The New York herald., 1867-04-30

made arrest those 10 the attack upsn the
THE EARTHQUAKE IN THE WEST.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERAlB
The shock at Leaveuworth-Grcar Excite-
menf in the City-ScverItysof the shock
Damage at Lcavenworth and In Missouri.
LEAvESwoErH, Kansas, April -, 1867.
About three O'Clock tins afternoon very shock
Of anearhquake felt in this city and far heard
from in Western Missouri and throughout Kansas Your
correspondent In the second story Of brick
building when the rst iutmaon received Of some
thing unusual in the atnospherea death-like stiffness,
followed almost Immediately by low rumbling sound,
lke'dstant thunder. In less than half minute the
building began swaying TO and fro, accompanied By
raatng OF windows, doors and everything movable.
Fearing the destruction OF the building, your cor
respondent hastened 10 the street. where . strange
sight met his eye Up and down the streets
men and women were seen rushing excitsdly
to and fo looking up n the clear sunny skyas
in fear that the heavens about to fall or that the
slast trumpet" was about be sounded; others
looking for the buildings which they had just left to
topple and fail. All was breathess excitement Many
persons were 60 terror stricken lose all prssnUe
mind and stand on the street pale and speeches.
The shocks lasted about minute and half, but even
then hard to believe that the earth net still
being convulsed Everything appeared 70 swim sefore
to rise and fall every second two Many per-
could scarcely be induced TO return TO their hsuses
hour after the shock had passed. Tonight It feared
that we win have another and severer shock. hrge
number OF pendulum clocks were stopped. Goods
thrswn from the shelves in several dry goods and
smashing up OF crockery and glassware The walls Of
several buildings pretty badly cracked and in
era instances large stones used in the construction VI
the foundations were broken in two At the depot-f
the Missouri River Railroad an engine standing ready T.
the bell was rung plainly In different portions or ths
city the shock felt with different degrees Of severity
On Delaware street the beggars description Pn
ters rushed wildly down stairs some with their copy IN
their hands. One man, about depositing large sum OF
money dropped it the counter and fed the street.
followed by everybody connected with the bank men,
without hats or COATS with billiard cues and balls in
their hands, rushed franticay into the street, and In
some cases ran several squares before stopping.
In Western Missouri the stone door frame OF large
school house was broken in two. and number OF the
soats thrown upon the floor In St. Joseph Mo-, the
wise damage done Az far reported the shock
felt hundred and ffty miles east and west OF
this city II is supposed that y came from the west a.
though il s probable that came from the southwest,
and IS ono of those kind of convulsons which have
afflicted that portion Of southern Missouri bordering
termed sNeW Madrid earlhquakes' This is the nrst
shock that has ever been experienced 10 thy country
and thousand. Of people pray Thigh. thss De the
tho continuance Of the convuisons. 1885 f4
Effects Of the Earihqsake In Afissoari-Sensa-
tisn in sLaw Cenrt-ALarge Hesel sha-
From tho st. Louis Despatch, April asl
Ths easthquakswhich was fet In lhis city yesterday
was the seyerest shock Of kina fst the Mssspp
valley since theysar 1871 when the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys kept almost constant terror for half
past two in the aternoon II waC not generally per
ceived by cilzeps, although nawas decided and
rude ose who @ da rss j. q about Ssn
itself ~ certain places and Of making perceptble
sgns in othersasf II were subesaaean billow or IN.
dulaOn that fell In it, movement, reaching the
STRONGLY felt the souhsrn HOTEL that great building
strongly fet at Joaes Letch's drug store OF
Fifth and Market stsees, where, IN an upper story, we
ss. S q q sos
Fifsh street. chandesrs set swinging, and the
glass prisms 70 Iampsen the counter made merry music
aud Ar Schnltx arsset left hts room m the second
ss q 'ss sSs Court Houses yisdsa o the
II was very percspibse At the corner or seventh and
Chessput Streets u violent in the vicinity Of the
dows and crcsie real alarm In other parssof the city
the troor mot seltss ALL and the majority Of per-
sons did not even know here bad been an earthquake
the convulsion. Il extsndsd ~ far west as st Joseph
at least where was much more violent than IN St
Loaa 1t WAS felt also iniKansas City, Lsavenworth,
and Junction CITY. .na
From the st. Joseph tMo.) Union, April.2al
About past two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
osns e 'sas %ss %
accompanied by trembling 6 floors and rnttkng OF
windows After an interval Of four or five seconds the
rumbng sound recurred again with greater Intensity
and huge brick buildings rocked and reeled as II
they were about 70 come ~6own in an rindis-
lasted but q fsa seconds but ere they termilstsd
almost the entire population had rushed terrified from
counting wokshops asd Kitchens into the ssFeet
Al first everybody seemed be under the impFaes0n
that bis parcular building had suddenly become .pos
ceased Of unusua number Of dsvss and was proust
uner apparenty the sams convicIios the idea nssbsd
upon him that earthquake bad playfuly josted "a
" seems aInnon miraculous that N entire city could
b shaksn yesterday, andno serious damage
ee dome. the dsmantled walls Of the OLD burnt mit
Ws partially thrown down. and some piles Of lumber In
Hng that has cora knowledge, ave an infinite
mn0unf of tumblng down starB done ~ the anrightea
q s p. and ~o o. H. es s e s
rsnaan.as msmsn,oss In Chestnut Bro. . glassware
and crockery were thrown from the shelves In Con-
the wall played lively tune.
We vsre Informed esnddsntally By Ary goods man
a moi vouch Tor the truth OF bis siaternssE
the Court OF Common Psas was IN sessiou. Judge.
atsornsyA clients, witsesses sherin enA attendants
OF all 0f dscorum gossrnisg such bcdea jury
had Just rstsed 70 deliberate verdict They tum-
Sled ous q windows and " his Satanic Majessy
hsd stood IN their midst with eAsho OF
In certain jussce's once jury trial vas pregsssins
rhe foreman became the foremost man, and charged
the stairs into the street. pale With horror women
fauted in every part Of the city asd children screamed
IN the streets, hAk demented.
: In the school houses the childreu crowded sreund
thar teachers and impored their protection, aud uhen
the doors were opened out into the street and sca
tered = IN drsc0na II truly an exciting sne-
such one - We do not wish TO see again t
TINE NATIONAL BAHE R0sseE IN sElnA. ALADAmA.
proS S$s!sl 6. s:.. iss:s,s'SSs. sss:sns:! Apr. sa
Al the Request Of Majer General W. Swayne the un-
dersisned were present On the 17th inst, when the
vsul, of the First National Bank opened, and 10
snrlscd ou the examination made that and the sue
credlur day For the Information Of those concerned
ve submit The following statement OF facts disclosed by
the investigation - 80,
rhe bockkeepsr Of the hank has furnished trial
balance taken from the books the 18th inst IL nas
been deposi,ed with the Clamber ef Commerce for
n tha ksuk nm dny