Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-23
More Shocks.

There were more sharp shocks al Charles.
ton at 245 p. IL. yesterday, which were felt
with equal severity at tSumuIerville, Columbia
and Augusta. Special dispatches have been
received from all parts Of the neighbCring
States, indicating that the seismic disturb
ances covered larger area Q! the country
than any previous shocks. In Charleston
anG ct other points in South Carolina The
shocks were enough to shake buildings,
bring down loose plasteriug and widen the
cracks made in the houses by preyioua
shocks but 30 loss Of life is reported from
any quarter, and no serious damage to
property. The Custom.house at Charleston
was badly shaken, the western wing OF the
building being cracked and The walls sup
porting the roof on tho west giving away
slightly. The shock at yesterday after
noon is said TO have lasted thirty seconds.
Ii this time was correctly taken III. shock
yesterday morning was twice as ioug. The
waves moved from no:,h 10 south.
Two distinct shocks Of earthquake were
felt at Wilmington, \. c., yesterday morn
ing about five o'clock One was quite Sc
we're and shook houses and awakened n
great many people No damage is reported.
Three large cracks in the earth have
been discovered on top Of Flat Top Noun
tain djacent TO the Pocahontas coal mines,
in TnzewelI county, Va, which were evil
dontly caused by the earthquake last
month. One OF the rents crosses the mOuu-
tain wagon road, and large trees and rocks
have been thrown into it so rs to make it
passable. The cracks extend long dis.
tanCe, and run north and south
savannah was visited by two decided
90 .S eh A.
400 q. H., local time This one was nutu-
bic for the duration Of the tremors, which
continued fifteen OF twenty seconds 4
good deal Of apprehension, but no general
alarm was caused by it. Many people, ho-
tel guests especially, got UP and did not go
back to bed. At 2:20 o'clocl; yesterday af
te!noOn another vibration, accompanied hy
rumb!ing noise, was felt. 1t was equally
as severe as the first, but OF much less
Duration. Many claim that these shocks
were almost az severe as any shat have been
experienced there, excepting he great shoci;
Of August 81. They were ieit everywhere
i'll the neighborhood of Lynchburg, tut no
damage is reported.
Four shocks of earthquake were felt at
Greenville, S. G., at 2::20 a. Iii yesterday-one
severe at 5:25 Il. M, another sven more Sc
we're al Sol p. H., and the last amCst impcr-
cepible, at 4:30 p. III.
At $50 p. IN. shock oi earthquake was
felt at Richmond, Va, the oscillations be-
ing from east to west. The shocI, was main
ly felt in the upper part of houses. No
damage has been reported.
The slight earthquake wavo made Wash.
ington tremble. The conpositors al The
Star office claim that they felt 81 distinct
shock, and that ;ype was ''pied'' Oh ihe
composing stones in the fourth story cf the
Star building. a well.kacwu business man
on + street, near the Treasury, said he was
in his office and felt the snake, and noticed
the large chandelier in his Office swing sev
eral times. The shock was 80 distinct on
the fourth floor of Inc State, War and Navy
building, that some Of the clerks became
alarmed and ran out into the corridor. On
the lower floors Of the building, however, no
one seems to have noticed any unusual dis.
turbauce. The shock was felt at the signal
Office building at 2:46 O'Clock and Slight
tremcra were indicated Ivy the seismoscCpe
for q period Of fifteen minutes, but were not
perceptibIc to persons in tho room. Il paint
er who was at work on the cross On the new
steeple CT the Ascension church, at . height
of l20 feet from the ground, says that tho
steepie began TO sway TO and fro few min
uteS before three o'clock, and he is
confident it was caused by an earthquake.