Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-24
VERY UNUSUAL OCGJM1
Severe Earthquake Shat
Felt in England,
THE MOST VIOLENT IN Hls,,l

Winsdor Castle Roclad
er"i Palaces-A Large A.,
fected-Death Reported p
London, Dec. 2l,-An eo,.b,,
the most violent ever exusrisnsas3
this country, has shaken eva,u
from Durham to Surrey, and t,oy
don to the Welsh coast. Thu ~,
raneous disturbance was frs, saaa
about $50 this morning, and DI I.s
from four to five seconds. A, nA
points two distinct shocks vo,s
enced. The most severe sbocLs
felt at Cheltenham, Ledburv ons n
forest.
The earthshaking was sccomD,,.
by a loud rushing sound. BniIsi,a
were violently shaken, furniture ny
ed, doors thrown open, picture, ~
other ornaments upset. The inO,a,-
ants were panic stricken and fad t,'I
their houses.
The earthquake also visited RI,
mingham and various points in Sim,
shire, and was violent in Woros,,,
and the country surrounding that Al,
The shocks were followed h,
tremor of the earth. The gre,tas|
alarm prevailed everywhere. CbinIl
neys were overthrown. windovp, q,
smashed. At some points on the cn,
try road persons were thrown down, |,
number of people were thrown ont n
their beds. Hereford cathedral vm N
jured. The dull rumhling beneath a.
earth's surface was followed BY tv,
loud crashes and a terrible lifting and
rocking.
The panic of Hereford was 80 Vr.,t
that one woman died from trlrtt
People rushed wildly into the stre,a
Many chimneys fell crashing into Ii,
thoroughfares. All the pinnacla d
st. Nicholas church toppled over ul
a part of the pinnacle of the Cathsin
fell.
At Liverpool the earthquake wa
preceded by heavy thunder and isr
full hail storm. In London the earth
quake was only slightly felt.
At Bridgennorth, near Shrewsbury
before the disturbances, the street
suddenly seemed to be on fire, and tha
was a violent rise accompanied BY
shaking of the earth. People gOin
abroad in that vicinity say they WEI
unable to walk owing to the vibration
There was great excitement among ID
people about Poole, who thought b
end of the world had come.
Houses shook for nealry a minute
Bristol and Clifton, causing mu'
alarm. Railroad employees at CrsV
report that they felt the rails oaCillat
At Eversham the shock was follow
by a brilliant light in the sky.
The disturbance was violent at Va
wick Castle. The Earl Of Warwi
felt his bed lifted as though by sou
force beneath it, and the furniture
the room shifted. The inhabitants
the Slough were awakened by a she
SO severe that they thought the MI
dlesex powder factory had e1plod'
Near Stockport, and at Melton'MO
bray, the noise which accompanied
earthquake shock resembled dischsl
Of gun cotton under water. Ma
strange experiences were reported
connection with the earthquake
The earthquake shock seems to hi
been felt in greater or less deg
throughout the length and breadth
this island, throwing from his feet
laborer toiling in the highway :
penetrating in effects to the abocs
royalty itself. The shock was felt
tiuctly at Windsor castle, and some
the royal household were shaken
their beds. Furniture, china and or
ments were ratified in several rooms
the north side of the castle. An oth'
describing the effects as they seeme'
him, says the castle literally roci
The sensation was first supposed TO