Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-27
THE EARTHQUAKE.
Its Effects Felt for Thousands of Miles,
Buildings Shaken and Cracked--R
Railroad Sunk, &c.

Buildings Shaken and Cracked--h
Railroad Sunk, &C.
DETROIT. Oct. 20.-A shock of
earthquake was very perceptible in
this city about eleven o'clock this
morning. Reports from various
parts of the State would indicate
that the wave was very generally
felt.
New YORK, Oct. pa sharp
shock of earthquake was distinctly
felt in this city this morning.
CoNNEAUTvILLE, Pa, Oct. 20.-At
eleven o'clock this forenoon we felt
two distinct shocks like that
of an earthquake, of from two to
five minutes duration. Many per-
sons ran into the streets in fear that
the buildings were falling, and some
were quite sick from the effect, but
no damage to the buildings occurred.
BosroN, Oct. 20.-The earthquake
was felt at IL: %, causing precipitate
vacation of buildings, and displac-
ing and cracking portions of walls.
The shock was felt at Burlington,
Montpelier, Providence, Portland,
Bangor, Lewiston, Brunswick, Mon
treal, Sackville, and a large number
of other places in New England and
Canada. There was no serious dam
age anywhere.
TROY, Oct. 20.-The earthquake
shock was felt here at 11:15 A. NJ.
The southwest school house was Sc
verely shaken, causing a panic
among the scholars. The shock
was felt at Albany, Hudson, Sandy
Hill, Cambridge, Warrensburg, Sar-
atoga, Syracuse, Warsaw and Au-
burn. At Saratoga some buildings
were much damaged.
ST. GATHERINGS, Oct. 2O.-A Sc
we're shock of earthquake was felt at
eleven O'Clock to-day.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 30. Three
hundred feet of the bed of the Og
densburg Railroad, across Otter
Creek, in Standish, sixteen miles
from here, settled ten feet to day at
the time of the earthquake.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 20.-The
shock of an earthquake was very per-
ceptibly felt here at 11:15 A. M
Several brick buildings were shaken
and the occupants ran out into the
streets in great alarm. 1t lasted but
a few seconds.
New YORK, Oct. 20.-The earth
quake this morning passed harm
lessly, though several school build
ings and tenement houses were sud
denly vacated, and the higher tow
ers and spires in the lower part of
the city were made to vibrate per-
ceptibly. Prof. Hugh of Dudley
Observatory at Albany thus de-
scribes the event: "The shock of
an earthquake was felt here at IL Is
A. NJ, Oct. 90, and lasted about one
minute. The walls of the building
had very marked vibration. Open
doors were made to vibrate. OBJ
|jects hanging on walls was put in os-
cillation, and even tables and chairs
on the ground floor had sensible
tremor. At the time of the shock
a rumbling noise vas heard. Clock
pendulums swinging north and
south were made to vibrate east and
west, showing that the earthquake
passed in an eastward direction.
Since 9 o'clock A. NJ. of yesterday
morning the barometer has been fall
ing rapidly, the total fall amounting
to seven-tenths of an inch. During
the shock the mercury in the regis
tering barometer was in violent
state of agitation.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2O.-A slight
shock of earthquake was felt at
Walnut Hills, within the city limits,
about half-past ten o'clock this
morning. The students at Lane
Seminary noticed it very perceptibly
in the dormitories.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30, Evening
The latest information indicates that
the shock of earthquake was greater
in some parts of the city than at
first reported. In one large factory
the operatives thought the founda-
tions were giving way, and caught
hold ofobjects to steady themselves.
y the building swayed to and fro
at one of the largest foundries, the
men at first thought their tools were
coming toward them, but soon after
discovered that it was the building
in motion. There was considerable
alarm, but work was not suspended.