The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-09-03
THE SHOCK IN HARTFORD.

A LARGE AREA SHAKEN UP.
THE SHOCK IN HARTFORD.
This earthquake Tuesday night was felt US far
south as Alabama and far west as Chicago,
the general line Of direction of the earthquake
wave being from southeast 10 northwest 1t
WAS most severe, however, at Charleston. The
city is III ruins. Fully two-thirds Of the resi-
dences are unIuhabitable, being either wrecked
totally or pas TALLY. The people are encamped
in open PAGES. All the stores are closed and II
scarcity Of loud 10 feared, on accound of the DIFF
ticuty and danger Of getting to the stores, the
business portion OF the city being nearly eutire-
ly destroyed. Forty fifty persons were killed
and wounded, aud the loss of property will
amount TO $40, 100000.
The first shock was felt at 9.53 Tuesday night.
People were tossed about in their beds or found
their huuscs lumbling about their heads. A
scene Of terror eusued. The alFrighted populace
IAN into the streets screaming and could be
seen knceling eyerywhereu groups offering up
prayers.
Three or four fires started and it was believed
that the flames would destroy what the earth
quake had left, Tut the fires were extingushed.
A second shock followed the first and shocks
were felt ut intervals of half an hour until day.
light each succeeding one being less distinct.
The night was hideous with groans of the dy-
ing, the screams of the wounded and the PRAYERS
of the uninjured.
Fissures were left in the earth from which fine
sand cXuded sulphurous smell was noticea-
be
All communication by telegraph was cut off
by the shock and exit by means of the railroads
Was also impossible. The greatest anxiety was
iet III regard 10 The fate of Charestown, but dur
ing Wednesday the telegraph wires were repair
ed.
Another shock, at 1l5O Wednesday night, tum
bleu several houses over and increased the fears
of the wretched people OF Charleston.
Near Augusta, Ga, mill dam broke loose,
flooding the South Carolina Railroad. A train
dashed into the water and the engineer and fire.
man were drowned.
There were III shocks at Columbia, s. c. A no.
litical meeting IN the court house broke up in a
panic, the walls being cracked by the shock. The
AID the citizens stayed out of doors ali night,
tearing recurrence of the earthquake.
Baltimore CITY, particularly the eastern section,
was considerably shaken, but no damage was
dane.
The Shock in Hartford.
The earthquake shock was felt in various Dor
tons OF Hartford county, Tuesday night about
10 o clock. 1t was noticed by many persons in
Bel Air, particularly these who were in bed
Persons on the streets heard Il rumbng sound.
like distant thunder or train of cars but obsery-
ed no treuIor OF the earth.
Mir. Isaac Amos OF Bel Air, noticed three dis
tinct shocks. The first one occurred about Ave
minutes OF III o'clock. 1t shook the bed on which
he was lying caused the window sash and shut
ters rattle, the house 10 snake few
minutes afterwards there was another shock and
two minutes after ten o'clock the third shock
was noticed. 1t was more severe than the second
bat not as severe as the first shock.
MIR. WIN. 5. Osborn was awakened out of sleep
by the rafting of the windows, and found the
to the window and looked out but saw or heard
nothing unusual. As she turned away another
shock came ana the windows ratified again.
Mr.. VIM. Young had retired early but was not
asleep. He felt the bed oscillating under hun
and ut first thought he had a nervous chill
liracing himself, however, he found that the bed
was really shaking. He felt three distinct shocks
servant, also, came down stairs very much
alarmed, thinking the end of all things had come
Mr. John ). Daam, near Bel Air, was also in
bed. The house shook and Mrs. Dalam was
was the matter. Mr.. Dalum says the shock was
continuous, but that 1t was more severe at first,
then died away ana afterwards was more violent.
1t lasted hall Il minute.
AT DIR. II. d. Lees, the shock was felt. Boxes
in the doctors office were shaken and fell from
the shelves. His neighbors, Misses Waters and
Wetherill, nilners, thought burglars were i'm
their house Miss Wetherill ran into Dr. Lees
| and took courage when she found the shake was
not confined to her home.
AT DR.. L. Hall Richardson's the ladies wera
much frightened. The house shook, they could
Mr. J. Thos. Z. Hopkins was walking home. ON
Main street. He was astonished at hearing the
windows of the houses rafting. without any ap-
parent cause, but felt no tremor of the earth.
AT Mr. Thos. II. RoDinsons and Mr.. Nathan
Deans, on Broadway, the tremor was perceived.
Mrs. John Il. Spicer thought some body was
under the bed shaking 1t, and arose and lit the
lamp to look for the burglar" but failed to find
him.
AT the Court House Messrs ]. r. Ely and ]. II.
Stler were in the Clerks office. The iron win
dow shutters, which were partly closed, ratified
together. The massive building was not moved,
but they could not, at first, account for the dis
turbance.
Att.Col. Ohio S. Lees the house shook. but the
adult members of the family, who were down
stairs, thought the children were making a rum
pus up stairs.
ton was made but nothing unusual was discov-
cred.
AT Allen Hoffman's residence the earthquake
caused great CONSERVATION. The house shook
and the ladies thought IL was about to tumble to
pieces A lamp was agitated and came near fall
ing Off the table. Mr. Richard Sheridan, who
was asleep up stairs. was aroused by the first
shock. He remembered hearing accounts of an
earthquake when he was boy and thought this
in the room seemed to him to be turning upside
down.
Mr.. John II. Slater says it shook his house and
he could hear the windows in the NJ. E. Church,
adjoining, rattle as though shaken by strong
wind.
Mr.. A. Preston Gilbert felt the house shake and
sprung from the bed He said he was shaken
as though standing on a barn floor besides
|
| 1t was felt by John #. Smithsou and his brother
Thomas Smithson, at Forest Hill. The latter
heard the rumbling and looked out of the win.
dow expecting to see train of cars.
| AT Cam bria station, NJ. q. Railroad. Mr.. James
II. Whiteford was awakened by the pitcher shak-
| ing violently in the wash bowl.
| AT Emmorton Mr.. VIM. Il. Sawyer's house was
violently shaken.
At Benson postoffce Mr.. d. T. Benson was
awakened by tho shock, and hurriedly dressing
| himself went in to his store, adjoining, thinking
| burglars were there
| At Darlington DR.. W. Stump Forwood and his
family felt several jars vibrations of the house.
| beginning at 9.55 and continuing during five or
ten minutes. Others felt the shock and left their
| beds in alarm.
| The shock was felt on the Mountain. Mr.
John b. Price and his brother William felt the
house rocking as though they were iii a boat. but
| had no idea what caused it.
| The last earthquake shock in Baltimore oc-
CURED January ., 1885, and it was also felt in
| Maryland. Virginia. West Virginia and the Dis
| trict of Columbia. There was also a slight shock
experienced here and elsewhere in the country
| on August 10th, 1884.