New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-12
PORT JERvIs WELL SHAKEN UP.
sons UNrLEAsANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BADLY
SCARED

popr JrRvIs. Aug. 1.-THE severe shocks
=, e,r,bouake ina, visited this region yes erday still
sep 10 occupy the mind Of the pcope and ne corners
mr., sred with people eagerly 81 cussins the sua ion'
The weather for the past few days has he part QUARRY
cold and dsag- eeabe and ntersporscd WI many c'u
showers has had most depressing effect on trade ana
tradeeucope Yesterday was part olary uisa rec Ole
d,r and m sses of heavy leadsn clouds hung over the
VILLAGE vita frequent cold rains, ich Fetdered inc Gay
a, exseclingl, unpleasant The first shock o. Tue
ear houak. was flt at about O'clock and lncre's'u
in vigor until the whole earth seemed violently "a'
AM responded with heavy reverOerauoN' 49,.
lady living in the lower part oi the Town WIZ ''
TO tlke a bath. en- sc became su"ue"H 80
thinkns s1c WAS about fall in iainthg IL" sue "
,,r,t l. lutcbcI At a marble wasl-stand. An instant
later she felt the ok TO and fro ana "o1"e
alarmed SIC stily dOnned her clothing ana ran uo
stairs when she was iuformei wnal the uouolc wa" "
'cito5 noicibors. Another family in the Vicinity
Incoming alarmed at the Shaking OF their mousse o'' u,
burdly expecting thai the chimnsy was about 10 cram
q, r,.on Them A gentleman living IN Pkest In one VI
tba ,est brick and Stone houses in the street. wa re-
c,inipr mon a SOFA when the shock came lie states
thai he cit three lurches of the sofa perfectly Alay
living up stairs IN the same house Ma piec'Pt"VcLS
iroa Their apartments claiming that tue cro'Aei5 an"
furnture was hying about In al directions anu tncy
feared the house tad been undermined by ne hoaHy
ram Oims. In the upper portion 81 the toWn 1i t 10
were apparently severe. one Sehl'ml SUI ~
with his family was surprised to see large ptcn'I OF
" 81 which stood near him nearly empty Is NVil'.,
IN hi, Ian and the instant The chalr Oh Whc nv
sitting " turned com letey around Inc pm - ~
cssswa on the table III more or l. s. disturbed ~
lie violence OF the shock AnO her eentema W 20 Wls
,,nto,rs WIS q, Ousc1 deep slunheI by what W
ntard - him souehody pushing the sofa on when ne
was reclining to ard fro. This gent endn cldheu thd
the shUcAs distinct ana OF suCh swung 40
him from IFS sleep. 49,, Cor
Eepars rom Brooklyn, Germantown ana ar
pcpc-s p int al urus OF this place Concdc As 70
The >olcurc and the occurrence OF the shocks as vi
ues, ed herr. Many houses iu each az these places were
hadl, el.k II uu AMI the windows IN many were shau-
terc About two miles north III tins VI lage Is cOohy
Of ne loes known various " Nesro Hollow hescI-
Yor cw " and NcglO Para .l~r.' Az ulls pace INC
roIo,cd people were lad y used up ana scnPllg nom
tlfr rA u, they look Upou what >eemt 10 tne =
dc. ructi, 4 thrir 4b1ies Uncle Pet" Smtl, an o'd
Colurci txnorcr spent me s. pat Of the night GONG
from cabin L. ca D. eNhOr ing and UdnoUshng an I
dvn o, don l,n IS ms pray fo o. comm of d. Lava
TINT II wa-coniug Ill no. seem 20 ac a' an Hllct
Ia i0uo.t bii Pie ts ne low Re u'Eg ma l3o TOT
don ,lclr dutv "a q 80 mas bc punished
Later rruor.s nj ford ana NuidluoI"~' icAh,'
SPAR. h-h ma aii along ~ line OF the ana L. D..
Railroad {, tip1fi eo, state Ia i-e shocAS WEI as
FINELY .p't IL .ilI those pc Win ~iGhl' varying
suits The laiup- .ht r. wh going around l-ht MS
latnr~, q ecOver q of tine Jar ga EoDt~ Nitl-
ferl Tn, IS the second car hQ1dkc ID ok li1t l's
ysi eli thi, sect o. tie first one being OF slls du od
ami rc' being as generally noticeable ana occurring
several yc rs ago
4 SLIGHT SHOCK II TIE OIL. REGIONS.
TIrr,yILLT. Penn. Aug. Little oil regions
d0rot cs.apo a visitation OF the earthquake, al hough
go ,r1 moderate. cerrHrcd with