386 CG. Rockwood—Notices of Recent Eurthquakes, 
Aug. 17, 1873.—A shock about 9 A. M. in Sharon, Pa., last- 
ing ten seconds. 
Aug. 29, 1873.—A heavy shock of earthquake was felt at 
mission, San Jose, California, at 4 P. M., but resulting in no 
dam The shock was quite heavy at Redwood City and 
sara een in Santa Clara Valley, but was very slight in San 
Francisco. 
Sept. 17, 1873.—A sharp shock at 9.30 P. m. at Lucca, Italy. 
Sept. 26, 1873.—The weather observer at a ger Jamaica, 
reports that an earthquake was felt there at 1.45 a 
Sept. 30, 1873.—A severe shock, lasting about 40 seconds, 
was felt : 6.50 A. M. at the Desert on the Gatineau in Canada. 
The same shock was felt at St. Hyacinthe and by a few per- 
sons in Montrea 
Oct. 8, 1873.—A slight shock at 7.45 - M. at Burkeville, 
wy and vicinity, with a low oo nois 
Oct. 5, 1873.—A. shock at 2.80 a. M. at ake Village, N. H. 
Oct. 10, 1873.—A slight shock at "445 A. M. in the city of 
San Salvador, Central America 
Oct. 12, 1873.—A shock at 1.15 A. M. at San Diego, Cal. 
Oct. 13, 1878.—A shock occurred on the Isthmus of Panama. 
The following i is condensed from the Panama Star and Herald: 
“Tn the city, the shock was strongly felt about 6.05 P. M., the 
night being dark and sky overcast. It lasted four or five sec- 
onds, and was felt on board of the ships in the harbor, along 
the line of the soe and at Aspinwall. A correspondens 
writing from San Pablo, one of the stations, says: eh 
two pretty severe diieled with an interval of but a second a 
two between them. The second shock was most severe grt 
Se by a rumbling sound.’ In Aspinwall, the shoc 
as felt about ten minutes later and more severely than = 
Pgs Most people — that the oscillations proceedet 
from southeast to northwes 
Oct. 19, 1873.—A slight ee was felt about 2 P. M. at Seat- 
tle, W. T., “and at 4 o'clock clouds of smoke were seen pour: 
ing from the highest peak of Mt. Ranier.” 
Noy. 1, 1873.—A cable dispatch announces that the oo 
of Etna is in a state of violent eruption. It states that t ’ 
outbreak is a by edrthquakes, and that portions 0 
the crater had fallen i mn, destroying mines of sulphur, whic 
were valued at £300,00 
Nov. 4, 1873. —Mr. T L. Clarke kindly sends the following 
report of an earthquake at his home, Makawao, Mani, Hawaian h 
Islands. The location is 2170 feet above the sea, on the nort 
slope of the mountain o akala. 
“Between 10 and 11 P. w four distinct shocks of the ‘ea? 
non ball’ type, preceded by faint rumbling. Apparent direc: 
