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on the Crown Terrace, and the engine-shed and station yard are 
immediately below us), and a creaking of the house timbers, similar 
to that of a vessel in the trough of the sea, and then a distinct 
upheaval for from one to two seconds. On collecting myself, I 
sprung out of bed, turned on our lowered gas, and found that the 
time by my watch — which was exactly to Greenwich time at 9 a.m. 
on the previous morning — was 5.2. I have, therefore, concluded that 
the shock occurred at 5.1 a.m. I can come no nearer to it than 
that.” 
The Inverness High Church clock is reported to have been stopped 
by the shock, but this is very doubtful. 
The following reports from lightkeepers who were on watch at 
the time the shock occurred, and consequently under favourable cir- 
cumstances for observing such phenomena, will be of interest : — 
Tarhetness . — “At 15 minutes to 5 a.m. (sun time), while I was 
on watch in the lightroom, all' of a sudden the tower shook very 
much — so much that the shades and lamp glasses rattled a good deal. 
The sensation I felt at the time appeared to me something like being 
on a railway bridge and heavy waggons passing over it. The vibra- 
tion of the tower continued, as far as I could judge, for three or four 
seconds. I could not say I heard any noise before or during the 
shock. It was blowing fresh at the time, and when such is the case 
our dome and lantern make a good deal of noise.” Barom., 29*69. 
Chanonry . — The lightkeeper writes — “ The only sensation I felt 
was a quick motion of the tower, and the chair I was sitting on shook 
very much. This occurred at 4,30 a.m. on the 2nd, and lasted for 
four seconds. I heard no noise, neither was it felt in the dwelling- 
houses.” Barom., 29*85. 
Gormn . — The lightkeeper says — “ I was awakened by a strange 
rumbling sound, and simultaneously came a rude shaking of the 
dwelling-house to the very foundations, as if caused by a very 
weighty machine passing. The keeper who was on watch in the 
lightroom at the time, said he heard a sound as if a flock of wild 
birds passed the lantern, and almost immediately the whole tower 
shook so that the spare lamp glasses in the tray and some of the red 
panes, &c. rattled, but nothing was broken or displaced.” Barom., 
29*93. 
Oronsay . — The lightkeeper says that “at 4.41 a.m. (by our time), 
