St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-23
ENGLAND SHAKEN.
By An Earthquake at $50 Yester-
day Morning.
Great Damage to Property III Essex
and Suffolk Counties.
Loss of Life at Colchester-The Shocks felt In
London.

LONDON, April 22.-At 9 80 this morning
an earthquake shock of considerable force
was felt in the eastern counties of England.
Localities in Essex and Suffolk were the
scenes of the greatest disturbance.
At Ipswich the shock was so severe that
the walls of houses were perceptibly shaken,
plates were ratified and bells rung and the
people have been thrown into such state
of CONSERVATION that business is for time
suspended.
The shock was still more severe at Col
chester, where the conclusion lasted half q
minute. The first symptom was a deep
rumbling sound, portentuous and awe in
spring, speedily followed by the quaking and
shaking of all the buildings. The church
bells sounded as though swayed by unseen
hands. Tall chimneys and stacks of factor
tories crashed in the roof to the earth,
and other lofty structures were destroyed.
The spire of one of the largest churches in
the city, one hundred and fifty feet high, fell
with an awful crash to the ground. 1t is i'm
possible ty estimate the damage, but it is
known to be great. In private houses the
greatest confusion prevailed. Chairs and
in the cupboards ratified together and were
frequently shattered, while pictures and 9TH
er ornaments upon the walls were loosened
from their fastenings and fell to the floor.
The people were terror stricken. Men, wom-
en- and children rushed shrieking into the
streets, where their agonized cries and pale
faced made the most impressive scene.
At Chelmsford, about thirty miles from
London, the shock was also severe, and the
people were filed with terror and dismay.
At South End the earth trembled for miles
around. Windows in many dwellings were
broken, chimneys were dashed to the earth,
and crockery and glassware smashed.
At Maldon, ten miles east from Chelms-
ford, the town hall and private houses were
swayed several times.
The wave passed from the south to the
north.
The Globe says, the shock was felt in the
Strand, London. A business house, it as
serts, was percepfibly rocked so much SO
that the employees were affected and rushed
to the streets.
The duration Of the shock at
Ipswich is estimated at three seconds.
The earthquake has caused a general feel
ing of alarm and insecurity throughout Eng
| land.
Colchester was the center of the most seri-
Gus disturbance. 1t is impossible as yet to
determine the extent of the damage. In
some streets traffic has been forbidden for
the preseut as the buildings are so badly shat
tered that they are considered dangerous.
The sidewalks of houses near Colchester were
| shaken out.
In London there were numerous indica-
tons of the proximity of the earthquakes.
Telegraph instruments were shaken and the
shock was distinctly felt in Cheapside and
Fleet streets.
| At Ipswich the mansion was shattered and
the railway depot was partly destroyed.
| LOSS OF LIFE.
At Colchester a child was killed, and a
woman's skull fractured. The woman is in
precarious condition. There were many
narrow escapes. A fine old parish church
at Langeshoe was demolished, and the place
looks as if it had been bombarded An in
valid at Wivenhoe died from terror. The
damage at Wivenhoe alone is 100000 at
Coggeshall number of school girls rushed
panic stricken into the streets, and many Of