Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 216, Ed. 1, Monday, August 11, 1884 Page: 1 of 8
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IVJater Works and Iron Bridges
AltoraUons Ksmodollne and ItebnUdlns of Ou and Water Works a Specialty
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piIOS MEDICINES PAINTS ETC
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Oil Houston Street Fort Worth Texas
WHOLESALE JDEPOT FOR NORTHWESTERN TEXAS FOR
AS FIXTURES PIPE FITTINGS ETC
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Largest and moat Complete Stock of Gbb Fixtures south
of St Louis Newest Designs Constantly being Re-
ceived and Kept in Stock We make a
PBCIALTY OF GAS FITTINGS
and Ttotull X > aaloVH In
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AS FIFE GAS FITTINGS ETC
to bekg cheapw asd IxtUr
UBBxollcd as tail f sutay urpoMi
4 in carload lots or less to all J lat
tat by th fcjj niuui for mtoy ftiMmk lr iw lc tic always
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
E A Lindsty the Double Murderer
Still at Largo Though Hotly
Pursued
Po3t Mortem Examination Ovor tho Vic-
tims Evidoaeo That tho Killing
Was Premeditated
Pive Men Buried Beneath Burning
Walls at OatlottsburiTi Kentucky
Minor Events
a iiksiok at i a not
Special to tho ascitic
Arlington Tiv Aug 10 It A
Lindsay the ninn wlincomtnlttetl tlio
double murder here Friday night Is
still nt large though closely pursued
A Biniill posse rolttrneu today au J re-
port that at dark last night his pur
Biiors woro only a thort UbIuiico be
hind him at Doiitou creek beyond
Grapevine
Following is a dojcrlptlon of the
murdeior Six foet high Bandy com
plexlin slightly gray heavy nius
t > che spare built when last seen wore
a faded checked nhirt light colored
tweed pants calfskin brogan shots
and a black hat
He is hupposwl to be heading for
relations who live near llano in Col-
lin county
Jre Craven Stevens held n post-
mortem examination ycnter
Jay evening and suc-
ceeded In llnding three of tho bullets
0110 iu the young lady and two in
the old num They were found to bo
tho same size Tho bodies wero inter-
red ut Jouusonri Statlou today
Lindsay has a wife and soverul
children in Tltun county from whom
ho separated and came hero last
spring ife Is about forty years old
Our statement in this mornings Is-
sue that the feollngi in the family had
previously been harmonious we learn
Is incorrect as he had attempted to
kjll bis stepfather before Ho and his
brother John Lindsay attended the
soldiers reunion ut Dallas Friday and
It is stated that he sat up and talked
quietly with his sister whom ho after
wards murdered until 10 oclock
I2XBA11UAB3KU
FlIILAIJELlIHA 1 Aug 10 D
II Kent of D H Kent co Collmted
dealers in Iron and tinners supplies is
reported embarrassed llnanclallj and
liabilities placed at 1150000 One of
the rucmbcrH of the Arm said
that Kents difficulties would Involve
tho llrm
AUltl3Tii roit KMIIIXKMiVT
Oswuao N Y Aug 10 W T
West of W T West Byu Co New
Orleans agent for tho sale of ma-
chinery was arrested when about to
leave tho city at the Instance of the
Ames Irou works of this city The
llrm charged West with appropriating
110000 of the nalcH from steam en
gines West arrived yesterday on a
telegram from the Ames Iron com
pauy expecting to cttle
MtHIKU AL1VK
MfitEKUua WVA Aug 10 A lire
occurred at Iaitou Bros warehouse
at CatletUburg Ky this morning
and spread to five brick building
which were totally dssiroytd A Ara
engine front Hti Btl fdei WVaitvB
dered valuable 5 nsManoa w
FORT WORTH TEXAS MONDAY AUGUST 11 1884
TAYLOR BARR
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All Sfinmer Goods Must Go Bargains in Every Department
LADIES MISSES andCBILDRBNB
Muslin
and Cambrio
to
JiOl Ml U Iro Ladles Cambrio Cor et Co < > rs
that wilt bo sold trumSOc to S3 60each worth
from 51 to 12 W
lot WWl Ml ChemiseIncludingUdlc mid
mines sites trimmed In lace nnd embrolib
cry Hint will bo sold from Jv > to US nnd
