Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23
Fresh Disturbances Reported Which
Cover a Larger$Area Than Any
Previous Shocks.
The Tall Buildings are Shaken, the
Loose Pla terIng Falls, and the
Old Cracks are Made Wider.
The shock Is Piainly Felt mt the National
capital and as Far West as Louis
vilIo-No One Killed.
AT CHARLESTON.

morning OF about twelve seconds dura-
ton. Houses we're shaken and windows
ratified, but no damage was done. A
heavy shake was also felt at Summerville,
and was followed by several baby shakes
as they are called there. Topographic ad.
vices state tina the shock was felt at
Savannah, Augusta, Columbia, Orange
burg and other points In this state. While
the recurrence OF the quakes is trying to
women and children, 1t causes no inter
ruption, either in business or work Of
repairing damages, which is progressing
rapidly.
AT COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. GA heavy
earthquake shock was felt here AZ ;25
this morning, and for thirty seconds was
preceded by loud, continuous rumbllngs
which lasted until the quake passed of.
Nearly everyone was awakened by the
shock, which swayed buildings and rat
tied things lively. II was the heaviest
shock felt since the second one on Au-
gust 81.
TWO SHOCKS AT SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 22.-Thls city ives
visited by two decided earthquake shocks
to-day. The frat at 4;45 q. M, local
time. This was notable for the duration,
and the tremors which continued fifteen
or twenty seconds. A good deal q APP
prehonsion, but no general alarm was
caused by It. Many people, hotel guests
especially, got up, and did not
90 back to bed. At 2
O'Clock this evening another vibration
accompanied by arumhling noise was felt,
1t was equally as severe as the first, but
of much less duration. Many claim
these shocks were almost as severe as
any that have been experienced here ex-
ceptiug the great shock of August 81
They were felt everywhere in this section
OF the state, but no damage Is reported.
FELT AT ATLANTA,
ATLANTA GA, Oct. GA distinct
earthquake shock was felt here this morn
ing about o'clock.
FRLT AT LOUISVILLE, KY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. pa slight
shock of earthquake here a. 2:l0 O'Clock
this afternoon lasted about five seconds.
The vibration was nearly north and south.
AT RALEIGH.
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 22.--Two distinct
earthquake shocks here to-day about a.
m. and p. m.
AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, S. G., Oct. 22.-There
were two sharp shocks at 2;i5 this after
noon, with equal severity atSummervllle,
Columbia and Augusta.
AT BLACKvILLE.
CHARLESTON, S. O., Oct 22.-At Black
Vile, 100 miles from Charleston, on the
South Carolina railway, two shocks OF
earthquake we're felt to-day. They were
considered the severest since August 81
AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, GA, Oct, 22.--Two severe
earthquake shocks were felt here to-day
at t;45 n. m. aud 2;l7 p, m.
AT COLUMBIA AGAIN.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 22.-Another
severe earthquake occurred here at 2:4S
this afternoon, shaking bulldogs for
about six seconds. No damage was done.
AT WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, N. O., Oct, 22.-There
was another distinct earthquake shock
this afternoon at quarter to 3. Build,
iugs were shaken very perceptibly, No
damage done.
1T "PIED" THE TYPE.
WARRINGTON, Oct. GA slight earth
quake shock was felt here at O'Clock
this afternoon The tremor lasted but an
instant II Yves sufficiently strong TO
"pin type on the imposing stones in the
fourth story OF the Star office.
The shock was so distinct on the fourth
floors OF the state, war and navy build
ings that some OF the clerks became
alarmed and ran into the corridor. On
the lower floors of the buildings, how
ever, no one seems to have noticed any
unusual disturbance.
FELT IN THE UPPER sToRIEs.
COLUMBUS, GA, Oct. GA shock of
earthquake was felt here shortly after 2
o'clock, 1t was very perceptlble IN the
upper stories OF buildings, but not on the
streets,
COVERED A LARGE AREA.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 29.---The
earthquake shocks to-day appear TO have
been as severe in Charleston as In the adj
joining states Of Georgia aud North Caro-
lima. Special dispatches have been re-
ceiyed from all parts of this and
ueighborlng states indicating that
the seismic disturbances covered a
larger area of country than any previous
shocks In Charleston and at other points
IN South Carolina. The shocks were
enough TO shake the buildings, bring
down loose plastering and widen the
cracks made In houses by previous
shocks, but no loss Of life is reported
from any quarter and no serious dam
age 10 property. The custom house
here WAS badly shaken, the west
ern wing OF the building being racked
and the walls supporting the roof on the
west giving way slightly. The shock at
2i45 this evening Ia said to have lasted
thirty seconds II the time was correctly
taken, the shock this morning WAS twice
az long The waves moved from north
TO south The shock caused no Interrupt
tion TO business,
REACHES RICHMOND, VA.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 20 AT $3.50 p.
m. a shock 81 earthquake was felt here,
the oscillations being from east 90 west.
The shock was mainly felt In the upper
part Of houses. No damage reported.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, ONO, Oct. GA few pei
sons who were occupying rooms in the
upper stories Of high buildings report hav.
ing felt the shock Of an earthquake at 30
O'Clock to day, the chief feature OF which
was its long duration, continuing, some
assert, as long as fity or sixty seconds,
IL was not perceptlole TO the vast ma
iorty Of citizens
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