232 Earthquakes. 
smart. In the eastern communes, at the entrance of the moun- 
tains which branch out of the Jura, the shocks were still more 
violent, and were accompanied with detonations like discharges: 
of artillery. Many houses were damaged. 
The Journal of Savoy presents the following particulars re- 
specting this earthquake :—“ At Aix they experienced two suc-: 
ceeding shocks, which lasted about seven seconds. The noise was 
like that we heard here. A number of chimneys fell. The waters, 
impregnated with sulphur, were of a whitish grey colour, and they 
continued in a state of agitation near two hours. Their tempera- 
ture did not vary. _ All the phenomena were the same as those 
observed at the earthquake which happened at Lisbon in 1755. 
At Yenne, where a religious ceremony had called many persons to 
chureh, at the moment the preacher had uttered his exordium, 
‘We are suspended between heaven and hell,’ a frightful noise 
was heard. The vaulted roof of the church opened, and a shower 
of stones and mortar descended on all sides. It is impossible to 
describe the scene of desolation which struck the terrified con- 
gregation. Their agitation in the dust, and the dreadful screams 
uttered in their rush to get to the doors, were awful in the ex- _ 
treme; several were trampled under feet, whilst others got into 
holes and corners to escape death. Many persons are suffering 
under. the effect of this event, but only two persons have received 
serious wounds, a circumstance almost incredible. It is a re- 
markable circumstance, that the earthquake was felt in three 
other churches, at the very moment when the preachers were 
pronouncing the words uttered by the preacher at Yenne. At 
La Motte Servolex, the Curate announced to his parishioners, 
that if they did not make haste to do penance, immediate pu- 
nishment would follow their sins. At the same instant the earth- 
quake was felt, and all the congregation fell upon their knees to 
implore forgiveness of their sins. At the College of Chambery, 
in. one of the lectures upon Death, it was urged that death might 
strike any one of the pupils in a month, in a day, perhaps that 
instant. At these words the church shook, and the roof seemed 
falling on the students, who ran precipitately to the door, utter- 
ing a cry of terror.”’ 
A letter from Chambery, speaking of the earthquake of 19th 
February, says, —‘* The roof of the church of Rumilly opened in 
several parts, and separated from the lateral walls. The belfry 
was rent to the extent of one hundred feet ; all the springs were - 
disturbed.: There were three shocks. One quarter of the town 
seemed from the neighbouring height to disappear for a moment _ 
behind the other, and the trees seemed to cross each other. Du- 
ring the shock many persons experienced in different parts of the 
hedyane same effects that are produced by a strong electric shock.”’ 
A violent 
