New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-11

the shock nj all. policeman. slowly saunterlng
along, was encountered by the hurrying reporter, G
biG a disturber of the publlc peace
as an earthquake had passed his beat r .to
Along the North River from the &C. o nns ,e
inhabitants was somewhat different. On the INES
of Greenwich ard Washington SITS the SHOCK Was
severely felt. People sitting at dinner III uppeFf
stories were rudely disturbed ana me ,or tbe M
soup-bowls or cofee-cups were spilled over uo
table. On the made ground nearer me "duoi ,
front. along West-st., the disturbance was
either felt slightly or not at an: az NewpYnrk
tcndent. Wiley at the buildings OF the New-lUI S
Steam Heating Company, at IreenwgEn IreerE,ca "'i, -,
Cortandt sts said that he felt no dlsturpahIe III III
tne tn the SIa nace thinking that there had been ex
plosion of the company pipes or 'ha' soii' n0"''
building had fallen. ,.,,. % prood,vav
and Park-place the shock was felt so strongly tnat
the jantor. who on the top noor, beile'e' % ldo
the building about TO fall, Inc engineer, VIZ VIZ
had stepped out upon the sidewalk, was sluil!al
impressed. and both men started 10 hurry In'ls
families out to place OF safety. On the waters oi
the rivers and bay the shock was not ielt a. as
senpers and crews of the fcrryhoats and excursion
steamers reported that 10 unusual ulS'uI o"n0o
marred their trip. c, i
which iuts ont some distance into the wafer the
watchnen and clerks stated that they let q ue-
cidcd shock and heard the rlinbhngs' NO podl =
were i'm at the time. At the plerO the sea btich
route a wooden structure some of those who were
ON the pier at the time felt the shock slElulN u uHi
the telegraph operator knew nothing 3i " tni
! +l, q
graphcd inquiries about II. IhcN rVP"lt'u ''"'
the shock was felt at both places.
AT THE WESTERN UNION BUILDING.
Al fine main Office of the Western Union lele-
graph Company. at Dey-st and broadway lhe
talk of the afternoon and night over the Telegraph
wires was about the earthquake. Inquiries poured
in ospocially from the places near New-lork city
IN this state. New-Jcrsey and Pcnnsv wanna.
/ Mint Manager Sink said that ne shock du uol
/ seem to bc felt uniformly through me I'll"u lul
/ affected hy IT,. "for instance, ne sl,| oTi, ~ L,t
/ ndvicca ol earthquake shocks M Toledo, 'hu. uu'
! nome are SAID tu have been tolt at 'h'lhha'l =;
! baltimore appeared toh have had the experience ana
| there were shocks in Boston, ., 1900, -,
/ Tho shock was severe ln the opcI1'llt I""i" !"
the building There is hardly building ln 'hc
/ city which he so subject 10 constant Ni"tHl"u ~
! that of the Western | mon ON account oi lh' Iou
cnnftntion of 80 many telegraph wires there and ls
couspuucnt liability to all sort4ot electric
/ The vibration caused 10y the "aItnllaho ,nt,,t,,4,i
/ must have been considerable To nave oiua'In
| notice II lasted Tor ouIY % icW w"W'utN' nul lny
| windows ratified. rhpudoIiors waved z" Auo ~" huui
"a nhurp MOTION was distinctly trlt h'u'Alh 'H' l'''
/ of the operators. For u few mumcuiH ih'l'
/ Nnp nhsht alarm among TIA" op'i''@' y.
| souc oi ,hom brmng to thoit i''i
/ who were manipulating the kcNbohtd" II N'' u"'
! long before thc most npuiniilto "p'i1i"i' !" ""'
| off town offices were making the mrlrumrnih tii'A
/ at IA lively rate with inquiries about the expo
/ ucucc iu NcV-(ofk'
/ onsrEXAroN- BY THE SIGNAL SERVICE,
Atthe signal Service office at the top OF The
! Eouitablc building the observer Who was ia cAaIt'
Yesterday sand that as meteorology was the 'Hl'
sohcitude of the Office. the Oul data respecting Ih'
eartbouake which had been obtained there was se-
cured through the telegraph. A, far as the advice
received hv the office the earthquake appeared t'
have been felt erratcalIv through belt OF ItrI[
/ tory extending from Washington, u. {. TO IoI,
/ land Me. and from the Atlantic coast a, lar Nr7l
| as Toledo The time at which the shock was lei
/ Inn the Signal Service Office was -:lf j.; m. 4
rnnbIIng noise was heard and distant. vibration
81 The biiiidn,c fell for from second and half u
/ possibly two seconds. No electrical dlSturoahc,
were noticed either before or after tie shock
/ There are no instruments in TINS uince by Nht
the duratI.1l of the shock or the direction OF the
| motion could be determined.