Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-01
SHAKING EARTH.
An Extensive Region Of Country
Visited By a Quake.
PEOPLE ALARMED By DISTURBANCE.
Many Rush From Their House
hold Goods Rattle About-No Great
Damage Done, Observation-Disclosures
From Many Places.

hold Goods Rattle About-No Great
Damage Done. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
From Many Places.
ST. LOUIS. Sept 2s-An earth quake
occurred in this city at 1880 o'clock
Saturday night The vibrations were
distinctly felt upon the third floor of
the Western Union building and passed
north and south Pedestrians upon the
street also felt the shock. The vibra-
tons lasted about ten seconds
1t was not long after the shock be-
fore inquiries and reports concerning
the earthquake began to flow into the
newspaper Offices 1t seems that the
shock was very general and that the
vibrations were slow, but very notice
able and distinct
Several people were awakened from
sleep particul arly in the west end and
rushed to the street in their night
clothes Among those who did SO were
Gov. johnson and his family, who live
| at the corner of Washington and Pen
dleton avenues
Probably the most singular expert
ence was that OF ]. B. Waters. of the
salvage corps, who was shaken off his
| stool while sitting at the switch board
Throughout the city the police report
that the people rushed from their
homes in great alarm No serious
| damage has been reported.
REPORTS FROM SEVERAL STATES
| TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Sept 2S-A dis
| tinct shock of earthquake was felt here
| about 1850 Saturday night, lasting six
or seven seconds Windows ratified,
chandeliers swayed and many persons
were nauseated by the undulations.
The movement appeared to be from
| north to south. One of the two seismo-
scopes in this country. by which the
duration of earthquakes is accurately
| determined. is at the Rose polytechnic
| institute.
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 2S-A slight
shock of earthquake was felt in this
| city and vicinity about 1880 Saturday
| night. the disturbance lasting two or
| three seconds. It was also felt at Nash
vile and other cities of Tennessee.
| LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept 2s.-The
| earthquake was felt here Saturday
night The motion seemed to be from
south to north. There was a vibration
lasting little more than a second. fol-
| lowed by another, making the total
time about two seconds. The city hall
clock struck once at 1858, but Signal
Officer Burke says the time was 1857.
The motion, he says, was vertical,
not lateral. therein differing from any
of the seven he had experienced. The
shock was felt generally throughout
the city and at Madison, Ind.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept 2s.-At 1880
p. m. Saturday distinct shock of
earthquake was felt here. No damage
was done. but a general fright ensued
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Sept 2s.-An earth
quake shock was distinctly felt at 1880
Saturday night throughout this city
Windows ratified violently and the cir
cult court in session was temporarily
interrupted. Reports from Jackson
vile, Taylorville, Decatur and Mount
| Pulaski state that the shock was felt
there.
| KEoKUK, Ia, Sept 2S.-At ten min
utes to IL o'clock Saturday night there
occurred three distinct tremors of the
earth which shook buildings in various
parts of the city. The shocks were of
| short duration.
DECATUR, Ill. Sept es.-An earth
| quake shock was felt here at IL Satur-
day night Dozens of families in all
parts of the city were awakened. They
thought there was a storm until they
saw that the sky was clear. Some felt
their houses trem BILE fully half a min
ute. No damage is reported.
| JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Sept 2S-About
II o'clock Saturday night this town
was shaken by an earthquake which
was noticeable for four distinct shocks
| which lasted several seconds. No dam
| age was done. but people were some
| what alarmed, many being awakened
from sleep.
| MOUNT VERNON, Ill, Sept 2S-Au
| earthquake of several seconds duration
shook the city and country for miles
around Saturday at IL o'clock. Houses
| rocked, men were thrown out of chairs
and brick buildings were badly dam
aged. No loss of life is reported
! PEORIA, Ill, Sept Estate Saturday
night severe earthquake shock was
felt in this city along the bluffs and back
from the river. Communication from
outside towns brings information that
the shock was felt in Bloomington,
Jacksonville and other places
! MARSHALL, Mo-, Sep. 2S-Saturday
night about 1880 o'clock a shock of
earthquake was felt here by a number
of citizens, the commotion lasting about
ten seconds. Houses were shaken and
all VINO experienced the SHOCK were
| very much frightened.
CHILLICoTHE, Mo-, Sept 2a-A shock
of earthquake was felt here about IL
o'clock Saturday night which percep-
| tibly shook buildings
CAIRO. Ill. Sept. 2s.-Quite shock
of earthquake was felt here Saturday
| night at 1850 from the northwest to
the southeast 1t was of about one
minutes duration No damage was
| done.
1 Whitecaps in Missouri
DEXTER, Mo-, Sept 27.-Whitecaps
| visited Hardin Plat, one of the largest