More
Earthquakes
On
Tuesday last between the hours of 4 and 5 P.M. we
experienced two concussions of the earth in quick
succession: the first was of considerable violence, a
slight snow was falling at the time. The next
morning, about 9, two others were felt. Indeed
within every [24?] hours since (anything in Liberty Hall
to the contrary notwithstanding) one or more shocks have
been sensibly felt. But yesterday morning, between
3 and 4 o’clock, this town was seriously alarmed by a
convulsive [throe?] far more violent than any before
experienced, and which has occasioned damage to the
walls and chimnies of some houses. The rear wall
of the Court-House had been cracked in places by
previous shocks. The concussion now under notice
has added to the injury, by extending and enlarging some
of the fissures, and rending the plastering of the Grand
Jury room. This shock lasted with violence for
several minutes, and a tremulous motion succeeded for
many minutes more. It was accompanied with a loud
noise: first, like the clashing of rocks together and
next like the roaring of a furnace; or the passing of a
tornado. In 30 minutes afterwards, this shock
[was?] succeeded by two others in quick succession, and
slight. A little after sunrise a fourth sock took
place - - but it, too, was slight. When the first
occurred, the night was calm and clear. The moon
and stars shone bright. - - A haze afterwards pervaded
the atmosphere. We [here recur?] to another
[fact?] - - which in a few similar [occasions?] has been
noticed before, as well, in the Spy and in some of the
distant papers - - that is, a [haze?] of light appeared
in a north-western direction when the first shock
began. It is to be remarked, that during the
rocking occasioned by the first violent shock, several
persons were effected with nausea, and as to gentlemen,
in particular, it excited vomiting. Similar
effects were observed, to proceed from former
concussions.
Two other shocks occurred last evening at 15 minutes
past 8. About half past ten at nigt another took
place, and lasted, with some severity, for nearly 2
minutes. This was preceded by three flashes of
light in a W.S. Western direction, and which appeared to
rise from the earth.
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