etory garment a special barsaln
Im txf In ill Indies and misses Nlslit
Drears from Nlctotls
Uil 07 Is 210 pairs ladles nnd misses nnd
childrens Iantletirromac to Sit
IOl WS Is 121 Ladles haltsfrom 100 to 7 to
WHITE GOODS AND LAWNS
Sstfjards White Piques fn Blots Thc cost the mamifoctitrer SO cents to 0 cents to
nialte Yon can take your choice for 10 cent per yard
Another stunner In White Goodtlslot U 13194 yards of Lace India Lawns at U CO and IS
cents worth S3 Si nnd CO cents
Lot MS la Ml yards White Ilncn Lawn at 1015 and SS cents worth S SO and M cents
Iot Ml l Simulant Hlcnch Mutlu s6 Inches wide sort lliil li8 > >
Lot 1 la n splendid Quality or Wenched Muslin t inc
Lotitt Is WUllo Checked Nalmooks In assorted patterns uoat medium Checks 1lalds
et atfo
lx > t 437 Is White CMrded Mnslln SS Inches wide fine Bhcer nt 15c would bo cheap nl Me
Lot US Is White We Work llald Lawns In beautiful deslgusnt 16tf
LotIS9 Is White Flench Iniwn llilds ntUo aynrd
Lot lit Is fine Persian Iawiii atsion jard
liOt Hi Is SMncli India Linen at 12H to 31c a yard
Lot 413 Is nlco White Victoria Lawns at 8c a j nrd
Lotllllsery Duo Victoria Lawns AU5cS0o and Sc Theioatovcry superior uiluos nt
tho prices
Lot MM Figured Linen Lawns at IJMc another nll5e nnothcr nt 2V another alii all
of most excellent nluc In ordering Utile tint color In tho ttcurod shall prcdomltiato
blurk blue pink etc
lAt4IBIsSUyardsorniacXnndNaTy tlluo Linen Ijurnsat SSo
LotITIs Printed Lawns In great earlety of styles attics colors Out
Lot 4IH IL7lnch Print 0 Lawn > m benullmi patterns lit 840 n > uril
Uit 4IH Is il o j aids of lllvMc ljiwns S3 Inch s ulue at He tisunlly sold at 1ki n i nrd
lotllolsS MiHli Lawns very tlmifiualltrOrKnlidliipniieriis nt iNcj worth Sic
IrfiMM Isllulu itio n Liven Ustltient 100 u > arl muiliy aold nt IV
Iit45i is choice stjlesfn Printed Fleurtdllntlsioou broiuiKroiiiuls styles entirely new
tlilHnensoiiiil > dn > nrd 4liichpawld
Lot4Ml amiMVolcitnut ajiortmenl or lrcnrh Orgnndles In llald and floral dcslcus 01
Indies wide at < 0o a nrd
Ixit 4M Is Htaplo UlUKliams Will bo sold at 5Kc usually sold at IJtfo
1H4VS Is nlarte lot of nisorted Iboth small nnd Inigo llald 0 lughaninnl 10c nynrd umnl
prlcol > c
l it45Clsaiiiii > ortedlntorscnulnolmpnrtedephyr aluehams lucludluir solid colurs
cht cks and htrlpes in all shades nt the cry low price of lu mid xicajnrd
Outofiown orders will be filled C 0 D with the privilogo of examination All garments not satisfactory can bo
returned at our expense Descriptive circular of Our SpecialBargoins in 472 separate lots mailed to any address
on application Send your orders for goods and samples to
TAYLOR BARR FORT WORTH TEX
walls of Andrews storo fell In
burying N 1 Audrows Cluis Slierrlt
and J MacKcu7lo The lint two ere
rescued tho latter was killed AVlillo
tho rescuing party wna ut work othtr
walls fell In burying David Kilmer
Jr and John Orulinni Their bodies
were recovered this afternoon burned
to h crisp Robert Littler and Batumi
Kelly colored were iujurtd mid will
die Loss 175000
shot in a itijrcTii > hiutou
Macon Oa Aug 10 Thursday
night as tho family of James lllgga
was leturnlng from church In 11 wagon
near Mount Vernon Montgomery
county the party wait llretl upon by
DuvItlH Connor Alice Hlggs tlio
Hlxteoiiyearold laughter was killed
Connor was a rejected eullor of MIsh
Hlggs
A lAMILY ijuAKiur
Niw OitLiiANS Aug 10 in n dir
llculty last night Alphonzo Lelr killed
Mike OHara anddanavously wound-
ed John OJiuru in a family quarrel
wourDiii huiiists
Special to the Osteite
It MtUDO Tlix Aug IU Tills flftoi
noott two MexIcmiM went outBldo of
the city limits to light a duel with
knives Just as tho preliminary nr
raugemculs wero concluded an olllcor
arrived 011 the ground and arrested one
of tho principals anil tlio other escaped
UAMllLiilS AND blOUTINti MiN
Special to the Unielle
San Antonio Tcv Aug 10 Del-
egations of sporting men driven from
other cities nro urrlvlug here The
gamblers will uiuko a strong contest
