Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-06

ums the entire population were
on tne streets discussing the situation,
J lhe vibrations were felt In all portions
% we CITY, out from most accounts most
seNstey IN the extreme northern and
WESTERN sections. Persons on Bibby and
Snuron mus and In Sidney aud on Oregon
hiil describe the ahocks az very se,era
and much more distinct than those ~ M
earthquake OF 1870 Some citizens state
mat they distinctly heard a loud. rumblIng
noise Houses were swayed window
glasses and furniture ratified. and Ina
heard 20 crack. WIS
10 that portion Of the city between tho
State building and Fourteenth street me
movement appeared TO be from "a, to
west aud undulatlng, and the eensktlon
20 people up stairs was that the doors
were sinking.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION
Az tne male orphan asylum near Har
we, inc shock was precoptibly felt. There
was considerable fright aud excitement
WHO some OF the inmates, out NO damage
NJ. william a. Mountcastle and other
residents OF the block ON the north sIda
Of Broad street, between Fifth ana Swim
report that the entire block ylhrated from
east 10 west. Beds ard other articles az
furniture rocked, and so great was IND
sensation that several ladies' were made
SICK. NV. Mountcastle was In the third
story Oh one OF the houses, and he saws
no snail never forget his feelings II was
worse than sea-sickness, although some
tnlng ON the same order As In many
other parts Of Richmond, but little sleen
was had In that block last night
In the lower part OF the city the shocks
DO not appear 10 have been so generally
felt. '
One serio-comlc incident Is reported, A
young man called on his best glrl, and
when the shock came II moved their
chairs IN close proximity. Just then tho
mater,iamilias entered, and, not compre.
nenuing the situation, gave the luekloss
couple lecture However, after she
found out that Il was super.natural
and not natural happening. she was
somewhat Modified, and tho course of
true love allowed 90 run smooth
The chimney at the residence OF MIR. S.
D. Jacobs, No 80s East Grace street, was
| partially blown down.
| One lady IN the West End sent out and
had her carriage hitched up, nut her
children In II snd prepared to move OF,
hnt wns finally prevailed upon TO re-entef
her domcIle.
IN Hsrvio cOlorad citizen ran out into
Shields wood and climbed tree. lie
thought he was safe as long ~ his feet
did not rest on terra iirma. In fact, the
earth seemed 70 be terror 10 many PEG.
| pie last night
The general impression seems TO be-
that there has bcenno earthquake shock
ielt IN this vicinity since 1875. This lie an
error. A slight shock was experienced
some time last summer, and mention was
made OF II at the time Ia the State. This
shock was, however,, very slight, and
seemed 10 be confined 10 the counties
adjacent TO Richmond
! The State reporters have to-day gone
over as much Of the ground as was posi-.
Bile, and have interviewed pors0ns from
nearly every part OF the city. All reports
agree that the shocks were far greater
than were those OF 1876, aud IL was ger.
orally felt In every part OF Richmond.
Happily, no serious damage was done to
property aud none TO persons. 10 view
OF the terrible calamity that has befallen
our sister city, the devoted metropolis of
the Palmetto state, our people have every
reason for thankfulnesa, and such is the
Impression to-day with every trusting,
thinking heart,
TIKI MILITARY ALARM TURNED ~.
shocks came the alarm from box i9I 10.
Gated at the peniteutlary. An alarm from
this box is dreaded more than from any
other, because II Is the signal that the
lives Of 500 felons are In danger, and also
that there Is danger OF these desperate
men being turned loose upon the aomr.u.
nifty. Soon the fire engines we're rushing
TO the Hpoi, This but increased tho
excitement whlcn had been started by,
the vibrations OF the EARTH and men,
women and children we're In state OF
great connection. Thousands OF people
ran TO the penitentlary. The streets lead.
ing thereto were packed with human
beings, and there WAS the widest cop-
fusion. The 1re engines went fast, but
the fremcn went faster. There YVES no
smoke or blaze issuing from the prison.
nor were there any sparks sailing 10 the
air, but inside the prison walls the con
yicts we're Wild With excitement They
thought the building was about 10 tumble
in, and they
FOUGHT LIKE MANIAcs
TO get out OF their cells aud uto The
yard, II was not, however, q the shape
Of an encount, with the guards, Int IL
was a determined effort ON the part OF
some 10 get from behind the bars Of their
cells and into the yard, where danger did
not seem so great. With heavy bunk.
Stats some Of them went 10 work with
vim 10 batter down the iron-bar transoms
over their cell doors, and with strength
that seemed almost Huperhuman they IN
some Instances succeeded. Some twelve
or fifteen prisoners climbed through the
broken tTansorDs aud walked down the
corridor and thence out into the yard
These men felt more free, and their
presence In the yard but Increased the
desire OF those Ia TIE cells 20 get out.
Scream after scream came from the Inn
prisoned ieions, and terror relgned within
The cells.
THOUGHT JUDGMENT DAY HAD CONF,
one prisoner exclaimed, "Fof Gods
sake let us OUT while another ut the
sop OF bis voice yelled, "The day OF lndg-
nent hiss come" Meet u the prisoners
ire colored, and the superstitions cbarsc-
lerlstlc " tnelr race served 20 rckindie
he furious excitement aud 20 nerve them
% battle against the solid walls with wba;-
Ioeyer they could get their hands upon in
he hope, es some thought, Of saving
heir lives II not securing their liberty.
The men who broke from their cells
md rushed on the inner gate were al
,laced 10 solitary confinement. Most OF
hem we're negroes, and one-a ftalwart,