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Ottawa Shaken By Earthquake Dishes Rattled All Over
Town "Ottawa Weekly Republican," 11 Jan 1906, page 1 column 3. An earthquake shock, which lasted several seconds began in Ottawa at 16 minutes after 6 o'clock Sunday evening. It was well defined and was accompanied by a low rumbling like that of distant thunder. It rattled window casings and jarred dishes all over town. If there was any difference the shock was more pronounced on the west side. Little alarm was occasioned here by the earthquake. Many people noticed it without giving it more than passing attention. A few people attributed it to a natural gas explosion. Some of the older residents recalled an earthquake shock here in the early '70s and put the disturbance down to the proper cause. City Clerk John H. Bell says that at 10:30 he felt a second and more distinct earthquake shock. "I heard the first shock, which was a sort of quivering," said Mr. Bell today. "There seemed to me to be a succession of three shocks, lasting a few seconds and accompanied by a rumbling and rattling of dishes. The second shock was of a different character. It was a pronounced shock, much heavier than the one earlier in the evening, and was succeeded by a reberbaration which gradually died away." |
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