The Dickinson press., 1884-08-16
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Last sunday, Lasting Several Seconds,
fsit at Points Along the Atlantic Coast,
And In New York, New Jersey, 1snnsyl.
vania n 0aryland-No Serious Dam.
age Done.
New York Telegram.
About 2:05 o'clock last Sunday afternoon the
residents in this vicinity were startled by a Sc
we're shock of earthquake, lasting about ten
seconds. Particulars received at the Western
Union Office here show the shock was wide
spread. The first reports were received from
the following points: The Atlantic highlands,
near Sandy Hook; Long Branch, Philadelphia,
New Haven, Boston, Elizabeth, Plainield,
Spring Lake, Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard,
and Portland, Me. Attic las tpointi it was slight
Reports were also received from many of the
suboffices about New York. Reports as to its
be about ten seconds. The operator at Provi-
dence was vaguely questionedas to whetherhe
had heard or seen anything unusual, and he
promptly replied he had had his hand on the
steam pipe and that it had trembled violently.
He had been looking up and down street to dis
cover tho heavy team which, up to the time of
the inquiry, he had supposed was passing.
The question made him suspicious of an earth
quake. This suspicion was promptly confirmed
by various people rushing into the street and
office, asking for an explanation. At s:l5
ond shock, but less violent than the first. At
Philadelphia a scaffolding on some new build
ings going up on the corner of Sixth and Reed
streets was sAakon violently, and some bricks
on the boards were shaken and fell to
reported from Seabright, N. j., where the de-
pot was shifted to one side, shaking up the
contents and alarming tho sole inmate. At
2:30 p. m. an Intellectual attempt was made to
raise the Long Branch office, which had been
in communication. with the local Office up to
time to report the shock, together with tho
fact that the jars Of his battery had been over
turned, and the wire gave out. At Hartford q
bareheaded man rushed frantically to the tel
egraph office, holding Ill his hands q newspa-
per which he had been reading: He said he
had been rocked violently, and that the plas-
tering on the ceiling above him had been cracked
in some places and had fallen to the floor.
The telegraph manager at Coney Island
promptly asked for particulars of the "explo-
sion," surprising some oil refinery, powder
mill or dynamite factory had blown up. A
known there that the whole Island had been
thoroughly shaken by vibrations, and that
guests and visitors were very greatly alarmed.
the fright in some cases amounting to a panic.
Tho first impression which seemed to take
possession of the inmates of houses in New
York was that the building was about to fall,
and people ran into the street, only to discern
their nelghbors rushing out amazed like them
selves.
The effect of the Jar was much moro per-
ceptible in houses CT light structure, in MANY
instances it being reported that a clearly de-
in pantries were shook from their shelves.
Thus far, however. no damage of any kind is
renorted
1he greatest excitement prevails in tho Jew
ish and Bohemian quarters of the East side
Tho houses. which are mostly high and lightly
constructed. were violently shaken. andth ter
rifed inmates rushed out into tie street. carry
fects they could move. Children screaming
with fright were borne ont by their parents1'
who were hardly less panic stricken. and the
whole of the population was soon masscd IN
the middle of the street A gray-haired man
rushed info the Madison street nolico station
and shouted that several houses in Monroe
street had tumblcd down. AMbulances were
called and n reserve force sent ont by the SER
geant. On arriving at the place indicated thew
found that tile street in front of q large tene.
ment WAS crowded with an excited tIronr Of
people. but there was no Indication of any ac-
cident. Tho panic was caused by the excited
man who rushed ont into the streets shouting
saThe house il falling" MANY other INSTANCES
of similar character were ren9rtad.
In Central park the shock was more severe
than in the snrronn1ino rrnions There wero
lar~e crowds on tl,e nall Who were ut once
thrown into a state Of violent excitement
by the stronoo rnmLl;nc in the Ground