The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15

EARTHQUAKES SHOCK.

T. az OAh1 ~
And in New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl'
voria and Warylard-No Serious Dam
age Zone.
New York Telegram.
About :05 o'clock last Sunday afternoon inc
residents in this vicinity were startled by d Sc
we're shock of earthquake, lasting anouE soh
seconds. Particulars received at the western
Union Office here show the shock was VIDE
spread. The first reports were received from
the following points: The Atlantic highlands
near Sandy Hook; Long Branch, philadelphia
New Haven, Boston, Elizabeth, Flalnneiu'
Spring Lake, Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard
and Portland, Me. Atthe lastpointlt was shght
REPORTS were also received from many OH he
subofices about New York. Reports as to It's
duration are diverse, but the average seems 10
he about ten seconds. The operator al froSl-
dence was vaguely questioned as 70 wnetheIne
had heard or seen anything unusual, ana ~
rnmntly replied he had had his hand on the
Steam nine and that it had trembled violently.
He had been looking up and down street 10 aus
cover the heavy team which, up TO the tllne OF
the inquiry, he had supposed was passing.
The question made him suspicious or an eafth|
Quake, This suspicion was promptly cohnriled
nv various people rushing into the street and
Office asking for an explanation. AT 2:l5
o'clock Atlantic Highlands experienced a sec
ond shock. but less violent than the hrst Az
Philadelphia a scaffolding on some new ould
ings going up on the corner OF SlNth ana neeu
streets was shaken violently, and some pIlcks
ON the boards were shaken ana fell TO
tba street below. The ~severest shock was
reported from Ssabright, n. j., where the de-
not was shifted to one side, shaking up the
contents and alarming the sole inmate: Al
2:30 .. m. an Intellectual attempt was mace "
raise the Long Branch office, which had peen
in communication with the local office up 10
the time of the shocck. The operator just had
time To report the shock, together with the
fact that the Jars of his battery had been over
turned. and the wire gave out. AT Harttord a
bareheaded man rushed frantically 20 tie tel
egraph office, holding III his hands q newspa-
per which he had been reading; he SAD ne
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 hoor.
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
few minutes later, however, the fact became
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.
The first impression which seemed TO take
possession of the inmates of houses IN New
/ YORK was LQdV INC DullbluS was tNN'
and people ran into the street, only. to discern
their neighbors rushing out amazed like them
selves.
The effect of the jar was much more per-
ceptible in houses CT light structure, in many
instances it being reported that a clearly de-
fined rocking movement was 1eis ana uisnes
in pantries were shook from their shelves,
Thus far, however, no damage OF any KIND Is
reported
THE greatest excitement prevails in the jew.
ish and Bohemian quarters Of the East SIDE
The houses, which are mostly high and lightly
constructed, were violently shaken, and me Ter
rifed inmates rushed out into the street, carry.
ing with them whatever of their household ef'
fects they could move. Children screaming
with fright were borne out by their parents
who were hardly less panic stricken, and thu
whole of the population was soon massed II
the middle of the street. A gray-halred maj
rushed into the Madison street police station
and shouted that several houses In .Monro'
street had tumbled down. Ambulances wer'
called and a reserve force sent out by the ser
geant On arriving at the place indicated the.
found that the street in front of large tene
ment was crowded with an excited throng o
people. but there was no indication OF any &C
cident The panic was caused by the excitel
man, who rushed out into the streets shouting
'eThe house is falling" Many other instance
of similar character were reported.
In Central Park the shock was more sever
than in the surrounding region. There wer
large crowds on the mall who were az ono
thrown into a state of violent excitemen
by the strange rumbling in the ground
which was distinctly heard. Animals !
the menagerie were frightened by the shocl
and many of them were seepto tremble as II 4
fear, while they renamed perfectly still 70
some time after it had occurred Operate
Hoffman. at Arsenal, was thrown from hl
chair but not hurt Globes Of lamps In HI
Ofic0 were cracked. &s