The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-25
TIE LATE EARTHQUAKE.
vrrRTI4ER ACCOUNTS
Earthquake i" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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INV aicrs' Graves.
,o..c. of the Richmond Dlspa1ch.I
'''..',,.'v,p Comfy. VA. December
'H S-s ''' ,s ,br recent earthquake "a th'ng
-. '>'; =, ,h;s src,ion) occupies the pubic
50 '",e ~ .,, Give Won couple OF facts in
h"''"', - = vlucb will doubtless interest the
~ icrs nI vour valuable Napcr:
yea 'CA. ~, w n;rht OF the 22d "wednesday
y" ,"rich seemed 10 me to be a very V'o'
no., ro,l Of thunder or report OF cannon
!r"' -, fell which. shook the house IN
C2"," was then on the Appomat-
mo lower end Of the county. Ihihh-
Ion ,,,as thunder or the firing OF can.
lux nqid no attention 10 it, but turned
p'". ard went 10 sleep again. was quite
"..-;'Ia when reached Chester station,
80 H. picn,nona and Petersburg railroad,
=" ,ar5ac morning TO hear that there hau
~, ~ csr,houakr. The time l heard II
-. ahort 1880. !; was also heard at my
'-,.Ec-.. dwelling. house, one and nal!
,.I~s distant twcS,ward). Now, would
TX 10 ask YOU one question. Are not
I.r,rorqkrs produced by 4 Datural cause
o,r,;r;ci,y: should think so.
There i another matter, foreign II Is true
mo sulinct, mentioned ip the first part OF
49,. letter, 10 which wish to call the attcn'
49,, ~ rho ladies' Of the Hollywood Memo
49, Association. At Port Watha'l Juuc-
.;,, an The railroad above alluded TO, are
.,,..- raves OF Confederate soldiers who were
Lilr! in a fight there which, y Georgia com
r.,rv lai with some Of General 900 save
:. mark Buffers troops 10 the spring OF
I>ti they are marked with neatly painted
,,f.,c hcad.hoardS One OF The men was
u. Wl,c. Company l. Third Georgia req
,u.r,. l.. >. A., and the other head-boari Il
worked soldier. {. :. 4. Ought not these
,~,. 70 j., moved to Holly ~ood: The graves
ar. on the western side OF the raiirohd.
A NmGlSlAS.
Tho Earthquake fn Hanover.
t,orr.9yndelcc Of the Richmond D!spaich.J
..,rr>-<p. Va, Dactm Der %. 1873. Last
7f,3,, between II and II O'Clock, three
shocks. supposed to BE- those OF an Garth
f.,ska. were fell IL this place. The hrst ana
.Ir mos. severe shock occurred about j l
o'c,ark. \ fcw minutes later another Yves
heard. though il was much slighter than The
former. and some fifteen minutes after TINS
iblc was still another, which almost equal
led the first, Houses shook, windows rat
Tied, crockcry danced, and things and people
in General were considerably stirred up. The
first noise lasted probably halt minute,
,hc others not so long. TO those l;ving
near the railroad the first rumbnS sounded
a. if some dom hcaYiy-ladcD freight trains
pilld one on the other were tearing madty
hr. Some Of the oldest Inhabitants say that
tltr remember a similar shock some forty
years ayo. TRANSIT.
The vibrations i'm Old EOuish-TwG
More shocks Last Night.
'a-rcSpon dence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
IocIsA, December "a. 1S75.-The vibra
lions OF The earthquake were felt Throughout
the county Wednesday night. People gen
eralY were alarmed. All agree that tn,
shock, were from west to east. One young
man VA, so frightened that he has not gotter
over it vet, being weak through the chest
from excessive fright. Another gentleman
in The county ran out and blew his horn tc
alarm his ncIghbors, but the latter bad be
come alarmed already and were on the ga
u!r..
Two more shocks were sensibly felt last
nigDt, though not aS severe a those ol the
preceding night. A large number OF me.
le3rs We're seen during the night. No mat.
ter what was the cause, ii many more are
felt in this county Il luGatic asylum Will have
10 he established.
"From the Dispatch OF to-day | see an
editorial relative TO earthquakes, but see no
theory advanced a. TO the cause OF the one
recently felt here" says friend. BREvIs.
The Earthquake in Prince Edward,
FARMyILLE, Va. December 90, lS75.-El
it0rS Dispatch: AN cirihqu'ke aroused our
people ia town and tor miles around last
might at about quarter to II O'Clock. a
like conclusion was never tclt here by The
Oldest inhabitant. The sound was hearC
first in the west, and after 4 continuance fol
five or ten seconds its reyerberatlOnS were
distinct in the east. III about fifteen minute
one OF less force was clearly pcrceptib'. w
anXi0u7Iy await your next issue TO learn 1t
extent. CEPuAs.
The Earthquake in Cumberland.
NCRAR'S. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Dccembe
IS. lS1j.-E3itOrS Dispatch: | was awaken
ed last night between / and II O'Clock by
heavy. rushing, rumbhng sound like that Q
thunder, very soon followed by q sever
shaking or trembling Of the earth, WhicI
alarmed the inmates OF the house and th
fowls in the yard. Sound came from tn
northwest. MGR.
Old Flu. Heard From.
FLrvAHNA COUNTY. VA, December %
j.-E0itorS Dispatch: We were al
aroused from our drath-like Slumber on las
night by an earthquake such as has moi
been witnessed in our community for man.
wears There were distinctly tive shocks
following each other with close intervals
Many OF our good old brethren who hat
failed TO ask Gods blessing on retiring las
night were reminded of their neglect, an(
were down on their knees before the seconL
wave WaS over.
The weather is charming. and we antici
pate pleasant Christmas. People succeeded
in securing good ice during last week
Many OF our churches will he adorned will
Christmas trees, and all expect Il liberal visi
from St, Nick. CLACDlUS.
Earthquake.
A distinct shock Of earthquake was felt
this place on Wednesday night about hall
pas. ii o'clock. 1t ratified the window-pane
in many houses in town, and is confidently
believed by many persons TO have been ;
shock OF earthquake. We were writing a
GU!peper Observer.
shock of an Earthquake.
The shock of an earthquake was distinctly
felt by several of our citizens on "Wednesday
night about II O'Clock. The shock only
lasted probably few seconds, but is repre-
scented Is being quite severe. A slight scare
is all the damage We have heard of.-Bedtoro
Sentinel.
The EarshUuaAe fn Alexandria.