360 Dr. Gray's Account of the Earthquake 
“ along the gate, as if it came from the new shaft ; he had no 
“ light, but, as he went along the gate, the sides thereof, 
“ where he laid his hands, felt as if they were going to close 
“ in upon him. 
“ The only one who saw any appearance of light, on that 
“ evening, in this neighbourhood, (that I have been able to 
“ make out,) was a person who lives with Mr. Enoch Ste- 
“ venson, the miller, at Mill Town. He informs me that, as 
“ he and another man were returning from Tideswell, he saw, 
“ when he got upon a piece of high land near Moor-hall, on 
“ the road to Chatsworth, an uncommon light ; and, when 
“ looking towards Chesterfield, the sky appeared to be open 
“ for about the length of a mile, the colour pale red, and con- 
“ tinued so while he awakened his fellow servant, who was 
“ asleep in the waggon, to shew him (as he described it) the 
“ strangest flash of lightning that ever was seen. From his de- 
“ scription, the range of it was from east to west ; and so low 
“ in the horizon that, had he not been upon high ground, he 
“ could not have seen it." 
From Wirksworth, in the same county, (Derbyshire,) two 
letters respecting the earthquake were received from the Rev. 
Abraham Bennet, F. R. S. of which here follow extracts. 
The first letter is dated November 19. 
“ About twenty minutes past eleven o'clock last night, the 
“ shock of an earthquake was perceived in this town, and, as 
“ I have been informed, at Derby, Ashover, Bakewell, Win- 
“ ster, and other neighbouring villages. I happened to be in 
“ bed at the time, and was awakened by a noise, which I first 
“ supposed to be like the roaring of a chimney on fire, then 
“ thought it was a carriage in the street, and should not have 
