The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-22
THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

Further Reports of the Phenomenon In New
York, Vermont and Cnnada-OverfOw of
the Springs mt Snrntoga-FnIl Of a Portion
Of the Rocks at Cohocs Falls.
Troy, Dec. 81. 1857
Accounts Of the recent earthquake Throughout, por-
lions OF Canada Vermont, northern and middle New
York and elsewhere continue to reach mo. The shock
was experienced Syracuse well throughout tho
county In which that city is situated at ten minutes
past three o'clock the morning OF the 18th nst and
was 80 violent as TO arouse largo number Of citizens
and their families. and lasting for . period OF
between ono and three minutes, this point being
variousy estimated The beds wherein those disturbed
BY tho upheava OF the Garth arc
being gently, but decidedly, shaken up and swayed to
and fro, tho sensation whole being like the rolling
Of waves from the south TO the north. At Syracuse
very little II any noise accompanied the mighty earth
effort other than the ratug Of fragile window panes and
the osng disturbance OF crockery in households In
several instances Is stated whore persons and
others, were up In attendance at sick bedsdes, the
shock terrible apprshsnsions among others tina.
tho houses about to fall In and tumble down.
Everywhere about the Salt City window sashes fur.
niture Of all kinds and indeed all movable and port
abo property, well very large portion OF tho
nhaotans were considerably disturbed rh, scaly and
vastly exercised mentally by reason or the shaking up
OF tho foundations OF things few any, Of the people
20 shocked finding sleep again for the night. The
severe, the subsequent ones gradually diminishing In
force.
quake was felt and reported In Onondaga county
thing like about month since, but little notice
was taken OF il al the me the nature and full force Of
the upheavai not being then In any measure whatever
realized little daughter OF the editor OF or tho
syracuse Journals aged nine years. asked her parents
the next morning she breakfast table, What made
the house shake SO 10 tho nightf 1t woke me up"
Al Rutland w., the shock was very sensibly felt at
the same hour apparently at Syracuse, and lasted
mr. nd n vVar and
awakened IN bod, and bewildcred by the concession
noted the same accompaniment as seemed to have
marked the startling event elsewhere throughout the
belt OF country reported to have been affected by L.
The violent effort OF nature was also experienced at
Niddebury Tho seat OF Mddebury College Is well As
In various other portions OF the state Including Wood
stock, Brateboro and Montpelier, tho capital OF YER
mont.
The earthquake felt At tho town OF Copenhagen,
In Lewis county, N. X, At three O'Clock A. NJ, and
lasted between and two minutes At this point 1t
n reported have commenced with great suddenness,
sounding like the approach OF heavy lumber wagon at
the front door OF house on frozen ground or pave:
menc This noise kept increasing In volume until
the houses seemed to viDrate and sensibly trembls
Tables turned by seemingly great Violence and
clear there being both profuse star aud moonlight the
thermometer at zero and the barometer rs 90. Al
.ass me nose began 20 suosias ana y cc sou 20 sss
bowels OF the earth.
AT Schenectady the terrible monition seems to have
dealt with the sturdy burghsrs OF the ancient
and historic town. The shock was felt thers In
slight degree. and the speing" Of form Of type
OF the newspaper ooes TO which one, It ID alleged
had since the previous night Is attributed 70 the
strange CONFUSION.
Tho phenomenon was sharply experienced at Cohoss
Fails and their immediate surroundings piece OF
OF the broad breasts OF rocks over which the flows
giving way and falling 70 the surface below. The hotel
situated on the immediate scene OF the falls was some
what convulssd.
At Saratoga the sfYect was found the morning TO
have caused tho famed sprngs to overflow their oy
outlets the water being several feet desp In tho cover
ings 70 tho springs themselves