Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-25
SHAKEN.
Severe Earthquake Shocks in
Great Britain.
PEOPLE PANIC STRICKEN.
The Waves We're Very SeVere ana
Swept Across the Entire IS
iand-A Great Deal OF
Damage Gone.

A cable dispatch from London says:-
Great Britain Is In the throes OF genuine
and unprecedented sensation.
An earthquake, the most violent ever eA-
perienced IN this country, has shaken every
shire from Durham to Surrey and from
London to the Welsh coast.
The subterraneous disturbance was nrSt
noticed at about $50 o'clock THURSDAY
morning, and lasted from to 30 seconds
At many points two distinct shockf were ex-
perlenced.
The most severe shocks were felt at Chel-
tenham, Ledbury and Dean Forrest. Inc
earth shaking was accompanied by iouu'
rushing sound Buildings were violently
shaken, furniture was shifted, doors were
thrown open and pictures and other orna-
ments were upset The inhabitants were
panic-stricken and ned from their houses
The earthquake also visited Birmingham
and other various points in Shropshire, ana
was violent in Worcester and the country
surrounding that city. Lous rocked ana
furniture overturned.
The shocks we're followed by tremor of
ihe earth, and were accompanied by rum
ling sound The greatest alarm prevailed
everywhere ChImneys were overthrown
and windows, &c were smashed.
At some points persons on the country
roads were thrown down, and a number OF
people were thrown from their beds.
Died Of Fright.
Hereford Cathedral was injured There
the dull rumbling beneath the earth's sur
face was followed by two loud crashes ana d
terrible lifting and rocking. The panic at
Hereford was go great that one woman died
Of fright. People rushed wildly into the
streets. Many chimneys fell, crashing into
the thoroughfares, and all the pinnacles OF
st. Nicholas Church topped over and part
Of the pinnacle of the cathedral fell to the
ground
At Liverpool the earthquake was preceded
by heavy thunder and fearful hails'orm.
In Londen the earthquake was only
slightly felt.
!
genorth, near Shrewsbury, previous to the
disturbance. The streets suddenly seemed
to be on fire. and there was violent report,
accompanied by a shaking OF the earth
People who were going abroad in that vicin-
lty say that they were, for time, unable to
walk, owing to the vibration.
There was very great excitement among
the rustcs about Poole, who thought that
the end Of the world had come.
Panic-Stricken People.
Houses shook for nearly minute at Bris-
tol and Clifton. causing much alarm In those
districts.
The railroad employees at Crewe report
that they felt the rails oscillate. At Eve
sham the shock was followed by brilliantly
lighted sky.
I'd to Tuesday the weather ir England wa
unusually mild, but on Tuesday there was
sudden change to severe frost, which wai
followed by dense fogs and Anow Wednes
day.
In the mining districts it was at frs
thought that the shocks were the result o
coliery explosions.
The disturbance was experienced will
great violence at Warwick Castle. The Ear
OF Warwick was awakened and felt his bee
lifted as though by some force beneath it
and the furniture in the room was shifted
The inhabitants OF Slough we're awakened
by shock so severe that they thought th'
Middlesex powder factory had exploded
A large area OF ground sank neaz Stock
port, and st Melton-M -Mowbray the noise whicl
accompanied the earthquake shock resem
bled discharge OF gun cotton under water
Many curious experiences are reported II
connection with the earthquake.