The sun., 1870-10-21
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
suE sHoCA FEJ1 THR0UC uoUr THE
COUNTY,.
r,c,,rncnt IN fhc Chy-- severity NJ tho
shoes tn Centre nnd Elm Streets -Buiid-
tua. shaken 90 tscir vory Foundations
Terror IT, the rGbic 5.h 1sis -- Eo,s
q,ycrd's Marrow EBcHpe.

About he lli' 0i IHsi July letter appeared
n,rcu u' the c''y iourras foreieiins tue atr OF
Nv York cty. Aeco ding 10 the teorS o tie
tt.- n e cI,i st.ads on rock tho foundations OF
vti.al.t TOW s. worn oh every side that the o"J
,r.r,r. ; a slender column. THIS Gfo4t wosr 40
Mri.ut,- O. TIC .'uon Of tho water and tre chem.
teas uc4cn c.nt iaed. Predicting that in ieS
dr.sccss wosld be iclt IN tne city ard .na. these
vouId to tcrOwtd BY others Of greater violence. 10
draws era bic picture OF tie terror Of the iunAbi
uns ss Ses York. torn asunder. sinks beneath tie
waters Of the bay Diookyn, also. at least tho
reaer portion cf IL, says tuis writer, will be en-.
tulioJ lie called up n he people to prepare, ana
hasten from the doc ned tpot Gathering together
hs household gods, be departed for he Green
Mountains, ti,ro to await the fudiment Of his pre-
iicuols. Fart Of his prophecy has been accom-
pished.
Yesterday morning, between hafipast eleven and
Twelve O'Clock, three shocks Of an earthquake were
fell In ts ciy. In the owtr eastern tars csn,elIlb
Mey were quite distinct. In Centre street, poope
walking sonE lcn
HrHrLiNG utSE,IH rusis TEKr,
Meour med ~ a rcport as II OF an explosion
ssr III
In the publishing house Of Frspk Leslie, at TWEEN.
" dve minutes to twelve o'clock, tue clock In thu
conn os. ors' rooms On the foarto door stopped At
,he sam. time, the large chandelier In br. Leshe's
private room, whore Tho editors assembled for
sonsultrton, began to ylbr-ie, and the giiss
pendants TO jingle, and Immediately jarring noise
was heard. In the artists roou. Aessrs. Day AM
Hayden wee thrown fiom their seats simultaneous.
" The ongravers we're Conscious Of a shock, ami
On looking around were conv necI tina. IL mus.
have heeu violent on. for the CASHIER an aiipo,se
GeruaU, wa split on tie floor.
A Ar 40 l. nj tha
vcrs and editors rusucd p 'ltmol down stairs to
The street, With the exception Of Smith AMI Powell,
Who fiew nothing ntout the earthquake, or any
Ting else. 1saac j. Reed, noleomDe. and Puio:
followed oocl otler rrougha psuc of glass. Rec
true TO tho principles of bis craft Sc Zed some paper
and Immediately began writing a description Of tie
scene One Of the Unos ascendcl the roof and
campered along the top Of the adj aiGing oudinss
nIho shock was distinctly felt f. the SUN oIre
the CAppu ofGSe, the proIrie,or. MIR Queen.
vas engaled writing. lie says uat bo felt himself
BECOMING PAINT AND DIZZY
be grsspcd his chair, and, loo6ing around, noticed
Ne pictures on the wall shakiug Other gentlemen
Who we're In the room at the time describe the same
ciSzy, iainting ceiling They did not ho Never hear
pny noise Up stgirs the wor.i iugmen could with
Dnculty STEADY tbemseVos. Caairs rocked 10
and fro. and wery ovcrurued.
f'ors were not conscious o. any shock, while those
On the upptr stores distinctly let IT, and hearing the
fumblnE rose, thought the building Was about to
hll. They rushed to the street, and meeting W IN
others, ain est b. eked this ilmous thoroug hfare
Their Nrriged looss smared the ole clo' men, who,
net cihe aI!o 10 obtain an.wtrs TO their o tire
poHed question, Fader Abraham, wash's 10 mat
kr ~ became equally terrified.
rnE snocx IN EAST BROADWAY.
In Ea,, Brosdwy. near Market street, tie assis,-
ant torem n Of E"gine Comp,ny No. o. while ssa ell
u " desk In the engine house, a two story Irick
tunding, beard the rum ling muse. His cha,
rocked and be oming laiat, he eAperionceI a -ensa
hon Ike sc sieaneSs. Attempt ~ to 20 out he
found II ala Get imoosshle {" sand IN hi- feet o.
rachhs tle ,trset he found ii bned with womor
and cbrdron, Who hsd ie iu terror rom their tene.
scnts an were rushing ir,ntica ly about, askins
;, Mha, Is tha, - "Di ECU Lear M" ~
On 'he upper ho"rs o the tonements in this neigii
b'th"td tie el eks and;yascs On the nantes we're
Faith. oin gnd ofin Lave | read that u G badnes,
o. the ru'ets Of toi,n and Jmnrt ora broutntii-
fraction on them. and wouidn't g AL oAerris,.
~ TAnuASr DIDN'T DO ru2 SANG ron YouK.'
