The New York herald., 1872-07-12
q NO GREAT sHAKES.'
Shocks Of Earthquake Felt on Long
Island and in WeStcheSter County. e
MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT
Waking Up ROslyn and Astonishing Glen
COve--.WeStcheSter in q Tremb)e.

Waking Up Roslyn and Astonishing Glen
COve-..Westchester in q Tremble.
Following close upon the footsteps OF The fata
cheated term" and the thunder storms which hay
swept over Manhattan Island within the last week
the report OF shock OF earthquake in our vicint
caused no small sensation among the good peopl
OF Gotham last evening. In fact, 1t only wanted
earthquake to I'LL up the measure OF our atmOt
pherc evils.
A year and a half ago slight shock OF m0tu
terrg was felt In New York city ITSELF and almos
within twelve months distinct shock OF eartl
quake was felt across the river in williamsburg
distinct that many people who praised 'Dutcl
town" as being
.RUs IN URBEn
thought they had better take up their beds an
come back TO live in New York again. Strana
to say, the last shock OF earthquake whid
the New England States, and was distinctl
felt on one line as far as tie q
ei% oTebec, crossed os' westchester 'Sop COUNTY
southerly direction, but was not felt on MAJ
Island at ai The shock OF eighteen month
New York was felt in every direction thrc
the city, but with nothing Ike the violence
which extended along the northeastern Goa
In the early part OF last year.
Tie announcement in the evening par
yesterday that shock of earthquake had be- 40
about half-past four O'Clock yesterday morn, in
the towns along the north shore OF Long ind
caused the most profound sensation thr' ughout
shock arrived In New YorN early in the
day and stated merely that 1t had been fell in Glen
anu Roy M IN ep sa p pon 1ne
and in the other towns along the north shore Of the
Island Still later accounts set forth thatit had been
felt In the village of Rye, ana POrtcheser and West
chester county, and that 1t had reached as far north
rs Dobbs' Ferry, where the shock was 80 distinct
that 1t could leave no room for doubt.
The Shock on Long Island.
HERALD reporter was Immediately despatched
to the Long Island towns from which the shock was
first reported, to learn II possible its course, and
any facts of public interest in connection with
it. He first visited Whitestone, but no.
body In the village seemed to have heard of the
earthquake, and those to whom the HERALD re-
porter spoke on the subject, with true Long Island
instinct believed that he knew all about il, and
forthwith set about interviewing him. Returning
to Flushing he resumed his inquiries; but
here, too, the people We're In most bliss
ful ignorance that subterranean guns were
being fired or within few miles Of them IN honor,
no Doubt OF the Baltimore nominations. One in-
credulOus individual indeed, with whom the re-
porter conversed poohpoohed the idea Of an earth
quake on Long Island, and with the greatest self.
complacency remarked sit was
THE GUNS AT THE CITY HALL"
the CITY Hail at hapast four O'Clock in the morn
ing notwithstanding the energy OF General George
Ro1me tns reporter Went M Tsher nn anG Ted re te
direction throughout the village but only one indl-
vidua had heard Of the earthquake seven miles of,
and that the lady who runs the telcgraphlc bu-
reau Of the Western Union Telegraph Company on
the main street of Flushing That interesting per-
s0Dage had left the bureau to run itself for couple
OF hours but when she returned from her afternoon
walk she blandiy informed the reporter that she
had "heard Glen Cove and Roslyn
TALKING OVER THE WIRES
abOnt the earthquake at eight O'Clock in the morn.
but sae IN was ee M sure se hs was hers w0c
night" The reporter asked her II she would be-
good enough 70 talk oyer the wires' wires to Glen Glen
she replied, with frightfuly knowngair,
be able TO raise her. but Glen Cove is smart enough
II she wants to DO il. don't think, really, tina
you can get anything from Roslyn; but III try Ge'
The reporter was about to leave the bureau, in
fair operator called after, See he is calling Rosyl
from New York. but he cannot raise her." AllOwn
for the sultry condition Of the atmosphere and tt
quake turns up, the reporter thought 1t better {,
cross himself and as the fair operator couldn't
be raised" raise something himself.
At Roslyn
all the morning nothing was talked OF in the
village but the earthquake The shock WAS
distinctly felt throughout the entire town,
and, the reporter was informed by
one gentleman, for fully sixteen seconds. This same
authority stated that the shock came In the lirec-
ton Of the south side. No injury done in the
ghtest kind OF TIMBER were shaken to their fOunda
tiODs. Several bureaus were Knocked over, and in
one instance, at the hotel, tray Of glasses which
stood on the bar from the night before were
Knocked over and broken. The villagers were verv
much more perplexed than hurt, and it Is safe to
say that, II nothing else, the whole forenoon was
lost. ~tf
At Glen Cove.
At the village OF Glen Cove in almost a
direct n0rtherly direction from Roslyn, the shock
was felt much more distinctly than q, the latter
place. Several persons stated to the reporter that
the first intimation they received OF the shock
was heavy thud and iull roar like thar Of dis
ant artillery The shock here lasted for IL Is said,
fully fifteen seconds. AS it increased the noise be-
came greater until It sounded like q
clap or thunder, and then died away
across the Sound In nOrtherly direction.
The shock awakened everybody who was asleep In
the town, and people rushed from their hcdss half
dressed, into the main street The houses
WERE ALI SHAKEN,
as in Koslyn and in cases small articles Of
fnrnture thrown f.om their position in
the rooms to the ground. The coal ~ the
cellars and the piles OF irewOod in some
OF the yards were completely levclled. The greatest
excitement prevailed throughout the entire village
during the day, and nothing else was talked OF but
the earthquake, work being completely neglected.
NO accident OF any consequence occurred, far
the reporter cOnld learn, though the people were
very much perpleXed. 4