Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01
Notes of Travel.

among the experiences OF my lllC- alone
apart, unique. One Of the kind will do
Early this Tuesday morning, we had ar
earthquake. The most severe earthquake
i ever known IN Sacramento, which, indeed
! has hitherto been singu'arly exempt from
such unwelcome visitations. 1t occurred
that is the great shock, at 30 o'clock
and then the clock stopped. /, was late
when l went to bed last night. / WA.
tired and weak from recent illness. vet I
could not sleep for long time. I tauced
the air was heavy and ~u.try. With a
> window wide cpen IN mv large chamber
| stll had a strange feeling of oppression
and apprehension. though all without was
profoundly quiet, dead stiffness Alter
long tossing, and weary waiting, I slept
il seemed but little whue. I dreamed
was at sea, and that the ship suddenly
lstruck upon a rock. ana shudlered ana
shiyered and creaked feartu.ly. woke
TO feel the rocking. -,rainng motion Of
the ship, and the roar Of the winds and
waves | had actually some moments Of
vague distress and terror before J rcaIz-
ed where / was. and what was the strange
tumut and shock, aud knew that the fear
tul power that was shaking the great 20. ii
house. and rattliug the Windows and swing
ing the chandeliers about me was neither
of the air Or sea. that the dull. a.uaIGas
roar was neither the sound ot "u..ltv.
rushing wind nor the voice Of many
waters" though it aas like 10 then both.
nor could it be taken for thunder or the
TuHoie n e~Fs' or 'At 'ahd.i g. 'Aile.
y was something pet1'iar. strange. leff.-
D. |r Y. & .rsr r
Dly uuIalil'l'aI' yC' IMP zs''.e '9 'e ms
'1N.H' q Ha'il' -75 "o-''I 81 sou---' l1".'-ei.
Por'en'o07 aud a., ier'-4.l5 ll 1'd u9t
seem ~ .l1 10 oe'o"S ~ ~. ear '-'i 4->.
IL seemed 10 the AIR. n9i aa-ar tAe ground,
u was NOT the grow e Imprisoned taan-
der- out lNe oLn'Aoa-. 1eA.st roar x some
unknown eieiulA. 2. 1-ala ana --9.1t--
| '!oA, ~ iAS an +o.eaI. III was more
| teIIl'le 20 me IMAM 'a, t1#-l-- anu i.e.A
/ oAu5 All ABOUT NE.
naJ moments were i-a.- i.- e"l.5.
solemn }eafn.A5 thoughts hetvl- ross
| from the b-d "n.th -hocA ANA seemed 81
surge under ma. 1 ~ea Hea e pass in -.tlt
over thousands o- nl.e- and 'o stand o5
'he 'ee~.oe 'l l"- 't't ones. >t-ii-5
peace in s-eti.'y. something gave me-
strength anu rose II.ei.f, Hcat 90 q "-a-
DO" aud looAed out' expecting % see ,ah
ground heaTins IKE the waves y the .a.
and people running trant'ca.Iy from falling
houses. But ail seemed strangely stlr
except jhe s"aylnS trees. NoihlnS WAS
dlsturDeI' ana ie" people were theu iu the
streets II almost lo1@c. ~ though the
ear'hIoaee were eohlHei o. 'l's mouse
contracted l1i ~ lhe rampant enemies oi
the CfHlT4l I1sHc. inc moon -Ao1s
through mlst, with pecuiar.y co.d. ~
most ghastiy l5ut. inns el-et. ! heard
aiter#aTd, was noticed oy others sup
pose II had no connection with fhe e-rta-
gu"@et Jet Do l--.e'7-t la. lil.+>lit
terror p iAe stlae Wy dear hostess
came TO Try ~ give me aii- ~ rather
comfort Dut as the shocas came in swift
succession running INTO each other She
was herself almost overwhelmed with ter +
ror and apprehension ct after her
tender uuseinsn way, she seemed TO suffer .
most from lear ior inc late oi friends IN .
oan francisco. II IL j. 20 severe here, .
lt must De terrible there sae SAID and .
my own distress was very great Tor many .
dear friends pictured lying from their
falling houses and wandering through the F.
streets. but tnanS heaven they escaped f
the awful Visitation TINS time almost en-
tlreIy' we seem 70 nave taken the iu.l
nrunt oi u. We near TO DAY tuat many .
people rusAel from their beds into the
streets and remained ul the shocks were
all past Ny host, Gov. Stanford, was
perfectly calm, anu his courage proved /.
contagious " nen ne told me that 1t was
not after al q hrst class eartbquake.
believed aud tremp.ed, respecting ms long
fdclhc coast experience and not beng
Judge OF earthquakes myself When he
assured me that the worst was over,
went quietly to bed and there remained
a quiet as my bed would allow me to be.
Ine shocks became much less violent and
frequent ana al last were 80 gentle that
worn out ~ strange emotions, said TO
the dear oId earth' l never had feared be-
lore ROCK me 10 sleep Mother, and
she ulu L. ~ "pou' cioc@ / was
WaNened Dy smart saoca' the last severe
one we nave mao Durlns the day we
nave nau seFeraI starts ana tfe"tDleHielHS'
so slighO lhat l. ls PfUOaoie we should not
nave no.icen NJ w naq We not Deen On
'no IN' 5.. az s'H1i,5 70 'aA7
9olne Ieui' ~ ourselves ioi soOu OehaFloi'
as We near u many III al parts oi the
city VINO were utterly pane strIcNen, rush
ing ihto 1no sS'oeIs III 'ue5r hlSnt eiothes,