The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-24
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Some of the persons residing On the island

Some oil the persons residing on the island
were not aroused, and knew nothing of it
| until the next morning. Others who were
ut work at the furnaces thought that they
were about to fall In. Others thought that
a train Of cars was in motion between the
island and the Tredegar Works. The store
| keeper on the island, who is young mar,
Jumped out of bed and grasped his pistol,
thinking that some one was endeayoripg to
get in; but he was so tlnnerved by the shock
that he said If anybody had gotten In the
store be would have been unable to have
made any resistance. II
| A colored man who keeps sDack-house in
Manchester. at the juneture oftbe Petersburg
and Danvlle railroads, stated that he and
his house were considerably shaken. He
thought a. train ef cars was approaching, or
that an explosion had occurred on the island
A gentleman in Manchester was lying near
| the edge of his bed at the time Of the quake,
and the next thing heknew ne was placed
hors de combat on the floor. He did not
recollect whether the action was voluntary
or involuntary. Some of the plasteriDg Of q
house ia course of erection in the same city
! was thrown down, while in another lamp
was overturned, bat without doing any
| damage.
The Earth4nake Of 1852.
An intelligent ladE now in this city, but
who resided In Nels8n county at the time,
states that in September, 1852, there was a
very severe shock of an earthquake in Pied.
| mont Virginia. At the residence of her father
| midway between Rockfish depot and Low.
ipgston) the shock lasted fully three minutes,
and was SO severe as not only to rattle the
doors and windows, but also to make the
crockery on the supper.table and in the press
jingle as 1t struck together, and was In great
danger of being shiyered. There was great
CONSERVATION at the time. The lady THINKS
the shock was much seyerer and lasted longer
than the one Wednesday night. Some of our
older people could probably recall more par
ticulars of this shock.
News from Old Hanover.
| Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
| HANOVER COURTHOUSE, December %, 1876.
Some of the people Of this section were
aroused from their slumber last night by the
shock of an earthquake. Our clerk, Mr.. S.,
said he thought judgment day bad come.
Others said they thought the chimneys Of
| their houses were falling down.
| The Vibration In Louisa.
| correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
| LUUlSA, btCCmOSI Zos-at - v SIOSh
last night the first shock was felt, fol-
lowed in four minutes by, the second
and in ninetees minutes by the third. The
first was of about forty seconds duration,
] the second of about thirty, and the third not
more than fifteen. Houses shook, windows
ratified, &C., &c. The express going West
went by about the time, and ran very slow.
". Some one introduced the idea that the
engineer was afraid OF running in hole
Shocks were felt throughout the country.
The Shocks In Caroline.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
| GLEN ALLEN. VA,}
! December %, 1876. !
The people in this neighborhood were
aroused last night by quite severe earth
quake. The first shock occurred at 11:35
and lasted about forty seconds. After an in
terval Of some ten minutes there was
slighter shock, followed by standardization:
/ which were audible for more than minute
| A third and still lighter throe occurred about
fifteen minutes later. The first shock gave
sufficient grounds for alarm-rocking dwell
ings in dangerous degree, and awaking the
heaviest sleepers. The course of the earth
quake seemed to be from northeast to south
west. The night was unusually calm, anC
the unwonted briliancy Of the stars bad beer
subject of remark during the evening
thermometer IS degrees. Ia the face o
phenomena so unprecedented it is as we'll tc
note these things.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
RUrHER GLEN, December 23.-Last nigh
four distinct shocks of an earthquake were
felt in this nelghborhood. Each was o.
about minutes duration. Hardly.l The
shocks were separated by intervals OF fivt
or ten minutes each, and seemed to pass
from west TO east.
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BowLING GREEN, Va, December 23.-Lls
night at twenty minutes to II O'Clock three
distinct earthquake shocks were felt here
Previous to the first shock, for the space ol
minute, there was roaring noise, as be-
tween that of wipd.storm and heavy thun.
der, then followed first shock, shaking houses
and waking up every one who was asleep
A minute after occurred the second shock
followed by the third in about the same
space of time. The shock passed from
southeast to northwest. The night was
clear and beautiful, not breath Of air stir
ring. q popularity attending this phenom
enon was that several persons were made
really ill who prior to 1t were In perfec'
health.
Down Among the Miners.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
CoALFIELD, Va, December 23.-At Grove
shaft last night the shocks were distinctly
/ felt in the pit. An examination was made
by the manager, who thought that an accl.
dent had happened. Some ef the miners let'
work hurriedIy, fearing that their lives were IN
danger. No damage was done. Other pits
report same. A gentleman living at the
mines Jumped out of bed hurriedly and
seized bis pistol, thinking some one was try.
ing to break in.
| " Terror at Manakfn.
rCorrespondence of the Richmond Dispatch.]
| MANAK1N, December %, 1875.-The
| graphic account of the earthquake in
the Dispatch this morning is equally appli.
cable to the wonderful phenomenon which
visited this place at .11:40 last night. The
people were aroused from their slumbers,
| and ia less time than it takes me to write it.
the whole village was astir. The shingles
| upon one Of the stores were shaken on, and
many lamps and chimneys broken to atoms.
| From various adjacent points 10 this coal
| region the shock was just as severe as it was
| here.
Petersburg Perturbed.
lFrom the Index-Appeal Of yesterday]
At twenty five minutes to IL O'Clock last
night the distinct shock Of an earthquake
| was felt in Petersburg. The shock lasted
fully eight or ten seconds, and was accom-
panied by a dull, rumbling sound as deep,
| distant thunder. The direction ofthe shock
seemed to be from the west to the east, or
probably from the northwest to the south
east. The houses In the city we're yisibly,
and some of them violently shaken and
many persons were startled from their sleep,
| and rushed to the windows to ascertain the
cause.