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Show EAST IS SHAKEN B! EARTHQUAKE SICK Laborer Killeci by Cave-in While Working in Trench at Bingharaton, N. Y. SEVERE AT CAMBRIDGE Steeples AH but Topple, Houses Rock and Great Excitement Prevails. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Points as far north ns Jlontreal and as far south as Philadelphia felt distinct earthquake shocks of varying intensity between 1:34 and 1-37 o'clock this afternoon. Indications Indica-tions were that Uio entire northeastern section of thc United States was in the zone of tremors. At no point included In thc flrEt reports was serious damage done. The seismograph of the American Museum Mu-seum of Natural History recorded the maximum shock of the earthquake at 1.-35-.43 p. m. The preliminary tremors were felt at 1.35:15. tho first shook at I. 35:25. So-called trailers followed, the maximum shock until 1:37:30. The direction di-rection of the disturbance was either south, southeast or south, southwest. Tho record indicated that the center of the quako was comparatively near and that tho disturbance was not heavy. Several buildings in Brooklyn, including includ-ing Borough hall and tho courthouse, were shaken. Tenants in New York's highest buildings tho Wool worth and Singer-said Singer-said they felt no tremors whatever. Fatality at Binghamton. BlNGHAtTON. K. Y.. Fob. 10. Kocco Parso, a Jnborer, was killed as a result of tho earthquake shocks here this afternoon. after-noon. Thc tremors caused a ca'c-ln. of a trench in which he was working. Two Shocks in Washington. WASHINGTON", Fob. 10. Two distinct earthquake shocks were recorded on the seismographs of Georgetown university today. The first began at 11:31 a. m. and lasted six minutes, but was not very pronounced- The second was recorded at II. 31 p. in., and lasted one and one-half minutes'. Severe at Cambridge. By International News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10. Professor Profes-sor J. B. Woodworth, in charge of the Harvard seismograph, terms the earthquake earth-quake vibrations recorded hero today as thc most sevoro in this section In' twenty years. The Agasslz Museum building, in which (he earthquake recorder la located, was shaken by tho quake, and lead pencils pen-cils and other objects placed upright ovor thc seismograph machine were repeatedly toppled os'er. The first record came at l:ul:57. The vibrations were slight at first; then there was a sovoro Jar. The "maxima" of the vibrations were reached at 1'33:0S, continuing to 1:33:25 in intensity inten-sity and diminishing to 1:40:34, a total of eight minutes and thlrty-sovon seo-onds. seo-onds. Church Steeples Sway. By International News Service. ALBANY, N. Y Feb. 10. Though church steeples all but toppled, hotels and houses rocked, furnlturo was thrown about, and excitement prevailed when, at 1:33 this afternoon, the first quake shock struck Albany, the slate ticlsmograph failed to record a quiver. It was In transit from thc geological to tho educational edu-cational department. Before it could be put into operation the vibrations had ceased. There were two shocks. Thc initial one was slight. Tho accond was more severe. ' The quake seems to have hit tho comptroller's comp-troller's office in tho old state house hardest. Miss Julia Ilonan, cleric in that office, said: . , "My desk was moved from its place several feet. Tho doors of my room swung back arid forth. Somo of tho girls rushed from the building in alarm. ThtM-u was quite a panic on upper floors of tho capltol. Many rushed to ulovatora and downstairs. Many dishes were broken in the Albany hospital: tho Taylor brewery was emptied of all Its h,vi?cii Governor Glynn returned hero ho asked what the solsniograph had recorded. re-corded. Stale Geologist Clarko replied, "nothing," but it was dismantled and on Its way" to thc educational building. A fine time to have It out of order. Don t let this occur again," exclaimed tho governor gov-ernor impatiently. Felt at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Fob. 10. Three earthquake earth-quake shocks wero recorded on tno seismograph at tho St. Louis unJvcn.lt.-thls unJvcn.lt.-thls afternoon. Tho first shock was je-corded je-corded at 12:35.13 central Urno, the .second .sec-ond at 12:3(5:3!) and tho third at 2:3 1. 40. Professor George Ruoppol, assistant director di-rector of the university obscrva too. " 41 tho record indicated that the earthquake was within C00 miles of St. Louis. Not Noticed Here. Professor Fred X Pack the XJnlvor-sslty XJnlvor-sslty of Utah said last night that the sclHinograph at that school had registered no IndlaUlons of tho disturbance reported from thti east. |