The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-09-09
EARTHQUAKES.
Probably the Nest General Agi-
tation of Terra Firma that this
Country Has Ever Expe-
ss75.s rienced.
Large Buildings Sway Back and
Forth and Panic Seizes the
People, But Nothing Sc
rlOus Results.

Detroit, Memphis, Nashville. St. Louis,
Richmond, Raleigh, Louisville, Cleveland,
Columbus, Dubuque Philadelphia, etc.,
etc. = 5llS ,..
Prot. Seman Newcomb, OF the Nautical
Almanac, furnishes the following figures re-
garding the earthquake First shock occur
red ut 9:53 and lasted twenty seconds; the
second about 9:54K, and lasted ulseil $3.50.
The officials OF the signal service bureau
report that four distinct shocks were felt
in Washington.
The first began at 1854 and lasted forty
seconds, the second was felt at 1904 and
was followed by another at 1910 and by
fourth ut 1920. Prof. Capen, the wealth.
er prophet OF that city predicted that saw
full and terrific" earthquakes would be re-
ported. Tin -
from all points struck by the earthquake,
though incidents are varied. The follow
ing from Washington will answer for many
other places:
At s:55 at night the desks in the ass ocia-
ted press office in the Corcoran
building began to vibrate in pc
culiar but unmistakable fashion that sug-
] gested an earthquake. A few minutes
later the janitor reported that the upper
stories OF the building were rocked
back and forth, and the night man
office made a similar announcement, with
the additionalinformation that the clock
on the western wall OF the room had
stopped. Telephone messages from
a gentleman connected with the as
sociated press Office, who lives on
Massachusetts avenue, and from
other points in the city reported that the
ornaments on mantelpieces were rafting.
The telegraph operators in Atlanta few
-I,-fo > L
instc1 operators that the shake" was
coming and to look for; it, but no atten-
ton was paid to the warning, as it was
regarded as joke. Two shocks oc-
CURED, the second OF longer duration
and more severe than the first, and q few
seconds later it was felt in all parts OF
the city, creating considerable consterna-
ton. Several meetings in progress in va
rious parts OF the city were broken up by
the frightened members, thinking the
buildings were falling, rushing from
opera house the large audi
ence became frightened by the shaking OF
tho building, and a stampede ensued. The
occupants OF the galleries, mainly gentle
men, jumped to their feet and rushed pell
nell down the stairs. falling over one
another in their efforts to escape from
the building and stopped for nothing
till they reached the street. The audienc 9
in the lower part of the house was com.
posed principally: OF ladies, but they were
less frightened, and few left their seats.
The performers went on with their pieces
and quiet was soon restored. No one was
injured. People on the etreet did not
feel the shock, and the first knowledge they
had OF the occurrence was obtained from
the sight OF the frightened inmates OF the
houses rushing from them into the streets.
The Western Union operator at Bowie,
Nd, twenty miles from Washington, tele-
grained that the earthquake cracked tho
walls OF his station and stopped the clock.
In theupper stories OF the tall Western I'm
ion building in New York the waves were
plainly observable, and persons walking
about experienced the sensation as OF fall:
ing. At Columbia, s. c., There were ten dis
tinct shocks, but none 30 heavy as the
first which lasted three minutes, The
streets were filled with people getting away
from their shaking houses. "a
AtAtlanta, Ga, the city was thrown in
to a state Of the widest excitement. The
shocks were accompanied by rumbling
noise and followed one another in quick
succession. The scene ut negro churches
was one OF utmost confusion, negroes going
on their knees, feeling sure that the judg.
ment day was ut hand.
AtLangley, Ga, the earthquaked destroyed
a mill dam. and the water washed away
the roadbed. Atrain rushed into the flood.
and the engineer and fireman were drowned.
Two shocks were felt at Bloomington,
III. Desks, furniture and chandeliers were
swayed. The latter oscillated north and
south. a 6 Z M
Probably the worst scare at Cincinnati
was in the composing room OF the CONNER
cial.Gazette Office. There the swaying ter
rified the printers. and a dozen or SO
jumped out OF the windows to the roof OF
the adjoining building, o distance OF six
feet. sg &f5sai5 q.
At Detroit the wave wont from west to
east, and was felt in oil parts of the city,
especially in high buildings. Chairs, tables,
pictures and chandeliers were shaken.
At Memphis its motion was from north
to south, and lasted ten seconds 1t had
rapid, Facilitating movement. CREATOR
sternation was felt. s.
At Richmond, Va. the shock lasted
about three minutes, and men, women and
children who had retired jumped from their
beds and rushed out OF doors. = "a RES
At Raleigh, N. G., buildings rocked, wallis
cracked, floors broke loose from their sup
porters, chimneys fell and lamps were over
turned. The motion OF tho earth was
very decided. s
At Wilmington, N. c., they were very so.
we're, and came near wrecking several build
ings. No such excitement was ever known
here before. The shock rang church bells.
1t also threw down plastering and rang
door bellssin houses. 4,
At Cleveland, Ohio, people left the
theaters and ran into the streets. At
the opera house q stampede for the
street took place. Nearly everybody
made q rush for the doors, but hap.
piy no one was severely. injured.
At Dubuque, Iowa, people at the tops
OF high buildings felt tho building yibrate
violently. Printers in the fourth story Of
the Herald building ran for their lives to
the loot OF q sixty,foot staircase, and the
audience in the opera house was very much
frightened. Many ran from the building.
Jamestown, N. W. was severely shaken.
The shocks lasted twenty seconds. The
people rushed into the streets. Chandeliers
.yibrated and several persons experienced
nauseau. f w III ti3.s.s59 $ ~
People in every part OF Savanna, Ga,
were terrified and rushed into the streets
and sought tho open squares and other
places, Rs, A 81 q
A WONDERFUL sPoUTER.
An A :, Well mt Belle Plaine. Iowa,
4 Throws Up Immense Volumes OF water,
threatening to Destroy the Town.
Belle Plaine, Iowa, August 81. "a An
.artesian well four inches in diameter burst
when the depth Of. 1876 fcet r had been
reached In boring, and instantly volume
OF water was forced into the air to the
height. 81 several hundred feet. This
gradually Increased In size and volume
until, I! 9 stream Of water fully 81 xteen inches