90 L. A. COTTON. 



Report of Meteorological Bureau, Bathurst. 



"Although the shock was not very severe it was felt by 

 persons moving about the streets. Persons at rest indoors 

 felt the shock quite distinctly." 



Report of George Tyndsley of Beecroft. 



"The shock was plainly felt between Cheltenham and 

 Beecroft. Crockery rattled, and a boy of 9 or 10 who was 

 alone in the house ran out and took refuge with a neigh- 

 bour." 



Meteorological Report, Berry. 



"The earthquake was felt only on the higher portion of 

 the town; the shock concentrated itself in about a quarter 

 of a mile on the hill of this township. One house right on 

 the top of the town reports that a table moved at least 

 three inches." 



Report of O. Brown of Bilpin. 



"The earthquake seems to have been felt locally to a 

 more considerable extent than in any other district judging 

 by the press reports on the occurrence. A lady resident 

 experienced a distinct lurch forward against a table at 

 which she was standing, whilst her young son was almost 

 thrown from his bed experiencing quite a shock. A slight 

 earthquake shock was felt at Mount Irvine about ten years 

 ago at midnight." 



Report from Mrs. Chapman of Blackheatli. 



Mrs. Chapman was expecting her husband home by the 

 train due at Blackheatli at 8*23 p.m. She heard a rumbling 

 which she thought was the train approaching from the 

 south and noted a silver mug move slightly on the polished 

 surface of the sideboard. The train, as it happened, was 

 late, and could not have caused the noise or the vibration. 



Meteorological Report, Brooklyn. 



" The motion felt as though the house were shivering. I 

 was seated in a heavy armchair and felt the chair being 



