Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-01
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS.
 THE EARTHQUAKE. IA General Shaking Up Throughout the Country. MANY PEOPLE ALARMED. They Rush From Their
 Houses In Dismay. THE NEW ENGLAND FAIR. Opening Day and Address
 Of Governor LOring.
THE NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
Opening Day and Address
 Of Governor LOring.
TIE EARTHQUAKES.

| THE EARTHQUAKES.
 All Parts of the Country Feels the Elf.
 feet of the Disturbance-Chande 1 Swing. Chairs Upset and People Rush Into the Streets With Fear l No Particular Damage Done.
 ALBANY, Aug. 31.-At one minute past 1O
 o'clock tonight four successive earthquakes
 were felt in this city. They were not very
 severe and as far as known did no damage
 aside from frightening superstitious people.
 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31.-An earthquake
 shock lasting half minute was felt here at
 $50 p. m. The direction of the vibrations seemed to be west to east.
 PLAINFIELD, N. J., Aug. 31.-An earth
 quake shock beginning at 9:56 and lasting
 two minutes was felt here tonight. The
 motion was about north to south. The shock | was at first almost imperceptible and aug l mented until strong enough to swing chan deliers violently and cause the woodwork of houses to creak. The citizens were much alarmed.
 l NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The earthquake shock was felt in this city. but was so slight | that many persons did not notice it at all The earthquake was felt in Brooklyn more | perceptibly than in this city. Electric lights ! were interfeerd with and in some houses l dishes rattled. The shock was from west to l east and lasted but few seconds. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. Aug. 31.-This town was severely shaken at 10 o'clock this even- ing by an earthquake shock which lasted about twenty seconds. Large buildings were severely shaken and the people rushed into the streets. Chairs were caused to rock, chandeliers vibrated and several persons ex- perienced nausea on account of the undula- tions of the earth.
 RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 31.-A distinct earthquake shock was felt here at 9:55 to- night. It created great excitement. People were thrown from their feet and bricks were shaken from houses.
 LYNCHBURG. Va, Aug. 31.-A severe shock was felt at 9:55. The chandeliers at the hotels were shaken and several chairs turned over. Great excitement prevailed for sometime.
 DANvILLE Aug. 31.-A shock of earth quake was felt here tonight about 1O:O5. Buildings shook, and people out of the hotels and houses into the streets. A second shock, very slightly, occurred at 1915. No damage was done, but there was a great scare.
 NORFOLK, Aug. 31.-An earthquake was
 
 ute and half, and was followed by lighter one at I0:17
 ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 31.-A heavy shock of earthquake was felt here at 10 p. m. The shock was very severe, and lasted two min utes. People rushed from houses skirts of the city was so excited that he turned on the fire alarm adding to the general confusion. There was no dam age as far as heard from. Another slight shock was felt fifteen minutes after the first one and added to the excitement.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Slight earthquake shocks lasting several seconds were felt here tonight few minutes after 10 o'clock. At Alburghs theater the trembling of the build ing created panic in the audience for few moments. In the operating room of the B. and O. Telegraph company and in the upper jars and trembling of the building fright ened the occupants that some of them rushed from the buildings into the street. In Georgetown, Alexandria, Kendall Green and suburbs of the city telephonic inquiries and reports came pouring in about the earth quake from scores of people who had been alarmed. In number of cases houses and buildings in the city were slightly shaken. Windows rattled and many people were scared. AL most simultaneous with these experiences in Washington, came reports by telegraph
  Danville, Norfolk and Petersburg, Charlotta, N. o., Columbia, S. O., and Atlanta, of earthquakes at these points.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 31.--At S:55 an earthquake shock was felt here; which lasted 30 seconds. The shock swayed several of the largest buildings in the city. No sound or noise accompanied the occurrence. The citi- | zens were greatly alarmed.
 PETERSBURG, Aug. 31.-About p. m. a shock of earthquake was felt. Houses rock l ed and windows rattled. People rushed into | the streets amid great excitement. No dam l age was done.
 CHARLroTE, N. O., Aug. 31.-Four severe l shocks of earthquake were felt here. Many | people rushed from their houses and from l the opera into the streets. Great excitement l prevailed. The quaking was general but | slight all over the State.
 COLUMBIA, $. C., Aug. 31.-Five distinct l earthquakes were felt here to night about 10 | o'clock. Several chimneys were shaken | down.
 AUBURN, Ala, Aug. 31.-At 9:10, stan dard time, there was an earthquake shock | lasting thirty seconds The large brick l tute trembled violently. There was a rum bliug sound at first, but if it continued it was not noticed.
 CLIFTON FORGE, Va. Aug. 21.-A severe shock was felt about 10 o'clock. Similar shocks are reported from Natural Bridge and |
  ghany railroad between Richmond and Lynchburg.
 RICHMOND, Aug. 31.-The earthquake to- night created panic among the convicts at the prison. The military were called out and the excitement soon subsided. One hun dred men of the First regiment are now on guard at the penitentiary.
 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31.-Two distinct | earthquake shocks were felt here at 9:52 and 1911. High buildings rocked, windows rat tied and many persons rushed from their beds in alarm. No damage was done.
 BALTIMORE, Aug. 31.-Baltimore had her conservatism shaken up at 10 o'clock by an earthquake. The vibrations lasted for half | 8 minute. The quake was more perceptible in northeast and northwest Baltimore. At the United Press office and the American office the shock was quite perceptible. In the latter place the cases of the printers moved about six inhes in some instancs.
 MANSFIELD, O., Aug. 31.-A slight earth quake was felt here to night about 9:30 which beyond creating some alarm resulted in nothing serious.
 EVANSVILLE, O., Aug. 31.-Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt here about 9:30 to- night. Chandeliers swung and dish es rattled, soaring the people almost into 8 l panic. A meeting of the Patriotic Sons of America was unceremoniusly adjourned, while people in hotels ran into the halls ter TOT stricken. A message from Lancaster, O., this evening says the shock threw down a chimney there, but as yet damage has been reported in this city.
 CHICAGO Aug. 31.-An earthquake shock lasting seven or eight seconds was felt here most perceptibly at o'clock tonight. The signal service observer reports that it ap- peared to travel from south to north and the undulations averaged three to the second. No damage done in the city and there was excitement.
 DUBUQUE, Ind, Aug. 31.-An earthquake shock was felt at 8:58 tonight. The printers in the fourth story of the Herald building ran for their lives down the stairway, and the | audience in the opera house was much fright ened. Many ran from the building. The first wave lasted ten seconds, the second six.
 VALPARAISO, Ind, Aug. 31.-An earth quake was felt here at o'clock this evening. | There was general rush from the stores and dwellings, but in spite of the scare no dam age was done.
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 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3t.-A slight shock | was felt here at S:55 tonight, but so slight | hot ,1x, fa., and tbOSa in elevated !