Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-16

EARTHQUAKES.

lheTc mas Oecu another great shaking
along the line of the earthquake zone. not
without serious results. ! he ancient city
of Antioch, in Syria, has been lalf de-
stroyed. with loss of some fifteen hundred
lives. This is The seventh time that the
city has been wholly or partially destroyed
by an earthquake. The same earthquake
seems to have visited California with uE-
usual severity, and the only reason that
there was not All immense destruction nf
| life and property. was that 1t was mostly
confined to the unsettled portions of the
State. Ii was severe enough in Inyo conn
~ to have destroyed half the cities OF New
| York or San Francisco-if those cities had
been there. M. Chas. Nordhoh, then
| March 26) in Tul IRE county. Cal, thus
tells. IN private l.tter, how II fclt To be
earthquaked
! had my first earthquake at 2.l0 this
morning. aud will set down FIR you my
| impressions while they arr >tiil fresh, a.
/ know you will be curious To know '~ It
! seems. We got to this place yesterday
J afternoon. and having my blankets chose
1 to sleep odt of doors. Two of rs went la
( sleep on The verandap of the agents house
| about 10. 80. II was most brilliant mo M
| light night, AID | was no, much inclined
| for sleep; when did >leepi it was. think.
/ very heavy. was awakened bN e V.o-
noise which did not At the time d.>tiu-
/ -uish, but which proved Ia be the rolling
/ of pieces of the chimney down the long
[ roof Ny tir>t iHpres>i'n, A. halt awate
| was that was being ] He'd ever au cN-
| trcmely rough road, III Il sta e. The n1i>e
/ WAS Just hat oi a Broadway stage Is II
rattie> over the rough pavement. l-wa>
| not thinking of stirring. nut only drow>ily
I grumbiing Al the ROACH road AMI the noise
when NV fellow traN elisr jumped out o ht>
/ blankets, aud heard him >ay. It's kline
/ 10 get out + ibis" This woke M. AID nay
second Thought Was one # interest and
! pleasure thought. ny here y real
earthquake" | got out oil my blankets n
| quickly A. could, climbed o, er the ihns
81 the verandah ON 10 The ground. ana
( stood there for an pprcciabls length 90
/ lime. wohbied about ali the time o.. the
motion. before the rafting 81 the wind tw>
| ceased. Only thrn thought OF niy watch
I and thai | ought 10 have thucd tac SHOCK
! lupA,d. aud 1t was =. 10.
Mean HE all thu p,-ri lc had run ont 10
I the hpu>r; and while W. were >tlii talking.
] the shocks recommended. but 80 mildly
J that we presently all went into the house.
/ To 1t ny the IRE, a, II ma> a Little cool.
! We left the door open. and pot -ia>-iul
| nf water on thr table. which VERY piA MY
show, Il thu o>cillat. on. At2 30 au.aslin
I al 05 and again at , 10. The shocks Merr
50 violent that we al RAJ ont OF The huu-r:
and the continued Succession OF small
shocks produced presently AN uuComfprta-
! bic sensation. because II WAS still night.
and n" one coald tell whore the tam.
would end. At3 - there WAS anpthc" So
/ ,erc >hock-ali Ia, sc, however Nerc short
/ er and less roIgr than III iig>t-aud at
/ -. after some interval of quiet, another.
I Al 400 thought the this. lad ceased to
! be amusing. and got into my blankets
again on the yerandih. but wa twice
startled out of my druw>iu. Is shpck~.-
I We slept we >idcr>-uutl q %. then
! the railing OF the windows awoer Inr.
! the women ran out o. the house and got
! up. ! Na> toli there h ii been i've shocks
| Ia The two hours while | - /. NIidcr
mctions continued duru. the whole fore
/ noon. one viii = We saI al breakfast and a
! little before > =. IN while MAS sitting
/ with several people 800 the hou>,.. = shoes
came which made the hAn,c -roIu AL oNrr,
I and which WAS different fcpm al thr rest
and like What | had na-iu,d IN earthquake
To be. Il MAS a motion is~ts- but a ser
ond or two. ~ though i-hl wave or ro!.-
er had pa>>, under the house 1us. b,
the testimony Of all. MAS entirely difci.ut
fr,n all il prcdccc>-.r>. The house. tu
( adobe, was cracked IN half a .ipk ~ places
I heavily. the pla, cr or cay ul th.. wall,
and chimney crumlrcd on outs ., am In
pieces. som 81 nuch Mcis at falling either
on the roof or on the floor .iad the Ground
outside. The general cou>rn' nadr ll4-
-nock- the first aud most severe - l4>t
ahuut Ihrcc-quartcr> Of miuai- II
seemed very much longer 10 all ~ a.: a
minute and - bali wa> tia fir,t guess; but
We ckonrd up about hoW NJ ID Nbui
Ken ~, -, a. I. INIT af~F. n q
arrived nj ihree-quartrr> OF a minute -
Two persons in the h ,u>c who happeued
10 be awake and up when the shock came
assert that II wa, preceded By rumhlin.
a. OF thunier, the noise rapidly appruac &.
Ing the listeners. and apparently rom the
North This Is con- rined since by oihcr~
| did not hear ii: and woke up but slowly
under the noise and jerking about. I.ytu
have been on a strc.t-Car when IL ran on
the track aud was dragged over the b.
ble>. You NAV ea-ily know the >cn,Ati ion /:
il was not quite - rough, hut very n,rtlv
50: and il actually shook me about ia ny
blankets.