02 ^Ir D. Milne on Earthquake-Shocks fcK in Great Britain, 



to bed for two tlays previously) it' she Avas taken worse ? my 

 impression being at the moment that that was the cause. She 

 answered that she was not trembling, but the noise and shak- 

 ing, she thought, was caused by the servants shutting in the 

 doors below (my bedroom is on the first floor) ; the window all 

 this time was rattling as if from a high wind, although it was 

 calm at the time ; and the furniture in the room creaked, as 

 if in the cabin of a steamer going over a sea. There was a 

 tin-case with hot water in the bed, which I heard shaken about 

 very distinctly. I observed at the time to Mrs F., that I was 

 convinced it was the shock of an earthquake, and noted the 

 time in my watch. It must have continued nearly a minute, 

 as I had time to sit up in my bed, and make the above remarks 

 during its continuance." 



In Edinburgh, the following persons have communicated to 

 the author their several perceptions. 



Mr Syme, of the Bank of Scotland, Avhen in his house in 

 North Castle Street, felt the shock, and a noise accompanying 

 it. The noise seemed to be above his head, in the upper part 

 of the house. Keys hanging on the key-hole of a book-case 

 were made to dangle. 



Mrs Swinton, in Athole Crescent, was in bed, and felt the 

 shock. It appeared to come from the north. Her bed rocked 

 twice or thrice. She has felt several shocks in India, of which 

 only one was more severe than this. 



Mr M'Callum, of the Bank of Scotland, whew in the fifth 

 storey of the bank (about 120 feet from the ground behind it) 

 felt the shock between 10'' 5' and 10'^ 20'. He first experienced 

 a tendency to fall over towards the east. He distinctly heard 

 the floor near the east gable shake. One window rattled, fiic- 

 ing towards the east. 



At Dunning^ about 16 miles SE. of Comrie, the shock is 

 stated by Dr Martin, physician there, to have been felt about 

 10''^ 14' P.M. " It Avas a kind of double shock, consisting of two 

 strokes in quick succession, with about half a second between 

 them. The first was much the strongest blow. In about half 

 an hour after, another shock was felt, but weaker, and of 

 shorter duration. 