lor their rights hereut tlio next elec-
tion by supporting candidates who
are friendly toward theu
KILLS 11V AN fCOIDI NT
Carlism 1a Aug 10 Conductor
Frank Smith and Fireman Fuller
Thompson wero killed by an accldont
to a train of tho Gettysburg Hurrls
burg ruilrond near heio ytsterday
JIAIL HACK Itl COl UIIU
Special to tne Uateile
BitowNaviiLK Tiv Aug 10 The
mail sack reported lost by thodrhur
yesterday at Santa Maria proves to bo
un error of his It was left ut theof
flce It came In all rl ht today
SlAHKS IltOJI AN 1SNOINK
Special to the lateUe
San Antonio Aug 10 A fronio
house Juit about completed standing
near the Sunset railway track was
IIred by sparks from a pausing cugluo
and destroyed Loss 11200
A Cable Across the UloUrandc
Special to tho Garotte
BitoWNhviLLB Aug 0 The tele-
phone folks are putting a new seventy
live pound wire cable across the Jtlo
Graude
Natural Una Land
PjtthhUuo Pa Aug 10 Goorge
Westenhouse representing tho Phila-
delphia National Gas compuny yes
terday purchased the leasehold of
fourllftlw of all the natural gas terri-
tory In Western Pennsylvania The
sale Includes JJutlers und Tamtrums
and live other farms In tho vlo uity of
llomewood uear this city The pur-
chase was made through K M bull
my The aggregato area of the tracts
Is 7000 acres Til
uro withheld
Tlio terms of tho sale
Closing the Iron furnaces
riTTMiUKO Pa Aug 10 A cir-
cular from M II Hull Co Louis-
ville asking that the pigIron men
Join in a movement to bank up all the
furnaces In the country for four
weeks is order If poeslble to Increase
the price by the restriction of produc-
tion was received here The condi-
tions on which the plan of banking the
furnaces Is to be carried Into effect are
that unlee twothirds of those nqw In
blast agree to It and those out agres
to retrain oa ltlie plin will ot lis
Jo < > 4T1m > Mt for lbs shut
da > WH sr s > t 3rr 4N < r lTfaa
KJ t wssis wWhr orwItn
A CITY DIVIDED
Tho Town of East Waoo Mokiug Efforta
to Sooede from tho Oity of Waco
Bcaion Atsignod Tho Littlo Town
Helps to Pay tho Tax ami
Qcts 110 Buturn
UlMiclal to thndacetto
Waco Tkv Aug 10 Thcro bus
been considerable talk In the city to-
day over n movement that was inaug
urated In Kast Waco yesterday A
petition nsklng tho city council to
order an election to deoldo whether
or not Fast Waco shall bo nlloicd to
withdraw from tho incorporation of
the city of Waco oh circulated for
signatures and was signed quite nil
merously by freeholder voteis Under
the law where as many as llfty free-
holders petition thoclty counclllo or
der anclcction for moll a purpose it
must be done Hie ictlUon will be
preeonttd ut tho next meeting
of tho council It uui cir-
culated ho quieth that very fer
on the west side of tho river know
anything about It until tho needed
llfty signatures hud been secured Fast
Waco constitutes tho Fifth word of
the city of Waco and has 11 population
something over fifteen hundred It Is
separated from the western portion of
tho Ion 11 by the Drarott river Tliu
taxable values In tho ward uro proba
bly 8000tx > uerialtily more than a
half million dollars The Knst Wuco
lies iicslgn as a reason for their dislro
to tccuio that while they puy taxes
the city dots not expend money 011
their streets nor supply lliom
with gas and water facilities as
lavishly as Is douo ou the
west side They say they do not wish
to sit up u separate municipal govern-
ment but will go under tho county
government and look to tho commls
Bloncrs court for keeping up their
streets gas and giving police protec-
tion iia well us conducting their pub-
lic schools They propose In seceding
to Ufsume their Just proportion of the
city lndebtednets existing ut tlio ti
of their withdrawn This debtmo
will aao iaair lb swtwaMi
t pessuasfs iba wofklaf m
pvtHi Mm 1fs4s4atjsTlat
mo
In
round numbers Is about 100000 Tho
proposition must have a twothirds
voioof tho wliolo city to cuublotliem
to withdraw Citizens on tho west-
side discussing tho matter express
