Fearful Shock of Earthquake.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2992, 1 September 1888, Page 2

Fearful Shock of Earthquake.

ClirigtclnucliCatliailial Damaged

; ;■ .;::;:Westpom, this day. } A. fearful, shook of earthquake,. lastiug over a'ininule, was experionccd at'ten minutes past four this nioiik 1 jng, .-This'stronger shook was followed 'at short intervals by others;'.of lesser magnitude up to 9 a.m., iu fact for several'hours ; the earfli was in an'almost continuous, state of motion. The • first shdbk- was

tlio strongest and most prolonged ever felt here, and it teuified mauy people, who did not again go to bed. | Crockery and glassware were smashed in every diicotion, and brick chimneys in course of erection were so damaged as to necessitate their

're-erection, iho motion camo from tho sea, or from east to west, Later,

■' Anbtlier.;severe" ot earthquake wasiexperience'd hew, at^five minutes .to eleven this mpriimg.'-.'/;;••'''■ '.■ : . ~. OnRiSTOHURciH, Saturday.^ .; A.'.'.' severe' earthquake occurred about ~4,10, this;, morning. The Cathedral -spire' was damaged,.' and about 80 feet fell down,'. Numbers of chimneys wei'e also damaged, ..' Later, The earthquake this morning threw down part ot the wall of a house in Madras-street North. So far as is at present known no person has been hurt. There was great destruction of glass arid crockeryware, especially in shop windows. Tho direction was apparently from north-east to southwest, and the duration estimated to be fully a minute. Nothing so severe has been felt since the shock in 1808.

Wellington, Saturday.

At a quarter past four this morning a shock of earthquake of excessively long duration, but not heavy, was felt here, Direction East and West.

Invebcargill, Saturday,

A shook of earthquake was experienced here at 4.15 today, The direotioh wis from west to east, and the shock lasted about fifty seconds, The oscillation was very violent,

1 Telegrams from DUNEDIN give duration quarter' of a minute, it INVEROAEGILL the. shock forced tons of water out of gastanh. At KAIKOUKA low • and rumbling sound was heard, one or two ohimnies were cracked. At TIMAfiU it was strong enongh to wake the people uV At: NEW PLYMOUTH it rumbled!At HOKITIKEI it capsized chiinnios and broke erbekeryware.,; At GREYMOUTH the houses creaked. and rocked and'chininies : split.' Bottles were'shakeu off the" shelves of public houses. "This was the' principle damage.. All reports agree as to the direction being from'east to west, No casualties are reported. A light But prolonged earth shake wasfelt in Masterton and surrounding districts this morning at about a quarter past four o'clock. .