Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-23
A SHARE AT DAWN.
why Savannahians Got Up Early
esterday-Another Quake.

" ny ~ftdUndIi3Ius OoL Up E-dGlg
Yesterday-Auother Quake.
There were probably more early risers
in savannah yesterday morning than
there has been in score of years. A
large part of the city's population does
not, as a usual thing, get out Of bed as
early as o'clock. There were few peo-
pie who were not up at that hour yester-
day, and those who did not get up
thought very seriously Of doing so.
About everybody had come to the con-
cluslon that earthquakes were thing of
The past, so far as Savannah is con-
cerned, and for three weeks or perhaps a
month the quake has been put down as
something that has had it's day here.
A few minutes before O'Clock yester-
day morning people were awakened from
their sleep by the rafting of windows and
the shaking OF their beds. There are
very few who have forgotten their eX-
pgr.ence Of Aug 81 and of the succeeding
week, and ABOUT the first move they
mace was Out OF bed. IL was a genuine
shock Of considerable duration. Although
1t was not anytnin< Ike as severe as the
shock Of Aug. 81, its duration
was about the same. The wave apparent
~ Travelled In the same direction
and was accompanied by the same rum
bling sound. s- il coming from deep 10 the
earth, tbeu las quick vibrations causing
windows TO rattle. chandeliers to sway,
swinging cut Of place pictures, and in
number OF instances upsetting Slight orna-
ments on tables and mantels. After the
severe part Oi the shock was over 1t
gradually decreased in force, and finally
gave a quick vibration and then died out
altogether.
There is wide Il ference Of opinion as
To the length OF the shock. Some say it
lasted twenty seconds, 'sgme forty seconds,
some say 1t lasted minute and some are
confident thatit lasted even minute aud a
half. Very few people who got no went
back to bed again and earlier breakfasts
were eaten than have been eaten by many
in long time. The shock was not severe
enough to do any damage, and, except
among the more nervous people, very lit
tie attention was paid to 1t,
Some anxiety was felt FOR Charleston
and that part of the country where the
earthquake last month was more severe
and there was constant inquiry during
the forenoon at the telegraph and news
paper Offices for new from other parts of
the State and Carolina. In the afternoon
people coming into the city from the cDuC-
try reported that the shock was appa..
emily more severe in the country than
here.
At 2:20 in the afternoon there was a
very perceptible trem0r. 1t was hardly
shock, although 1t was felt very distinct
ly. 1t was of short duration, but coming
after the first shock in the morning, it
served to add to the uneasiness of nervous
people, and caused a good many to 40 to
sleep last night with their clothes on and
with one eye OPEN Both the O'Clock
shock and that in the afternoon were
felt at Tybee. The operator at
the signal station there telephoned
to the NEWS last night that the first shock
was harder than any that has been felt
there since that OF Aug. 81. The disturb
ance was also felt at Wilmington Island
and at Warsaw, ana the residents there
say that, next to the August shock, 1t was
the longest that has yet been experienced.