Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-17
Az OTHER POINTS,.
CONSERVATION Produced by the. Unnsava
Throughout the Country.

AZ Augusta, Ga, the earthquake shocks were
quite severe, and produced great alarnal. Tho
plastering on many houses was broken, people
rushed into the streets, women tainted and men
were completely unnerved.. Most of the citizens
felt al! over Georgia, but no serious damage was
caused Throughout North Carolina the shocks
were quite severe. At Asheville they produced
the utmost CONSERVATION. The disturbance was
accompanied by o rumbling sound, resembling
distant thunder buildings quaked, walls yibrat-
e. and terror. stricken mon, women, and chill
oren IN night clothes rushed from houses into the
open air. The earth shook and bells tolled in
their towers. while the people. I'm conster-
nation prayed tainted Or stood desed by the
WAS ke e I'll night At Charlotte. Waynes.
neys toppied over. At Columbia, s.
G., no less than sixteen distinct shocks
houses were shaken as though made of PASTE
board. It seemed as il everything must topple.
me me rumbiins in the earth was loud and horri-
were rung, and damage done to some buildings,
principally 10y topping chinneys. Two rooms
IN the Governors mansion were wrecked.
traticn, and doctors were in demand to COM
pose the frightened people. A large political
meeting me. was being held in the Court House.
the Court House were cracked, and
one partition badly, SO. The colored
people assembled in the streets. praying
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severe Brick walls shook, glassware clinked,
and hanging lamps were sent swinging like
pendulums. Doors vibrated as II shaken BY
unseen hands, The fire bell on the court house
Kept up rapid fire alarm for more than min
ute. At Decatur, ILL.,, the shock was felt quite
sensibly. It ratified and shook articles in
ly north and south. Occupants Of rooms ran
out into the street. No damage but some fright.
At Greenvil1e, Ill, there were lively shocks, at
were rocked under their action, but no
buildings build yibrated from east to west,
vickspurg, Miss, the city Council was in sess
Sion and the City Hall. very trail building.
is the city market, was made to rock so that the
board adjourned suddenly and unceremonous-
y. The shock was also felt in other places
throughout the city. At Hannibal, Mo-, the
walls of the brick buildings trembied, and in
some cases swayed. One or two meetings
s hassy ce and dapp sae snter sticks
and prepared to run, but the shock
vas s.as,. over before they got started: Three
distinct ., shocks We're felt at Cairo NJ,
their houses in fright. Clocks throughout the
city stopped or were disarranged. Everything
pendent swung to and fro, while the vibrations
generally felt throughout Richmond, Va, and
the excitement was intense. At Pittsburgh the
guests 5 Mss the streets
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from shelves, clocks stopped, and occupants Of
the houses rushed out. screaming with terror.
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shock was SO great as to brighten the occupants
Of buildings, who stampeded for the street At
the building was falling, and abandoned their
cases. There was a panic in the Republican
Office, at St. Louis, the printers rushing
resembled the motion Of series Of
water waves The guests occupying the
upper floors of the Southern and Lindell Hotels
rushed down stairs badly frightened, fearing
that some catastrophe was about to occur: At
Memphis Tenn. the shock was severe. and the
motion was north to south, lasting fully ten
Great CONSERVATION was felt. At Washington,
D. c., two shocks occurred. the second of longer
duration and more severe than the first, and
parts Of the city, creating considerable CON
sternation. At Indianapolis, Ind, the shock
was Of tremulous, quivering character Many
rooms In alarm, and similar scenes were wit
messed in number Of other buildings. At
Cleveland, Ohio, the shock caused great con-
theaters. At Terre Hnute,. Ind, two distinct
shocks were felt Windows were ratified
and in several cases plastering. was dis
present at the Opera House attending minstrel
show. The building shook until people became
panic-stricken. being under the impression 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 The crowds
in other parts OF the house followed, women
screamed, AMI there was struggling and rush
ing for the doors. Almost the entire audience
fought it's way to the st, eet At New York the
) shock was plainly felt. In the upper stories Of
the tall Western Union building the waves were
plainly discernible, and persons walking about
experienced the sensation as of falling. At Co.
! lumbus, Ohio, the shock was quite severe Al
the Central Asylum for the Insane, the largest
building for insane in the world, furniture was
turned around, and the patients became &C
alarmed that the attendants had trouble
in getting them to return to thei,
wards At the Institute for the Blind
the shock was SO strong that rocking-chairs on
the floor were made to start in motion and the
chandeliers were swayed to and fro. The teach
ers ut the Blind Institute refused to return *
, their rooms after running to the main audience
room below At this point it was accompanied
, by low, heavy, rumbling sound. At Colum
bia, S. c., there were ten distinct shocks
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