Daily Republican., 1886-09-01

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An earthquake was felt last night
about lO O'Clock throughout nearly the
entire portion OF the United States east
OF the Missistippi river, the shocks
being experienced from the Gulf of
Mex leo north ward to the Upper Lakes.
and from points near the Mississippi to-
the Atlantic coast. The shock was dis.
tinctly felt In this city, and the vibra-
tion lasted about three seconds, passing
from north to south, but the heaviest
shocks were felt In the western part Of
the city. and many residents of the east
ern part did not know that an earth
quake had occurred until this morning.
In the neighb0rhood Of Sixth and
Washington streets several families who
had just retired hurried from their beds
and dressed themselves, not knowing
what might follow. One gentleman
says that his bed was violently shaken
and be jumped out, wondering what
was the matter. As far a. can be learn
ed this morning no one was Injured
neither was there any property de-
stroyec, but many persons were badly
frie ehtened.
THE SHOCKS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Two SHOCKS Of earthquake were felt
In Philadelphia last evening. The first
trsmor, which was the heaviest of the
two, oc ,u'red at 66 p. M, while the
second was sixteen minutes later. No
damage WAS done to property but many
people were badly frightened. The III
rection Of the disturbance was from
touthwe.t TO northeas {, and in its course
through the city the commotion appear.
ed to be most severe In q narrow bell,
The shock was about ten seconds In
duration.
At the Signal Service Station, at the
top of the Post Office building, Officer
McCreary noticed the shock while re i
clining on bench and felt the pulsa :.
tion very perceptibly.
At police headquarters the night at
tendants came rushing out Of the build
ing, while the prisoners in the basement
were considerably alarmed at the COM
motion. In the fire-alarm department.
there was no distuI bance OF the iustru-
ments. In the Office Of the Recorder of
Deede, on Chestnut street above Fourth,
about 100 clerks were at work copying
deeds when the earthquake passed.
Every one in the building felt the trem-
bling for over inmate Night Custo
dian Captain Coon was sitting With his
feet slightly elevated and resting on the
window-sill. The chair was tisssi back.
Suddenly his feet were thrown from
their resting place and his chair was
nearly overturned. Tho entire build.
ing, which ia of heavy stone, was
shaken. Farther down Chestnut street.
among the big bank buildipgs, the same
effects we RS felt. The watchmen in the
Philadelphia Trust and Safe Deposit
Company's building, the Fidelity Trust,
I.s.n vi of IL .l
Provident Life and Trust Company felt
the shock.
The newspaper offices along Chestru Mt
stree were slightly shaken, aud the
no. els also came in for friendly tap
j. j. Newell and his son, of Washing.
ton, were In their room, on the third
floor of the Washington Hotel, prepar.
ing to retire, when they noticed rock
ing chair In q distant corner playing
queer tricks. 1t moved percs;Slf,y,
and q moment later other articies In
the apartment were shaken. The two
gentlemen rushed down stairs In con
siderable alarm, and told night clerk
Patterson of the strange occurrence. In
other hotels timilar scenes were enacted.
The shock was not SO eevere as the
which passed under the
city two years ago.
THE SHOCKS ELSEWHERE.
NEW YORK, August 81 "A very per
ceptible shock, lasting about ten
seconds, was experienced here at 9 81
this evening. 1t was felt in the operat :
ing room of the Wester, Union build
ing, where the switch board was
swayed for second or 80. aud in the
Associated Press rooms, in a higher
story of the Western U1ion building,
the fluctuations were quite startling
Persons while walking experien ced a.
dizzy feeling, with a sensation az of
falling. There are thus far no reports
of damage. and 1t Ia yet impossible To-
tell how widespread the shocks were.
AT Montgomery, Ala, Cleveland, o.,
Meadville, Pa, Raleigh, N. c., and In
diaDapo olis, Ind, the shocks seen to
have been especially severe. At Mont
gomery, Selma, Ly Lynchburg. Richmond,
Washington, Cleveland, Meadvilla,
Memphis and other places people rushed
panic stricken into the streets. At In
dianapolis part Of the cornice of hotel
was thrown down, and at Raleigh walls
we're cracked and chime. fell. Tele
grams from Washington, Detroit, Mil
waukee, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chatta-
ncoga and other cities tell of severe un
dulations, but no damage is reported.
The shock WAS very light at Chicago,
and nothing was felt at Omaha, Ogden
OF San Francisco. Later dispatches
say that in Augusta, Georeis, there
we're ten distinct shocks, from 9 81 to
10 As D. M, and the streets were filled
with terrified people. At. Charleston,
West Va. many chimneJs were toppled
over. At Savannah, Georgia, five shocks
were fe,t and sever al chimnays were
thrown down, while buildings werel
other vice damaged. In Pittsburg much
alarm was created, aad many people
rushed into the streets. Fonr distinct
shocks were felt in Washington. The
earthquake shocks were quite lively In
mary portions of New JERSEY.
Blaine and Protection.
HoULToN, Me-, Aug. 81 Mr.. Blaine