Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-11

s,hs a wms.ner second aud perhaps
II low shock were likely to fol-
AZ the observatory Of the United
S.a.cs signal service the time of the
sa.'mYuaKe and Its duration were
ID me assistant observers.
no ~ ,;,, human ~ ~. and Merring, were ut
dreu feet above the level Of Ina sen. Ths
nrst intimation OF an carrhouara ras
SLOW rumbling sound like Inc NM,
tering OF distant thunder. which w"s
Immediately followed by a shook ike
tnnt Of violent explosion. which
caused the building 20 ou:ver AZ
though II did not shake perceptibiv.
lhe iattiing continued about elpht
eecohus, anu WAS accompanied hv n
| ruinoiing sound, which gradually
about 2;iU. WIS 'e'
Iheefi.ct Of the Jar was much more
pcIcep'ioie m houses OF light stu,,.
ture, III many Instances II being ~.
ported thata clearly defined roukiuv
movement was felt, and thar IN,
dishes IN the pantry were shaken from
tne sheives, thus far, however. no
damage of any kind has been reported,
Whiie the shock was felt strongly in
dwellings,, the persons travelling on
tne elevated roads aid not know Gifts
occurrence till Told OF It by
tne people when getting OH
nv ne stationf the shock
ieit on the elevated station was slight
CON pared with that felt on the ground
below. AS inr ~ can be ascertuined
the shock wss entirely in,perceniihle
on tho waters. lmmedintely after the
shock had been felt ut the police CEN
j tral Office considerable confusion wns
accustomed, amt the Impression Mt first
prevailed that a violent explosion had
occurred In the nelghborhood.
a httle investigation, however, led
the acting sup, rintendent, Sanders, TO
the conclusion that the cause of the
disturbance was u real earthquake.
lie ~ once sent out general dispatched
10 ali the precincts asking Tor iufor-
niction IN regard TO the shock Ia the
city. Answefs soon began To pour In.
nnu the operators were kept busy for
two hours writing out reports from tho
! different places.
IL appears that the shock was fclt
with about thu same intensity all over
the city, although II produ ed more
alarm In the thlckiy settled tenement
/ district on the east side. A telegram
a from ionkcrssaid that the shock had
been ielt there, also. The greatest ex-
element prevails Ia the Jewish and
bohemian quarters ON the east side.
| Their houses, which are mostly high
, and lightly constructed tehements,
Were violently shaken aud the terrified
inmates rushed into the streets, carry
Ing with them whatever OF their
I household effects they could move.
In tti, al.
" ere borne out by parents who were
less panic.strickeii, aud the whole pop
ulation was soon amassed In LUDLOW
{ street between Hester aud Canal.
where the panic was ut its highest.
The streets were swarming With peo-
pie, men, women and children huu-
died together evidently thinking that
the last hour had arrived nnd expect
/, Ing every moment 10 zee the walls
of their dwelling fall ON them. The
women were shrleking and
. the children bawling,. while the
men were either.
, SWEARING or PRAYING.
This was kept up for nearly half an
hour, when the comnotion finally
: subsidized and the police pursuaded the
/ people TO return 10 their houses. Sim
!, liar scenes were witnessed In Mulbei-
: ry, Jersey and Mott streets. where the
y Italians have their colonies. The
$ fright, however, was not Intense, and
n after little their loud shouts and
a wild gestures ceased.
a A few minutes after the shock gray
4 haired men rushed Into the Madison
4 street police station and reported that
a several houses In Monroe street had
a tumbled down. Ambulances were
| A a fam .nts ,ttt
: by the sergeant. On arriving ut the
i place indicated II was found that the
! street In front Ola large tenement
i was crowded with an excited
4 throng Of people, but there was no
q Indication OF any accident. Thepanic
/ was caused by an excited man, who
!. rushed into the street shouting: 1.-THE
a house il fallingw Many instances
!. OF "A similar character were report
, cd In the tenement-house district, but
+ as far AZ can be ascertained, no dam
/. aye was done anywhere.
n Its cause was later the cause OF
= much speculation, especially among
i the more ignorant clssses, and II was
long time before many understood
n the real nature OF the occurrence.
I In Central park the shock was more
: severe than IN the surrounding
4 regions. There werei large crowds
: on the walks, who were Vt once thrown
4 into stste Of violent excitement by
a tbe strange rumbiing IN the ground,
: which was distinctly heard. The ami
I mails In the menagerie were frightened
: by the shock, aud many Of them were
= seen 10 lremble ~ II In great fear while
? they remained perfectly still
y ior fome time after tho
a occurrences. Operator Hoffman
4 of the arsenal was thrown from his
: chair but not hurt. The globes Of
: the lamps In his Office were cracked.
Z = The ceiling In the Tenth precinct sta
= tlon-holIse was badly cracked, while
! m a frame house It LAT Lewis street
!. the ceiling was cracked Ia seyeral
! places and one of the women who lived
: There became unconscious by fright. A
Z street-car In Avenue b WAS lifted from
: the track several times and several
q houses are reported thrown down. Az
= the drug store ~ Ninety-ninth street
4 mud Eigliteenth Ayenn2 several bottles
Z were thrown from the Ahelves. A po-
. licemAn OF the BROOKLYN bridge re-
ported that the shock was distinctly
i, felt there; that the great towers ~
= either end oscillated visibly while tbs
= bridge It4elf rocked. The shock Of the
4 earthquake was felt generally Aiohg
q the river.
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