The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-11-28
nAnquouArr N ALpANY.
Incidents OF the shake-who felt Il, how
they felt and who didn't feel ii.


We have had itat last--a real live
earthquake, with all thehereditaments
appurtenances and appliances thereun.
to belonging or in anywise appertain-
ing. 1t vibrated and oscillated from
north to south-yea, even from Dix
ie.CreelS to the Calipooia. 1t ''came
on to be heard'' about the time the
sands had run. to low Dor in other
words about 0 O'clock on Saturday
evening, and shook things up lively for
the space of so seconds. AS this is the
first earthquake that has ever visited
Albany, within the knowledge Of the
''oldest inhab.'l it may well be imag-
lned that much CONSERVATION was
manifest on every hand, and that many
persons displayed the most perturbed
state of mind during its. continuance.
AT coMsTocK's WAREHOUSE
wofkmen were engaged in sacking
wheat, and when the shock came and
the staunch~old building began to rock
and creaf, the widest alarm took pos
session of the sackmen1 and a general
stampede for the street was made lcay-
ing nobody "the sack to hold"
IN HOWELL, HARPER & cos WAREHOUSE
Mr.. Howell was busily engaged at the
office desk, absorbed in complicated
figuring, when the desk began to shake
about and to reeede from him and then
ran itself up against his breast with
violence. Thinking that somebody
was on the other side of the partition,
against which the desk was placed,
shaking the wall for the purpose of
"devilingn him, he uttered a string of
adjectives more forcible then elegant,
and stepped outside to see who his tor
mentor was. BY the time he hadmade
few strides and heard the timbers of
the huge building cracking and groan-
ing in every joint, the terrible truth
flashed upon him, and-welI his wife
thinks every woman ought to have an
earthquake subject to her command
and there would be no trouble about
bringing husbands home speedily and
early on Saturday nights.
AT ALBANY COLLEGE
the Sigma Phi Society was holding its
regular meeting, and certain aspiring
young Demosthenes was in the
midst of display of forensic elo-
quence, when, suddenly his tongue
Glove to the roof of his mouth, his eyes
glared wildly at the swinging chande-
lier1 his jaws dropped apart like
broken trunk lid, and he fell 'ker-
whoIlop' intohis chair. That august
body suddenly adjourned without the
usual parliamentary form, and the
earthquake was left in sole possession
of those honored halls of learning.
IN MANY FAMILIES
throughout the city various incidents
occurredof more or less '1udicrosity.n
One lady snatched up a doll and rushed
out of the house, leaving her baby
asleep in the cradle; another lady, who
had just retired alone, sprang out of
bed, ran out of the room, and locked
the door to keep the wretch secure who
dared get under her bed and shake it,
until her husband should come home
and muzzle him Her chubby" came
home shortly, and not having heard of
the earthquake, he armed himself,
cautiously unlocked the bedroom
door, and while his wife carried light
he secured every nook and corner Of
the room, with pistol cooked and pre-
sented ready to blow the intruders
brains out OF course nobody was 4
found, and the wife looked confused.
Next morning, however, when they
heard Of the earthquake, the tables
were turned and the husband looked
sheepish. He says shooting earth
quakes is not the trade he was brought
up to. N m5tg tfs
Several ladies became desperately
'sea-sick, as they descIlbe it, while we
have heard Of two who tainted outright.
one lady, who had experienced
several shocks in California, but whose
Webfoot husband has had no ex-
perience in7the business, snatched him I
from his warm bed and dragged him (
out into the lot to save him from the I
terrible crash which she believed was
Imminent, Being clad in the most J
evahescent attire, he told her, with his
teeth chattering together, that he
didn't see much difference between
being swallowed up in an earthquake l
and being frightened and frozen to
deathl saeiioa
But while in various parts Of the city Q
these eincidents were transporting, yet !
in other localities the shock was not
perceptable. Along the business part
of the city-in stores saloons, etc, it g
was not felt. In many houses only }
certain persons of the family noticed
it, while Others were wholly ignorant
of its presence. Geo. Patterson felt it I
shake his bed with great violence, yet 9
his wife who had not yet retired, did 9
not observe it. Billy Queener rolled 7
out Of bed With the violence of the !
shock. b Mr.. Clement felt it imme- t
iiately after going to bed, while other !
persons in the same house knew moth i
ing oft.
Fortunately no damage was done to q,
life or property and We are pleased
that California cannot claim to be >
ahead of us in anything-not even in
Earthquakes. i4.a !
To FARMERS = Howell, Harper 4
Do. have for sale the Statesman Grain :
Drill, the only reliable force feed grain :
bn the Coast. Those imported by them >
Are made with many Improvements }