New-York tribune., 1871-11-17
EXCITEMENT At HYDE PARK, PENN
A PoRT1oN or TEE cErY SINKING NTo COAL
NNr-MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED.

MNE-MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 1e.-Hyde Park has
again been visited BY ono Of those catastropnes
peculiar to mining regions. AbOut O'Clock uis
morning the citiEenS Of that, portion OF our ciT
lying south Of MAin-st., and in the neighoOrnoOu
Of ecrant0nAye., we're startled Bnom tnen Auln
bers by rumbEng, crashing noise, and trembling OF
the earth and their buldins By an earthquake 80
violent were the shocks and loud the noiSo that they
ned terror stricken from their dwellings. After the nas
paroxysm Of fright had passed the cause OF the terrible
alarm became apparent The mines Of the rst ven Oh tne
Oxford shaft had given way causing the earn 70 setue
some two feet, and forming great cracks In the sur
face The area Of ground. which Ia ttcky covered oy
buildings and handsome dwellings about 20 acres e1
tending from Mainst at a point west OF the welsh
Calvinistic Church running Idagonally nortncast 70
Chestnntst. This boundary Of the fan u marked by
crack which varies IN width and depth.
This crack passing through the front yard OF the WeiSn
Calvanisc Church goes through the dwelling ami store
Of Mr. Thomas Phillips, Hermans Hotel and the adjoin
ing property breadng their walls aud rocking the build
inEs from collar to garre Crossing scrantonave.,
crosses the corner Of Fepows Hall building, breaking
open the foundation walls and causing large opening
n the brick WALL and In fact injurtng the entire ouhd-
ing. From this point 1t runs In an eastery orecuon,
through the property Of Dr. Heath, Daniel Howell, d. T.
Richards Esquire Snyder, and others to Chestnutsr
thence dagoDaly to scrantonay where tracks OF tho
fall arc lost But the effects Of the fall are still visible in
the settling of the earth about Mr. Hermans residence
end other dwellings between thA point and the place
from which we first started. ,.-
In all OF the budIngs and particularly those OF Mesers
Phillips, Rcharda Howell, and the hotel and Fellow
Hail. are tho destructive effects OF THIS dIaster most
clearly visible, hardly any part OF them remains nn
inIared. Walls and ceilings, broken noOrs sunken VIII
dOws broken wainscoting torn l0Ose, while elsterl
wells and cellars have literally lost their bottoms,
causing destruction Of property amounting 70 SOo
There were three distinct shocks each one loud enough
TO arouse everybody. In few minutes MhlnSI Was
crowded with men, women, and chlldren, VINO Wcfo
greatly frightened. When the residence Of Ar hch-
ards was shaken the family were compelled 70 nee IN
order to save their vee 50 great was the destrnc-
ton that the house must be rebuilt Tho Hernans House
Is so badly damaged that II must be torn down. Inc
Post-Olce has sunk some eighteen nches ano sun con-
hnres settling. large cistern In the htonen OF Daa
Howell was pierced, and Is now dry. In Ihct, nOt
drop Of water be had in any elstern IN any pat
OF the injured portion. The houses OF H. MuspauRn
William Price, Judge W.. G. Ward g. MeaIs, ana MI
Ashby were also badly damaged Tint OF EDWARD heI
mans settled down eighteen inches below the surce Out
| otherwise ts comparatively uDtnjured ..
The Oxford shaft situated In the center OF tue y
PARK and Is the property Of the Delaware Lackawann
and Western Company having been purShaSed oy tns
| I'm 1868 from seldom, Scranton & Co. The vein wlc
| the Diamond vein and has not been worked py tne
Delaware Iackawanna and Western Company. On tnat
ground they claim that damages will be paid ana
the losers will insist the former owners must Dear Ine
brunt The fall which occurred some four years ago n
another portion OF Hyde Park. at which time 80 mucn
| damage done, was not near 50 disastrous IN lIs
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