The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-09
SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE
orNNsYLvANIA TOWNS BEAR
THEIR BRUNT.

A. YORK Women Rushed from Their
uo1ses shrieking With Terror
Many Places Thought an Explosion
Fad Occurred - Loud Detonations
and vibrations That Made Houses
Rock.
LANCASTER, PA, March S.-Two pro-
ronnced earthquake shocks were felt here
tbis evening about $40 o'clock. Buildings
svavei and people ran out of their houses.
Reports from points in the country show
that the shock was very perceptible.
FELT THROUGHOUT CARLISLE.
CARLISLE. Pa, March S.-An earthquake
shock. which passed over this part Of the
state this evening was felt throughout this
CITY. A number of buildings were shaken
and their occupants frightened, but no dam
ace has been reported.
LIGHT AT LEBANON.
LEBANON, Pa, March 8.-A light earth
ouake shock was experienced through this
section about 6:30 o'clock this evening.
ON CEMETERY HILL.
GETTYSBURG, PA, March Sat $40
o'clock this evening, a slight earthquake
shock was felt on cemetery hill. Houses
were shaken until their windows ratified,
for ten seconds. 1t was also felt at Hanover
and points east At Lineboro,
Ma. a noise like thunder was
heard. At Emery Grove Junction
il was thought train had left the track
and had knocked down the station.
NOTICED AT WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, DEL, March S.-What is
believed to have been an earthquake shock
was noticed by some people here about 6:45
o'clock tonight. There was perceptible
,s,.l 1Vro
Telephone inquiry shows that the shock
was felt in the surrounding country and in
ne!ghboring towns. The shock lasted about
three seconds, and was from west to east.
ROCKING AND TREMBLING.
READING, PA, March S-Shortly &c ~
$50 o'clock this evening, persons res,
in this section experienced strange rock
ing and trembling of the EARTH which is
believed to have been caused by an earth
quake. 1t was felt very distinctly on South
mountain, in this county, at houses on the
outskirts of the city, AID other points in
Berks Lancaster and Lebanon counties
which could be reached by telephone to-
night. Many buildings seemed to tremble.
No damage was done.
WILD EXCITEMENT AT YORK.
YORK, PA, March S.-A pronounced
earthquake shock was felt here this even
ing at 6:40 O'Clock, which had the effect of
frightening nearly everybody in the city
and its suburb. Houses trembled for nearly
minute and articles of furniture were
moved. Each citizen thought an explosion
or some such accident had happened IN the
house Of his neighbor, and it was not
until they ran out of their houses to find
everybody else outside that they found out
that it was an earthquake shock 1t was
loud report with very distinct vibrations,
and was the most violent shock ever felt
here. Women ran shrieking from their
houses with their infants in their arms,
and for a while, in some sections of the city,
the excitement was intense. Ne damage
resulted here.
FELT IN MARYLAND.
BALTIMoRE, March S.-Reports from
towns through the northern and western
porti rs of Maryland give an account of a
severe earthquake shock that was felt about
1880 O'Clock tonight. In Carroll, Baltimore
Hanford and Cecil counties, the effect of
the shock was quite perceptible
Windows were ratified sharply, and
crockery was in some cases thrown
from shelves. In the town of Westminster
number of women were badly frightened
by the seismic wave and rushed panic
stricken from their houses. The shock was
felt very slightly in the northern portion of
this city, but no damage is known to have
resulted. The wave seemed to be travelling
IN a southeasterly direction.