New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-12
ABOUT SUNDAYS VISITOR.

EFFECTS IN THE VICINITY OF NE W-Y0RR
THE SHOCK FATAL TO A WOMAN AT PLAINFIELD-
WIDESPREAD ALARM But NO SERIOUS DAMAGE.
Accounts as to the intensity of the shock nc
Painded vary Some heard rumbings before md after
the shock and say there were two distin", shocks
separated by an interval " few seconds. Several
chmnevs were tOpped over and mirrors smashed.
table In one house turned completely over seam was
mad in the brick wall Of thTeestory building n North
Paindeld and ~ he pasterng IN the interior fell.
Pastering IN other houses also fell Mrs Charles
sebeler, who lived at Madson-ave. and Flth-st' hal
been sick with ch for two weeks but was not confined
10 her bed on sunday At time of th shock abe was
In one room and her husband lying down IN an adj
Joining one Ho Immediately went to her. when she
crad ooh harley. what IL it," He tried to aay her
fears but In few moments ahe fen back In h arms aud
a orls rally her failed She died few hours AFTER
she leaves infant pftvo months At -omer'ile the
shock was sever. At Sew-Bnoklyu soy raj ohmneys
yoro tbtnvu to the ground and wnm rintoi. Al
Sew Market "a huuso m Washington valley aot.lcd f1ur
Inches
N the viasos ~ neiavanpa. rasaaio Goa and u ahn.
s-rt Co.. n 4. tho vibration nf ID" r'tth aHd low
fumhiug sound na ~ heavily loaded wpsnn wn'7ins
hfde. were in.lnw.i mm.uttu.Y ui tIl loo tuu t'tna
| pofafne af sn,olal destra, pianra ratified un iahrs
aud ans AID IA anna instances we're t"i'"n - ths
door , ,.
Nov -iir- ht 20, Isl. o., u'ut loo or tln Eurs wefa
ai di'nrr H. sisoA mo huiius rnIsd ram fafi of
th- hotel q, AMI rt or Il - bal slist w'or %
, m m oue n hem l.I f1ll a trav of dishes. Thia
crnru added the rouuson and some one -Hni maj ina
new part or the hotel vas failing n. lht guests
br, pac STRICKEN, ami stamp'Ie was made of tho
doors. Three idile, tainted.
IL Tot enyr the shock wa plainly ff that il pro-
ducsd panic iu Ae .unday-scho0- that DO session.
The people rushed m the streets ereatly alarmed.
Farmer Carter. Of Now porp say- that tNo distnou
e,t u that locality and hat there a. also
"A loud clap or thuLdrr. Tie chmueys he swine On
houses N wand o.ltaye, clifton, torpd oyer tho
The chimney o the houses OF exsuoervsor George
W Dowoing al Ei-5 Norwich. and Dtue Mcqueen, at
Brookvilr, l. t. were roWh d""u. tur ''j ''l yer ~ ~
Sunddl school building n Jamaica wa Oul to nave 10
walls cracKei in two places, te ope.lhgs OrlnE Iom
TO two inches IN width a ex eudhg rom a roof
% the oundatiol: A coorrd camphteun@ Wmch was
IN session in Flee = woods near Jamaici wa broken up
the shock Those IN attend nce were on tner knees
IN prayer hey Jumped up shouting and ran rom no
tina he took ont his watch and noted ine tne of the
shock and ihat It lasted one minute
road track Op ned slightly az the base Ia an rregu
ar crack about % fee ns from 10 inches WIDE and
uber Of Go,es m Mount Ksco the ceiling was
cracked and dishes tied At one place a man and =
was rearl he man raised head few seco ds after
the Jar was fe tue dog sp,aug up DeSh 10 ho"i anu
Reports from every part OF Roch md County show
that the shock tlrtly felt, and u Instances
did tri1I damage. AZ Mont Moo. ring valley
Monscy and S.rk the disturbance vas 'X tfuey per
ceurbln. Tn er az Rockland LAX tossed sllueniy
in chopp manner aud some T me nee ia tAe hnlcker@
who Vas driving from R1csland Lake to NylcS states
C II tn btlllOlt house no
felt he shock and thar number ~ Lr-c rocks were
d-lolg-d and crashed down about hhy feet ln irons
across he road nd 10 ne rayine. His horse was wltn
difficulty pr vented from IN ming away.
The 4ho Brdg port Conn. was the thir 10 tb'rty.
nne year, tuc frs occurring sunday evening, october
81. ls45. the second IA September l@4O Dishes On
she YES aud tables CatteTed. beng report uroken
by the shock and bricks were hrbNu rom e. iinneys~
Druggist thompson fhrOwu To the hoor m M a
loung. on wulch he rec luing. The acton ot tho
earthquake upon the HOu-atOIc River was peculiar,
Ju-r before the shock tur water was smooth gas
SuIdei ly a runbng sound heard aud rom each
shore started and, meeting IN the centre 0t tna
ryer rOl ed over and over In STANFORD many ,bougha
great Col eudar brick On ng AZ the sdloh hiu coz
lap-ed. and rusncd ma thai direction Que woman
in her parlor thought the girls IN TIE ntcheti
were making too much noise for sunday, aud
or cred Il 0pped. A Nestpolt, bricks wer. drown
from chimncys ia ~ Horace staples, f. II.
Nash and " + Hui The latter counted tY-iOur bic.s
a. the result shock IN the nern portion OF
the 10 gn or NOrwdk wall OF stone fell BO ties wero
shaken their Ia drug store In Danhury Az
New,own spilled over tue top Of a hogshesd
from point several inc below tue top. IN chimney
OF DWELL at Stepney WAS snak n down. tea-kettl:
thrown IRON a stove and child from truniie bea
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