, 1870-10-24
New York.

pfemtae Ssx rast 7,tats. Oet. II.
In this clay shock of earthquake WAS dis
lincsly fels about l1:20 H. N. yesterday, the
vibrstiors beinE from northeast to eoutGwest,
aud ranging beneath that portion Of the city
lying south Of 1wenty-third street. 1t ap-
pears to hare been meet severely felt on the
It cky 1il rs lying Immediately east aud vest
VI Fourth aycLue. II created such pAuic in
.ho public echool III East Fourteenth street,
that = general stampede OF the chlldreu wss
1ereault but though many Of them we're
Knocked down and t1od3en upon, none, a. We
4rc informed, were injured.
In Fiaik Leulies Newspaper Office, corner
VI Elm and peaIl t.leett, The editors were
holding their us1El daily council. in Mr. Les
les room, when Mt. HaReI, whose back WAS
placed against little windowaiil desk. felt
sWasIng motion OF his body and sickness 1t
lis stomach There was also \ suppressed
musical round, Which attracted his attention
% much that he asked hia associates whether
ary Of them had pocket mueic-box- but be-
ic1e an aIsxe. could le given the mystesi1uX
Tho large chandelier, which depended from
be ceiling. waa ewaSed hithtr and thither,
aId the cl yssal pendants ratsliug against each
other produced the mtsieal sounds. Ireacut-
" there wah EcResa1 stampede OF tie COM
1psisots from The top aooes, in which some Of
:he editors also iointd. Tho "easea we1c 30
violently shaken that the pnnteEs feared tEAt
the Luiidirg was giving way, md they stopped
not in their fight untl they had gained thc
street, nht re 4 large cro9b, Eho nal been
similarly frightened IN other houses along he
bkck, h&3 gathered None knew @hA. vas
the matter until tlesr began to eoup.re note.
together. 1t xas then found that the vihra.
uons were greatly extended. There were two
dirtirct shocks felt, the t,zst continuing ahoul
Thirty seconds, and then, aitez ~ interval II
ten seconds, another, which listed about
twenty secords.
| Ar. John Fllmes, ecgraveE, having m otflst
tn the large and eubstAllal building on th.
northwest corner Of Bsuad~nv and I,uaut
.--., ~. uIs n,ec,lau4.-.. $780, -oEE hsous
| AID was obliged 10 stop ~o.k and seek ths
etleet also, where Ae found others before hin
from Ike cause
The e mposltozs. editort, and employees oi
| the Clipper, in Centre street, also felt th,
| earthquake, which wa4 uaost evident in Ii,
upper part Ct The building, 1ussng many o
the CONF osi:ots 10 seek the street, But wh,l,
The motion *As distinctly fe1s here, it xss no
lie st.. 1t *nd toward nruadxay. All th
buildings leiwern hrosd1Ay and Elm stfee
were moro CT less shaken. In the publi
school in Henry atteef, the ahocks ncre Al,t
urs p1sinls felt tbs residents Of = board AZ
houec 10 Franklin street, near Broadway
it to sone mysterious relation between th,
s:lutes cf the foz1s and the aAg-ship Gue.riere
which tceur.ed about l0sx h n, snd At noon
III The tensEert houses N Division stree
and Eset Broad1aE were hur,iediv "a
esicd. and men, women. and children flcd /,
terror to tho ssretts- No eerious damage i
! tero.1ed, however. In Connofa tzpe 7ouu
DRY. in Cen're street, and Hruces foundry. i
Chant tIs H,rett, tho CONSERVATION wss !
crfat r. ~lse~hsre. It WAS II first though
That fosas Of Tie rachiners was giving was
sir. Connct'a building Is s11 stories 10 haieh!
and teupies An is:lated position, etAn1.u
| street, 1t Tbs junction of Dusle aod Read
In eta. The hres irtinatton Of the ehoc
.hieb vas received by the people Ia tbs, o,
See, On the gronud dour, was given BY tn
usl down stars Of hf.y fema1s employs:
| 40 were At work On tic top doc,
The gtris ran out Of tho building N