The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-30
IN EARTHQUAKE IN NEH YORK
AND CANADA.

a shock Of an earthquake was felt in New
York State on Sunday morning, at haltpast l
o'clock, ut Rochester, Syracuse, and other
places.
In Syra cuse persons We're awakened from
sleep by the rattling OF doors and WINDOWS,
the swsving of beds and jarring OF crockery.
The Journal saws it was n,ilder visitation OF
this somewhat rare phenomenon in tine part oi
the world than that of last year, or the one o.
about three years ago. There was q success
sion of tremors and quakings, perhaps dozen
in number, which, in their effects upon loose
window sashes, produced noises somewhat
like the clicking of telegraph operators. IN
some inst ances whole families were aroused
bv What was supposed to be tile jarring OF
floors, window and doors by the walking oi a
heavy pe-son, and in some cases it was sup
posed that sudden gust Of wind had faltled
the Windows, until IL was discovered tnat not
o breath Of air was stirring.
Charlotte, on Lake Ontario. 1t lasted several
seconds, and was Sc distinct as to leave no
doubt of It's character Several persons were
aroused from their slumberS by the SHOCK.
Doors swung on their hinges and sashes rat.
tied in their frames. One gentleman, well
known lake captain, was awakened oy the ols-
t,lrbance He describes the sensation ne & eA-
periepced as he was aroused like that Oh oelnS
on his boat in rough water. A door to his room
swung on Its hinges. A son who slept IN IN a
chamber was awakened By the noise. me
CAP ain repaireG to StutsOn's hotel IN lne
morning and said nothing there about the
earthquake till one after another came IN ana
reported it. There is no doubt Whatever OIL Ihe
correctness of the statements made. me no.
chester Union says the shock was felt at Mount
Hope and vicinity. Houses and everything in
them were shaken SO violently as t" awaken
persons who were asleep. A loud noise, like
the frinS ofNlistant artillery, accompanied the
conyulsiun. The movement was seemingly
horizontiLl-a swaying from right TO left. The
shock was also felt in Buffalo and In various
towns in Wayne County.
The earthquake also passed through Canada.
The Tsrc nto Globe says:
The duration OF the shock varied from
few seconds to two minutes, apparently IN
creasnG in intensity as it travelled eastward
that being the direction it ttook-)uosin@ from
the time at which the disturbances are re-
ported to have occurred. No serious c0nse-
uuences followed The earthly rocking in any
place. The shock appears to have been most
severely felt in part2 OF the Niagara DlstFlct,
and about the ancient capital; though IN some
other towns the affrighted people for lew
minutes expected to instantly witness the de-
molition of their homes. The quakn@ is gene,
rallS described as having been accompanied
by a noise resembling the sound OF rushing
waters. or of a lightning express train In
Montreal the earthquake was followed by some
curious phenomena, the thermometer rising
to eighty degrees, and the next day being
dark and gloomy, as ifthere was an eclipse OF
the sun.
In Hamilton the shock was felt about ]
O'Clock, and writer in the Hamilton Times,
who was lying in bed reading at the moment
of the tremor, says he was astounded to finn
the bed shaking under him, the doors and
windows convulsively agi.ated. while the
paper he held in his hand shook like the aspen
Leaf. A loud, rumbling noise, as OF the pass
ing OF heavily laden wagon. was heard, and
indeed the house shook as If violent storm
ragged without. Getting up and putting his
head out Of the window, he was astonished 10
find that scarcely breath OF wind prevailed.
The shock, he says. lasted nearly minute.
Looking at his watch, lie found 1t was l.o5
O'Clock.
Much alarm was excited in Ottawa. The
Free Press describes the shock and its effects
as follows: 1.-THE mutton was so violently
felt That houses trembled and windows rat
tied 10 such an extent as to alarm great
many persons Along The north shore OF the
Ottawa, extending northeastwardly, the
shock was even NOR evident than In the city,
and it awakened the soundest sleepers by The
trembling Of the earth. We have not heard
any person say that the shock was accompa-
MED by the rumbling noise that is usually
heard on snch occasions"