, 1870-10-24


Al n quarter to clover, o'clock on Thnredsy
morning the occupants Of high buildings In
The Lutiness portion Of the clty were startled
BY sMayipE and rocking motion Of the build
mgr. Doors shook. windows ratified. gas
tistn.es swsyed, furniture tremeled. and the
so strong that moat Of the people in the
iuilcinRs stoc.i not upon tho order Of their
gong, but piled down over stai1a and out
upon the Sidewalk sita2ut nns y, ;n;9
The weather at TIT na:.ax and a., .%ss @ r,,,
dlrk. St~'
4 clerk in tho Office Of Drzdstreeta Com
me1cial Agency, on the sscopd 10or Of the
utw National Bank building, WAS sitting,
busiiy writing, when he felt sudden dlzzi-
nees aud u sickness OF stomach, accompanied
BIZ a rocking sensation. ItbtipG dark morn
;nE he haa oeen onfnsng g.s g snd sap?osedn p ~, II
looking at the deck before l,m ho .a~ tho lux
stand dancing, ind tcal'zed that the building
Nas in motion. The shaking continued, md
~ be had lived in South America, where earth
qunkes had been no unfrt quept visitors during
ni. stay, he Immediately recognized the symp-
tous aud Lost LII tima il joining the human
st1eAm 1usLiAg Acadloug down stails into the
In tho Htrali tuildirg tho co1orel ink 10
bowls. standing upon the ,u'ipg machine, Was
20 much agi:Ated u to ohlige the uaan in
charge TO cease work. a closet door swung
l
room noticed the disturbance. In cur job
r1um, in the third eto1y, one man citing 1eau-
| ipg against caee, felt q jogging, bnt not
enough to disturb him. or u make him sua-
ptct any other c&uee than mere local one
In tbs basement press room. on the Office
floor and in ibe second story, the agitation
uaA not felt.
In Perkins, Clock, lawyer in the ee66Ss.d
stcry, supposed, at fret, that it was giddiuess
| produced IL cloec application to 6usiQess
| lie asoee to his feet to reccvor, aud then saw
the chandelier vibrating ard the safe door
tviEg, aud matters generally in = tur-
moil. He ran down stairs into the street,
snd found the occupants Of the block, and
blocks adjoining, had rushed pell-.nell frum
TIE upper stories. Another lawyer, in the
third sto'y,. also supposed Limsen attacked
By vertigo, but rising 10 his feet discovered
tue building shaking. BE dispe4red with h.s
qst, aud fouE1 his way hsze-hea led, sitnout
moments pause, into the street. The sway.
frg IN this building va. from e.st to west.
| LII tho buildings On Bank street, below st.
Clsi1, the shock vas yerr pcrccpsible: Tho
u,;Euia1i1us ur1r i,uii uor1h to eoutl, ans
lasted eeve1sl seconds.
Tho Post Ofacc building WAS 80 shocked IL.
about minute, that tie argument OF til,
Clsnccy caec, now going on before Judge,
good deal Of coufuEion created. The cou11
roon, being in the upper etuSy of tho build
ing, got the full force OF tho shock. whict
| continued Tor about a rninute, then stopped
for = few seconds, and then resumed. Twt
| CT three laWyela made for The door, on
renee Of giddiucss, one started and said b
VIZ going for tho next train for Toledo, wher
be lived, and where they didn't have suc
things
! turbsa, ono Of .hc associ,te editors 1rshin
} down stairs as il getting out Of tho way q
Ohio lection 8eturnr.
: 4lr. Richardson, OF tho Weddsll House, say
that be vac standing At his desk. both hand
. on the dctk. and be Was Just then thipkin
: iptsntly. Az It onee he sw.yed back an
bands from the desk, whtn bis body continue
: the motion. Then looking up he saw article
suspended OH the vail moving, and becAm
satisfied the matter VAS not perrons1 ilnes'
a gentleman smoking pipe felt-1s b
u h ocicd the load out Of his Pipe He sa
thiRGs moving generally, sui was satisfied b
: tixzluess was Eot due to the tobacco. Anotht
: gentleman reading newspaper wss ob1ige
10 acsist OIL account OF Tue sinking OF II
|. | .heet.
+ At tho High School building and the Roc
we'll Htrcet rchool building. nothing was o.
served with the exception Of ore teache
=, Who experienced slight sic1ening sensation
: In the Wcatezu Union Telegraph ofae
+ which il located in the fourth story OF Il
S.tioual Bank building, 3Ir. StumEn. chi
:; oterator, felt \ rrckiug motion and sudd
l. sIckntes at tho stomach. He glanced At q
+; window where the witcH c. ntre, and - = the
sway backward anJ fozxard. As he thlnh
\ about foot His sensations wcrc expefietc
ty Iii the operators in the roum, ana, IS ea
r Locked upon the others and becasnc 11tre tt
Ids sickness was not ,ecn:ia1 to himself, \
that the building wse rocking, Ill started
), the ground. and no one.stood upon tho or
~ Of bis going.
,T 'Tbs tf1ect Of tho shock on the river v
.. very little felt. No u1uaual asit.tion OF
" water uas nctieed. It was seusibly felt
be come C. The talleet luldiugs, particularly
T. = the appe. stoues Of the Npuhetl Ttansp
t, -Ation comraHr: Block, too; OF Super
direct
In the Auditors Office Of The Lake sh
Hallway Company, cne Of the eeutieu
standing ut his desk with the pencil do
figure work, found his hand making aineu
marks, md. thinking his head VIA not lc,
sHziEhteped up from his work. when "ai
aGetdn6 down stairs OF clerks, .orue b
H. uteds in number, couyincel him tue t{pu
on w1s not IN his brain. and he joined the .
Inc Gratlng colony st 'ees xard.
,se a stlttu,tu in millinery establishment
Superior etteet WIS ra gagged with lady {
,narcz. He cl2pped hls hand to his he
Excuse me ; mcmens," said he, II 1
sick." The LADY replied, SO Go t. aud II
of attention MAS ctllc3 to one OF TITO female {
p'oses. She fell into fairtirg Il.