The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-23
TIE .EARTHQUAKE.
Further Details OF the Shocks in New
York and Canada.

York aud Canada.
The Canton IN. " PldindedIer says that
fifteen distinct shocks of earthquake were felt
at that place, the fret at o'clock, followed by
six more of milder character, at intervals of
about two minutes. At 4 o'clock two more
slight ones occurred; at 4'35 another slight one,
and two heavier ones at 455; at slight one at
6'06, and heavier one at 6'l3, and a very
severe one at 627, which proved to be the last
A large glass globe was thrown down in Conkey
q Sherman's drug store, large mirror was
broken at l.. B. Storrs, wood piles we're over
turned, crockery thrown do wn, wells riled, and
other damage done. We have heard of no place
where the visitation was 80 marked and distinct.
letter from the town Of Hammond to the
0gdensburg Journal gives the following intelli-
gent account of the phenomena
"a severe shock of an earthquake was serl-
ously manifested at ten minutes before o'clock
this morning, which caused tremendous excite
ment among the Inhabitants of this and neigh
boring vicinites, 1t opened with such immense
force, and produced such stupendous sensation,
that but few persons failed to realize the whole
shock, although it being at an hour when people
were usually enjoying their sweetest slumbers.
THE first indication was a peculiar heavy
rumbling sound, like an immense heavily laden
t1ain OF cars passing over the frozen track upon
clear, froTty night. Its magnitude was so
great and general, that, so far as / have been
able TO learn, within circuit OF fifty miles,
almost every person was instantly aroused and
awakened. In moment an uudulatng rum
bling sensation commenced, shaking the earth
violently causing the strongest buildings to
shake like an aspen Leaf disturbing and
Fpshtspng the tbem Of TsaTs
growth, and mixing up in copious con,
fusion things generally. Crockery and
glassware suffered in many places, tin plates
were made to cut up sundry eyoldtons, wood
piles ceased to keep their equilibrium, articles
of furniture figured in serious gyratons, window
lights were broken, people were amazed, as
founded and frightened, many of them think
ing that Gabriel had sounded his last trumpet
in earnest. Being connected with the Meteoro-
logical Department at Washington for the pur-
pose Of observing all peculiar phenomena, etc.
etc, fastened to the scene OF commotion to
make the earliest and minutest observation.
The time consumed by the whole sensation was
sixty-hve seconds; the duration Of the shock
was forty-fve seconds.
"The shock appears to have been almost in
stantaneous or simultaneous within the circuit
Of my observation, and its progress was in q
northeasterly direction, and could be distinctly
heard after all was quiet at this point. There
appeared to be three distinct undu,ations In
cluded in the shock, it being so sudden and un-
expected that it was impossible to form any
1.-THE mercury in the instruments became agi-
tated and began to rise rapidly, reaching several
hundred degrees In short space OF time. Soon
after the huge shock had passed away another
slight sensation was felt, which lasted for a few
seconds; no undulation was experienced,
nothing but low rumblng sound, like distant
thunder. Again at $50 another sensation, SINH
lar to the last was manifested with greater
magnitude. As earthquakes are becoming COM
mon in this vicinity, and assuming such pro-
found magnitude as the one just experied, it is
a theme which philosophers and meteorologists
might well undertake to interpret"
The Montreal Gazette has the following account
of the AFFAIR."
gentleman residing in st. Catharine street
states that rapid succession of shocks con-
tinued during nearly three-quarters OF minute,
or while he could count forty. He and his
family were awakened by the rocking of the
house. After waiting for. about minute, to
see If the movement continued, he rose, and,
striking light he found the time precisely. 10
Am. The motion was between north and south;
he could not be certain from which side the
impulse came, but thinks it was from the
north.
The sound was very distinct; it was rushing
noise and his first impression was that a high
wind had sprung up with strong gust from the
north, to which point his bedroom looked. He
was Immediately set right by the motion so
peculiar to earthquakes. The noise is described
by others as a rumbliDg noise; as for the differ
ence in the time OF duration, heavy sleeper
would, OF course, describe it as shorter than
one who is easily awakened.
DR., SmallWood has fay ored us with the follow
ing report which was received after writing
the above. He describes the earth sound as
having passed eastward, and not as between
north and south, does another informant
whose report we have above giVen:-
had just retired % o'clock A. NJ, December
l8) to bed from professional case, aud was
perfectly awake, when l heard low rumbng
sound proceeding from the west which at once
recognized as an earthquake. This was followed
by distinct and somewhat strong tremulous
motion, which was succeeded in ten or twelve
seconds, by second and fainter tFemor than
the first. Then followed the sound, which
passed eastward, the whole lasting l should
say, nearly three minutes.
At Point st. Charles the stoves in the upper
stories of some of the brick houses distinctly
shook, and in Grey Nun street some of the resi-.
dents rose from their beds and left their houses
| in great terror. At ST. Laurent, about six miles
from the city, the shock and earth sound were
distinct and strong. We learn that at Lachine
il was not felt. ] may mention that at st,
Laurent the direction Of the earth wave was
distinctly heard to pass from west TO east