diverse opinions some being opposed
whllo others say Jjol tho way winy
sister go Iu peace Them Is souio u >
iirthcnslou that the loss of 1600 inhab
itants would cut down tho population
of the city that is left to less tlinn III
0C0 und thus prevent tho lmioaltlon
of a higher current rate of luxation
than onefourth of one per cent per
annum which would be Inadequate
Hut an examination of the llgurts of
the lust census shows that there would
still bo slightly over 10000 Inhabitants
hero Tho Houston Texas Central
railroad depot a lino cotton com-
press cotton factory cotton seed oil
iiiIIIh several extensive llourlng mills
all the brickyards 0110 lumberyard
and several miles or railway tracks are
in Fast Waco bt sides several blocks of
brick business houses Tho move has
been threatened for along time and it
now seems as though tho Fast Waco
lies are determined to make the Issue
They claim that hey will poll hun-
dreds of votes on Die west side of the
river for tho proposition
Dratu of a Pioneer
liOOiaviLiK Kv Aug 10 Mr
Charles Tlldeu one of the oldest and
most prominent tltleus of Louisville
and president of tho Hank of Louis
The
Ton
ville and president of tho board of
managers of the Masonic Widows and
Orphans Home died suddenly at 1120
oclock last night from neuralgia of
tho stomach
SlrlkNr Coal Miners
Pjttsiiuku Pa Aug 10 The
steamer Jack Gumbert has been char
tered by the striking coal miners of
tbe first second and third pools and
starts from FUsaUsth tomorrOw for
Mm ftHjrtti pool Maveral fcuBdfwd
miasm wMk provMotw to last a waaki
AN EARTHQUAKE
Country Shaken from Boatoa
Philadotphln from Ohio to
tho Atkntlo
Two Distinct Shocks Perooptible
plo Bush Fanio Buicken
Into tho Streets
to
lo
Seoonds Fraught With Historj
Tho Brooklyn Bridgo anil
Stono Piora Shaken
Men Pray Who Never Prayed B efoio
Ihoso Wlo Had Prayed Only
Piayod tho More
NUW Yoitic Aug 10 About iO 1
oclock this afternoon tho icaldoulB of
this vlolitlty wero Mm tied by it severe
shock of earthquake lasting ubuttt ton
seconds At this hour Op m jiar
tloulara have been rtoelul at tho
Western Union otllco Ifero showtug
that tho shrtuk was felt at tlio follow-
ing joints Tho Atlantic
Highlands near Sandy Hook
Long llrauoli Philadelphia
Now Haven Jloston Kllznbelli PInln >
Held Spring Luke Marthas Vine-
yard mid Portland Me At tho last
limned point It was slight Jto > ors of
the shock havoitlso been received from
many of tho stibolllcci throughout
Now York Tho reports as to Its dura-
tion uro diverse but tliu average seems
to bo itbont ten seconds An
operator nt Providence wits vaguely
questioned na to whether ho
hud heard or seen uuythlng
If
unuauat and ho promptly replied that
ho hud hud his hands on tho strain
plpeandthiit ll had Iteiubled violent-
ly Ho had been looking up ami
down tho streot to discover tho heavy
team which up to tho tlmo of thu In-
quiry ho had stippoxid was passing
The question miulu him suspicious
of mi earthquake Tlio suspicion
was promptly continued by thu various
people ruthlug into thu streets and
asking for mi explanation At ifi p-
in thu Atlantic Highland experienced
itfccoud shock but less violent than
tliu llrst At Philadelphia tho scnflbld
Ing ou Homo now buildings
going up on the corner of
Sixth mid Heed streets was
shaken violently mid some bricks on
the boards wero shaken olrxiul full to
tho street below Thoj verost shook
was reported frsm Stabrlght NO
whciotho depot was shifted to one
side shaking 111 the contents and
alarming the Inmates At 30 p
m an IniHictunl effort was made to
ralsutho Long llranch ofllco which
liadb eu in communicationwith < the
local ofllee up to tho tlmo of tho shock
Thu operator Jilst Had tlmo to report
tho shock together with the fuel that
tho Jars of his battery had been over-
turned when thu wire gavo out At
Hartford 11 haruhtudctl muu
rushed fruntlcally to tliu tele-
graph otllco holding In his
hand it newspaper which ho had been
leading HiiMiild ho had been rocked
