New-York tribune., 1870-10-21
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the composing room was making form the time,
and accused person standing near OF shaking the
posing stone. The movement OF build Incl hetnp
pcated all on the two upper stories rushed down stairs
Of the moment, carried their sticks fun OF type 10
the pavement. One reported to have carried an
empty brass galley, and another maIlet. The clock
hanging in the stopped, the hands pointing lis5.
The wOrken the fourth floor describe the sensation
as dsagrceable in tie extreme and many Of them wero
sick for more than an hour afterward The was in
thrown ont OF the batteries III the eoprr-
bmdiic on the same floor were thrown from their
The first few who rushed down stairs ana Ont at the
door Those behind seeing this fa thought IL 20 be the
beginning of the general crash' TIE shock was ot ls
IN the pressroom. At the same moment the employees IN
Ruses bOOkbindery, situated just opposite on Pcafst
came hurryng out. Some Of the men In Frank iesles
shot-tower OF the New-York Lead Company, situated
near by swayed perceptbly, much to their conserna-
Further down ceatIe-st at ne cli5gsr Office the he
hands rushing into the street Those In the composing
room at the time assert that the large chandeliers
vibrated several inches. Tie sensation there de-
scrbed by several as similar 10 that Of seasickness
Shocks were very seDsiby felt the line OF The Bow
cry, from Chatham square TO Bieeckerst. In DIVISION
and adjoining streets near Chatham, many tenement
houses were shaken that all the inmates rs d into
the street. still retaining articles which were ia
their hands when the shock was Erst felt Stoves and
articles Of furniture were overturned house situated
at the Of Division and Catherine s was cracked
entirely down the side, gaping open almost an men;
Glasses and bottles were thrown nom the sdeDoard and
broken at the restaurant No IS East Broadway ,
At Lord & Tay ors irandst, two shocks we're felt,
each of about ten seconds Duration On the fourth hoor
excitement was Occasioned one woman, In her con-
fusion, ran to a window, and jumped to distance on
about ten feet Ia the roof Of aoidng she'd receving
however, no serious injury Another woman tainted
four times succession. No shock felt or The fst
second stories but the third men we're unable TO
wrie and some were unable 10 stand One gentleman,
who had been making purchase, aud was waiting Tor
his change from the third floor to tho street and
would not recnter the building The clock hanging on
the wall in the building stopped at exactly ll;l2
At the public school FOurteenthst, near eecond.
there 120O children. The scenes in the dlher
ent schoolrooms pitiTul Children were creauing
aud rushing to and fro in the widest manner but IN
very short time the whole NUMBER telchcrs AID pupils
he'd out OF the school. udilg no tie street,
In Grammar School No. 49, also situed o. East Four-
tcenth-st, they barely escaped a fICus panic. The
Principal, Mr. Wm SneatoL vi seated at his desk
in the boys department at the lin Icgecng that tho
house shaking, at ordered the boys TO eavey
which they did without cCrcmoL messenger was
the time sent 10 the girls department re nest
ing the Principal 10 dismiss the girls at once. They SenB
into the street without any idea Of the cause OF to Is
missal, leaving clOaks and hats behind.
IN BROOKLYN.
Three distinct shocks were felt in Brooklyn
TIE vibration from north TO south, and the
shocks were in rapid succession. The motion created q
decided sensation throughout the city, especially the
Hights, where IL distinctly felt. The Rev..
Robert Spear d. d. OF Montagues', states that he was
seated In his parlor, in company with his dang TER ana
when the first shock occurred be believed mat ne was
about To paraytic stroke. The paintings Vn tbo
walls and the chandelier were ae1tacd.