Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-03-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

EARTHQUAKES ABoUT.-This week has been
season of earthquakes. The first one happened
on Wednesday between one and two o'clock
p N: No shock was felt in town, but " Chilt J"
Woods and others who were out on West Wea-
yer. several miles from Weaverville, heard two
tremendously loud and distant reports, and the
motion of the earth was plainly perceptible at
DR.. Wares place. DR.. Ware says that the
noise and shaking observed by him seemed to be
caused by tremendous slide in the mountains
uChilt" did not feel any quaking of the earth,
and likened the sound to the explosion of q pow
der mill. To his ear it seemed to be due north
from him. These facts we learned Wednesday
night and duly noted. Thursday afternoon, at
half past one O'Clock, P NJ, we were sitting in
the second story of the Court House penning
items when suddenly the floor beneath us
seemed to be in weaving way pretty much the
same as the floor of dancing hall sways to the
tread of the dancers. A moments observation
satisfied US as to the cause, and Fastening to the
composing room we found the typos huddled to-
gether and were greeted as soon as we opened
the door with the question " did you feel the
the earthquake? Eyes" "Wel look at
that duster hanging on the wall 1t swung like
everything and is vibrating yet" We looked at
the duser, saw it swinging and hurried down
stairs to learn the experience of others. The
first we met was Alex. Love, sitting comfortably
in an arm chair in the sun out in the middle of
the street. "Well, Alex, who was that trying
TO tip the Court House overP' " What do you
mean, sonny" "We've just had an earth
quake, didn't you feel it?" eyes, I felt some
sort of quiver but didn It think anything of
it," Next we hied to Junkans knowing he had
lots of crockery ware and tin fxings and ought
to notice a shake if anybody did. " Henry, did
you notice anything unusual few moments
ago? The tin-ware ratified like the devil,
Just now, and, there, its swinging still. just
look at those lamps. We've had an earth
quake" Next we visited Balch's. Grip, did
you observe anything unusual lately?" eyes );
was standing at the desk writing, when all at
once began to sway backwards and forwards
on my feet At first, I thought that as had
been sick lately might be nervous but, thinks
|, not so weak as that. Looking up, saw the
lamps swinging and | knew it must be an earth
quake" Dropping in at the New York Hotel,
the landlady met us. " Mrs. Morris, did you get
a good scare latelyY' Yes, about an hour
ago or such mater, I was up stairs cutting
some calico. All at once the scissors quivered
in my hand and wouldn't cut straight. Then I
felt myself shake and didn't know what was
coming over me. Looking up, the door of num-
Der was open and [ could see into the room
and the bedstead was rafting against the wall
! thought that was no place for me and rushed
down stairs badly scared" Mr.. Trotter, at
Griffns Bank, Fred Farley, at the Mountain
Market, R. Clifford, at Wells, Fargo Co.. of
fee, Barnickel at the Drug Store, and several
others who were On the street, felt the vibration
of the earth beneath them. The Court House,
however, seemed to be most affected by the
shake, and we are told it was the same with the
quaking in lS65-the last one felt, before this
week. So far as we have been able to ascertain,
the shock on Thursday was not felt in Weaver
Vile in any of the dwelling houses. 1t would
not be surprising to hear of violent earthquakes
in other parts of the State.