Al the dv ei ints IN tie Seventh wlrl felt tn
: o',' Wuto 'r les. Ia he li.ury street 'eaoOi a.
tn'b"s were oN. T uTn ~, and I SCI '.ars becom
lnR i.r9lh d, ,atorOs'd 10 rush ut Tho VI nciIs.
~. La-gt'y, - his p.eseEco Of mind, pre-, enio.
ns.
Al the Madison 'uec, Sc col the principal, NJ.
Jol n Delsncy on seeing Il AZ h,s taniis werc ter,
Gom rai,np a uinlc
Cherry street experienced slight shock. The
McTklDCmcn In 'ue iatge 1uur nils OF HscxcI
Br, tners and oiters . I'd the nose, and rita
sight quAlirg Il the building Tut AID ~ .Ilento
70 = until IeI aitci~ard heard Ihlt there lad beet
tn oai thqu'ko.
uuGL HASTINGS GETS SHAKEN up.
The shock vas also fslt luwer duWn toNn-sspe
ttily Ia iae uoprr stoiies oi bu,ldin along Futon
trre Ia The uo' er htOry VI tie (0DD-,I cdf O1ic,
thc sensation was a. " an immense press on n,
bNer stOries oi t'e premises was wOrAin. at tire
endon- rate. 1be NiJrNiol were not s,eldy, bu.
were ioIt al icEn!ar ilieT'als With ab ui The
el u second be- ", en them At The time the shock.
we're e,', he ralt, which hat been ia.ling all he
D"rning, ngd ce sc1, and the sun Was sGirin-
A. out ths tine the sHOcks were elt vessel OF war
h the hni bnr VS. ariug n sslute, and many otirb
a,e t1e sensation Ia the reDOri nf TER guns As l.l
s asceriained. no damage LAS been done.
sus SHOCK WAS FELT AT POLICE uYADQUARrGRs,
Bot the ceupant' OF the building were far from su,
Itcung the real cause OF he distur baBre. The mo-.
ti"n Was not fc IN tic basement, bu, OF th. uppet
lcshs ~ Was Danly recspiiOle. Mr.. HsNley IN,
thief tork, and Others, experienced the shuck anl
we're unable 10 VeCount for u. Tne former gentle
nan neueed That 'ne lnk IN VI. inksiand was sway
ing to and iro, aud attributed the tact to the moving
some heavy articles OF furniture In the room
below him. II WIS, however, aterward noticed
uEit no noise had accomo nied the trefnor. Man,
eher persons In the beighDorhoOd alfo notified the
motion OF the earth, but wss not until long after
VIC occurrence that the suspicious OF an earthquake
Aero cyu1rmol
TUE Hur son RIVER IN CONNECTION.
~ -
Ever Ttriituliriy Tidal wlyC-tnc usual accom-.
lhmel OF no Ihenou'tnon-Nas not noticeable.
Aoi tic tCCl r TIE vEtrr presents queer al pear
tnce, as Il uenud at tie to't,In of The river had
Teen retU well stirred W The wave Os natic,d
here, appetrs to have owed from tie foutleast t.
the Iolllv est By our telegTapiic reports II WI.
b. cen that tie ,hOck was eXrtieuced u. Schenee.
bdy und other places almost Simultaneously.
J1rg a'tor uie vibration had CO ted, / o friglt
cred women and ch ldrcr Al, Cd grouped together IN
The streets, fearful to eBhr inc dW tngs and wilt.
peiing all Tie dTe.d n suggestions ahd Wild in
stinings to watch such scenes give rise. he chi
den m ail1glt lsd fton 'Lc Pablo school Oi g..
thih Ward, ue,r tto cur n luil ing ant cy..
tN'Worl men did u esc1pe he csnta-lOn OF lc.i.
rng rpRohR At LoHD a TtYLoE's.
The til b!oVu-stllc store Of Lold & Ia}.ur, on
Nln' slltci, Wis fh'H 'run or 10 80 tom. o.
inquiry ut the rG-L.H'a desk the Si ierrrter VS.
10 j bY cue "a cst.au Lut le know nl''uis .bJlt IT,
and that there q aa 40 tNpDl,lcy uf .hu.k in tie
lIndlnf. At t't, aHo Ltg Ca! sec IN tne ,LOit
sf"ke Out antl frd;
" What do NUu want to he fuT Eint the girls
rtn dt Vn from nm stairs scared 90 fOaih ~
ht dibt Oi consiant ouGrdNCr, Tie vOtkro0m on
VIZ top door was pcnFifacd. Here SOME thirN
tiih and women are employed .tCfdai morning
NsY Wrrc at work ~ u-u.l, - hen trembling e tho
Sal and shaking uf tie I4or t..JNul them Al
ttt th'. SaS rot HVcI lrtded. Lut r0On th
rorTwunon started ON tleir tts 10 terror; nc.
~ q e. woe urnHn uoU ut0ir O. Mrs Tuc noon
urdu uicd like iotcn ire, aLd It scrmtd ~ II ttc
bu'I'r WIS h'Wr, Sc Wiug and with rsheu
lct ali iLc utcupIrs nj liH room rGsrr tlIOu %
W. ta|.t1e t'c statINsy. I.Diu Tie. a trp