New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
NEIy- HA VEN.
EARTHQUAKE OBSERYATII

EARTHQUAKE OBSERVATIONS - LETTER
SHEET MISUNDERSTANDING
[TRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE. J
NEw-HAvEN Sept. 4.-The most important
society incident of the week was the marriage OF
Miss Alice G. Gardner. daughter OF Jonn Gardner
a wealthy resident of this city, to Frank u keed,
of Pittsburg Penn. The Rev. DR.. HarwOod, of
Trinity Church, tied the nuptial knot IN the pres
ence of select party of friends Following the
banquet a reception took place and al array OF
wedding presents such as has seldom been seen In
this city was inspected and admired by the guests.
The groom was student at the Sheffield Scientific
School class of 81. His father for many years
before his death the leading lawyer in Western
Pennsylvania.
President Timothy Dwight expects to arrive
home from Litchfied September ii and VIII at
once begin the active duties of his office 1t is ex-
pected that he will make some radical changes IN
the conduct of college affairs
The earthquake Thursday night was felt dis
tinctly in this city. The shock was felt at the sig
nal office at $50 and lasted about five seconds. In
many of the higher buildings the occupants were
badly frightened and ran into the street in their
night clothes One of the strangest features OF the
shock in this city the curious lrregularlty OF
movement, while it yislbly shook some buildings
Others of equal height aud IN the immediate vcln-
sleeping in u low brick house was awakened and
shaken in her bed. while directly across the street
twenty men at work in the upper story of high
bnldng noticed nothing whatever.
Thursday evening Professor Sherman, OF the
Yale Observatory, arranged articles in manner to
indicate characteristics of any shock which might
occur On a sesmoscope, q long pendulum
suspended from the ceiling, he placed a
number OF plates so that any motion
would jar them off On the four sides of a swinging
lamp IN a hallway he placed four pieces of wood
about eight feet long and an inch square. the lower
ends resting the floor. In an adjoining room ne
poised n croquet ball on lnle tin box and placed
a small China cup BALI filled with ink on a table.
At midnight the plates the seismoscope,
not one OF the sticks In the hallway had fallen; the
croquet bail rested peacefully ITS perch and the
inside surface of the cup above the circumference
of ink was spotlessy white. Both Professor Sher
man and Professor Dana were much disappointed
that they did not have an opportunity 10 make
some observations, Hereafter an instrument Will
always be kept in position at the observatory 50
that similar shock may be registered ..
The people of New-Haven are indignant because
they have not been able 10 procure at the New
Haven post-otiice supply of the new letter sheet
envelopes 1t is considered singular that neither
of the post-offices at New Haven or Hartford has
been thought worth enough attention from the
Post Office Department to send them few samples
from which the letter-writng portion OF tine com-
munIty could Judge of their worth. lney nave
been ON sale at the offices of many cities FOR more
than week, but cannot be obtained any whero Ill
Connecticut A., ph
Only four more days remain before the hepup-
lican state Convention will meet TO nomihase e.
candidate for Governor. The voters In each Oh inc
several towns have appointed their Delegates, anu
nothing now remains but the hnii struRs.o
| There seems to be doubt in the minis Oh 'na
| shrewdest politicians that T.. Z. Lo9nsoury' pi
Ridgeheld will DO the successful candiua.e, Mt ~
| Lounsbury will have tho almost solid support OF
| Fairfield Lltchfeld, New-liavsn anu w'n W1,
Counties. The agents Of Mayor Bulkeley, OF Hart