The New York herald., 1871-10-11

The Little State Terribly ..hGOk-PaMjc
Among the Schaa: Ch;ldren-The People DEE
sert Tbcir Homes.

The lIntfe state Terribly .hGOk-Pamjc
Among the scsea. Ch;Idren-The People De-
sert Thcir Homes.
From the Wilmington Commercial, Oct. o.
The most prodigious sensation was caused about
q quarter before ten O'Clock this morning by rumb-
ling noise accompanied by a severe shaking or the
city In room IN the second story or the CONNER.
cial building, it seemed as though some heavy OBJ
ject had been thrown on the third story floor and
rolled along, causing the floor 10 spring and the
whole building to percepti6ly viorate.
The saock made . everybody rush rush INTO the Streets
hurt conjecture was riie as to the cause or the AFFAIR
Oi course the DUPONT Mills were the first thought
umn OF white smoke which accompanies an cxplo.
sion of powder. This, however, did not appear and
II soon ascertained nat there had been accl-
dent at Dup0ntS
II then rumored that the large boiler at the
ST. Augustine paper iDil, on the Brandywine. had
exploded. This proved incorrect ana so did similar
reports concerning tne Edgenoor Iron Works and
the Delaware. Dozens OF people from the city rode
or Grove to these places, ana soon returned with
information OF the SAFETY OF everything at those
points. IL was also surmsed that something had
exploded at various other localities but telegrams
and other messages promptly coniradicted such
rumols.
There seems litrle doubt that the shock was that
OF an earthquake. The motion, the noise aud the
effects all similar 10 those so often described in
accounts OF sucn commissions. We nave word from
trace that 1t felt at all those points. Fort Della
ware Is all right so that apprehcnslons of an explo-
sion OF the magazine there are .ToundesS.
EXCITEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The excitement caused by the shock was general,
and at Public Scnoo No. >, on Sixth street, between
Ing to the roof, and thence 10 the pavement to-
gether with the heavy report created general
panic among the children, the teachers efforts 10
quiet their aara being Of no avail The scnool was
tnaliy dismissed.
The fright among the scholars OF Schooi No. I, at
Fifth ana iine Streets was 50 great that the chill
drcn rushed IN nasse from the school One boy, 1t
Is said, his eagerness TO get out escaped by the
1 window and sid down the lightning rod. The
| school was closed for me morning SESSION.
cha N @ Walnut Tnd is
| Fourth streets, was very great But the principal
and teachers of this school, however, succeeded IN
| restoring quiet, and again getting the children to
their respective places, In few minutes time, only
/ two Of the whole school not returning. A gentle
man present considers the teachers Of tins school
! deserving OF great credit Tor their calmness and
/ presence OF mind IN restoring order among the
/ children.
equally a. great ~ iae otncr schoos mentioned,
I though order was az length restored. AT school
No. II the principal, MISS Sayefs closed the doors
| and soon quoted the children.
i FALSE ALARM AND ARREST or THE AUTHOR.
| While the excitement N tue streets was ut Its
| height. and men were gazing wstluly into the eyes
I oI their fellows as they stood ga aered in little
1 groups On the street corners, man named Rosse
| appeared before Coroner woodward aud gave tenn
porary reei To the anxious minds Dy the statement
that Dupont's powder magazine and a vessel lying
at the pier had exploded ThIs intelligence was
suppiemenied By the statement that three men, two
| women and one boy were Killed: that he had Wit
messed tne explosion himself, aud had picked up
the dead BODY OF the boy anu brougl, iG on tug 10
the warehouse at tue mouth OF the thrlstana, and
that the tug was lying at Fourth street wharf ready
10 convey q Jury to the scene oi he disaster. sub
seguent events, however, proved tnat ihe fellow
was lying, and the Coroner turned him over TO the
police 10 be locked up
KxcuRsIoN TO DuroNT's PIER.
Shortly alter the arrest OF Rossell Mr.. n. W.
1 Gookin, dispatcher of trains, oriere an engine
4 fron the yard, and, with lew invited persons on
! board started ior the pier Arrived there, every
thing was found 70 be IN order, and the cattle were
drowslly upon the gieen sward. There was no ves-
sei at the pier.
SCENES AND INcIpNTs
As soon IA the incidents were over and the peope
had recovered from the lrignt winch they Occa-
| stoned, one by one human heads were seen TO
emerge through trdp doors, ana soon every availa-
/ bic place VI observation was occupied. Women
were terror stricken and wrung tneIr hands in
anguish, while the sterner sex were momentarlIv
convuiscd with fear. Many rushed impetuously
into the Streets ana Tor a while the excitement waa
i intense. Business received temporary cheek
while the one question VI tie hour sWhal IL II u,
passed from lip " lip
| tive OF damage, though " no considerable extent
/ The chimney OF house No. l13 East Fourth streer
tottered and fcl as did one also at Fourth ana King
! Al 82l Shipley street several panes OF glass were
1 shaken nom the windows. ana VIC have no DOUBT
4 the same results occurred elsewhere. samuel West
whe conversng with a friend along the street was
| thrown fat on his back IN the gutter.
| Tue narration Oh these ana Olher Incidents has
awagened tae greatest interest In the minds OF our
citizens; but the knowledge that no terrible explo.
sion mas occurred anywhere within around the
| fellow citizens, and the belief has become general
that we have undergone the shock ol an earthquake
THE SHOCK AT NEWCASTLE
Especial 10 The Commercall
NEWCASTLE, bel, Oct. q. 1871.
The shock experienced mere was very heavy. me
Inhabitants were greatly alarmed and. lett their
hOnses The iimc ~ me occurrence was forty
minutes sfter nIne nciDcb. Jhe pntinD sa'mad ~