Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-11-07

! Madison, caped-Reports from
Various Parts of the Country.
| Louisville, O., Nov. Three fear
full earthquake shocks We're felt in this
city at 5:15 yesterday morning. The
first was preceded by a mighty roar
like that of distant thunder. This
shock lasted fully 20 seconds. The
second and the third We're not quite
SO violent an LASTED about twelve Sec
onds. Tall buildings We're violently
shaken. At the Louisville hotel and
Gault house the guests We're aroused
and much alarmed. In some parts of
the city people Were thrown from
their beds, the shocks We're SO Violent
Just as the first shock was felt Il
bright red light, similar to the aurora
borealiS was seen in the southwest.
1t passed away with the shock.
Shocks were felt in Jeffersonvile and
New Albany, but no damage reported.
Reports from different parts of the
state say the shock was very heavy
Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 1.-Two shocks
of earthquake were felt here. The first
lasted a minute, and the second, more
severe, half a minute. The water in
the Mississippi showed the disturb
ance. Buildings rocked; dishes rattleds
door bells rang; people We're aWak-
ened from their sleep, but no serious
damage resulted.
La Porte, Ind, Nov. IA severe
earthquake shock occurred in this
city yesterday morning. Buildings
shook perceptibly, windows ratified,
and in some instances clocks stopped.
Quincy, H., Nov. 1.-St. AntoniOus
Catholic church and several other
buildings We're badly damaged by yes
terday morning by an earthquake. One
store building will have ITO be torn
down in consequence of the shock.
Burglars blew open a safe i'm the viii
lage of Golden at the same moment of
the earthquake. This discovery caused
IL
was felt until they heard from other
points. There were five shocks here
and the whole lasted between two and
three minutes. Across the river ON
the Missouri side two houses are re-
ported thrown down and one woman
hurt.
Keosota, Ia, Nov. 1.-The earth
quake was felt here at 3 o'clock yes
terday morning. Houses were shaken
so that dishes ratified on the shelves
People sleeping in upper stories were
considerably alarmed. The trembling
Of the earth was much more pro-
nounced than that felt here in 1891.
Dubuque, Ia, Nov. 1.-Reports 1e-~
ceived from Cedar Rapids, Manches-
ter, Independence, West Union, Lans-
ing, McGregor and other points in
dictate that the earthquake was gen.
eral throughout northern iowa.
Metropolis, H., Nov. 1.-This city
was visited by an earthquake yester-
day morning. The Shock was quite
severe and some brick buildings were
damaged with cracked walls and
loosened bricks.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. NEBRASKA
was disturbed by yesterday mornings
earthquake. 1T was general in the
state In several places of the dis
trict shocks were felt.such as to
awaken most of the sleeping people.
Milwaukee, Nov. 1.-The earth
quake shock was distinctly felt here
but no damage was done. Reports
show that the shock was felt in ten
or fifteen states.
Beloit, Wis. Nov. MANY people
here were disturbed at ) o'clock yes
terday morning by an earthquake.
Houses trembled for fully twenty sec
Onds.
Rich1and Center, Nov. IAN earth
quake shock lasting a minute and a
half was felt here at o'clock. PeO-
pie were awakened and many fright
ened.
Lancaster, nov. IAN earthquake
shock was distinctly felt here at $50
yesterday morning. Dishes ratified in
houses all over town.