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‘observed that frequent tremblings succeeded the first two shocks, and 
-as nearly as possible every three hours,asharp shock. This continued 
throughout the day and next night with wonderful regularity. 
However, none of these disturbances proved so severe as the two initial 
ones that occasioned such wholesale devastation. Their direction 
appeared to be from N.E. to SW. The scenes that presented them- 
selves during a tour of inspection suggested the results of a bombard- 
ment. Had this been so the inhabitants could hardly have looked 
more scared or disordered in appearance. In fact few of them had 
either time or opportunity of donning much in the way of costume, 
‘but there were exceptions to this; and a dash of the comic was 
introduced among the tragic scenes of the early morning by some of 
their Continental friends who managed to array themselves, pacing up 
and down as if on the boulevards, and raising their topper hats in true 
Parisian style. Col. Wright mentioned some curious facts in connec- 
tion with the convulsion, the effects of which varied considerably in 
various places. Here and there were spots scarcely touched, and these 
lay between situations that had felt the visitation severely. That the 
source of the seismic action was very deep appeared evident from the 
enormous extent of the disturbance, and that notwithstanding its 
violence there were no openings at the surface. This was well 
established by the fact that the metals of the railway were not 
displaced at any point, and the trains ran without interruption. He 
had heard it stated by some who were there that on the preceding 
day the air had a sultry feeling, so commonly supposed to accompany 
an earthquake ; but for his part he had found a contrary opinion 
relative to the atmospheric surroundings. 
The Rev. Canon ELLACOMBE said every one, no doubt, had read 
particulars of great earthquakes, but it was extremely interesting 
to have Col. Wright’s simple and graphic account of his personal 
experiences. He should like to know whether watches stopped 
at the time of the shock? He remarked that even the nerves of 
the bravest of men were upset, and they lost their heads at the 
time of an earthquake more than from anything else. 
Major EvANs said that at Nice, at the time of this same dis- 
turbance, the electric clocks stopped at twelve o’clock, four hours 
before the first shock. 
