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Show HEAVY StOCKS ARE RECORDED i St. Ixuls. Mo J Feb. 2S Six h-avy enrlhrjuake shock, were recorded yesterday yes-terday and Innt light by the r-elsmo-graph at St. Loui university and Father Fa-ther fSor-sse,' in narge of the instru merit, believes a great upheaval of the earth'a mis', is In progress In some part of tn globe. Fire shocks were recorded between 3 and 4 o'clock this evening and the sixth shock, the most severe cf all was toforded at '7:40 tonight. This Bhock lasted a minute and 30 seconds. sec-onds. Farher Goesse, astronomer at the university, says the shocks were the heaviest yet recorded on the university univer-sity seismograph. "Tho vibrations were long and slow." be said, "and I would classify them fs preparatory. O'her heavier fhocks at great distance from this city, 'may be expected within twenty-four hours. "I am unable to determine the renter ren-ter of the shocks, bur I believe they originated far to the scuthest." |