REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE AT SEA.
v The captain of the barque Mora, which arrived at New York on January Ist, from Yokohama," says the World, ' ; relates a remarkable occurrence which came under his observation during the voyage. At eight o'clock in the morning of December Bth, in lat lldeg 17min, long 42deg W, the officers and crew felt a distinct shock of earthquake. A light, unsteady south-east breeze was blowing at the time, veering and haul ing between south south-east and east southeast (an unusual trade wind), and the weather was close and oppressive. Almost every variety of cloud was in sight—the cumuli were tinged with a fiery red color. The shock was very strong, accompanied with a low, rumbling noise like distant thunder. The ship was so shaken that the dishes on the table rattled violently. The sea was smooth, and the current ran south south-east at the rate of twenty-two miles in twenty-four hours. Thero was a vibrating motion on the water during the shock,which ended with it, leaving the sea perfectly smooth again."
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Globe, Volume V, Issue 595, 16 May 1876, Page 3
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