave to sclentf; men
10 discuss. As near rs | can learn sbou'
kne thousand teet of the main peak has
disappeared, leaving large fat surf4ee
Pn top.
THE King Of Prussia is chief of al
the lodges OF Ere, masons in his Kingdom.
OF tbs posi- i'm he has just taken adj
kantsge 10 transmit to the Grand Master
bf al the lges in Berlin and tile prov
lines, \ circular exhorting all the mem
b RS to remain A" .thful to the King"
in the political stru Igles of the immedi-
ate future. The Gfaad Masters ar, re-
auestel to read the circular to their re
spe eGive lodges, hld TO follow it up wi h
personal exhortations Of their own OF a
Tendency similar 10 that OF the document
itself
One ind vidual's selfshness double,
that Of others, and this again nc 'aubles
that; and SO layer upon yer OF ice Is
If zen.