The Washington times., 1905-08-22
Missouri, Indiana, and
Nearby States Felt
Shocks.
BIG BUILDINGS SHAKEN
Hundreds in st. Louis Ran
Half Clothed From Tot
tering Houses.

ST LOUIS. Mo. Aug. PA severe
earthquake shock was Felt throughout
eastern Missouri, western Illinois. south
ern Indiana. Kentucky and Tennessee
at HOS o'clock last night
At Cairo ana Richview, H.. and sew
erstl points in Kentucky and Tennessee,
the vibrations are said to have been ac-
companied by loud Iumbling noise,
when caused panic among citizens.
Most places report two shocks, al
though only one was felt here It was
Sc severe as to throw many out of beds
and chairs in some instances, and TO
cause the widest kind Of alarm. In
1.orth and west parts of the city hun-
Greds ran out into the streets in night
gowns.
In Belleville and East St Louis panic
stricken people crowded the streets. The
weather bureau took note of the dis
turbanee and reported the shock the
most severe in twenty years.
The city hall and four courts buildings
were shaken violently. The latter did
not show any Ill effects from the shock,
ethough the building is one of the old
est in the city.
Strikes Prairie State.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Aug. 22-This
city experienced an earthquake shock
AT 12:12 O'Clock last night. The disturb
ance lasted fully a minute.
Apparently the waves moved from
vest 10 east, as persons IN their beds
at the time report a rocking in that
direction. The upheaval was followed
By a thunder storm.
CAIRO. H., Aug. 22.-An earthquake
shock occurred here at HI o'clock last
night, and continued about one minute.
and shook the strongest buildings in the
city. Hundreds took refuge in the
streets
RICHVIEW, III, Aug. 22.-About lies
last night a severe earthquake was felt
here which lasted about twenty seconds
and caused much alarm. The shock
made a noise Ike train passing.
Tennessee Feels Shock.
MEMPHIS. Aug. "a distinctly felt
earthquake shock alarmed this city al
Il rs last night. coming in two vibra-
tions about two minutes apart. 1t was
sufficiently strong to rock four-story
buildings, and send their inhabitants
pell nell into the streets.
AT Howe Institute, in the eastern part
of the city, the alarm amounted to al
most a panic. Reports from Brownsville
and Paris. Tenn. say that the shock was
severe. gathering force as it Travelled
eastward. and lasting about thirty sec
onds in each place.
Citizens Badly Frightened.
PADUCAH. Ky. Aug. 22-An earth
quake shock was felt here last night
at HIP O'Clock, The vibration seemed
f:om east TO west. Telephone messages
from neighbOring towns show that the
shock WAS general in this part of the
State, and quite severe.
OWENSRORG. Ky. Aug. 22-Owens-
hero and Henderson, Ky. and Evans
vile, Ind were visited by an earth
quake al HOS last night Two shocks
we're felt Citizens of OWensbOrO were
greatly frightened. Many rushed from
their homes. No damage was done.
Buildings Were Rocked.
COLD SPRINGS. Ind, Aug. 22.-An
earthquake Of great magnitude occurred
here about II clock last night, which
made the buildings sway to and fro.
There were three or four distncS
Shocks, which lasted several seconds.
The earthquake vibrations felt in the
Middle West last night did not extend
Il WaShington An eNanliI alton of the
seismogTaph at the Weather Bureau re-
curing the past twenty-four hours,
There was no observation Of the shoes
a the Naval Observatory. Mail re-
ports are expected at Doth the ObserVa-
tory and Ihe Weather Pureau from OBJ
servers in the zone Of he earthquake.