Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-26
TOO MUCH.

but Not the Adrent Of Grant, and There
fore INDUCED In an Earthquake.
A cablegram from Havana on the oath
says: Last night, for the first time in the
recollection of living residents, Havana was
aroused by earthquake shocks that made her
massive buildings shudder like shanties in
storm. 1t lacked ten minutes to II, when the
theatres were closing and the cafes full,
when park and parade were brilliant with
lights, equipages, beauty and music. The
half moon shone from the zenith of a steel
blue, cloudless sky. suddenly sound was
heard as of the rushing of mighty wind
through pines, and then an unmis-
takably subterranean moan, while the earth
reeled with three unsteady, sickening oscil-
lations stricken with momentary alarm },
the swarms of people in the parks paused
and re,led likewise. The horses hitched
to a hundred flying carriages stopped and
braced themselves in dumb alright. Res
taurant tables rocked and spilled their
liquids, and men started up from their
chairs at the Louvre with dread. Druggists
bottles were shaken from their shelves;
dainty pyramids of bar-glasses tumbled to
aghast at overturned stands at the refresh
ment places. Whole families rushed from
their homes into the streets, and the stair
ways of some hotels were clQwded with
guests hurrying blindlv down to the side
walks. A place on the ground or pavement
seemed preferable to most citizens, huddled
in groups beyond the moonlight shadows of
buildings they had deserted, and Chartered of
bivouacking for the night.
Down in the bay vessels rocked at their
anchorages and groaned against tho wharves
and rusty cannon threatened to fall from
their pivots on the ancient Notifications of
Cabana. Hours passed ere the apprehen-
sion caused by these first shocks was Gained
in general slumber. About in the morn
ing the correspondent was awakened by a
premonitory commotion in the atmosphere,
SO direful that before the head could leave
the pillow ladies were already rushing
through the upper corridors of the hotel.
Then came the second earthquake.
One lift and pose in the air, then a set
Ting down to solid immobility, and all was
over-that is to say, all except the wild in
crease of terror among the people of Havana.
Guessing from distant noises that the
city was thoroughly awake, 1 de-
scended into the thoroughfare. Nearly ev-
ery room in the house showed light.
Ladies, having fled to the parlors in their
nieht-dresses, we're sitting with their feet
drawn up under them In the chairs, looking
like wraiths. The lower hall was thronged
with men, some of them anxiously inquiring
the date of the sailing Of the next steamer
northward. The squares now had plenty of
permanent tenants for the night. The mar
row streets leading down through the old
city to the bay, though dangerous always at
this dismal hour, invited a curious traveller
to inspect the behavior of the ignorant, de-
PRAYED and superstitious populace. Here
were the dens and hell holes of Havana.
Here the crippled, manned, diseased and poor
lined the foot wide sidewalks. Here the
most villainous rabble Wed with fanatics in
the constant toll of crossing themselves,
telling beads, and rolling their eyes heaven
ward. Mutterings of vulgar awe and fear
intermingled with ejaeulations to saints.
Here and there young priest passed with
vessel, sprinkling holy water on eager heads
that bent to the very dust in abasement.
The cathedral and other churches we're ap-
preached at early d.sSn by thousands who
wished to participate in the first mass.
Thither focked women and men. In place
of the various images and devices in
copper and German silver which
are wont to hang on the altar
as propitiatory offerings to the saints, hung
hundreds of improvised globes of wood or
marble, signifying prayers that the earth
might be kept whole from further quakes
and eruptions. The venerable church of the
San Domingo, which stands in the lower
part of the city, received an unusual influx
of worshipers. Hard by, in the palace of
the captain general, placed only yesterday
morning at the disposal of the distinguished
party of Americans, of whom Gen. Sheridan
is one, were seen Pickering lights in the up
per windows.