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Springfield, 111. — A faint rumble was heard. — Windows rattled. — 

 The earthquake was noted by nearly all people. — Many refused for 

 hours to return to houses from which they had fled. — People rushed 

 from houses. 



Sterling, 111. — Chandeliers were knocked down. — Pictures fell from 

 walls. 



Strawberry Point, Iowa. — Buildings were badly shaken. 



Sycamore, 111. — A clock was stopped in the court house. 



Waukegan, 111. — Clocks were stopped. — Pictures were thrown from 

 walls. — Chimneys fell. — Linotype machines swayed violently. — A kit- 

 ten was thrown across the room. — Two small children jumped out 

 of bed crying, thinking the bed was falling to pieces. — Women fell 

 on their knees and prayed. — People wobbled. — A prisoner in jail 

 thought walls would fall and liberate him. — A woman came near being 

 pitched through a glass door. — One man woke up from the shaking 

 of the bed. — People in upper stories of houses ran down and out 

 on the street. — A janitor in a school house thought a man had fallen 

 from the flag pole, which was being repaired. — Sidewalks were seen. 

 to tremble and gently heave. — Tables shook. — Dishes rattled. — A house 

 trembled. — A house gave a distinct raise, then trembled. — Pictures 

 swung out from a wall. — A fern (in a pot) tipped over in one house. 

 — Buildings were shaken. — A bed trembled. — A school house shook for 

 one minute. — Books fell from cases in the court house. — The glass 

 in a book case was shattered. — Chandeliers swayed in stores. — Plaster 

 fell from a ceiling. — Book cases teetered. — Windows rattled. — A heavy 

 safe rolled on timbers on which it rested. — A school (teacher and 

 pupils) was curious, but not alarmed. — Some hands in the Corn Pro- 

 ducts Company's factory thought some heavy machinery had col- 

 lapsed. — The city hall employees ran out on the streets. — One maa 

 described the sound accompanying the shock as a rush of wind, and 

 said he heard it. — Grain was let out through cracks which were 

 opened in the bins of a feed store. — One man heard a sound "like 

 the rattling of a locked door." 

 West Union, la. — Buildings shook. 



Wilmette, 111. — Bottles rattled on the shelves in a drug store. 

 Winnetka, 111. — Falling dishes were broken. 



Zion, 111. — Some Zionists, recalling a prophecy of the coming of 

 the end of the world on the 29th of the month, are reported to have 

 fallen on their knees to pray. 



A. R. Crook. — "I am glad to see that in these interesting pap- 

 ers by Mr. Savage and Mr. Udden, we are at last getting 

 down to 'rock bottom,' even though in this last paper on 

 earthquakes the bottom appears to be somewhat shaky! While 

 newspaper accounts of such occurrences are extremely interest- 

 ing, I am not inclined to place confidence in their reports, and 

 think that care should be exercised in accepting any contri- 

 butions which they may make in any department of science. 



