Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-01
AT wAsHINoroS.


felt In all parts Of the city. 1t created
considerable CONSERVATION. Severa
meetings In progress in various parts o
the city were broken up BY the fright
snsd members thinking tho buildingi
were falling, and rushing from the halls
into the street. At Afbaugh's Opers
House large audience became fright
snsd by the shaking building aud a
stamp pede ensued. The occupants Of the
gallery, mainly gentlemen, jumped to
their feet a. 40 n as the shaking began
and rushed pellmell down stairs, falling
over one another In their efforts to es.
cape from the building and stopped for
noihing until they reached the street.
The audience in the lower part Of the
house was composed principally of la
dies, but they were less frightened than
the other sex and very few left their
seats. The performers went on with
their piece and quiet was soon restored.
No one was injured. People on the
street did not feel the shock and the
first knowledge they had Of the occur.
renee was obtained from the sight Of the
frightened inmates Of houses rushing
from them into the streets. The West
ern Union operator at Bowie and about
twenty niles from Washington, tele-
graphs that the earthquake cracked the
walls of his station and stopped the
clock.
wAsHrsoroN, August sl.-Ths otti-
cials ct the Signal Service bureau report
that family distinct shocks were felt
here. They first began at 9,45 and
lasted forty seconds. The second shock
was felt at 10 o'clock and was followed
by another, and by fourth at 1890.
Prof. Capen, weather prophet Of this
city, predicted it in the Republican eev-
eral days ago that an awful and terrific
earthquake shock would be reported
about this date. He says that
lii is possible that there will
be another about 2 o'clock tomorrow
morning. When the shock came to-
night Caper was In the Republican office
writing his prediction for tomorrow.
As soon as the buileing began to shake
the editors of the Republican and COM
psitors on the Republican and Post,
which are in the same building, all ran
out, but Mr.. Caper remained ct his desk
| in blissful ignorance Of the fact
that his prediction had been
fulfilled. SevelIon Brown, Chief Clerk
Of the State Department, was in Al
bsugh's Opera House when the stampede
occurred and 1t Is probably due to his
presence Of mind that no lives were lost
when the panic took possession Of the
galleries. MIR. Brown stood up In his
box aud shouted to the people to keep
their seats.
Major Powell Of the Geological Ssr.
vey, says that there is line of weak
ness in the crust Of the earth, beginning
somewhere south of Raleigh and ex
tending in line along tide water past
Richmond, Washington, Baltimore and
Troy, New York, and that this line of
weakness is marked by displacement
in some places; this displacement
being . fecture in rocks. in
other places . fault and in the
neigh borhood Of this displacement
il found the principal water falls which
constitute the waters of the Atlantic
slope. II will be interesting. be adds,
TO discover the relations Of the point of
,rigic 81 this earthquake to this line Of
displacement Of weakness.
THE SUPPOSED cRvTBR.
NEw YoRK. August 3l.--Since the
earthquake shock there has been no tel.
ton, South Carolina, or from any point
in the county. Telegraph opera ors
have been unable to gst press dispatches
or other communications from there.
This circumstance occasions great eon-
o. rn. That section Of the country seems
to have been the center Of the disturb-
ance.
AT SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. Ca, August 3l.-Reports
from Savannah that the shock was the
worst ever felt in that locality. 1t is
known that the bridge in the vicinity Of
Charleston was shaken from its founds-
tion ana the wires ell lost, but that is
not ss serious as the fact that various
other points through which there shonld
be communication with the city are un-
able to get anything from that place.
AT BALTIMoRE.
BALTrMsRH. August 3l.--A shock was
distinctly f.lt in the eastern section Of
the city, which Is on high ground. 1t
was accompanied by rumbling sound
and for few mowents the inhabitants
were considerably alarmed, many rush.
ing wildly into the streets.
AT JAMESTOWN, 4. Y.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y. August sl.-This
town was severely shaken up. The
shocks lasted ABOUT 20 seconds. People
rushed into the streets. Chairs were
caused to rock, chandeliers vibrated and
several persons experienced nausea on
account Of the movement of the earth.
THE CLOCKS STOPPED.
| CrvcrSNArr, August 3l.--All the
clocks IN the Western Union telegraph
Office stopped at S:54, standard time.
Probably the worst scare Of the night
was in the composing room Of the Com
nerciai- Gasette office. The swaying ter
r,fisd the printers and . dozen or so
jumped out Of the windows to the roof
Of an adjoining building, . distan ce Of
six feet One of them was somewhat
bruised on his body. but not seriously
hurt.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, August 3l.-Ths streets
were crowded with fear-strioken inhab.
itants who would not go inside until
after the second shock, ehich, scarcely
perceptible, occurred fifteen minutes
later. Furniture was moved and win.
dows and lamps we're broken in various
qotels, but no serious damage is report
ed. The report that the Bourbon House
had been overturned is without founda-
ton.
AT DUBUQUE.
DuBuouE, Ia, August 3I.--An earth.
quake shock was felt here at 6:58. II
shook tall buildings severely. Part Of
tbs audience in the Opera House ran ou,
and for moment there was scene Of
confusion. Printers in the upper story
of the Herald flee ran from the build.
ing. Guests ran from upper rooms Of
the hotels.
AT PLAiNyIKLD, NJ.
PLAINFIELp, August 31.--The vibra'
tions were from ncrth o south, begin
ming almost imperceptibly aud augment.
| ing until strong enough to swing chan
deliers violently.
/ AT MACON, ga.
| MAsoN, August 3l.-There were two
shocks here, lasting three minutes. They
stampeded the town. People ran out Of
their houses and gathered in frightened
knots in the open air.
AT aALvEsroN.
GALvEsroS. August 81. Indianola i
fast becoming depopulated. eroHt mum
ber Of it's people having decided to seeh
homes elsewhere,
AT CHARLOTTE, n. 0.
| A severe shock was felt here. Seveal
chimneys were demolished and the
greatest excitement prevailed.
| NEW YoRx, August 81 .--Advices from
Boston say no shock was generally fell
there. This evening New England cities
with one or two exceptions report moi
having experienced an unusual disturb.
ance.
NEW YoRK, September l--2:l5 A. n
: There has been no communication
from Charleston bridge, that has faller
and carried the telegraph wires with it
A report has been received from point
twenty Ave miles from the city that th,
railroad tracks leading from there Il
Charleston had been Submerged.