The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-01
Disturbed the Equanimity Of the Citizens Of
This Section Yesterday.
QUITE A SENSATION, BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE
Extended Over Very Considerable Area and Lasted Thirty
Seconds-Reports From Washington Richmond,
Petersburg and North Carolina.
floors. and did not leave the car until
he had responded to the last one.
a CURIOUS DREAM.

floors. and did not leave the car until
he had responded to the last one.
a CURIOUS DREAM
The most curious thing about julius
Rauch is that two weeks ago he had q
remarkable dream, in the course Of
which he thought he was upon the top
floor OF the Haddington building and
that suddenly he felt the house swaying
back and forth. He dreamed that he
rushed from office to office, alarming the
occupants, and then rushed down stairs
and did not stop until he got to Plume
street, where he halted and looked back.
The sight that struck his alarmed gaze
made him wake up. The top of the
building was rocking and Swaying like
an inverted pendulem.
MIR. Rauch told this dream to q num-
Der OF people prior to yesterday and
now fully believes IN its Significance as
is natural
LOWENBERG BUILDING.
The shock was felt in every office in
the Lowenberg building, on Main street.
In one Of them Mr. Richard McIlwaine
was talking to q friend. who, realizing
that u disturbance was at hand not
only left at once. but when he found
himself in the street was in q seasick
condition.
The girls ut Miller Rhoads &, Co.'s
cS establishment were eating their lunch on
the third floor when the earthquake
came and left hurriedly for lower
regions, standing not upon the order Of
their going.
TEID DoDsoN BUILDING.
Tn the Atlantic and Danville railroad
offices.n the Dodson building, the shock
was very distinctly felt and discussed.
There was. unfortunately, no one in the
Weather Bureau office at the time.
There were thousands OF other eNpe-
rienceS Every one had something to
tell about it.
| A gentleman was sitting in the repor-
torial rooms Of The Daily Virglnian,
and feeling the unusual movement,
thought there was q dog under his chair.
Investigation proved he was wrong. ~
telephone query a minute later, asking If
he had heard of any earthquake shock,
put him on the right track.
Mr.. w. II. Edge. No. 422 Freemason
| street. was IN his room lying down.
Seeing the chandeliers rocking and feel
ing the peculiar disturbance, he got up
and went down stairs to investigate.
The young ladies at Norfolk College
| felt the shock and were considerably
alarmed.
| The family Of Gen v. d. Groner, In
| College Place, received quite q fright.
| AT No. 125 York street. the family of
| Mr.. II. M. I3alamy was at dinner when
| the table began to move about in a
most uncanny fashion; they asked each
other who was pushing The table. but
each one denied having anything to
do with it. After awhile they realized
| that It was an earthquake.
AT THE CITY MARKET.
! The big city market and armory, in
which are located many OF the principal
municipal offices, the shock was very
distinctly felt. In the city engineers
office the iron railing swayed and pen
dant electric lights and chandeliers
swung back and forth, and plaster dust
fell from the ceiling. MI. Furgerson
and Mr.. Griffith who were in the Office
at the time, did not become unduly
alarmed, but from several Of the other
Offices the clerks beat Il hasty retreat
The ponderous structure is built on
piles. and for this reason many persons
were unnecessarily apprehensive.
The worlmen on top Of the walls OF
the Monticello hotel. just across the
way, did not know of the shock until
they were told OF It.
About twenty-five persons who were
in the office Of the Commissioner Of the
Revenue lost no time In getting to the
street, for desks and chairs We're exc
cutting 1igs. to their startled imagina-
tions.
Superintendent Riddle, Of the water
department, reports that the bottled
samples Of Lake Lawson, az we'll as the
waite: In bowl IN his office splashed
around IN Il lively manner. The cleo
tric lights In his Office as In other por-
tions OF the building, swayed on their
cords.
IN THE WEST END.
In the residence section Of the city.
particularly in the West End, removed
as 1t is from the noise and vibration OF
traffic, the shock was very generally
observed. The residents Of several
houses on I3oush street rushed into the
streets, fearing their walls might fall.
They were quickly reassured, however,
when they found how slight had been
the shock.
THE NAVY YARD SHOOK.
The shock was also distinctly felt at
the navy yard. Admiral Brown, Comnlo-
dore Fauquier and Captain Mccormick
were seated In the commandants office.
The captain, who was seated near the
wall, suddenly jumped from his seat,
and at the same instant the movable
small objects about the room began to
sway. The gentlemen did not retreat
from the building, but many other occu-
pants Of the long structure lost no time
In reaching open air.