The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-02

little north Of eas'; bnt there was an
indetermibate vertical component in
the undulatiou very peTceptlble n the
motions OF liquids and OF articles OF
furniture. Rugby, the upward i'm
pulse in each vibration appeared to
be a third or a half OF the lateral i'm
pulse.
The Rate OF Vibration-This YVES
measured on the high swinging hesd-
board Of a bedstead during the second
shock and found to be ll5 10 100 per
minute.
Amplitude OF Notwithstanding
the second shock the head board,
eight feet and a half high, swung
through an arc Of from one half to
three-quar'eis OF an inch. IL was
estimated that the amplitude OF oscil-
lstion during the carrier shock was
twice or three times as great. During
1885 there we're recorded the fol ow-
irg earthquakes in the Uoiied States
aud Canada: Canadian Provinces, 8;
New England, 8; Atlantic States, 8;
Mississippi Vallev, 3; Pacific slope,
"a; total SO. During the twelve
years, 1928. there have been re-
corded in the United States and Can
ada 1874 earthquakes. distributed as
fol ows: Atlantic slope, LAT; Missis-
tippi Valley, 66; Pacific slop', l5l.
From this list IL appears thst in the
entirs area earthquakes occur on an
average OF once in tselve days, and
r CO in a month n the Atlantic slope.
Many OF the 20 disturbances ave, how
ever, co slight as 10 be un~perceivsd by
the majoriGy of the people; and it
should be observed that the lisi is
more complete 10 the densely popu.
lat.d and more frequently sbaken
Atlsnlic slope than in either the eel
dom shaken Mississippi Valley or the
eplrsely p opu ated Pacific s'ope.
Pref. MENDENHALL,
OF the S goal S rvice, who has made a
study OF earthquakee for many years,
and has felt The shock Of a number OF
severe o6es in japan, says that OF last
night, while not espe ia ly severe, was,
new rthel, Is, the worst he ever exper-
iencad in this country. He expresses
surprise at the wide extent OF the
phenomenon, end thinks it likely that
when the reports are a ] in it will be
found that the area affected 10 larger
than that of any previous earthquake
Of which there is a record. Upon a
81, b, ton inches in diameter, he say,
one Gu usually cover the area OF an
earthquake, even a severe one, with
the end OF his little finger, but this
one seems to have affected half a con
tinent, and we don't know how much
morr.
Prof. Capen, the W ather prophet of
this city, predicted in the Republican
several days ago that lawful and ter
rife earthquake shocks would bs re-
ported about this date. He Gays it is
possible that there will be another
about 2 o'clock tomorrow morning,
When the shock came tonight MIR.
Capen was in the Republican Office
writing his predictions fer tomorrow.
AS soon as the building began 10
shake the editors, reporters and COM
positors on the Republican and the
Post, which are in the same building,
all ran out. but Mr.. Capen re-
NAMED at his dark in blissful iR-
norance OF the fact that his prediction
had been fulfilled. Mr.. Sevellon
Brown, chief clerk OF the Stats Dapart-
meut, was In Albaugh's Opera House
when the stampede occurred, and it is
probably due to his presence OF mind
ttat no lives were lost. When the
panic took possession Of the galleries
Mr.. Brown stood up in his box and
thou'ed to the people to keep Their
o ats, and by his coolness prevented
the occu PANS OF the lower part OF the
house tom following the example OF
the people above.
Mr.. Green, Col. Casey's assistant in
charge Of the WASHINGTON monument,
has Deer making scientific observa-
lions of the structure, or, in technical
phrase, "leveliDg" il today, with a
vie to noting any change of position.
This procedure is undertaken on the
first day Of every month, but that OF
today has attracted more than usual
attention, becsu Q of the desire to
know whether the earthquake affected
the structure. The observation proves
that the shaking had not the slightest
effect on the monument.
Prof. VIM. ]. McGhee, OF the Gee
logical Survey, leaves tonight for
Charleston, S G to make a scientific
study Of the efftc's Of the earthquake
at what now appears to have been the
center Of the disturbance.