Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-01
THE WEST SHAKEN UP.
The People of Dubuque and Chi
CaRo Get a Scare,


cago Get a Scare.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-A Dubuque Ia
special says: A light earthquake shock
was experien ced tonight at 1858 o'clock.
Bhe occupants OF tall buildings left in
a hurry, fearing general crash. The
shock lasted about three seconds. The
audience In the opera house left their
seats, thinking the buildin was about to
fall.
CHICAGO, Sept. IA panic was created
in the Public Library reading room. TIE
floor OF Ithis apartment does not rest
upon joists in the ordinary fashion, but is
suspended from the roof of the court
house and forms sort OF gallery or h alf
story. Only about half hundred people
were in the room at the time, but the
swaying OF the floor caused them to rush,
terror-strIcken, to two narrow stairways
which were choked In an instant with
a struggling mass of humanity. The
rush was only mOmentary, and the crowd
scampered quickly away through the
broad Railways and into the street. SO
far as known all escaped without serious
injury.
THREE SHOCKS AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. LIN the three
| earthquake shocks last evening the vi
brations were from east to west and lasted
about one minute. High buildings
swayc6, windows ratified and people ran
excitedly into the streets. The morning
newspaper Offices were emptied Of editors
aud printers within half a minute after
the shock was felt. At the Opera House
and Academy OF Music the people were
startled by the swaying of chandeliers
and at once stampede for the
street took place. Nearly every per-
son left his seat, but nobody
WAS hurt in the rush. Everybody
was frightened, but only few realized
that an earthquake was the cause OF the
commotion. Many supposed that vio-
| lent explosion had occurred somewhere
in the suburbs, and the newspaper offices
were beseged by people curious to learn
what had happened. The guests at the
hotels left their rooms In confusion. AT
the Lincoln. a large tive-story apartment
house, the widest excitement prevailed; I;
men and women rushed through the halls,
and several ladies tainted through fright.
ps9e Psyng .ss bs Daa ro a,ouS s5s
tables. Clocks, whose pendulums swung
east and west, stopped at $3.50, local time.
One hundred occupants OF an apartment
house ran into the street In confusion,
many being but partially dressed. No
damage was done to buildings. Dis
patches from surrounding towns report
that the shock was felt In all sections OF
northern Ohio.
LoUIsvILLE'S SCARE.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1.-The earthquake
shock last night was felt all over the city,
and lasted about thirty seconds. On the
fifth story Of the large Courier-Journal
building the first motions were very de-
cided. The oscillations were north and
! ,xybI Ioh infn wi hrs A
general stampede occurred, as the people
left their houses and ran in.o the streets
| all over the city. Several public meetings
were broken up and the audiences rushed
wildly frightened into the streets. The
streets we're crowded with the fear
stricken inhabitants who would not 20 in
doors until after the second shock, which,
scarcely perceptible, occurred fifteen min
! utes later. Furniture was moved and
! windows and lamps were broken In vari-
Gus hotels, but no serious damage is re-
ported.
APANIC IN A THEATRE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 1.-At Terre Haute
two distinct shocks were felt. The shocks
were about ten seconds apart and each
was OF about twenty gecOnds duration.
Windows were ratified and In several cases
| plastering vas disloGRed from the ceilings.
| A large audience was present at the Opera
| House attending mlnslreI snow. Inc
building shook until the people became
panic-strIcken, being under the i'm
preston that the structure was about TO
fall. Those in the galleries felt the shock
most severely and they rose and made a
rush for the exits. Crowds In other parts
OF the house followed. Women screamed,
and there was struggling and rushing for
the doors. Almost the entire audience
fought their way to the to tue street. Sew
eral policemen who were present stood IN
the doOrways and attempted 20 keep the
frightened people back. One'man was
pushed over the gallery, but saved him
self by catching the railing. No one was
was seriously hurt. Reports from Vari-
Gus quarters OF the city state that sleep
ers were awakened by the swaying Of
beds and the rafting OF windows.
SCENE AT NEW HAVEN.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Sept. Ia severe
shock OF earthquake was felt here and
people living in high houses were badly
frightened and rushed into the streets
| clad IN their night clothes. The shock
and vibrations lasted nearly i've minutes.
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