The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
SHOCK IS FELT
 IN NEW ENGLAND
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The New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. reported no disruption of service in its territory as result of the quake.
 A storekeeper at Franklin, N. H., reported that the shock was so severe that canned goods were dis lodged from shelves.
 It was not possible immediately to determine the epicenter of the quake. That of Friday centered at Lake Ossipee, N. H., but seismologists believed today's might have center ed nearer Boston.
 Rev. James J. DevIin, s. J., I t'There,s been an earthquake. It's probably nearby" reported the Rev. James J. Devlin, s. J., director of Weston College Observatory in suburban Weston. He said the seislnograph still was recording 12 minutes after the first shock and that a preliminary check indicates it may be more severe than Fridays quake"
 An employe at the Boston & M aine Railroads transportation building said that structure '"rattled 50 much we thought 1t was going to fall down"
 A survey indicated the quake was felt throughout New England. Ban- gor, Me, police said they felt it pretty good" at headquarters. Sey- eral excited residents telephoned to inquire whether there had been a quake, police said, but no damage was reported.
 Brocton, in Southeastern Massa- chusetts, reported a continuous trem- or "and then a couple of bumps" :" lasting altogether about 20 seconds. The quake was described as "shar- per than Fridays, but rot so long. Portland, Me, Springfield, Mass, and Concord, N. H., all reported having experienced the temblor. In Concord, police reported that many excited occupants of business buildings poured into the streets. The quake, which lasted about 50 seconds there, built up gradually and ended abruptly with quite a thump," they said. No damage was reported there, however. North Atlantic States
 Residents of the north Atlantic states and southeastern Canada felt the earth tremble today for the sec ond time in week. Reports of sharp shocks which rocked buildings and dislodged pie lures came from Montreal, Toron- to, Boston, Hartford, Albany, Long Island and New York City.
 The quake area also extended g considerable distance westward. Buf- falo, in western New York, reported a slight tremor shortly before 9 8. m. approximately IS minutes later than it was felt on the east coast. At Montreal two temblors were felt in rapid succession at 8:44 a. m. EST, followed by a another a mo- ment later. Householders said the shocks were much heavier" than that of last Friday. Dishes were broken and furniture jumped around"
 An engineer of the Columbia Broadcasting System at Freeport on Long Island, was listening to the report of a Boston amateur operator of the quake there. The Boston anna teur had just said we're having 8 good one" when the CBS engineer felt his table rock SO violently that his receiving equipment almost fell to the floor. The Long Island trem- or, he said, lasted three or four sec- onds.
 Toronto also reported temblors but no damage. The shocks at Montreal lasted 30 to 40 seconds.
 The New York state capitol al Albany was rocked by the shock and reports from other communities in- dicated the quake area was extend ed through the eastern half of the state. As happened last Friday scores of persons called newspaper and police ofiices to ask if there had been an explosion.