The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07
THE EARTH SHAKES.
a.,ra AL SHAKE Up IN THE CEN
'H Ta A. WESTERN STATES.
-. Entire Country From michigan
u Ioui,fmna and From sou'N
r.roIina to Kansas E>perie"'e'
S.y.re Earthquake shock.

mn.o general earthquake SHOCKS
800 ox]nerienced in America occurreu
rro,,. : o'c,ock. The shocks were leit
,nrongbout the central Western states
ponnrts from points in WISCONSIN,
Lv, Missouri. Illinois, Indiana ohio'
Sonth carolina, Kentucky. tennessee
,nh,n, Georgia, Arkansas, Nhhsas
,rI Ior,isinua tell Of earthquake
,Lnol. of greater or less severity. Al
, number of places some damage WIS
tora hut generally only ciilmhe!s
woro ,.molished and dishes broken.
Tho shock was felt in this CRY III
Il, q m. II lasted abOu f0Ity-nVe
seconds. The employees OF the West.
arn Union Telegraph company n Oh
the telephone company VINO were Oh
iuty all report feeling the shock. upon
the eleventh fOor OF the western
Union building the shocks were quite
noticeable. so much so that some ol
the men were thrown against 'heii
desks with a good deal OF force. No
damage was done, but in many houses
nictures were thrown to the 1901 ana
4 crDCkery broken.
The shock was accompanied by an
audible rImbling. coming in gently
from the lake and disappearing across
the p~rairies Of the west. 1t was Sc
yerely felt in the North Side, where
probably the m majority of sleepers were
awakened. In the wooden houses or
Buena lark and other North Side
suburbs the ~Shake-up was so per
ceptible that many persons dashed
out Of their houses IN scanty clothing.
In Illinois, Moline. MinOnk. Comp
ton. Rockford. Monmouth and other
places report having felt the shock.
but no damage was done. liners at
various places were badly frightened.
At Quincy a sharp earthquake shock
was felt at $40 this morning. Lamps
were overturned and dishes were
broken. The quake was preceded by
long rumbling noises that terrified
many people. who thought it was an
explosion or that a storm was i'm
ln!nent.
Al Cairo the shock was the severest
ever felt and lasted about thirty sec
0uds. The vibrations were north and
south. People left their houses for
safety. Many Chimneys were shaken
down. A second shock, fifteen min
utes later. was light. The public
library building was badly damaged
Cincinnati. Nov. Am earthquake
shock was felt here at 5:l2 O'Clock,
the most distinct for ten years. IL be-
gan with n slight. treinulOuS motion
that continued for perhaps n min
ute, and then followed two or three
violent untulatiOns. Windows ratified
as il from some gigantic explosion.
The Whole demonstration must have
occupied nearly two minutes. 1t was
also accompanied by a slight roaring
sound, which continued after the
Naling ceased. Reports of more
rblent shocks were received from
Srngfeld. Dayton, Toledo, Column
bus, GAINESVILLE, and other points. Col.
Dietsch, chief of police, was thrown
out of bed. The city hall was severely
shaken. Those there said the great
stone pile swayed on its foundation.
Missouri.
st. Louis, Nov. AT 5:12 n. m. sew
eral severe earthquake shocks We're
distinctly felt here. The vibrations
were from east to west and each.
shock continued several seconds. The
operators in the Western Union tele-
graph Office became alarmed and sew
eral rushed from the building. The
shocks were not accompanied by any
rumbling noise. Clocks were stopped
aud windows ratified. but no serious
damage has as yet been reported. In
the west end OF the city the people, it
Is reported by the telephone company,
rushed in alarm from their homes and
returned only after having become be-
nunbed with cold.
At Springfield. windows ratified and
The office force in the Republican
building ran out on the streets in
Alarm, ~ a- IAn, Oh
IS yet.
At st. Joseph many people were
aroused, hut no damage was done.
Houses trembled and windows rat
ued at Kansas City, causing consider
aOe alarm. Other places make SIM
Iar reportA
south Carolina.
VharleStOwn. S. c., Nov. Am
Hrthquake of unusual violence Oc-
vutfed here at sos. After the first
shOtS the earth's surface continued
" 'ibrate for fully twenty minutes.
hundreds Of chimneys were toppled
tONh and plate glass in several store
vphts was broken t bits. The brick
,nrlaodlst church was badly shat
,a, ~ and the plastering knocked
uuv"ua hundred or more interiors. In
N.Y. - Nantry, four miles south of here,
s 81. crust OF the earth was broken in
ua9s places, and from the assures
slS.pr and sand are gushing in con-
maesable volume. The same pheno-
fr ma : are reported in the district still
sr ai"er south and also Big Lake, sew
no. miles north Of town. This is a
ro. oi the old volcanic region. which
s,ra overwhelmed and nearly de-
sSoo'eu by an earthquake eight years
=, Indiana.
nrnm~ulahapolis, Ind. Nov. 1.-The most
moouhced earthquake shock in the