Show BIC earthquake shakes the island of england SURPRISED PEOPLE many were thrown off feet and church steeples were toppled over LONDON dec 19 an earthquake the most violent ever experienced in this country has shaken every shore from durham to surrey and don to the welsh coast the hubter fanean disturbance was first noticed about thia mornin and lasted from four to thirty amcnda at many points two distinct shacks were experienced perien ced the moat severe shocks were felt at shelton ledbury and dean forest the earth shaking was accompanied compa nied by a loud lushing bound buildings were violently shaken furniture shifted doors thrown open and pictures and other ornaments upset the inhabitants panic stricken fled from their houses an earthquake also visited birmingh Birmin gi ham and various points in and waa violent in worcester and the country surrounding that cita the shocks wore followed by a tremor of the earth the greatest alarm prevailed everywhere chimneys were overthrown and windows etc were smashed at some points on the country roada persons were thrown down and a number of people were thrown out of their beds the hereford cathedral was injured there tha dull rumbling beneath the earths surface was followed by two loud crashes and a terrible lifting and rocking the panic at hereford was BO great tant one bowan wowan died of fright people rushed wildly into the streets many chimneys fell crashing in through the roofs all pinnacles of st nicholas church toppled over and part of the pinnacle of the cathedral fell at liverpool the earthquake waa preceded by heavy thunder and a fearful bail storm in london the earthquake was only slightly felt at near shrewsbury before the disturbance the streets sudden ly seemed to be on fire and there was a violent rie accompanied by the shaking of the earth keople going abroad in that vicinity say they were unable to walk owing to the vibrations there waa great excitement among the people who thought the end of the world had come I 1 the houses shook nearly a minute at bristol and clifton causing much I 1 alarm railroad employed emp loyes at crewe report that they felt the rails es ciliate at evernham Ever sham the shock was followed by a brilliant light in the sky on tuesday there was a sudden change from mild weather to severe frost followed by a deess fogs and snow on wednesday in the mining districts it was first thought the shocks were the results of colliery explosions the disturbance was violent at warwick castle the earl of warwick felt his bed lifted as though by some forca beneath and the furniture in the room shifted |