Connecticut western news., 1886-10-27
THE EARTH AGAIN SHOOK
TWO SEVERE SHOCKS FELT IN THE
 NsOUTH AND WEST.
Tho People of Charles on and Many Other Places Alarmed, But no Serious Dam- age Reported.

CHARLEsToN, s. C., Oct. 22.-Charleston was visited by two severe earthquake shocks to- day. The first occurred at 5:25 o'clock this morning and lasted for about thirty seconds. The second shook came along at 2:45 this after noon and lasted for fifteen seconds. Both waves seemed to move from north to south, and were more severe than any of the disturb ances since August 31. The morning shock was accompanied by a loud r1inbling noise and made very lively commotion, many per sons flushing out of their houses. The houses were shaken violently. although there was none of the swaying motion which attended some of the earlier shocks The Custom House, which is the largest building in the city, was very perceptibly shaken, and sus- tained additional damage. The walls of the places, and several Buddensiek chinneys came to the ground.
 Photographic advices state that the shocks were felt at Savannah, Augusta, Columbia, Orangeburg and other points.
 CLEVELAND,
 Cleveland was visited on Friday by an earth quake. 1t occurred at twenty minutes past two o'clock, and two distinct shocks were per- ceptible. Although the rattling of wagons on the streets prevented the quake from being noticeable on the ground floors, the shocks were severe enough to cause persons on the upper floors of houses to run for their lives. As near as can be learned the vibrations were from east to west. The quake was felt by one of the observers at the Signal Service Office, but owing to the .rattling of the building, caused by heavy wagons passing by, the instrument which records earthquakes could not be used.
 COLUMBUS, OHIO.
 A slight shock of earthquake was felt here shortly after two o'clock. It was very per- ceptible in upper stories of buildings, but not on the streets.
 AT RICHMOND.
 At nine minutes to three D. m. to-day there was felt here @ very distinct shock of earth quake. Professor Winston, of Richmond Col lege, describes the motion as from east to west, or little north of east. The shock was most noticeable in both the eastern and west ern ends of the city.
 LYNcHBURG, VA.
 Three large cracks in the earth have just been discovered on the top of sFlat Top" Mountain, adjacent to the Pocahontas Coal Mines, in Tazewell county, which were evil dently caused by the earthquake. One of the rents crosses the mountain wagon road, and large trees and rocks have been thrown into it so as to make it passable. The cracks extend long distance and run north and south.
 WASHINGTON.
 The earthquake shock felt here this after noon at forty-seven minutes past two lasted fully twenty five seconds. Professor Simon Newcomb, who was sitting in his office in the fourth story of the Navy Department Building, felt it distinctly, though this structure is a massive granite pile. The gas fixtures in the War, State and Navy Department wings VI brated from east and west an inch or more. In the composing room of the Star type was knocked into sspi' and the building well shaken. The first shock was followed by another not quite so forcible and of shorter duration.