Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-07
EARTHQUAKE ECHOES.
The Shock Felt Throughout the United
States-Some of the Points
Where 1t Was Most
Severe.

Several earthquake shocks were
felt in this city about 5 o'clock on
Thursday morning, October 81. The
most severe one occurred about
$40 O'Clock and lasted nearly twenty
seconds. The movement seemed to
be from north to south and was very
noticeable, especially to persons
sleeping in the second stories of
houses. Many persons were awaken
ed from a sound sleep by the disturb
ance, and equally as many thought
someone was trying to break into
their houses.
Joe Weimer was so much impressed
with the latter fact that he got his
Smith g. Wesson (ss3sn} and laid for
the intruder. In some parts of the
city p~lastering was shaken down be-
tween the walls, and one lady, who
lives in the south part of town, de-
clares she heard the pump chain rat
tie.
A low rumbling noise accompanied
the last shock, sounding like dis ant
thunder. At the Ringo Hotel night
clerk Raum was sitting in the office,
when without the least warning, the
chairs began to move around and the
stove pipe shook violently. Raum
says the floor and ceiling both moved
and for a few seconds he thought the
whole house was going to fall.
He told IN amusing story Oh a negro,
who was walking along the north side
of the hotel just as the shock came.
The negro was carrying two buckets
of water and when the earth began to
tremble and the buildings to shake he
dropped the buckets and fed to the
street. When asked why he did so,
he said; "Why, I done thought the
whole Ringo Hotel vas a goin' to fall
on me-"
j. F. Llewellyn says that his whole
family were awakened by the shock,
which he says was the most severe he
has ever felt in Mexico. Persons stay
ing at the Windsor and Central Hotels
say they feitthe shock very plainly.
There was great CONSERVATION in
Flat Rock, many of the dusky inhabi-
tants of that community thinking the
Judgment day had come.
We understand that at Laddonia,
this county, the shock was SO severe
that several chimneys were shaken
down and other minor damage done.
CAIRO, I'LL, Oct. 31.-An earth
quake of great severity visited this
city early this morning and caused
thousands of dollars damage to bust
ness and private buildings. The
shocks occurred at $685. O'Clock this
morning and were preceded by a low
rumbling noise, which awakened the
sleeping inhabitants of the city and
caused them to rush upon the streets
clad in only their night clothes.
The rumbling noise was followed by
no less than five distinct shocks, each
of nor severity than the other. No
fatalities are reported, but many were
the narrow escapes, and several were
slightly injured by breaking glass.
NEW ALBANY, IND, Oct. 31.-A
sever earthquake shock was felt in
this city this morning. The only
damage done was at Wesley Chapel,
on West Market street. A large Sec
ton of the e a wall caved in and sew
eral tons of brick crashed through the
pipe organ, which was ruined. The
loss will be nearly $4,000. The quake
lasted nearly a minute and the motion
was from east to west.
WASHINGTON, IND, Oct. 31.-Two
distinct shocks were felt here at about
5 O'Clock this morning. Considerable
damage was done to property. The
Globe Hotel, a brick building, was
cracked from the roof to the ground.
Chineys in all parts of the town were
shaken down.
LAWRENCE, KAs., Oct. 31.-Three
distinct earthquake shocks were felt
in Lawrence this morning at Sis, ex-
tinguishing lights and rousing every
one from their beds.
tracks NEAR CHARLESTON, MO.
CHARLESTON, Mo-, Oct. 31.-An
earthquake of unusual violence oc-
Cured here at sos o'clock this morn
ing. Many chimneys toppled over
and plate glass in several store fronts
was broken to bits. The brick Meth
odist church vas badly shattered and
the plastering knocked from a hun
dred or more interiors.
In the country four miles south the
crust of the earth was broken in fifty
places and from the assures water
and sand are gushing in considerable
volumes. The same phenomena Ire
reported in the district still further
south and also at Big Lake several
miles north of town. This is a part of
the old seismic region which was
overwhelmed and nearly destroyed by