violently uud that the pluslering ou
tho celling ubovo him had been
cracked and In somo plncia had
dropped oil on tho lloor in
Urooklyn tho streets wero allvo
with people uho hud come
out to ascertain tho caueo of tlio rock
ing and to gossip about it Ono cool
liendi d observer upon thu first percept-
ible motion took out his stop watch
und timed tho vibrations Ho reported
that tho shook begun utiiOO that the
first shock lusted JUst ten seconds unit
that tho piloting down us ho de-
scribed It took neurly llfty seconds
more OH hand guessers us to the du-
ration varied from live seconds to two
minutcf according to tho amount
of the observers fright and his Judg-
ment of tho lllghtof time At Memo
1ark und Trenton tho shock was
timed at M p in whllo nt more
noutherly points It was felt at 10
Exaggerated reports cumo In from
various points From Trenton it
wus reported tliut tho water
In the river was dashed
to u foam A passenger arrived from
Trenton soon after however nnd said
that tho story was ubsurd uud that tho
Will
water was us placid und muddy us
usual Tho telegraph manager ut
Coney island promptly asked for par
ticulars of tho explosion suptoting
thut some oil refinery powder mill or
dynamite factory hadiXown up Afuw
minutes later lioweveMuevfact became
known there that the whole island had
been thoroughly shaken and that the
guests and visitors were very greatly
alarmed the Jllght In some cases
amounting to a panic Neither Cape
May nor Atlantic City noticed any un-
usual motion und so far the early re
ports indicate that Philadelphia
was tho southern limit
of tho shock At Cluvelund the shock
was plainly but slightly felt Iu the
main local telegraph olllco here the
hundred people present felt a serious
movement of their lloor in tho seventh
story hut there was no electrical phe-
nomenon connected with It uud no
electrical disturbance
The llrst Impression which
seemed to take possession of
the Inmates of the houses In
New York was that the building was
about to fall and the jieople ran Into
the streets only to discover their neigh-
bors rushing out amazed like them-
selves Then as there was no evidence
of a catastrophe the people returned
to their borne realizing there had been
au esrthquake As a rule the people
remained In front of their houses for a
few minutes apjmrectly trying to yet
at some solution of their fears and
watching the faces and manner af the
others The women and children as
they regained some degree ofewufl
deuoe returned to tbe uouass The
iiiex remained iu groups la tk itrssts
dtocw nffai oeotirnine so ua
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wuu wnetner h atcond ami itcrlihtw
jutatquent thook were llktly to rof
At the obsorrator of the Unltetl
BtatcaattfuKl service the Utie of the
I v iiim Mlhi otwervew
11 u
n am Merrlnc wcro at
i ° u mV I h0 k Wmt two in
nrsi nitinmtlou of
nn carthnuako wm
ernlr Wit 0Um 0
lm B lU tUll lUt r WlcI WnX
ihia 111 IW01 lV shook like
taUKctl tlio bill tl hit t0 nuJvcr nl
Bh m JU
Hl not lb
The
t ni1 mm w oUMUiled by
run tiling
died sound Which gradually
Tim 11 m
about i 10
10t
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perceptible hi houses ot light strut
aire in
Instances
many It being re
j dwly ell d rotikhij
V n 1 fli d that ttil
as felt
In
the elevated
rontt uhl not know Sf Its
occurietto till lold Of it by
tho people when getting oil
at the station Too shook
felt tin the CMViitMUlatlon was slight
compared1 with Unit felt on tho ground
below As far as can bo ascertained
thoshock was entirely Impereeptlblu
on tho v atirs linnieellately after tho
shook hail been felt at ttiu ikiIIco celt
tral olllco considerable confusion was
occasioned and the Impression nl first
prevailed that a Violent explosion hud
iuul r t 1 In tl ° neighborhood
A lllto Invtstlgatlon however led
thu acting supt ruitemlcnt Bandits to
tho toiicluslou that the causo of the
disturbance was a real urthquake
llo at once sent out general dispatches
all tho
to preclude uskltig lor lufor
