The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-12

neople were frightened to SUCH an
aStant that many thought the de.
stiuctIon OF the world was at hano.
EVERYWHERE the populace became
excl, ed: every house In the G ty was
sffscted more or less, the occupants
runnlng into the street thinking
a terrible explosion had taken place.
A few moments later three fourtns
of the entire population were IN Inc
STREE is; men, women ana cnllules
congregated upon the sideW walks ana
street corners, and eagerly dis
eussed the affair. This was more
notable In the thickly populated
districts Of Kensingtcn ana soutn>
ward. Gradually the impression
that an earthquake had occurred
grew upon the citizens, and eacn
INQUIRED OF his neighbor II ne hao
felt the shock. Many timid people
were so alarmed that they hesitated
to re-enter their houses, and did not
do so until assured by stronger
minded neighbors that a repetition
of the remarkable event was uns
likely. In short time after the oc-
currence people fl1cked from all
parts OF the city to Chestnut street,
and there gathered around different
newspaper ard telegraph offices to
ascertain the news from other parts
of the city and surrounding places.
Shipping was affected by the shock I;
large ships leading petroleum In the
SchuylkiIl river snapped their haW-
sers and were only prevented going
ashore by the united efforts Of their
crews. Several large steamers were
thrown strongly against the Wharves
in the lower section of the city and
the ere avs thrown out of their hunks;
hungry waves backed up by the
rising tide overlooked many
wharves and considerable property
was floodel THEREBY. In several In
stances where persons were watch
ing the river from docks they found
themselves suddenly overtaken by
huge waves and thoroughly soaked I.
Boston, l0.-No less than six dis
tinct shocks Of earthquake were felt
in this section this afternoon. Pro-
prietor T ickering, of Harvard Con-
servatory, says he f st noticed a
tremulous movement of the earth,
followed by the swaying of build
ings snd creaking of timbers. The
shock was first n .ticed about 2 OF p.
M. continuing about 10 seconds. He
has no record of previous shocks.
They became so short as to make ii
impossible to compute accurately
the extent or duration. The sht cks
were plainly felt throughout the
ci y and very clearly defined in out
lying districts, and occupants
Of tc0nd story tenements felt
the shocks more plainly than
those IN ground floors.
| B / more, 10 Residents on the
hills and highlands surrounding the
city report a slight shock of earth.
quake shortly after 2 O'Clock. In
| The city it was not perceptib!e. Re-
ports from Rockville, Montgomery
county, Mechanicstown aud Fred
erick report q slight shock felt.
i Chicago, 10.-The earthquake
which occurred east to-day was not
felt here or in this vicinity aud up
to midnight the associated pre- had
rae lived no sdvices of any disturb
ance. 1t is not believed thst it W, 8
felt at any point in the west as sll
agents Of the associated press were
instru tied to report promptly of any
earthquake in their locality.
Long Iala d City, 11.-The earth
quake yesterday caused brick chin
neys of houses to fall at East Nor
witch. The Presbyterian Sunday
school at Jamaica had the walls
cracked f;om one to two In ;hes in
width, extending from the Roof tc
the foundation. A colored camp
meeting in Fleta Wood was broken
up by the shock; all in attendance
being on their knees at the time,
jumped up and shouting ran from
the woods to their homes.