The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-28
TIE E4RTuoU4nE DoWx EAST.
New England Grcntly Agitnted-Durn-
tIon and Effects OF tho shock-PrcvI-
!, GUS Earthqual lscs.
The Boston Advertiser, of Saturday says:

The Boston Advertiser, of Saturday says: /,
The shock OF an earthquake was felt yesterday
morning hy ail carly rIsers In this city AMI vcIn
were awakened by IL. The motion WAS Il vibra-
tion like the jarrng Of II heavy team In its pro-
gfESs over roIg pavsment and many people
tended throughout this State New Hampshire
aud a portion II not the whole OF Vermont and
the awful power Of such convulsons is considered
Il will excite universal gratitude that no serious
crockery ware and loose household articles OF Mi
Kinds were gently ratified, und many nervous pco-
Pile popped into their clothes very hastily; but
nobody was hurt, and not even glass broken.
IL is reported that gentleman living little
north OF Harvard College was suddenly awakened
watertown arsenal had blown up. Ills bed was
quite violently moved, trst horizontally four
mes ana FROM north sas to south and
female domestic In his family, who had
great fear OF ghosts, and WHO for the first
wlieh an aged lady nad recently died, was was SO so
frightened ut tho shock TINT she came wildly
sns misshl S. Pr plstrcss cx!claIm!ng. "oh mis-.
old ioman is under the bed p' the bed the
The shake might have lasted ten seconds
| hardly more. 1t Is to be hoped that some scion
tlno notice was taken Of it, that We may bo able
time, when the Intelligence from South America
is expected In daily anxiety, on account OF pre-
bc exceedingly interesting to discover from what
direction we received this shock, which may not
unnaturaliy appear as the spent force OF some
The shock wns quite severe In Newburyport,
shaking the doors and windows aid many NOV
were awakened by tho coinmotion. An Old brick
mansion house, built seventy years ago, having
days. was shaken from tho roof to the cellar, rat
tling tho doors and windows, and creating gene
ai SsEm Ia am9ng eng It's Occupants In the Interior
lighter.
IN New Hampshire the shock was felt ut Con.
n nnr1 NOnh Inn nnufn Iapn h1nNnr u.I-.
%u az Wells @ iyer ,ee'' w. In Concord
fifteen seconds OF cach other, eacii lasting less
than half a minute: No damnge was done, al
even the houses themselves, were considerably
sIaRcnl n Lancaster and Nashua the houses
Were ,sensl6ly shaken and the doors windows and
arouse people from their sleep.
Dispatches have been received from a dozen
shock ut the same hourNhalfpast % o'oiocE. 'e In
Rockland there was o sensible trembling Of the
gusta tho shock Is said to have lasted more than
minute. Door bells were rung and nearly every.
body vas awakened. The dispatch from wiscasset
snys the earthquake lasted three minutes; but IL
ID hardly probable that ts village alone shonli
have been so singnIarly distinguished, oil the
to one minute or iess. The earthauaEc was also
Is,t H,, at Portland WatoIvllle. Gardiner, Bangor,
ests we're @ ana ho SsnSHs Mills ba
the rattilng OF windows, and tho Ike. The T shoct
seems to have extended no fun ther East than St.
Jonn New 3runswlck, where 1t "sliook the clock
In tho telegraph ofIlce.u -.
dispatch received from Hartford says: "a
shock OF earthquake was distinctly felt In diIrer.
ent parts OF this city about O'Clock this morn.
OF the Staten -'t
On the LIST OF June, 1888. an earthquake took
place In tho New England States snficlontly vio.
lent to shake movable articles. On tho 2Sth OF
october, 1877, shock, which was OF two minutes
duration, took place, and was felt all along the
coast. FeprnarJ O, l7s0. another shock took
place, and November 18. 1766, the earthquake ex-
tended from New England to the West indies,
damaging towns throughout the whole extent OK
tho coast. On the 18th Of March, I9eI, there was
violent shock In this and adjoining States at $3.50
O'Clock In the morning, and others OF note are re-