Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-13

I Was nedfu IN me north OF northwest.
At first Il seemed 10 be al distance, but
II Increased until IL was thought 20 be the
roar OF blazing chimney near at hand,
and at last was liken I'd to the rafting OF
carriages driven flerc,ly over pavements.
In about half minute from the time the
noise was frat heard thu earthquake was
felt. u was observed bv those who were
abroad that as the shake passed under
them the surface OF the esrth perceptibly
rose and then sank down again; hut as Il
was somewhat late on SUNDAY night there
were probably not many travellers out Of
doors.
The violence OF the shock, like that of
the other great earthquakes, was snch AS
to cause the houses to tremble and rock
as II about to fall 20 pieces. Doors,
windows aud movable furniture made a
fearful clstter. Loose articles, china and
pewter were pitched from the shelves;
stone walls and the tops OF several chin.
neys were thrown down.
There were various opinions as to the
duration OF this earthquake. The most
probable Is that the shake began about
half a minute after the roar was frst
heard, aud rose 70 the greatest violence
IN about minute more. It's coarse, like
that OF the previous ones, seems 10 have
been nom northwest 10 southeast. II ex.
tended from the river Delaware, In Penn
sylvania, 10 the kennaheck, Ia Maine, be-
ing perceptibly felt in both places, though
the shock there was slight. It was also
felt by vessels at sea.
The place OF greatest violence seems 70
have been at the town OF Newbury, on
the Morrlmac river. There the earth
opened and cast up quantity Of sand
and ashes mixed with sulphur.
A correspondent 70 the Royal society,
In a communication relative to the earth,
quake, says; "a clergyman in a town
about twenty miles from Boston, assured
me that Immediately after the earthquake
there was such stink that the family
could scarce bear 70 be In tho house for a
considerable time that nlghtn
Concerning the earth that was thrown
mp, another Clergyman, Rev. Mr., Lowell,
writes: "About the middle OF April,
! l72s) the fine sand that was thrown mp
i In several places IN this parish az the FIRST
shock, October 90, had very Offensive
, stench--naY, was more nauseous than a
putrefylng corpse; yet, in very little
! while after, II had no smell at all. How
, long 1t was before 1t began 70 have this
, stencil am not certain, but | believe II
= was covered with snow until little while
, before.n
: Rev. Mr., Allin, then minister of Brook
Ign, Mass, took notice OF an uncommon
n change In the water OF some wells
] "About three days before the earth,
: quake" he says, "there was perceived AT
!. Ill sinking smell IN the water OF severa
wells. Some searched their wells, but
I. found nothing that might thus affec'
q them. The scent was so strong and OF
! fensive that for eight or ten days they
a entirely omitted using II. In the deepest
n OF these wells, which was about thlrty.siS
y feet, the water was turned to brim
= stone color, but had nothing Of the smell
: and was thick like puddle water.n Som
wells also dried up Just before the earth
:, quake, but filed after the shock hat
passed. Several shocks were felt In tn,
"a northern part Of New England for SOM
~ months after October 20, but they wer
20 generally inconsiderable
or On September 3, 1893, at about |
th O'Clock a. m, there was an earthquek
MS shock which, though comparatively slight
is was OF considerable extent. 1t wa
| strongest in Canada, but wac felt In th
n, New England colonies and from Mar,
OF land to Maine.
On February 6, 1897, at 1880 In the a
he ternoon, and on December OF the sam
h. year, little before II O'Clock at nigh
Of slight shocks were felt, but did no dan
9, age.
8. June 3, l7i4, was fair and hot day. A
le few minutes after 10 O'Clock a. IN.
,e very loud noise was heard, followed by
ID trembling OF the earth, which shook dow
h. bricks from the tops Of chimneys, an
10 ruined many stone walls.
At The most violent shock OF earthquake
rs that was ever known In New England wa
IN In the year 1866. IL came November II
I'd at eleven minutes and thlrty-flye second
q. after 4 O'Clock In the morning Of calm
I'd clear night.
i'd The beginning OF this earthquake wa
IN determined with ali the exactness this
In could be required by curious accident
rs Prof. Winthrop OF Cambridge having
rs some time before, used an unusually lon
glass tube In particular experiment
e. shut It up In the case Of his tall clock 70
n. greater security against breakage. ThI
d. tube, standing nearly perpendicular, wa
a upset by the first motion OF the shocl
Is and falling against the pendulum IN
e. stantly stopped the clock at the time mer
es toned. The clock was good one an
" had been adjusted by meridian line III
d. preceding noon. Prof Winthrop wa
IS awakened by the earthquake, but his be-
es was tossing so alarmingly and the door o
is his room was shaking so violently tina
u. he did not deem II prudent TO walk TO tn
ID fireplace until the shock was abatinV
th Having then struck light and lit his can
die, he looked at his watch, which he'
as agreed with the clock when he had re
D. tired, aud found II TO be fifteen minute
ut after 4. The jarriDg was perceptible 70
IN about minute after this, 50 that the 10
at tai duration Of thelearthquake was nearl
a four and half minutes.
/, The shock was preceded by that pecu
e liar rambling noise or roar which fire..
It quently is the precursor OF an earthquake
is In about half a minute afterward the sur
G, face Of the earth seemed TO be suddenly
y raised up, and in subsiding was throw
I. into very rapid, iarring, vlbratory mo
10 ton, which acted In a horizontal direc
ton. This motion continued for about
h quarter Of a minute, and then abated fol
70 three or four seconds. Then, all at once
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