mctlon In ngatd to the shock in Hie
city A nsw vis toon begun to pour In
mid thu operators weru kept biisv for
tuolioiira writing out reports froni tho
dlllereiitplacis
ll appears that tho shock was felt
with about the same Intensity all over
the city although It produ oil more
itlarni hi the Illicitly stilled tenement
dlsttletoti the east side A telegram
Troiii Yonlicrssaltl that the shock had
been felt tlure also Tho greatest ex-
citement prevails In tliu Jewish and
llolicmlnii quarters ott thu east side
Their hounes which uro mostly high
uud lightly cunstruued tetieiiiuuts
were vloluutty shaken und thuteriilled
ImuiittH rushed lulo tho streets carry
ing with tlnni whatever of their
household ellects thoy could move
Children screaming with fright
moio beirno out by parents who Mere
less iiaiilastricketi und the whole pop-
ulation was soonamussed iu Luul ow
street betweun Hester and Cuiial
where thu paule was nt Its highest
Tho streets wero swarming with pto
pic men women and children hud-
dled together evidently thinking that
tho last hour hiidiirrhtd and expect-
ing every moment to lieu the walls
of their dwelling fall on them Thu
women were shrieking and
tho children toWlIng wlillo the
men were either
SWIHIIIMI Oil IltAVINO
This wus kept up for nearly half 1111
hour when the commotion finally
subsided and thu police pursiiuded tho
people to return to their Iiouhs KI111
ilurbcenesweiowitnessed In Mulbet
ry Jersey and Mott stieets where tho
Italians have their colonies Tho
fright however wrui not lutenso and
ufier n little their loud shunts and
wild gcstuics ceased
A few minutes utter the shock gray
hulrcd men rushed Into tho Maulson
street police station uud reported that
soverul houses In Monroe street hud
tumbled down Ambulances wero
called and a reserve force was sent out
by tho sergeant Ou arriving ut tho
place Indicated ll was found that tho
btrect In front of a largo tenement
was crowded with an excited
throng of people but there was 110
Indication of any accident Tliu panic
Wascauvcdby an excited man who
rushed Into tlio street shouting Tho
house is falling Many Instances
of u similar character wero report-
ed in tlio tcriementhoUHu district but
us far us can be ascertained no dam
ugo was douo any where
Its cauuo was later tho cuueo of
much speculation esieclully among
thu more iguoraut classes uud it was
a long time before many understood
tho real nature of the occurrence
In Central > ark tho shock was more
Bovere than in tho surrounding
regions There werej largo crowds
on tho walks who wero at onco thrown
lntoutjato of violent excitement by
the strange rumbling in tho ground
which was distinctly heard The ani-
mals In the menagerie wero frightened
by tho shock and many of them were
seen to tremble as if iu great fear while
they remained perfectly still
for lumo time arter tho
occurrence Operator Hollmail
of the iirsensl wes thrown from his
chair but not hurt Thu globes of
the lamps in his cilice were crudked
The celling Iu thu Tenth precinct sta
tionhouse was badly cracked while
In a frame bouse at 117 Lewis street
tho celling was cracked In several
places and one of the women who lived
there became unconscious by fright A
streetcur in Avenue B was lifted from
the track several limes andseveral
houses are reportedtbrowndown At
the drug store at Ninetyninth street
uud Eighteenth avenus several bottlea
were thrown from the shelves A js >
llcemsn of the Ilrooklyu bridge re a
ported that tho shock was distinctly
felt there that the Br trtowars at
eltherud oscl lated visibly wbll < tlw
lUelf m ked The shook of tba J
bridge
eartmiuakewas tOf geuerally atoug
The fronts and plerswsrssbaktnaa <
If heavily loaded AttbaliwisWsTaboai trueks w a K
over them
pier a structure of solid wasasiry tba
vtokbt tbat tb Mekat
motion was so
takers nsM fiow tbedr efltos ufj
Uiu theoauaa r
Lata > this Apmg Uobto d
brought baak > vU
from Oewy Ialaad b k
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