Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-23
MILLEpGEvILLF MOVED.

NAO' mug hbu one al O'CLOCK Inls alCeT-
noon. NO damage was done.
sANDERsvILLE SHAKEN.
SANDERsVILLE, GA, Oct. 22.-A dis
tnct shock OF earthquake was felt here
this morning at 4:20 O'clock, lasting
rattle pretty lively.
BOTH SLIGHT AT DARIEN.
DARIEN, GA, Oct. 22.--Two shocks of
earthquake occurred here to-day, one OF
a: 10 O'Clock this morning and one at l :35
O'Clock this afternoon, standard time.
Both were slight.
JEsUP JUMPING.
JEsUP, GA, Oct. 22.-Two earthquakes
were felt here to-day, one at 1920 O'clock
this morning, very distinctly, and the
other at 1874 O'Clock this afternoon,
slightly.
OLIVER SHAKEN.
OLIVER, GA, Oct. GAN earthquake
was felt at this place this morning be-
tween and O'Clock, and one this after
noon, very perceptibly, at 1:55 O'Clock.
GUYTON DIDN'T WAKE UP.
GUrToN, GA, Oct. pa slight but
distinct shock Of earthquake was felt here
this afternoon at AS O'Clock. No dam
age was done.
ATLANTA REPORTS ONLY ONE.
ATLANTA. GA, Oct. 22.-There was a
distinct earthquake shock here this
morning at O'Clock.
FLoRIDA's QUAKEs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 22.-An EN-.
ph6tic earthquake shock was felt here
this morning at 1850 O'Clock. 1t ap-
preached in severity the famous shock of
Aug. 81 last. Persons who happened to
be awake at the time, or were awakened
by the shock, say that it was as distinct
and similar in all respects to the first
great shock, but did not last so long. The
most substantially built buildings trem-
bled, and in somehouses slumberers were
aroused from their sleep and sprung from
their beds IN fright.
Reports coming in from the surrounding
country and other portions of the State
describe the same shock. No damage was
done here, and none is reported from any
direction. No excitement was felt here
to-day and very little interest was taken
In the shock.
Light vibrations were also felt here at
l: 80 O'Clock and :55 O'clock this after
noon.
TWO SHOCKS AT WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, n. g., Oct. 22.-Two dis.
tipct shocks of earthquake were felt here
this mOrning at O'Clock. One was quite
severe and shook houses and awakened a
great many people. No damage is re-
ported. There was another distinct earth
quake shock this afternoon at 2 40 O'Clock.
Buildings were shaken very perceptibly,
No damage was done.
ALARM AT CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Oct. 22.-About s
O'Clock this morning people here were
awakened by a sharp earthquake shock,
| and at 2:47 this evening another shock
| occurred, sufficiently severe to make peo-
pie run out into the streets. No damage
was done, but the people are alarmed.
RALRIGH's EXPERIENCE.
RALEIGH, N. C., Oct. 22.-Two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here to-day,
about O'Clock this morning and O'Clock
this afternoon.
SLIGHT AT CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. PA distinct
shock Of earthquake was felt here at 4 :l5
O'Clock this morning. The earth osclllated
very percept1bly and many were awak-
ened, but the shock was so slight that it
created no alarm.
CRACKS IN THE EARTH.
LYNCHBURG, VA, Oct. 22.-Three
large cracks in the earth have just been
discovered on top of "Flat Top noun
tain adjacent to the PocshOntas coal
mines in Tazewell county, when were
evidently caused by the earthquake last
month. One of the rents CROSSES the
mountain wagon road. Large trees and
rocks have been thrown into it so as to
make it passable. The cracks extend a
long distance and run north and south.
RICHMoND's REPORT. va
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 22.-At $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon a shock of earth
quake was felt here, the oscillations be-
ing from east to west. The shock was
mainly felt in the upper part of houses.
No damage is reported.
TYPE PIED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA slight earth
| quake shock was felt here at 300 O'Clock
TINS afternoon. The tremor lasted but an
instant, but was sufficiently strong to
"pi" type on the imposing stones in the
fourth story of the Star office. The shock
was so distinct on the fourth floor of the
| State, War and Navy building that some
| OF the clerks became alarmed and ran
out into the corridor on the lower floors
of the building. However, no one seems
! TO have noticed any unusual disturbance.
The shock was felt at the signal office
building at 2:i6 O'Clock, and slight trem-
| ors were indicated by the seism oscope Tor
a period OF fifteen minutes, but were not
perceptible 10 persons in the room. A
painter, who was at work on the cross on
! the new steeple of the Ascension church,
at a height OF l20 feet from the ground,
| says the steeple began to sway to and fro
few minutes before O'Clock to-day, and
he is confident that It was caused by the
earthquake.
COLUMBUS CATCHES IT.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. pa slight shock
| of earthquake was telt here shortly after
| 2 O'Clock this afternoon. IL was very per.
ceptibe in the upper stories OF buildings,
| but not on the streets.
LIGHT AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. GA slight
shook Of earthquake was felt mere at 2:l5
| O'Clock this afternoon. 1t lasted Sec
onds. The vibration was nearly north
and south.
Signal Service Accounts.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Gen. Hazen,
when asked by a reporter this evening