114 Mr Milne on Ear tJiquake- Shocks felt in Great Britain, 



1801. 6 A.M., beds were knocked against tlie wall. There were two 

 shocks, accompanied by a great noise. The whole house shook, 

 and every one rushed from bed-rooms, and met in passages in 

 their night-clothes, thinking house was falling. In course of 

 10' or 15', the shock was followed by about twenty subter- 

 ranean noises. At Comrie, shocks at 4 and 6 a.m. Noise very 

 terrible, and slates of house rattled. Barometer fell suddenly. 

 Much electricity in atmosphere ; and people in Edinburgh 

 felt their houses lifted up. The shock there perceived to come 

 from the north. Two reapers near Edinburgh were killed, 

 and a third was bruised by the gable of an old barn falling on 

 them, which was thrown down by the shock. A large tene- 

 ment in Paterson's Court (Edinburgh) sunk so much as to 

 require being abandoned by its inhabitants, and it was ordered 

 by the magistrates to be pulled down. — (G. Mag. v. lxxi.,948.) 



Sept. 18. At Comrie a shock this night. Several rumbles during preced- 

 ino" part of week. Wind north. Weather sultry, and the air 

 hazy previously. "Wet weather afterwards. 

 ... 25. At Comrie. Slight shock at 10 a.m. Wind east. Weather 



good. Frosty at night. Moon full on 20th. 

 1802. 



June 10. Comrie. Slight shock and loud noise, at 11 p.m. 



Aug. 6 and 6 a.m., Alloa, Kennet, Harvieston, Clackmannan (where 

 chimneys thrown 'down). Mr Jamieson at Alloa nearly thrown 

 out of bed. 



Oct. 8. Since last week (at Comrie) some slight shocks, preceded by 

 drought, and followed as usual by changeable weather. Cold 

 and wet after them on this occasion. 

 ... 21. At Caermarthen, Llandillo, and Harbeath (Pembrokeshire). — 



(G. Mag. v.lxxii. 1154.) 

 1005. 



Jan. 12. Vale of Clwyd, at 7 p.m.— (G. Mag. v. Ixxv. 173.) 

 180G. 



May 29. At Comrie two smart shocks. Noise very loud. Wind NW. 

 Weather dry and sultry. Was dry for some days before, and 

 continued so for weeks after. Heavy rain and great thunder 

 in the following July, and again in August. 

 1809. 



Jan. 9. At Comrie, in morning, a violent shock, with very loud and 

 prolonged noise; the smartest since 7th September 1801. 

 The weather, which had been stormy, had become soft and 

 agreeable, — snow melting. It was calm and serene at time 

 of the shock. 

 ... 18. Dunning and Bridge of Allan, In Perthshire, 2 a.m. Sound from 

 N W., which became louder and louder. After continuing half 

 a minute, it seemed to come near, and suddenly earth heaved 

 perpendicularly, and with a tremulous motion the ground 

 seemed to roll in a SE. direction. After shock passed, noise 

 also died away. At this time, atmosphere was calm, dense, and 



