THE EARTHQUAKE AT GREY MOUTH.
HOUSES ROCKED LIKE VESSELS. CHIMNEYS THROWN DOWN Greymouth, Sept. 1.
Nearly everyone in town was awakened about ten minutes past four by the most violent earthquake .shock felt here since 1868, and greater in duration. It iasted more than a minute, and made houses creak and rock like vessels at sea. A number of chimneys were wrecked, e&pecially on the terrace in the lower part of the town ; also a few chimneys were 3plit. In Webber's Suburban Hotel about £5 worth of damage was done through liquor being shaken off the shelves. A good deal of crockery was broken in some stoi'es, but generally speaking the damage is trifling. The shock was not felt on board vessels lying outside. The direction seemed to come from south to north, and was of equaljforce throughout. A series of lighl shocks were felt at intervals until after 7 o'clock, but only two were very distinct.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 296, 5 September 1888, Page 5
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157THE EARTHQUAKE AT GREY MOUTH. HOUSES ROCKED LIKE VESSELS. CHIMNEYS THROWN DOWN Greymouth, Sept. 1. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 296, 5 September 1888, Page 5
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