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THE EARTHQUAKE OF MARCH 21, 1904, 



Some dishes are said to have been broken in St. John. At 

 Fredericton, many people rushed out, and lamps and dishes were 

 broken. At Woodstock also the shock was severe. 



Yarmouth, N. S. — (Halifax Chronicle, Mch. 22). " Many 

 people were awakened early this morning by the shock of earth- 

 quake. It was of short duration, but was plainly felt in differ- 

 ent parts of the town and country about two o'clock." 



Shelhurne. — Replies to questions were condensed into the 

 following, numbers referring to question blank. 



(2b) Lying in bed at the time, and awakened by the 

 trembling motion. 



(3) About 1.15 a. m. 



(4) Lasted about 15 seconds. '^ 

 (6a) No rattling. 



(6b) Bed moved. 



(6c) No pictures disturbed. 



(6d) No moveable articles overthrown. 



(7) No sound. [C. S. Bruce.] 



It was evidently not felt at Liverpool. 



Lunenbitrg. — (Lunenburg Progress-Enterprise, Mch. 23), 

 " At Kentville and all through the valley it was felt, and in 

 some places the dis'iies rattled in the cupboards. The vibrations 

 were distinctly felt at Bridgeivater and as far south as Lunen- 

 burg, where several of our citizens, among whom were Mr. 

 Fen wick Zwicker and Mr. George Miller, were awakened by the 

 rattling of dishes, and a sensation that something unusual was 

 happening. The vacillation lasted several seconds, and in every 

 place was five minutes past one on Monday morning." 



No other place on the south shore has yet reported the 

 occurrence except Mahone Bay, where a slight shock was noted 

 by a teacher. 



It has been impossible to get information of a positive nature 

 from Halifax, the only data being contained in the following 



