Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-20
NEWSOF THE WORLD
An Earthquake Shakes Them
Up in the East.
AN EXTENSIVE FAILURE.
A lsumor That 1t. John IL to be
Induced to withdraw In
Blaine's Favor-A Gov
ern0r's Narrow
Escape Rail-
way Notes.
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GRASS LAKE. Mich, Sept. l9.--Au
sarthouaks shock was felt here this
< afternoon, several school children tainted
and school had to be discontinued.
ToLEbo, o., Sept. ia shock ol
earthquake was distinctly felt at 2:20
o'clock this afternoon, lasting fifteen
seconds. The noise resembled that Of q
distant blast. Reports from surround
ing towns in every direction are to the
effect that the shock was plainly felt, In
some instances rocking the buildings and
displacing the contents.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. l9.-This after.
noon sn earthquake shock was felt very
percsptibly in parts Of the city. The
Western Union building, the Buhe
Block and the Campsan Block, were nll
shaken up consid srably, driving many
TO the streets from fright. No damage
is reported. The shock lasted ten
seconds.
At Cleveland, Ohio. three distinct but
not very heavy shocks Of earthquake
were felt at 2.47 O'Clock this afternoon.
The largest buildings were rocked slight.
ly. The motion was felt the plainest in
the upper stories. Telegraph and other
wires quivered SO as to attract attention
and many people felt sensation Of diz-
xiness peculiar to such terrestrial COM
fmotion. The vibration extended over
period of ten to fifteen seconds. No
noise was noticed and no damage was
done. This seems to have been near the
eastern border Of the earthquake, 1t ex.
tendisg west into central Indiana, aRd
north into Michigan. Reports received
this evening from Akron, Geneva, Fort
Veeosey, Ravenna, Lardin, Sidney,
N >ritan. 6andusky. Urbana, Kenton,
Gre. t6ss. Coldwater and Upper San
du.Lv Ohio; Union City and Muncie,
Indisna ~ they felt the earthquake
si;obtiv. a. aSALiance not at all; strongly
IN Rslirfop IA tue; IL Findlay . severe
sbo i: At Hol 'ysts Il was felt plainly,
and stopped the clocks: At Nsws,k It
gave them . goo.t STAKE; at clyde 1t
ratified the windo vs. and scared the
women; ct Rawson the shock was PLAIN
ly felt and was accoumpaaled Wild
rumbling noise, il Is all The tsak OF the
town; ct Bluffton it was pSsisiy felt aud
shook the houses, making the windows
and doors rattle, the people were badly
frightened, the sound was We distant
thunder; at Arcadia the 50 % expc-
risnce; st Fostoria 1t shook ever. = honse,
great excitement, the jars in drug stores
were knocked from the shelves.
Reports from Indiana towns -ked
Key, slight shock. Several bus. uess
men ran into the street TO sec ii bu Nd
logs were falling and ascertain the
causes. Great excitement for q few
minutes. At Albany IL shook large
brick buildings so that the inhabitants
thought they were going to fall to the
earth.
Reports from various points in this
which occurred this afternoon, to have
been quite general throughout North
western Ohio and Southern Michigan.
The duration Of the shock was from ten
TO thirty seconds. and is course was ap-
parently from southwest to northeast.
It was most violent at Defiance. Ohio,
whore the swaying Of the buildings cre-
'ated much constcrnaiion. People has-
Ttily abandoned their houses aud the
Methodist Conference in ssssion 1t one Of
the churches Immediately adjourned to
TO the street. A meeting of the Ladies'
Missionary Society in progress at the
time, was slso quickly dismissed. Glass
was broken in . number of buildidgs.
bat no serious damage was done. At
CeGi. Ohio, the goods in stores were
throws from the shelves and the pas.
sengers st the railway station ran out,
thinking train had struck the building.
At Napoleon. Clyde, Bryan, Archibald,
Fostoria and intermediate points, the
shock was distinctly felt, rafting win.
dows aud crockery, but SO far as re-
ported doing no material damage. In
this city large building. occupied by
the Milburn Wagon Company, was per.
ceptibly shaken, tho employees supposing
Il to have been caused by the moving
Of heavy machinery. A noise similar TO
that produced by distant explosion
was heard in some parts Of the city
while in other portions the shock was
unnoticed.
LoUIsviLLE. Sept. ia slight shock
from earthquake was felt here this after
noon about 2:05 o'clock. No damage
was done.
LONDON, Ont, Sept. ia shock Of
earthquake was felt in this city this after.
noon about 3.25. The shock was dis.
tinct and like distant explosion, which
seemed to follow the river and vary in
force, In some instances causing quite
rafting Of windows aud tossing Of fur
niture.
WHEELING, Sept le.--There was a
(, slight shock Of earthquake here at 2;40
p. N. The motion was southwest.