Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-20
IN OHIO.

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CLEVELAND, September l9.-Three dis,
tinct, butnot very heavy, shocks Of earth
quake, were feltsshere at 2:i7 o'clock this
afternoon The largest buildings rocked
slightly The motion was felt PLANES; in
the upper stories. Telegraph and other
wires quivered so as to attract attention and
many people felt a sensation of dizziness
peculiar to such connexions. The vibra-
tons extended over period Of ten seconds.
No noise was noticed and no damage done.
This seems to have been near the eastern
border of the earthquake, it extending west
far into central Indiana, at least, and north
into Michigan.
Reports received this evening from Akron,
Geneva. Fort Recovery, Ravenns, LoTain,
Sidney Marion, Sandusky, Urbana, Ken
ton, Crestline, Coldwater and Upper San
dusky say the earthquake was felt slightly.
At Alliance it vas not felt at all, but it was
strong at Eellefontaine. In Lima it
Shook tho Largest Building in Town.
At Ottawa it ratified tableware and almost
caused panic at q reunion being held in
the court house, At Dupont the shock was
felt plainly. 1t knocked down croekery.
At Findlay there were several shocks. Hol
gate felt it plainly, as it stopped clocks. AT
Norwalk it gave good shake. AT Clyde
it ratified windows and scared women. At
Rawson the shock was plainly felt. 1t was
accompanied bv rumbling noise. At
Bluffton it was plainly felt 1t shook houses
making windows and doors rattle.
The People Were Badly Frightened.
There was sound like distant thunder.
Arcadia rel orts the same experience. At
Fostoria it shook everything There was
great excitement. The jars in drug stores
were knocked from the shelves.
TOLEDO, September l9.-Reports from va
rious points in this vicinity show the shock
of earthquake which occurred this afternoon
to have been quite general throughout
northwestern Ohio and southern Michigan.
The duration of the shock was ten TO thirty
seconds. and its course apparently from
southwest 10 northeast. Ii was most violent
at Defiance, o where
~ ~.yaying of Buildings
created ,.... ,asternation. The people
hastily uUauuyuyd their houses, and the
Methodist conference at one Of the churches
Immediately adjourned 10 the street. A
meeting of the ladies missionary society
which was in progress was also quickly
dismissed. Glass was broken in q number
of buildings, hut no serious damage was done.
At Cecil, Ohio, goods in stores were thrown
from the shelves, and passengers at the rail-
way station ran out, thinking the train had
struck the building At Napoleon, Clyde,
Bryae, Archibald, Fortoria, and intermedi-
ate points, the shock was distinctly felt
There was q rafting Of windows and
crockery, but as far as repor5ed no material
damage was done. In this city the large
building occupied by the Miilburn Wagon
Company was pereeptibly shaken, the en-
ployes, suppOsing it to have been caused By
moving heavy machinery. A noise similar
to that produced by distant explosion is
said TO have been heard in some parts OF
the city, while in other portions the shock
was unnoticed-
TOLEDO. o.. September ia shock of
earthquake was distinctly felt at 2:20 this
afternoon lasting fifteen seconds. The
noise resembled that OF q distant blast.
Reports from surrounding towns in every
direction are to the effect that the shock
was plainly felt TO soEe depth in the earth,
rocking buildings and disp!acing the con-
tents.
CrxcISxA71, O., September IA yery
slight shock Of earthquake was observed
here between and 3 o'clock. 1t lasted
scarcely more than second and was not
preceived at al, except BY persons in high
buildings
At Columbus.
CoLUxBUs, o., September ls.-A shock
Of earthquake was felt here at 2l4 O'Clock
standard time. 2.42 local time, swsying ob-
iects perceptibly toward the south and back.
There were two vibrations distinctly marked
and some report third more general The
two occupied about second each. They
were ielt in every part Of this city and in all
the surrounding towns for radius Of 100
miles. In high and large buildings the
| shock was worse. In the upper
stories Of the State house, Guy hall, and
ASYLUM the occupants got out a. quck "a
possible. At the Inssue Asylum one chan.
deIier vas swung 20 hard as TO fall and
break. An arch of church in course oi
erection was Jared SO that it fell Dishes
in tie cupboards were displaced, Windows
ratified. pictures and chandeliers seen
triugiac and desks snd floors moved Nc
serio1s ioss to life or property.
At Ciaeinnati-
CIScrSsGTI. September IA few nain
u,es before o'clock this afternoon the tel
egrsph operator at The Bee Line depot II