The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-30
OLD BALDY'S RIVAL.
Scene-Mills and Dwelling Houses
Shaken with Underground Dcmon-
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This Time Wisconsin is the Favoritc
Scene-Mills and Dwelling Houses
Shaken with Underground Demon
STATIONS.
Correspondence Of the Milwaukee Sen tine!.l
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis, April "a, 1874
Our usually quiet town has been thrown into a
ever OF excitement the past three days by reports
OF shock OF earthquake at wrigh.svine, little
place IN this county, eight miles above here, Oh the
West Wisconsin Railroad. The reported shock
was nrst felt on Friday last. again with greater
force on Sunday last and several times since that
time, with greater or less force. Your correspond
cnt yesterday. In company with Mr.. Z. q. Pope
Dr.. Ii. D. Cole and Jour other gentlemen, took the
afternoon tram and repaired to the place to see
Tor ourselves the tru thiulness or falsity oil the
statements made. We arrived on the ground at
two O'Clock and repaired To the large grlst mil OF
Messrs. J. W. Coie Co.. the place where the great
est shock was lett on Friday and Sunday, ana more
or less each day since. we found intense excite
ment among the people, and during our stay Of
three hours we had several demonsts atoms oi
what they had before experienced the past i've
days. but OF lighter character. The mill Is a largo
four story building, built on . solid rock IOunda-
ton. on FRIDAY and Sunday Tins large structure
shook aud tumbled, and the water in the pond
went into commissions as though inc very lounde-
ton was giving ont and coming TO the sur ace. At
the same time fearful, uuearthy sound was
heard, rs the runiulny OF thunder in the DIS
lance: only II APPEARED to be undcr their leeJ.
Had this been confined 10 the mill and the
some acton OIL the water underneath; but the
same shock was iet four miles rom there BY SETH
Putnam n merchant OF Merrlii0n, who also heard
the sound-jumplng out OF bed In the nl2nt IN
great aarln thinking the world was surely COM
ing 10 an end But the greatest demonstration
was around or near the mill, on the west side OF
the creek. In this direction the shock was lct
ha mile rom the mill, ut the hotel The rattIlng
OF the windows and doors was plainly percepuDIe,
and the peculiar sound referred to. No winu was
sarrng. questioned several men In relation 10
these comnIUtions-flrst, George wright an old
CITIZEN OF the place ana very candid man. lie
IN orlned me that on Sunday Etgnt he ielt IL
first at his house. The foreparb OF the night
the house seemed 10 shake from its foundations;
windows and doors rated, aua continued 10
do so at intervals during the night, ana several
occasions since. The lamlly oi Mr.. wright are III
no wise superstitious. but they were ali ieariuily
alarmed. The same demonstration was ielt ut me
residence Of MI. Martin the mner whose resi-
dencc rs u Snoit distance rom the mil. Your cor
respondent then, iii company with q. G. Pope and
two others, visited the house, short distance from
the MN west OH the higher shell OF land rms
house had been vacated. The demonstration was
80 strong the family lett ~. declaring the house
was haunted. Ana mere your correspondent. ana
those with him experienced a shock similar to the
that mad driven the family out OF the house.
The building trembicd, windows and doors ratified