432 C. G. Rockwood, Jr.—American Earthquakes. 
trap dykes, as also = the strike of the sedimentary strata, and 
parallel to that of the submarine valley spo 
Much time has ete been given to the study of the mate- 
rial gathered Se regard to this earthquake, the general conelu- 
sions of which have been ae and the hope is still enter: 
tained of publishing in due time a more detailed discussion 
accompanied by a larger ma 
There were sundry reports of light de shocks at 
various hours on the 11th, but none were confirmed by two 
observers, and all were apparently due to the sere imagina- 
tion of = public. 
Aug. 24.—At 19° 45" a light earthquake, rattling eed 
and peccrmnd by a low rumbling sound, occurred at Kno 
ville, Tennessee, and vicinity. 
Sept. 10.—An earthquake a Lima, Peru, called in newspaper 
reports “a strong e ck,” but no damage ce —J, M. B. 
4" 14-2" central standard time, a moderate 
earthquake was felt in Ohio and Indiana ‘a portions of the 
Earthquake, Sept. 19, 1884. * Places reporting. + Greater intensity. 
