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at that time about 500 feet high. These last places are far out- 
side of the boundaries given above. Within these lines the 
Indianapolis and at Vevay, Lawrence 
Winchester, all in the southeastern corner of Indiana; at Cincin- 
also at Parkersburg, West Va. and at East Saginaw, Mich., there 
Were reports of swaying chandeliers, displaced furniture, etc., in- 
dicating an intensity reaching III. of our scale. these places 
“ve h e 
falling about thirty miles south of that of the larger area and 
r i ide is area, 
except at the two places mentioned, the reported phenomena no- 
Where indicate an intensity greater than II of our scale. 
The time given above is the mean of twelve reports in 
Which the time given was directly stated to be either “ stan- 
dard ” or “Jocal.” These are contained in the annexed table, 
1n which, for the last eight places, the dates have been reduced 
7 * 
from local time to the standard time of 90° west longitude. 
h, m. : h. m. 
Shelbyville, Ind........__ 9.15 p.m. |Columbus, O. .....-..-..| 2.14 P.M. 
Metamora, Ind. 2.15 Cleveland: 0, (5520. 2.14 
Aveibeld O..55. 4 o. 2.13 Newark, O 2.15 
Coshocton, O,...........| 2.15 grok: Mih, 25.6455. 2.13 
Indianapolis, baat. Dae Re att 9.14 E. Saginaw, Mich. ......- 2:14 
wee, Oe 2.16 
aneinnat 0 | 2.15 Mean, . | 2.14.2 
_ At many other places time was reported but without indi- 
cating to what standard it was referred. 
