Smyrna times., 1884-08-13

d them III New York from So 90 to $40 90
II per crate-mostly the latter figures
II Ihe number Of peach cars that went
e over the road yesterday was IA: The
L whole number thus far 977.
- The Earthquake on Sunday.
(, The earthquake which shook M -
t. large part of the country ON Sunday
S ana which appears to have extended
as lar West as the Allcghanies. and rs
II lar East as Portland, Maine, taking in
J. me states of PennsylyaN!a, New York
II New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachu
}. Setts, Rhode island, Maryland and the
{ DislrlcI OF Columbia, was also distinct
. ~ Ieit In TINS State and this town. We
f are 50 little used ON this Peninsula to
nature putting ON eXtravagances such
: aS cyciohes ana earthquakes as to be
S entirely unprepared for any sucb
: things, and though the shock was GrIt
+ mere by number Of persons there vos
a hesitancy to speak about it least
{ lhere might be Il possible mistake. one
waiting to hear another broacb the snb.
Ject and thus it was not until several
hours after that event that it became
, the town talk"
The shock occurred here at IN
o'clock, or, as some say, two shocks
Inc movement Of the earth seems to
nave been as much vertical as osciIla-
tory. There was II noise accomDanv-
ing Ihe vibration noticed by some but |
not by others, except rustling and
shaking OF the trees, like that which |
Precedes squall Of wind The effect /
IN most cases was like that of a heavy
person jumping from a chair in an un-
per chamber or sudden rush across
Ihe room, causing the doors and win
qoWs TO rattle and shake violently
JUST at the time number of people
were taxing an afternoon nap not a
lew OF these were awakened from
their slumbers and some from the nf-
lects OF the vertical motion thouuht
Ihelr beds had been lifted and cot out
ana looked under to see who was lift
ing 1t from beneath. In a DWELLING
near the NJ. +. Church a pitcher in o1
! npper room was turned over against
the side of the bowl and the pendonts
OF the candleabra were put in a yibra-
| tory motion and in some houses tbe
movement was sufficient to set the
rocking chairs agoing.
AC the residence of J. b. Evans the
door bell was rung with sufficient forca
TO make them think there was a
caller at the door. At the Delaware
House it is said that some of the occu-
pants felt it safer to get out of doors
Whlle at many of the houses the ex-
perlehces were as above, in others it
was not noticed and especially was
thls the case with persons in motion or
III places OF public gathering. +
IN OTHER PLACES.
In Wilmington the shock was very
perceptibly felt about 2.O5 p. NJ. and # {
lasted about ten seconds. At the i
Morning NeCs office the shock was
pretty severe. The whole building il
was shaken and the windows ratified t
us II disturbed by strong breeze which
had suddenly sprung up. The floors y
and ceilings trembled as if some beovv
weight had fallen upon them. G
At Philadelphia the scaiiolding ON
some new buildings going up on the "
corner of Sixth and Reed streets was Il
shaken violently and some bricks ON p
the boards were shaken Off and fell to e
the street below. t
The severest shock was reported h
from Seabright, n. j., where the depot d
was shifted to and side, shaking nm the ir
contents and alarming the sole inmate
At Hartford bareheaded man al
rushed frantically to the telegraph fir
office holding in his hand a newsDaper 81
which he had been reading. He said O.
ne had been rocked violently, and that q
the plastering on the ceiling above him ne
had been cracked and in some places H
had dropped to the floor. Bt
In Brooklyn the streets were alive
with people who had come out to as fri
certain the cause of the rocking and to Nj
gossip about it. Tt
At Reading at 2.l2 o'clock p. NJ. two NJ
instinct shocks of earthquake We're felt IA
throughout the city and county, shak- pl
ng houses, moving furniture and dron.
ping blinds. Considerable excitement III
prevailed among the people. MANY a.
into the street. 10
At Atlantic City three distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt nj ev. an
lctly 200 p. NJ. There was no noise
them but the effects sol
we're very marked without being dam
Slng. Water pitchers were over No
urned in the hotels and in several in
tances furniture was thrown down
nd globes shaken from chandeliers.
Jishes were ratified on tables and much !
onsternatlOn was OccasiOned in u few Sal
i the hotels where the guests were as /
embed at their meals. Some of the ton
eople were so much alarmed that -
hey left their houses and ran into the
treets.
The public of the States affected bv
he late shock, however. NAV console
with the reflection that no gra
eally severe earthquake has occurred day
J this part of the world during the am
istorical period, and that such shocks
that of Sunday are incapable of lht'
oing any damage, however alarming l1oC zoe
ley may seem to nervous persons /
ne western tornado is indeed more stOl
/. DC feared than very many such rum II u u
ings and tremblings of the earth.
Inc earthquake could not have Sc eva
cted better day in order to have all oell
le line points of its performance an IL
'eciated. Everybody was mt leisura wed
nd more or less on the lookont for JC
interesting. When the nan
Iock came, therefore, nearly every 1
'dy noticed it. on
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK. ~ ~
Another shock of earthquake was M
10 IN the villages along the South Gee
lie of Long Island, Monday afternoon. from
was not so heavy as Sunday, but
rs sufficient, together with the Tumb- ---
* which accompanied it, to create
excitement. The courthouse nj ~,
II Rockaway was shaken for several Bagg
conds, and the glasses and the Crane
ockery on the hotel tables ratified doiell Glel
d some fell over, causing the guests Euroi
start from their seats. with with
The shock was felt about 12.30P.M. for fSr'ie ie
few minutes later the big hotel at other
Beach was shaken. the -
ors and windows rattling loud w
tsSce o. oaiu J aU considerable stitu
P'" NOoFS III oVher build Coop