The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18

Tremor, Terror, Commotion and Broken
G.ass-Peopie Afoos are Thrown Down
and People Abed are Pitched Outflow
the Disturbance Was Manifested in
Various sPiaces-France Pays he Freight
on the Czar-Foreign News In General
London, Eng, Dec. 17.-Great Britain
is in the throes of genuine and unprsc-
| edented sensation. An earthquake, the
most violent ever experienced in this
/ country. has shaken every shore from
| Durham to Surrey, and from London TO
| the Welsh coast.
| The first subterranean disturbance
| was noticed at about $50 O'Clock this
| morning, and lasted from TO 20 sec
onds. At many points two distinct
| shocks were experienced.
The most severe shocks were felt al
Chelten. Ledbury and Dean Forest. The
earth-shaking was accompanied by 9
loud, rushing sound. Buildings were Vi
| olently shaken, furniture was shifted.
doors were thrown open and pictures
and other ornaments were upset. The
inhabitants were panic-stricken and fed
from their homes.
The earthquake also visited Birming-
| ham and various other points in Shrop-
shire, and was violent in Worcester, and
in the country surrounding that city
houses rocked and furniture was over
turned.
Houses shook for nearly minuate az
Bristol, causing much alarm in those
districts. The railroad employees at
CreweS report that they felt the rails os-
cillate. AT Eversham. the shock was fol
lowed by brilliant light in the sky. Up
TO Tuesday, the weather in England
was unusually mild.
The shocks were followed by tremor
Of the earth and were accompanied by
rumbling sound. The greatest alarm pre-
vailed everywehere. Chimneys were
overthrown and windows, etc, were
smashed.
At some points persons on the country
roads were thrown down and number
were thrown out of their beds.
Hereford cathedral was injured. There
the dull rumbling beneath the earth's
surface was followed by two loud crash
es and terrible lifting and rocking. The
panic at Hereford was SO great that one
woman died of fright. People rushed
wildly into the streets. Many chimneys
fell crashing into the thoroughfares. and
all the pinlacleS of st. NichilaS churcn
toppled over and part of the pinnacle
of the cathedral fell to the ground.
At Liverpool the earthquake was pre-
ceded by heavy thunder and a fearful
hailstorm.
In London, the earthquake was only
slightly felt. A singular phenomena oc-
CURED at Bridgenorth. near Shrewsbu- (
ry, previous to the disturbance The
streets suddenly seemed TO be on fire,
and there was a violent roar accompa-
MED by a shaking of the earth. People 1
who were going abroad in that vicinity
say that they were for time unable to |
walk. owing to the vibrations.
There was very great excitement |
among the people about Poole, who
thought that the end of the world had |
come.
NOT ROYALTY, SURELY!
London, Eng, Dec. 17.-Yesterday's |
earthquake shock seems TO have been |
felt in greater or less degree throughout |
the length and breadth of this island, |
throwing from his feet the laborer toll
ing in the highway and penetrating in
its effect to the adobe of royalty itself. |
The shock was felt distinctly at Windsor
Castle and some Of the royal household
were shaken in their beds. Furniture,
china and ornaments were ratified in sew
eral rooms in the north side of the castle.
An official of the castle, describing the
effects as they seemed to him. says the
tower literally rocked. This sensation
was at first supposed TO be due to pow
der mill explosion at Hownslow.
The earthquake was also felt through
out Wales, though no actual damage re-
suited there. At Ruthin and in the dis
tricts of the vale of Clwyd, it is stated.
there We're six shocks, lasting altogether
fifteen seconds. The driver of a mail
train observed thunder and lightning ac-
20 rl1 yiFO hn |
were distinctly felt on the upper floors
of Ruthin Castle.
kilograms and letters without limit
from all parts OF the districts affected are
published in the newspapers this morn
ing, but they add little TO the previous
as 10 the effects of the earth
quake. The interviews with scientists on
the subject. OF which there are many,
also throw little further light on the phe-
nomenon. There are no seismic record
ing instruments at Greenwich or else
where in places where they were avail
able yesterday. Such instruments are
kept in the Catholic observatory at Stony
Hurst. Lancashire, but no movement
was recorded there.
NOT WORRYING ABOUT LII.
Honolulu. Dec. /. per Steamer Maripo-
sa to San Francisco, Dec. 17.-No import
ance is attached TO the departure Of LIZ
ioukalani. ex-queeri, for the United
States. She goes abroad simply for a
change. hoping to better her health. Her
final destination is Europe. II was re-
ported that Liliuokalani would go 10
Washington 20 meet her niece Kaiulani,
and both ladies would seek audience
with President Cleveland. In view oi
the ex-queen's abdicatiOn and Kasuia-
mis- acceptance Of a pension from the
republican government of Hawaii, the
announcement Is discreditsd.
CZAR CONES FIRST.
Paris. Dec. 1.-THE chamber Of depu- ,
ties today adopted the credit asked for ;
10 meet the expenses OF the visit OF the :
cz8- and czarina 20 Paris, by vote ,
= 4s5 10 q. after rejecting by a vote {
IF $40 10 I3s a Socialist amendment 20
add 70 the credit the sum Of 1000. 600
francs TO be devoted to the assistance 9
u the unemployed
HAMBURG STRIKERS.
Hamburg. Dec. 1.-THE police have .
prohibited the strikers from patrolling :
he port Men who have besn out on
strike. but who are now offering % 20
lack 10 work. are being rejected. the !,
Employers having decided not 70 take
my o< them back Until the strike Is end
4.
FLEEING FROM BOMBAY.
Bombay. Dec 7.--It is officiaiIy ar 4
iounced here that there has been l,lss
.sses of bubcnic plsngue 81 his city AMI I;
Ss4 desr7s from tha; iisease up 20 date !,
rhe exodus from Bombay continues. ]. :
: stated thzt 20. go people have aed ?
rom the city. i
FOREIGN MISCELLANY. c
Berlin. Dec. I7.-In the Prussi4n upper >
-ouse today. the vice president said that ?
orince Sosns- -Eohens0lns-Ieca. Y who b
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