New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-02
INCIDENTS WEST OF THE ALLEGHANIES

READERS N THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BADLY
FRIGHTENED OBSERVATIONS IN ONO AND
KENTUCKY.
CHICAGO, Sept. (Specidp. A slight tremor
OF the earth AMI a soArcoIy percepsbe ROCKING OF big
buildings last night Indicated that Chicago had been
Waited by tue earthquake. Tho Government Building
rocked and the railway mail clerks thought collapse
was coming In wow OF the knowledge that earth
quake had actually occurred, the evidence was ample
to-day OF the effect Of the wave. Tho clerk who has
charge OF the reference department at the Public
Library thus describes the scene there at the time OF
the shock: 80
was at the deck with my head leaning on my hand
when idenT began TO shake thought some Nnd
OF nervous ft had come over me. but when raised
my head and looked around the rOOm saw tue people
at the tables looking AZ each other win queer OK
presson on thor faces Then saw that the tables were
sk.kiug slightly. Three m,u ia the back part of tho
room made for the stairs without any ceremony que
man who reading magazine came up 10 the desK
with frightened look and asked " IS ~ a u rn
hing for This building shake that way - Then
he threw down bis book and followed tue rest OF
the people t'ward Ia. s'", ,h s,ns room which Is
suspended from the ceiling OF the main library, there
wrrn about twenty people. Tho snock more per
csr,be there from tho .wayng OF tho floor sud about
haf OF tho readers rushed down the staircase 10 the
room below, The panic was abatei after tho mo
t,on o me 6ullalng ceased aud II became evident that
the foundations had not given WAY
on the lower doors OF the CITY Hail. the shock was not
felt at ALL In tho Leland Hotel and the Palmer House
.ome OF tho guests tho upper floors ran dowh the
star. owing to tho fright tho swayng OF the building
had given them In OF the large buildings people
we're affected with nausea owing 10 the quakins OF the
buildings.
ClNcrNnNrf Sept. IA singular effect OF last nights
earthquake WAS general feeling OF dizziness that IL
caused Niue persons out OF ten imagiued That they
were sick and many did not know until this morning
that tho disturbance In the earth An operator IN
tho Western Union Telegraph Office receiving from
Washington felt sick ana told Washington to hold on
he was sick. "Wo'vc Just had shock OF earthquake
here" SAID Washln on, aud then tho Cincinnati op-
orator knew what had happened. There was decided
difference in tho severity OF the shocks in differ
ent buildings AMI IN different parts OF the city.
Many persons did not observe It at all.
Tho largest building In the oity, and one
OF the srongrst-the Government Bulding-roc ked
VIOLENTLY with three distinct vibrations The large
clock was stOpped aud mirrors were broken. In the
large six and seven-story mats In the cry INC 'oraos
were severe. DISHES thrown from cupDoards and
nr,iclrs fell from nantes. while chandeliers were
agitated as II by strong wind. Probably twenty TO
thirty meetings OF lodges ana societies were broken up
without motion 10 adjourn AZ the Ola Armory, IN
Courtst. the plasterng on the ceng was broken Inc
most decided shock was let III CummIhsVlue, III Tue
northern part Of the city. Lights we're put out anu
bottles broken ~ drug-stOres.
Throughout the state dispatches iniieaie
occurred at almost the same instant. At Hamilton
bOarders the hotels from their rooms In fright,
aud walls were said TO nave swayed one anu a na
inches At Canton four shocks were observed tho mo-
ton being apparently from north 10 south Han OF tho
pOpuace In the streets talking OF the strange oc
cnrrrnce for long time aferlt was over. "a. Nv
Vernon thought tho undulations were from oaSt 10
west. At NcwcomerstOwn glassware ratted uisuhoty.
At Dennison "a meeting broke up In panic. COshocl0n
felt two shocks. Tho same story comes from hosrly
every town IN Ohio People were frightened, but no
actual damage Was done. , ,,.,....
" Va the shock was severe People rushed out or
their houses with children screaming; the swaynk mo
tiOn seeming to indicate that tho houses "oie iin%