The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-18
EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.
Seismic Disturbance Which Causes
Considerable Alarm.
STEtPLES AND ClllMNEYS COLLAPSE,
One Woman Dies Of Tright--Ninny
Thought the End of the world
Was at Lust at HIND.

London. December l7.--Great Britain Is
In the throes OF big and unprecedented
sensation. An earthquake, the most Violent
ever experienced In this city. has shaken
every spirc from London to the Welsh
coast. Tho subterrancous disturbance was
hrst noticed at about 5:30 this morning
and lasted from three to four minutes.
At many points shocks were experienced
The most severe shocks were felt ut Chclt-
ham. Leadbury and Danbury. The earth
shaking was accompanied by q loud, rush
Ing sound. Buildings were violently shak-
en-, furniture was shifted. doors were
thrown oren and pictures and other orna~
ments were upset. Tho inhabitants wore
panic-strickcn and He'd from their homes.
and various points In Shropshire, and was
violent in Worcester aud the country sur
rounding that city. Houses rocked and
furniture was overturned.
The shocks were followed by a trcmor
OF earth and were accompanied by rumO
ling sound. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed everywhere, Chinncys were over
thrown and windows were smashed. Al
some points pcFSUnS on tlt cuiuNiN iou'
were thrown down and a number OF pco-
pie were thrown from their beds.
Herford cathedral was injured The dull.
rumb,ing beneath the carth's surface WIS
followed by two loud crashes 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
ohimneys fell. crashing Into the thorough
fares, and all the pinnacles of st. Nicholas
church topplcd over. and part OF the PIN
naclc Of the cathedral fell to the ground.
At Liverpool the earthquake was proceed
cd by heavy thunder and Il fearful hail
storm.
In London the earthquake was only
slightly felt.
A singular phenomenon occurred nj
BrIdgechcstcr. near Shrewsbury previous
to the disturbance. The streets seemed 10
be on fro and there was violent report,
accompanied by a shaking OF the earth.
People who were In that vicinity say they
were for time unable to walk, owing
to the vibrations,
There was very great excitement among
the rustics about Poole who thought That
the end Of the world had come.
Houses shook for nearly minute at
bristol and Forester and caused much
alarm at those places.
At Everottham the shock was followed by
a brilliant light In the sky,
Up TO tuesday the weather III EnEihnu
was unusually mild. but on Tuesday there
was a sudden change to severe frost, which
was followed by dense fogs aud snow on
"Wednesday.
In the mining districts It vas thought
that the shocks were the result OF collicry
explosions.
The disturbance was experienced win
great violence at Warwick castle The Earl
Of Warwick was awakened and felt bis
bed lifted as though by some force beneath
It and the furniture In his room shifted.
The inhabitants OF Lough were awakened
by n shock so severe that they thought the
Middlesex powder factory had exploded.
A large area of ground snnk near StocN-
port and at Melton Mowbray the noise
which accompanied the oaethqunke shocd
rescmbled discharge of gun cotton under
water Many curious experiences were re
ported in connection with the earthquake