The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-15
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
Felt from Maine to WaShinuton
and from Maryland to Ohio.
hartford COUNTY SHAKEN upr

An earthquake shock, extending from Maine
TO Washington and from Maryland to Ohio
was felt last Sunday afternoon, August 10th, at
ABOUT 2 O'Clock. In Hartford ii was observed
most ulstlnctiy IN the centre of the county, ex-
tending from southwest TO northeast While
many persons felt the shock or shocks, for there
seem to have been two of them, very few could
account for the cause.
THE SHOCK IN AND NEAR BEL AIR
In Bel Air number of persons felt IT., their
experience OF its effects being much alike
MIR. Isaac Amos was sitting in his house,
reading, when the building was shaken, the
dishes on the dining-table and the windows
rattled.
Col. E. H. Webster and his family were at
dinner. The folding doors between the dining
room aud parlor shook as though some one had
hold OF the door knobs and was trying to open
them. The table was also agitated. Col.
webster wondered what caused the commotion
and sent his son out to the porch to see if a
heaVy wagon were not passing over the turn
pike No wagon was in sight and he rightly
| concluded it was an earthquake shock.
MI. OctaVlan whitaker, on Broadway, was
sound asleep at the time, and was awakened by
the house moving and shaking. He at once
concluded he had felt on earthquake shock.
Messrs. Edward Ferry and Geo. r. Carver
were also aroused from sleep, in their respect
i've houses, by the shock, but could not &C.
count for the singular occurrence.
Mrs. +. ID. Finney was seated on lounge,
AS' ~ .ho iouuSc WAS Sudhcu, ana gel
ting up she looked for the cause, but could not
discover it. She then tried to shake the lounge
herself, but could not move it. Sitting down
again the motion was repeated. Then She be-
came somewhat alarmed and left her seat
Mr.. X. John Rogers near Bel Air. heard n
rum6ling noise, and remarked that he had
never before heard thunder when no clouds
were to be seen.
Mr.. u. Smith Norris, who also lives near Bel
Air, was seated on his front porch and felt his
chair move. He could not account for il and
thought that If he were in an earthquake coun-
try he should pronounce 1t veritable quake
Other members of the family, up stairs, also
noticed the beds moving
HOW DARLINGTON WAS AFFECTED
The shock seems to have been particularly
severe In Darlington and the country around
IT. LII the town Mrs. Whteford, wife of Dr.
ii. u Whiteford, was seated in a rocking chair
and was surprised to feel it moving back aus
forth, sideways. She arose and expected to see
some one shaking it, but no one else was in
the ROOM DIR. Whiteford, who had been living
upon lounge, in another room, was almost
thrown of by the vibration of the house.
Mr.. David Price and Mr.. Otto Monsee also
felt the shock. The latter says it nearly threw
him off his bed.
Miss Maggie Walters, daughter of Mr.. Henry
X. Walters, of Darlington, was in the kitchen.
The stove was shaken and the pans and dishes
ratified
FROM OTHER POINTS
Near Churchvile Mr.. VIM Webster and
members of his family distinctly felt the shock.
Mr. Webster had experienced similar occur
FENCES in California and at once supposed it was
an earthquake.