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H. G. FOEDHAM — THE EARTHaUAKE 



Mr. E. "W. Arnold, Redbourn Bury, St. Albans, felt the sbock, 

 and knew it to be an earthquake. He therefore looked at his watch, 

 and found the time to be 5.35. That is the time of the principal 

 shock, but that was preceded by a slighter tremor lasting about 

 half a minute. Crockery in his room rattled, and he felt his bed 

 lift up, first at one corner, he thought, and then at another, at the 

 end of the tremor. His sister, in a room a little distance off, felt 

 her bed shake, but sideways, not up and down. The house has 

 only two floors, and both these rooms are on the upper floor. At 

 Little Mill (formerly called Do-Little Mill) a rumbling noise was 

 heard preceding the principal shock. This mill is about half-way 

 between Kedbourn and Redbourn Bury. Both places are on the 

 River Yer, within a few yards of the river and about level with 

 it. — Letter from John Eopkinson [F.L.S., F.Gr.S., F.K.Met.Soc], 

 The Grange, St. Albans. 



I enclose a rough sketch of both my room and my sister's. With 

 regard to my sister, she felt her bed rock from side to side, but 

 could not tell which side started first, being asleep when the move- 

 ment began. With regard to my own sensations, which were very 



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distinct, being well awake all through it, I should say the feeling 

 was similar to being in a boat, but a much rougher motion. The 

 head of my bed rose first, and went on diagonally across as I have 

 shown ; after that a good many things in the room rattled, but 

 I cannot say that I heard any noise, though one or two people 

 living not far off told me afterwards that they did. I do not know 

 whether the situation of our house was in any way the cause of the 

 shock being felt so distinctly, for we are on rather low ground 

 close to the River Ver. —^. W. Arnold, Redbourn Bury, St. Albans. 

 Hakpenden. — Whilst in bed, I experienced a -s-ibratory motion 

 which thoroughly woke me up ; a few seconds afterwards a severe 

 shaking occurred (apparently from undulatory movement) followed 

 by a very distinct upheaval — my bed feeling as if lifted 3 or 4 

 inches. I concluded it was an earthquake, and at once struck 

 a light and noted the time, about 5.35 a.m. One of my servants 

 thought part of the house had fallen, and got iip ; whilst di-essing 



