The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-12

| shock seemed much more Nloieh
than in the city. The piazzas ana
dining rooms of the great no els
were filed when the rumbllng
noise was he .rd, followed by
the rocking of the ground. WINCH
made the win lows rattle and shook
the dishes and wine glasses iIon
the tables. There was q genera,
rush for the open air and Tor SOME
time great excitement prevailed.
At the new piers there were similar
shocks and even chairs rattlea
about. There was general rush
toward the main entrances,
people being under the impression
that the structure was going away.
As other shocks did not recur Inc
apprehensions on this score were
soon allayed. In Brooklyn the
earthquake was felt very generally
throughout the city. Along the
river front and IN the eastern dls-
tricts the shock appears to De
heavier and Of longer duration.
Everywhere,people abandoned their
houses, some in terror, others to
learn of the calamity that had be-
fallen the neighborhood At Green
Point tha people started upon the
run for the immense oil works on
the shore of Newton creek, think
| ing an explosion mad occurred there,
while all fire companies harnessed
their engines to respond to an alarm
which they thought would soon loi-
low. The sensation experienced on
board the receiving ship Vermont.
Brooklyn navy yard, was similar TO
that felt when broad side IS dis
charged from a ship at some dis
lance. According to the story OF
one of the sailors, there was dis
tinctly felt jar and noticed by
all on hoard. Persons travel
ling in STEEL cars felt
the vibration and in many instances
the wheels of the csrs seemed TO
leave the track producing the same
effect as when they pass over a
loose switch. The bell of the Pres
byterian church in Green Point
sWayed back and forth and rang
several times loud enough to be
heard by all people living In the
neighborho j. Among other ev1-
dences of the violence of the agisa-
ton in Brooklyn may be mentioned
the stopping of clocks amt the
throwing down If high pile o.
brick, the swing ng of lamps and
pc uees and the Ike Many Sunday
schools were in session at the time
and the teachers mad in some in
stances great difficulty in allaying
the terror of the children and pre-
venting b panic. From reports
received frorn Long Island it appears
the earthquake visited that region
with greater severity thai this city.
Along the Atlantic coast OF the
Island the shock was very violent,
and the vibrations seemed to in
crease in power as they travelled
eastward. In Jamaica the vibra-
lions lasted ten seconds, and CHM
, news on several houses toppled over
, No serious damage, however, is re-
, ported from any place. In Long
] Island City, Flushing, Whilestone
and College Point. the trembling OF
the ground was distinctly felt, and
rhe shaking of houses was percep
;; tible; $50 guests at Long Beach no
tel ran from the dlning-room to the
beach, and refused to return to the
, building for some time, for fear of q
re>occurrence of the shock. The
,, amount of the alarm by the earth
quake was simply astounding, and
was the theme of conversation fal
, into the night, while preachers il
,, many churches discourstd upoh the
: subject, People prayed who never
! prayed before, and those who may
, have prayed before only prayed the
more. Pious Catholic women
took their beads ard recited
, pater and one white man of the
faith made the sign OF the cross
|, Everybody confessed to being pos
sessed Of q very peculiar feeling
! during and Immediately after tn;
; shock, and few there were who ev-
! Wed the position Of occupants o.
ten story flats. There were many
thanks givings at vespers services
! that the present visitation wSs no
! more severe, and prayers were OF
:, fered that the occurrences OF tn
earthquake may not be attended b,
, mere serious disasters. Reports
= from many parts in this State
= CONNECTICUT, New Je ssy an,
: Pennsylvania. show the shock wa
:. felt about as in this city, and wa
!. attended with no graver damag
. than the tumbling Of chimneys 0
. rafting Of dishes. Some women 9
. different points are said to hay
= tainted from fright.
3 Washington, D. c., 10 The Gig
. I al Office reports no earthquake dis
:. turbance here nor in Baltimore. Tn
g vibration was very perceptible q
e Atlantic City, New Jereey and va
n also observed at Delaware break
o water, hut 10 a LEGS degree. In
. 81. nal station at the latter place
/ on the bre ak water some distanc
e from shore.
d Philadelphia, 1O.-A special
= the press from Macitose says th
|. shock OF earthquake was felt. ther
q his afternoon. The &c man Re
9 formed Church building Ia whic
|. services were going On was shake
It and cracked. A ptnic ensued an
/, the congregation fed. After tn
4. shock the services were assumed