The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-01
AN EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.
Several Eastern Counties Severely Shocked

LONDON, April 22.-At $50 o'clock
this morning a earthquake shock Of con-
siderable force was felt in the Eastern
counties of England. Localities in Essex
and Suffolk were the scenes of the great.
est disturbance. At Ipswich, the capital
of Suffolk County, the shock was so Sc
we're that the walls of houses were per.
ceptibly shaken, plates were ratified and
bells rung. The people have been
thrown into such state of CONSERVATION
that business is for the time suspended.
The shock was still more severe at Col.
chester, in Essex. The conclusion lasted
half minute. The first symptoms was
deep, rumbling sound, protentious and
awe.inspiring This was speedily fol.
lowed by the shaking of all the buildings.
Church bells sounded as though swayed
by unseen hands. tall chimney stacks of
factories crashed in ruins to the earth
and other lofty structures were destroyed.
The spire of one of the largest churches
in the city, $50 feet in height, fell with
an awful crash to the ground. In one
part of the city d fire was caused by the
shock. 1t is impossible to estimate the
amount of damage, but it is known to be
great.
In private houses the greatest confu-
sion prevailed. Tables were overturned,
chairs swayed and then fell sprawllng
upon the floor, china and glassware in
cupboards and sideboards ratified togeth-
er aud were frequently shattered, while
pictures and other ornaments upon the
walls were loosened from their fastenings
and fell to the floor. People were terror
stricken. Men, women and children
rushed shrieking into the streets, where
their agonized cries and pale faces made
a most impressive scene. At Chelms'
ford, likewise in Essex, and only about
thirty miles from London, the shock was
also severe and people were filled with
terror aud dismay. At South End, a
watering place near the mouth of the
Thames, the earth trembled for miles
around, the windows of many dwellings
were broken, chimneys were dashed to
the earth and crockery and glassware
were smashed. At Shoeburyness, a few
miles beyond South End, the shock was
distinctly felt. 1t was also perceptible
at Bury St. Edmunds, while at Mutton,
ten miles East Of Chelmsford, the town
hall and private houses were swayed sew
eral times. The wave passed from South
to North. The Globe says the shock was
felt in the Strand, London. A business
house, it asserts, was perceptibly rocked
so much so that the employees were
affected and rushed into the streets. The
duration of the shock at Ipswich is esti.
mated at three seconds. The earthquake
has caused general feeling of alarm and
insecurity throughout England.
LONDON, April 22.-Later advices in
dicate clearly that Colchester was the
centre of the most serious disturbance
by the earthquake. 1t is impossible as
yet to determine the extent Of damage.
In some streets traffic has been forbidden
for the present as buildings have been so
badly shattered that they are considered
dangerous to life and limb. The side
walls of houses near Colchester were
shaken out. In London there were MI.
merous indications of the proximity of
the earthquake. Telegraph instruments
were shaken and the shock was distinctly
felt in Cheapside and Fleet street. The
railway depot and large mansion were
partially destroyed at Ipswich.