Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-08-14
The Earthquake Shock.

throughout the cities of New York ana
BROOKLYN At seven minutes past, two Sunday
afternoon. lasting ten or twelve second. and
accompanied by sub,erranean runhi;,,s
which we're clearly audible The .,r,b
motion vas a quick trembling mor.r,,,
without any lateral vibration ,houyb so,,.
people in various localities seem 10 think
they felt the undulations In \.u Nh
the motion va. apparently mos, yi.lent n
the uortberEy district. tovara. Ua,l.,
People almost eyeryubere ditFer x;5eI, \. +,
the duration of the .hock som. e.,,m,,;r,
il a, 10 second. and o,ber. a, ,xo r,;r,,,af
The most reliable oniniop. are io,,h,ra..
those which piaee i, n, lo,oI s.co,,Js
lis effect. varied ,.,, ,,r.s,l,
Every house in the civ trembl,d chin,
ware setting ed.ewise on sbely.. sl,,,,ad ,,,,
ofp.sce. chandelier, and pic,nr.. tnmhlad
bells we're runr and plas. ncnd,n,s III.
tangled. PeoDI. started from Il. 49,.
where they we're seated and ran exc;,s4I,
into the street.. AMI IN ,.,.raI ;,.,ana..
walls and csiiir,s w., -
Eyeret,'s Hotel nm Chatba,, IT,, ~. a.
Of The dininy hail /. ~ r,,lIa ,;i;no Ell
the trenors Of the .bock ~. ,I;.,;,e,I,
felt Tn. waters n, fron, -. bo,aI -.
m. innrsssiop tina, tho gr..,, go, 49,.
in tbc h,samsp, va. 49,, - .x,,ll,s
Waterman attic Stevens h,,;ii;n,, r. Ri
way ssid that >on,e i,d;es -, NJ
elevator became greatly fr,rh,.n.b ,h,,Li,
the yrea. boiler had bnr.,
Residents of Harlem, u.r. ,h,,.,,,, ;,,.., :.
tense excitement in cons..,,,,ano., - -.
shock 7, VA f.I, m,;nIy h,,,,,.., ios,L
ana I3o1 ..ree,s Tb;,d .,I r,,,h,h -
and IN tha, sec,;oa I, ~. :, -, ~ :, -
women and cbildr.r ,-.baI Ill -, - =;
srrear,n,, from ,he;r borna. c,.,IaY. ~,
less and sbo-less f.,r;n,, liz, - Iii.
would fail unon them An ~ III $50
i,t.r.Uy su,r,nad Y;,L ~. .,,, .t,.
,uBe Fast and Wes, i1,, -, -.
stations v.r. ouicklv r,oud..d ,,;,b -
neonle bu, ,hev c,ined ~ ,ac,as,;a.
further than ,ha, tha ,,,I;..,r 80. -
badly sbaks, ~, Nnr,a,o,,s -, -
,laua,ion. g;,en H., .,n;,sd $50, m.
10, sida or The 49,, :;
Cbris,onbsr anB NOD, - 81. -
saxarsIf - - = ~ vac S''''' =
p.ahsh; ~
c,s;orad ., n - I'M an
-, H. i,,;fl;. ,aI'N'oi'
Ill. ,,',ia,--I w ~ muses.
80 80 h..,rJ ,La -. -1no'il'S
"oIaJ al -, S -a.'ot' eAol.e.iielit Pts
- LII -t If 'a', way ~
- 49, - o.o'S ."s 1877 i'iuoN
- S,H'I eu Ni'u Poilce
@s-;.L,aJ 1'n'"s Tue
-.l-i." PoiieShian VINO was
r-Ls- % -" "ei =. underwater ana
ia.A'h,S s.,ees saia that he zen ihe pave
MS iee' anu ne oea'
- tes'i. ~. IN iUnAeis 3, sa'u 'he shocA
''.t ''e"' me greatest eN,
I,t.u'ent P'e'aieu III 'he jewish ana
I ho,,Sa1 h;dS ou ny sNte ne
' '. "'s" anu iiSht,.
go - ,ha ,erniss were Hoieh'i!
49, ~, 81" 80. .a, a i'naIes ,usneu out
~. - - L'aahiIs 80 '.ien VIA ,
cs;il noia ehec's lhe! couid
- - n,,,L H.. ,Ls:lS WIN hish''
- -. "uo were
-; rI ''t TUG ""o'e pop
49, r. IL =" '.e ee"''e Vi the
H. aod c. ~ "eeh
| L;.L, P''''e vas a. us
IA s,rso,s go :.
-, - - at;,s. WIN peope'
IL -. - e '-1u
- - eAPeohg ever.
Ell -, - -, -" ~ vas " ,'ieir evenings
~ - -, 49, o s',t anu eIiiiaren were
~ T5;s - -, Wv "eains VI pray
~. ~, ,s P. w Iof near! nan al,
and Tho nol;cs usr.nadaJ ,h LA" $50 Iaos,u.u
turn 70 her hopsas g., I"s Peopie 70 re-
w;,nsssad - W.I.o..,. ia 'eeneS Me.e
s,roa,s -. i,aI;ana u ~
The fr;,b, however was No, 40 go. " ia
.f,e, q L,,l. wb;Is ,ha;r shon,a Isl .a;,i
gest;cui ,tioos ceased anu "''u
In Central PARK. the shock w,s more
severe. il is said. than in the .prro,rdins
region. Large crowds were in the mali
who were at once thrown into x;oIan, s,a,s
of excitement by shaking and strange
rumblinp in the ground which was d;s,;nc,is
heard. The animals in the menayerie wers
greatly frightened. and many tremhled II Il
In fear Will. they remained neresc,Iv s,;Ii
for some time after il occurred. O,era,or
Hoffman of the arsenal, was thrown from
bis office were cracked. The ceilings of the
! tenth precinct station house on Lewis street