Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-08
AT OTHER POINTS.
CONSERVATION Produced by the UphcaSal
Throu.hout the Country.

At Augusta Gu, the earthquake shocks were
quite severe, and produced great alarm Inc
y ast2rius ON many houses wGs broken, people
rIsieh into thu streets women tainted ana men
were completely uruerved. Most OF the citizens
passel the night III the open mir Shocks We're
fe.t all Over Georgia. out no serious atlnaRe WAS
caused Throughout North Carolina the shocks
were quit severe. At Ashoville they produced
the almost CONSERVATION. The disturbance was
accompanied by rambling sound resembling
GiSi aut thunder, buildings Quaked walls Nlbrat-
ed and terror stricken men, women and chill
dreu in might closes rushed from houses irfto the
open air The earth shoeh and bells tolled III
their towers, while the people, in constef-
nation, prayed. tainted or stood dazed by the
alarming phenomena. Tho negroes began re-
ligious meeting in enc of the churches, Wh,en
was kept up all night, At Charlotte Waynes-
Vile ana Weaveryille, n. c., several houses
were wrecked ana number Of Chin
beys tcppled over. At Columbia, s:
were fit. The first shock was fearful, and
| houses were shaken Ms though male OK paste
| a5ard II seemed as il every thing must topple.
| The rumUli;!g ~ the earth was loud and horri-
! tying in the extreTei Clocks stopped, bells
| were ring, and damage done 10 Eoiae buildings
! principally by topI ling chilnneys Two rooms
| in the doyerncrs mansion Were Mleose as
| There were numbers Of cases OF nervous pros
! tratiDn and doctors were in demand TO conf
pose the fir ghtenod people. A large political
! meeting was being he'd in the GGnrt House:
| Int il adjourned in panic. The walls OF
the Court House were cracked, ana
one partition badly so. The cored
people assembled in the streets. praying
1 At Murphysbcro, ILL., the shock was quite
severe. Brick walls shook, glassware clinked,
! and hanging lamps we're sent swinging like
! peilluttsns. Door- vibrated rs il shaken by
| TINS en- hands The fire bell on the court house
! kept mp rapid FIFE alarm for more than a min
ute. At Decatur, H., the shock was felt quite
! sen-ihly. 1t ratified and shook articles In
| dive liugs dix, s@ayed business buildings slight
| ~ north ard south. Occupants OF rooms ran
| our into the street No damage, but some fright.
! At GreenSillei Ill there were lively shocks, at
l..tf .t.I I,trft
were rocked under thsit action, but ne no
damage was done. At Jacksonville, III,
buildings ,vibrated from cast 70 west;
tables and other articles tipped, and
people wore greatly frightened. AT
| Niskspurg Miss, the City Council was in SEES
sion and the City Hall, very frail building,
is the ty market, was made TO rock 80 that the
board ad Iourned suddenly and unceremonons-
w. The shock was also felt in other places
walls Of tie brick buildings trembled, ana in
some cases swayed. Cna or two meetings
nd ,ourlied hastily, and the printers IN
til, Journal office dropped their stick stick
IVES over before they got started. Three
d stnet shocks were felt at Cairo, H.,
IL ting about ten seconds People ran from
their houses in fright Clocks throughout the
city stopped or were disarranged. Everything
rGnianl swung to and fro, while the vibrations
of BUILDINGS wtro frightfnl The shock was
generally felt throug'out Richmond, Va. and
TIE excitement was intense. ~ Pittsburgh the
hotel guests rushed into the streots panic
stricken. At Media, Pa, dishes were thrown
from shelves. clocks stopped, and occupants q
Il houses rushed out, screaming with terror
| At Louisville, Ky the shock was qui severe
and lasted half minute At Detroit Mich, the
shock was SO great as To brighten the occupants
Of buillinga, who stampeded for the street. A
Cincinnati. printers in the San office thought
the building was falling, and abandoned theil
office, at st. Louis, the printers rushing
poll-men from the building. The shocl
resslnbled the -, motion of series 20 %
upper floors Of the Southern and Lindell Hotel
rnshed dow stairs badly frightened, fehrini
that me catastrophe was uLout to occur. a
Memphis, Tenn. the shock was severe, and tn
motion was north to south, lasting fully tel
| seconds 1T Lad rapid oscillathg movement
Graf CONSERVATION was felt. At Washington
| d. C., two shocks occurred, the second of longe
duration and more severe than the first, an,
| q few seconds latter. 1t was felt in al
parts of the city, creating considerable col,
, steruation. At indianapolis, Ind, the shocl
WIS of Il tremulous, quiyafng character. Man
| guests Of the Denison House rushed from thei
rooms in alarm, and similar scenes were wit
messed in number Ct other buildings A
. ! Cleveland Ohio, the shock caused great con
sternatiou, and almost panic occurred i'll tw
theaters. At Terre Hatlte, Ind, two distlnc
/ shocks were felt Windows were rattle
and in several cases piastcring was dis
lodged from ceilings. large audience wa
present ut the Opera House attending minstre
! show. The building shook until people beeam
! the structure about to fall Those in til
ga1leli IS felt the shock mot severely, and the
rose and II ale rush for the exits. The crowd
in other parts of the house followed, woIne
: screamed, an there was struggling and rush
, ing for the doors, Almost the entire audienc
fought its way to the st Get. At New York til
! shock was plainly felt In the upper stories G
! the tail Western Onion building the waves wer
. plainly dscernible, and persons walking abeu
experienced the sensation as of falling. At c.
iurnbus, Ohio the shock was quite severe.
the Central Asylum for the Insane, the larges
building for insane in the world, furniture wa
:. ! turned around, and the patients became 9
| alarmed that tho attendants had troubl
!. in getting them to return to the
: wards At tho Institute for the Bin
: the shock WIS so strong that roekine-chairs o
the flt,er We're made to start in motion. and I'll
: | chandeliers were waved to and fro. The teacl
ers ct tho Blind Institute refused to return
!, their rooms after ruuiiog to the main aadienc'
! room below. At this point it was accoInpanie
by low, heavy, ruInbling sound. At Colun
! bia, s. c., there were ton distinct shocks