Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-10-26
THE EARTHQUAKE.

NEW DIRK, Oct. ZO.--Ihe earth
quake this morning passed harmlessly,
through several school buildings and
tenement houses were suddenly vaca
ted, and high towers and spires in the
lower part Of the city were made to
vibrate preceptibly.
Boston, Oct. 20-An earthquake
was felt at ll:26, causing perceptible
vibration of buildings, and displacing
and cracking portions Of walls. The
shock was felt at Burlington, Mont
pelier, Providence, Portland, Bangor,
Lewiston, Brunswick, Montreal, Sack
vile, and a large number of other
places In New England and Canada.
No serious damage was done anywhere
Troy, Oct 20.-An earthquake
shock was felt here at ll:l5 this fore
uoon. The Southwest School house
was severely shaken, causing panic
among the scho ars he shock was
felt at Albany, Hudson, Sandy Hill,
Cambridge, Warrensburg, Saratoga,
Syracuse, Warsaw and Auburn. At
Saratoga some buildings were much
damaged.
ST. GATHERINGS, Ont. Oct. 90
4 severe shock OF earthquake was fell
at 1 l clock day.
CoNNEAUTVILLE, Pa, Oct. 90
At | clock this morning we felt two
distinct shocks CT an earthquake OF
from two to five minutes duration
Many persons ran into tne streets in
fear that the building were falling.
and some were quite sick from the Ell
feet, but there was no damage to the
buildings.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 20.-Infor-
nation indicates that the shock OF
earthqua re was greater in some parts
OF the city than at first reported F.: In
one large factory the operatives at first
thought the foundations were giving
way, and caught hold Of objects 10
steady themselves as the building
swayed to aud fro. At one Of the
large foundres the vibration was also
plainly felt and seen.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 20.-Three
hundred feet Of the bed of the Ogdens
burg Railroad across Otter creek, il
Standish, sixteen miles from here, set
tied fen feet to-day at the time Of the
earthquake.
KALAMAZOO, Oct 20.-A shock ii
earthquake was very preceptible IL
this city about IL this morning Re
ports from various parts Of the State
indicate that the wave was veay gen
orally felt throughout Michigan.
The shock was also felt N Milw l.
kee The Sentinel says:
The reverberation Of he earthquake
noticed in our telegrapLic news Of this
morning. were felt in this city at
quarter to eleven yesterday forenoon
The principal of the To neroy schooI
informs US that the building fairly
trembled, and that the scholars in his
department rose from their seats IL
CONSERVATION. The black board on the
south wall was crach e |, and other evi-
dences are not wanting in the walls ana
ceiling IF the school. All throug'
the lower section of the city, un'nis
taxable evidences Of earthquake pre-
scented themselves. On the beach
near Erie street, the sashes of the
windows beat audibly to the reTerbera-
tions and in one Of the shantics o.
the shore, plates were shaken from
their position in the cupboard.
School Commissioner Rooney felt
he shock IN hi place of us ness on Ia
Water street, few doors below De
troit, and we learn from reliable
source that residents in the lower por
tons of the Southside rushed from
their dwellings in fear of their lnsecur-
ity.