Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-16
COLORADo,s EARTHQUAKE.
Three Shocks Felt ON Election Night
Many Persons Alarmed.

From the Denver Colorado News, Nov. 9Th.
About e:25 o'clock last evening, residents of
that part of Denver, north Of Larimer street,
were started by sudden trembling of the earth.
There were three distinct shocks. The first one
was decidedly the strongest, oscillating from
west to east, and backward and forward. The
second and third shocks were comparatively
light, but clearly perceptible to person stand
Ing on the ground. The shocks were more per-
ceptible in the upper stories Of buildings and
eau ed great CONSERVATION among many of the
occupants Of rooms there general stana-
pede was caused among the employees of the
NetrS office, especially in the editorial rooms
The editors and reporters were seated en-
gagged at work, when the floors of the editorial
rooms began to tremble violently. The
first shock was followed by two lighter
shocks, and for short time it appeared as if the
building was about to tumble in. The tremb-
ling ceased as suddenly as it began, lasting only
few seconds. The shock was felt at the Wind
sor, especially in the rooms on the upper stories.
Mrs. Furst. wife of the chief clerk of the hotel,
was lying ill in her room on the fifth floor. Mr..
Furst was absent from the room at his supper.
He was startled bya hasty cali from his wife,
and when he reached her room she related how
the walls and floor had trembled In violent and
alarming way, as If the building was about to
tumble in. 1t was at first supposed that Mrs.
turst was delirlous. and that the trembling was
only fancy. but other women cOrroborated the
story. Some gentlemen who were descending
the stairs in the hotel when the shocks
were felt also corroborated her story.
and explained how the staircases
had shaken violently. making passage on them
exceedingly hazardous. Afterward it was dis
covered that all pendulum clocks including the
large railway time-piece on the Office floor had
stopped at 6:25 O'Clock. This is one Of the
strangest condolences of the phenomenon. The
shocks were also felt by perceptible trembling
on the upper floors of the Tabor block, especi-
ally In the Western Union telegraph operating
room. There the operators were rocked to and
IrO in their chairs i'm manner that alarmed
them to no inconsiderable extent. The rocking
ceased as suddenly as it began, and they
hardly had time to realize what was the
matter. All along Larmer street the shocks
were distinctly felt by occupants of bust
ness blocks, but there were no alarming
consequences reported. 1t seems to have effect
OF Holiday and 23d streets, more than any place
reported last night. His house trembIed so yio-
lently that his family fled TO the street. fearing
that 1t would cave in over their heads The
oscillations Of the earthquake appeared to come
from the direction of the mountains travelling
almost directly from west to east. The oscilla-
tion seemed to pass backward and forward In
teryleWs with old timers last night revealed the
TACT that it is the first time in the history of Den
yer that earthquake shocks have ever been felt
mere. The most particular feature of the earth
quake is that it was felt only in the northern
hail OF Denver. that is the portion OF the city
lying north Of Larimer street On the latter
thoroughfare it was barely perceptible Inter
views with the clerks at the St James revealed
the fact that it did not visit that section of the
city at all.