New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-23
TWO MORE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
WIDE AREA OF DISTURBANCE.

sAvANxAH AND CHARLESTON BADLY SHAKEN
FELT AT CINCINNATI AND WASHINGTON.
SAVANNAH, Oct. % (SpeciaD 1.-TWO shocks or
earthquake have been felt since morning Tho nrss
shock occurred 455 IL was OF longer duration
than any experienced since tho night OF August
+, WA. in tho nature Of series OF sharp jerks. which
straned houses severely aud awoke people In every
part OF the city It's duration was certainly nai
minute IL not longer The second shock ocourreo o..
900 n m Its characteristics were exactly iiKo tnose Oh
It's Immediate predecessor though 1t was OF shorter
duration and much less severe Durng the D O'CLOCK
shock several people rushed from tnor houso' no '0
streets scantily clad.
The shocKs were also felt at Columbia, Augusta.
Raleigb, and Wilmington, N. Q.
wAsulsGros Oct. GA slight earthquake shock was
felt here at so this afternoon Tho tremor last
ed but an instant, but was sufficiently strong to "p
vne ON the com posing stones In the fourth story OF me
Star office.
Tn, shook was 80 distinct on the fourth floor OF the
State War and Navy building that some OF the clerks
became alarmed aud out into the corridor on tho
lower floors OF the building however. no ono seems "
have noticed any unusual disturbance
Tho shook felt NJ the Signal Oce building AZ - 40
o'clock and slight remors Indicated oy the sesmo-
aeon. for period of fifteen minutes, but were
not perceptible persons in tho room'
painter, who was at WORK Oh
the GROSS on the steepe OF Ascension Churcn'
height of 120 feet from tho ground says tnss the
steeple began 20 sway TO anu ITO 10" ,nu'o'
3 O'Clock to-day. and ne 10 cohnuen' 'n~' ~ wa"
nv the earth quake.
CHARLESTON, Oct % tSpeciab. ab.-EarthaunRe shocks
felt at about O'Clock this morning anu .. I4o
o'clock this afternoon Inc h's' SnooA "" oA ~
duration, out not so Vioie"s 40 " -. -,
neope In bed n the third and fourth stories tn0ugus thc
.n,r,rv Tba woman were much alarmed. crow owdng
~ 49, ona e,or. n, ths houses fsw minutes after
'n'o Wv - n,, ~ ,o,r,h eoors will be occupied
'"' r sa,. ., m. sacood shock at As O'clock
a.. .o...,on,i falling NJ nlaater widening of
wero tno occa'i'""i i"'A- - , ,.mn, =,
cracks, ana IN ie" hs'"neo'' ou's. ON, -".,n,.I
walls. no nma QUE was " WsurIce bricklayers fell from
"lIa ,,rtv fest hyh and fractured their legs
rSoa - csnrrsl stampede from tho stores aud fac
torIe, INTO the street. Ia wonderful tn the nun
dreds OF worknon on sc4uoiuinas anu pus w. betIv
s.usn ths west wing OF the building oelDg cracked
Hsnus. Snrins the day was uninterrupted the stores
we're closed early hour aud few OF tne oar
are open to-ngh low e"'s i'm, nt,e Of the demora.
ptch ebaracterized the first week OF September
E anparent as people from tho VIDE extent OF
territory affected ~ the AFTERNOON snoch .ns.
n no LONGER focus OF the solsmic uistuEoanoo
Chester the room was deserted Dv All save & .nS
judge Jury ana prsonor ri.c1v cear and the sunset
plsasSnr, s r,na was in no way remarkable.
'ui' o'- >, a., 90 Eour .hocks of earth
GREENViLLE, D. C'' oo' 80 a. o. -.
ouake we're tot here to-day one slight at q 80 M,
on. s.v.re ~ 5:25 a. Ill., another even mora severe a.
81 D. III aud the last almost iinpercePeioe ~ nov
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