The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-19
THE EABTH TREMBLES AGAIN
A Distracted Shock Of Earthquake
Throughout the State-The Most
Severe in Twelve Months.
Special to the Neacs and Courier.

Special to the Ne,cs and Courier.
SAVANNAH, January 12.-Savan.
rah was revisited by the earthquake
this morning at 9.32 o'clock, city
tsme. No damage has been reported,
although the shock lasted from FIVE
to tel. se ,onds. Twelve months had
passed since anything more than the
slightest tremor had been felt here,
but the experience of September, DC.
tober and November, 1886, had not
been forgotten, and when the win
dows began to rattle and floors to
tremble everyone knew instantly
what the cause was
WHO FELT IT AND WHO DID NOT.
Buildings swayed, glass ratified,
the walls moved perceptibly, and
there was a general rush for the
doors. True, there were many who
did not feel the shock st all. Those
who we're on the streets did not, and
as rule those who we're standing did
not. On the Bay nearly every one
noticed it. Those who were sitting
down in the Offices on the north side
felt it more plainly than others.
MISTAKEN FOR THE WIND.
In the city tie wind was high, and
the first clatter of the windows was
mistaken by some 70 rthe effect of the
wind, but when the floors began to
vibrate, and that peculiar sensation,
which only an earthquake can produce
started up peoples legs they imme-
distely felt an impulse, to run for the
street. No rumbling was observed
in the city, but it was heard in the
country.
THE SENSATION o. THE WHARYES.
At the wharves of the Ocean
Steamship Company the shock was
plainly felt by all of the employees.
At first it was thought that ship
had struck the wharf. In the Cen
tral Railroad shops the workmen
dropped their tools and made for the
doors.
AT THE TELEPHONE OFFICE.
| In the Telephone Exchange the
lady operators cut off every sub
scriber for half a minute. 1t was
over before the men got out of their
Offices and therefore must have been
OF short duration. .
REGISTERING AT THE SIGNAL OFFICE.
| The direction of the shock this
morning was not observed. In the
signal Office the quake was not
noticed. The building is tall and is
shaken so much by passing drays
and cars that the observers are not
apt to pay attention to any shock
that does not knock the plaster off the
ceiling. When they had examined
their instrument for measuring the
velocity of. the wind, they saw that
at 1861, Washington time, the regis,
tering pencil had been detected, as
though it had been Jared. That fixes
the time of the shock in Savannah at
9.32I, city time.
A MERE SHAKELET AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, January 12.-The banks
of the river here responded to the
shake from Savannah this morning,
but the demonstration hereabout was
a mere quakelet, so small, in fact
that although felt by many at 9.3C
o'clock nobody was disturbed, and
everybody set it down as the simple
recurrence of the echoes Of the past
and a very small reverberation of s
scientific sensation.
TWO SHOCKS AT CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE. January 12.-Twc
slight shocks of earthquake were fell
here this morning. The noted time
of the first shock was 9.54, and ths
second eight seconds later. Sigma
Barry says: Vibrations north te
to south; shocks greater in western
: portion of the city" A mirror va:
shaken off the mantel at 2. E. Lin
nelrs. No other damage reported
People excited.
THE OLD NORTH STATE TREMBLEs
RALEIGH, January IA sligh'
shock of earthquake was felt here a
9.55 this morning. There was also
p strong shock felt at Shelby anc
other points.
. WILMINGTON FOLLOWS SUIT.
WILMINGTON, January ia SHARP
earthquake shock was felt here this
morning about 10 o'clock. No dam
age done.
A MATTER OF NERVES IN COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, January 12-At 9.55
: this morning 8 sharp shock of earth
, quake was felt in Columbia. The
strength of the shock, so suosequen,
. interviews with citizens proved, was
. largely influenced by the degree o.
nervousness each citizen felt as te
seismic disturbances. 1t is certain
, however, that the force of the vibra
; tien was considerable. Window
sashes and such susceptible things
f we're violently ratified and the earth
tremors we're felt in all quarters oi
the city. There was instant anxiety
about Charleston, which was relieved
by bulletin from the home Office
which the Bureau promptly received
and displayed.
ARoAR IN ORANGEBURG.
ORANGEBURG. January IA
1902 o'clock A. NJ, to-day quite
decided shock of earthquake wa'
felt here. Some persons even raj
ont of their stores and houses. Others