Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-11-17

THE CALuoENA EARTHQUAEE.-Iho san
Francisco Ala, Of Oct. 9th, tho day Of the
shock, in addition to the serious incidents,
relates the following Of an amusing char
acter
Amid the excitement Of the moment, many
incidents, some Of them of a very serious char
acter. and others more calculated 20 provoke
laughter than tears, occurred. Some Of these
incidents have been hurriedly gather ed together
and We present them as they come TO hand.
Several Of the bathers at the North Beach
Sani,arium Bath House took to the street habit
ed in the severely classic costume in vogue in
the Garden Of Eden before the introduction Of
fg-leaf aprous, creating profound sensation
among the outside barharians.
On Bush street. lady, who was engaged IN
washing sn infant Of very tender age, ran
scrctmine into the street She stool on the
sidewalk for some time swinging something in
her hand which At first was taken for a dressed
chicken by the bystanlers, but which began to
speas .or itself in language which plaoed it AZ
once in the category Of different class Of AMI
mattel nature. She was holding Il by the foot,
head downwarls and had forgotten all about
what she had IN her hand.
An officer of the city police force, who was
changing bis clothing in the basement Of the
CITY Hail when the shock was felt, started out
Dunbar alley snd up Merchant street, endeav-
oring TO draw on his neither under garment as
be run. The higher he got on the hill the more
awkward was the appearance ne made and the
greater the sensation he created.
In the Bank Exchange building, gentleman
who was playing at billiards, stepped TO the rack
to select cue and WAS seen no more until the
sho,k Was over, when be was found lying at the
bottom Of the stairs with two billiard cues grasp
ell tightly in his hands, and the points Of both
protruding through the window pane
The various law offices on Merchant street got
served very roughly. Blackstone and briefs.
Kent and mortgages were buried under Ceases"
Of pine and mahogany. and scattered through
out huge cakes Of plaster, looking as # another
Mortar-s case was on the carpet.
Extremely sensitive and nervous people thought
they felt succession OF shocks, between half
past nine aud ten O'Clock last evening; but We
suspect they were purely imaginary. As the
last stroke Of ten was sounded by the bells. the
earth gave a slight sbiyer, as If settling down
for the night.
Snce the main earthquake Of Sunday, we
have had a number of slight tremors aud sbsk-
iuss ct the earth, which would hardly form a
su 7ject Of a passing remark on an ordinary oc-
casion; butIn time ike the present, when the
public mind is excited. are disnihed into affairs
of public Importance. The hrst supplemental
shock which seems TO have been noticed. was at
4 ?. NJ, Sunday, aud was so slight as to attract
but little attention; another At P NJ, and a
third, at 10 P. NJ, were also slight. the last.
however, being generally noticed in all parts Of
the city. Attwenty-fye minutes 10 eleven to-
day, very distinctly defined shock was felt,
lasting some five seconds This shock. though
by no means to be compared with the drst and
hghtest shock OF Sunday. coming ss il did so
coon after the great one. started eserybody and
sent the major part of the population into the
streets.