The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
sLrGHr EARrH0UikE SHochS.
Zig Cities i'm New York and PennsyiSah'a
TrembIe-smallA Area.

BROOKLYN. y. Y, Sept. 2'-lhree
a,s,,,o, oor,bouake shocks were felt by
the residents of Brooklyn about o'o0A
Sunday morning. No damage 10 iile OF
pronertv Is reported from any secuon ",
the city. Contradictory reports az The
as TO the severity or the snoe s:,,ack
first shock which was felt at D civNn,
was followed by a rumblng noise, ike
distant thunder This was follower ~
two other slighter shocks. wnicn, dcVoiu
ing 10 most of the reports, dled away Ia
a low, grating noise. According 10
NEW YORK. Sept. 2.-Accoruihs
Weather Forecaster Dunn, the eartn-
quake reached this city at t:l o enot IN,
The shock was slight. and lasteu lot I'll, IN
seconds II travelled from SOUTH ~ ~ c,tv
but comparatively Few persons III N'0
noticed the disturbance. 4, oarth-
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. An ca. 10. a..
quake shock. lasting several seconis' We
felt IN this city shortly after ocioS sf.
-, a., ,,orotn,, Tho disturbance by
Mother Earth of the quiet OF ,he S,,o 4,
morning was violent eno q 81 consterna
lasted u create great dear OF cDl',,s,nsr,
ton and not little damage b.i.o a,7,
perceptihly swayed, windo"s 10. ,on-
and banged. and clocks and pictures ''p
pied from their places. indy, fe,t in
The shock was most seVereN "a nat
the suburban districts. and II is salu tlia.
I'm one part of Georges hlli IN al 49,.
Park. a assure was opened pvii,. ~
the entrance OF a plummet' Wnien lei
tended down over one nunureu ,ttate-"iass
window in the shade store OF MlcIdiVs.
Lett 1914 Germantown avenue, was spii'
from top 10 bottom. Similar cases aie
ported from other sections Oh th' ma .ion
Ar the Geological Gardens the Nl Dration
was clearly perceptibe. but the excl.e-
ment which followed among ene as''' 81
co1tinued for good Will after ~
seismic disturbance. Head Keeper a.
| ley asserts that the trumpetIns o Tho
| eIenhants the roar of the ions, anu the
| screerhine Of the birds was simply te,tl-
| fving. AT Mr. Manleys resliehce,, -,
sides the breaking or severn ", sheif
panes. a clock was thrown from 10 sn
Incoming reports show That the ga VI,
| o,,alse was general throughout Eastern
| PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey. AZ e e,a,a
| ,ou-n and Phoenixville, both in TINS State'
| many persons were awakened from ~
| buildings swayed and "waVy sehsa'io"
prominent local scientist said To-
night. in giving his views OF the ear'h-
N"Anv slim of strata or read1ustment OF
strata sets I'm action Vlorn,io"s m"i5it,,
| proceed with almost incredlpie iapiI 49,,
| fron, the centre of the disturbance, put
| those are more or less modified Dy tne
| media through which they pass. tniS - -
| most likely TO happen IN sanus,on' ~,
| oions hut the indications are thht .nc
focus of tO-days dlsturDa" va" "
SLVDY HOOK. y. j.. Sept. 2-'ne
! oDerator on duty in the marine oeset "a
tow felt the quake quite distinctly tne
| tower shaking considerably WIS
| between seven am eight m.nut % az
| s o'clock that the trouble was mrs. ~
served and the durat! n OF the SIN So,
has been variously estimated ar i.o .,,
| three e. fifteen seconds. No dat,iss ~ vi,
| re-, orted at any roiI I. The shock CT ~
r,sonbled the .. aoussi0n causeI py we
o~rloeion Of n smell filled with I'VE nun-
| d~e1 rounds Of gelatie These shelis "ere
| trr,-vn out into the bay 10y the dyht'ilc
| guns about year as1 c.. 0uitc
p WILMINGTON. DEL, sept. 5;-Nui e'.
narcenfihle shock Of earthquake Was
81, In mis- city about haif-past o,ciocS,
,osterdav morning. The vihrdti) On IA AZ
| 90 several seconds and was observer III
| e,e,.v section Of the town. NO ia h'70
| has been reporter. q O. for 40 as
| AsHTNGTON, Sept. so lar a. a..
.or.ained here the earthquake shocH i. ,t.
I'm the East did not extend as lar oo' a. +,
| as mis- cifv. At the Weather hur iau -
rs stated that no shock had peeh A..
ticed and the officials declined 10 theoIiIe
| os ~ The reasons for any Seismic uis-
tmrbance AT this time. saying thslr oo-
e ur we're confined entirely 10
things meteorological.