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fell.” A telegram from Chiquinquira, May 22, says: “the 
shocks are repeating. Two last night, one to-day.” It was 
noticed as a remarkable fact that the disturbance was only felt 
on the west side of the mountain range. 
May 18.—A prolonged shock just before midnight at St. 
Thomas, W. I. (J. M. B.) 
May 30.--Advices of this date from City of Mexico say: 
“slight shocks have been felt in Jalisco.” (N. Y. Times.) 
June 4.—A shock at 8 A. M. felt on board the ship Hamilton 
in N. lat. 19° 16’, W. long. 57° 51’. “When the disturbance 
first began the sea was quite smooth, but as the shock increased 
in violence the waters became correspondingly agitated. Sud- 
denly the vessel received a shock as if she had grounded, and 
a peculiar rumbling noise filled the air. Simultaneously with 
the shaking the sky assumed a dull leaden hue. The atmo- 
ten minutes.” 
June 13.—Several shocks at Chinaltenango, San Salvador. 
in the vicinity of Lafayette and Logansport, Ind. ‘The state- 
ments in regard to time are various aud contradictory. The 
United States Signal Service Observer at Indianapolis reports 
the shock as occurring at 7.48 4. M. All other accounts vary 
from 9 to 11 4. m. No account mentions more than one shock. 
Slight shocks were felt in San Francisco on the same forenoon. 
y 8.—Three shocks at 12.05 Pp. M. at Nuevitas, Cuba. 
The first and last slight, the second rather severe, the whole 
lasting about fourteen seconds. (N. Y. Times.) 
July 28.—A shock at 4.10 a. M. felt quite generally through- 
