Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-11
EARTHQUAKE.
nm BADLY SHAKEN
I BUT NO DAN.
AGE DONE. M "a

BUT No D
AGE DONE. FtG.s
flock yesterday afternoon
, shaken by an earthquake,
from eight to ten seconds.
nts seemed to be more OF q
tremor, than o shock,
we're shaken with more
,nce, and window sashes
caused considerable ex-
tbe city, and many persons
sir front doors to confer
neiqhbors as TO the cause
ar ara agitation. In the east
Ss city the shock was quite
some S Of the colored people
= the Brandywine remaffi-
time in the street, afraid 10
houses. 4. 49,
= In DR.. Cantwell's drug
htb and Spruce streets were
len from the shelves. A
Tho was sitting in o chair
n Second street near Ship
ken 40 violently that he
frightened. The men In
[honpht that the building
|truck with a tremendous
and the shock was very per-
By a party who were boat
Brandywine in the immsdi-
Covs were out in a boat on
ana, aud one of them was
into the water by the
Ie another boy, sitting on the
\ very near being shook into
A gentleman residing on
eet near Tenth was lying on
Ing, and thought that some
mi under the bed and was
while some colored people in
II felt certain that the last
pne.
X was ielt over the entire
bems TO have been stronger
aces than others. For hours
persons were on their front
walks and street corners, dis
e earthquake, and relating
Fences, aud no matter where
go, the shock seemed to DC
prblng topic of conversation.
e seemed to have a different
experience TO relate, and
we're almost shaken off theii
dill nor notice the vibra
pw that anything uncommon
bed until they were told. A
persons, females especially,
frightened, ard 1t is probable
4d bsen followed within a
by another, the consequence
! proved serious 10 many Of
mperment.
ldeIphia the shock was Of
econds duration and the un.
apparently extended from
y southwest, increasing in
kiih each succeeding second
led gradually. The strongest
u the city were shaken, nota
y Post-ofiice and City Hall
pmense masses of granite and
braled to an alarming degree,
rb,tantial structures beipG
worst. Upin the tops o.
bings the shock was NOR,
than ON the street, and til,
IN the Signal Service Office
floor OF the new post-office
the undulations frightened
ilerably. They feared tina
la coming down on theil
BE- shock slightly interfered
Iorkings of the scientific IN
z- rH,-e
chimneys toppled over OF
|nd bricks tumbled down up
Femeuts in all parts of TIL
s,er ieli from the ceilings o
Unaware ratified in the clos
slIs began ringing, glasse'
lively tune upon sideboards
were set 10 running down
Instances people were pros
Pn The floors of their dwell
yous people were frightene,
extent that many though
ction Of the world was a
ywbere the popuiace becam
onse in the city was agitate,
less, many of the occupant
preathlessly into the street
Pc men, women and childre,
81 upon sidewalks and stree
y eagerly discussed the affair
nore noticeable in the thick!
districts of Kensington an,
ly the impression that a,
e had occurred grew upol
hs, and each inquired of hi
he had felt the shock. Man
Pie We're so alarmed that the
10 re'enier their houses, an
do so until they were Assure
yer minded neighbors that
OF the remarkable event wa
j. sH0CK ELSEWHERE.
pl'k, Aug. l0.-The city an
III a smart earthquake shoe
Ve minutes past 2 o'clock thi
or rather two or three dil
KS, which startled the whol
e. everybody to talking abou
1t seemed as if an UNUSUAL
y was passing. Then came
sharper shock.
Brey"ort House, at Fift
nd Eighth street, the shoe
perceptibly felt. The nigl
wAs atill in bed, was avail
e low rumbling noise, whic
furniture in the room sufft
break his slumbers. II
lhe window and found ba
WIS in the block filled wit
popie' Mr.. Murat Hals,ea,
lcinnau Commercial.GazetI
w evening paper, was e,
tl'i'g III an upper room 4,
hoItl. Mr.. Halstead saws Il
was periectiy percepiih
II cid not last longer tha
zee seconds. Ais first in
was that an elevator hs
aH explosion had occurrt
elhr-toom. Thinking the
oe an earthquake, with
mars Instinct, he glance
ca and turned to the wi
II he could see any fallir
Sew York, on Broadway, MI
hand%.., Of Pennsy lvani
po'llical friends we've lupc
loniy there was a rafting
general shaking OF &isbe
.neht ,he ex.Speaker 70 b
ny A South American ge
'ht party recognized the Sc
onge' , " Why, that is 9
kt ~ In