SERIOUS EARTHQUAKES
IN I.NOLAN I>. ONE WOMAN DICS FROM THE SHOCK. (fV> /'»>*• A<-«"-i"'i' , »' —' '•'fjri'jht.) Lomjox. IH e. 17An earthquake was felt at Stroud anil Ladbttrv yesterday. The bouses rocked and the inhabitants ran into the street. Hereford cathedral stiff* r. d -nine damage. A woman wa- po terrified that she died from th* -hoctc. At five this morning further shocks were felt, extending from Cardigan to the Thames valley. In Chester and Lancashire they were severe but no serious accident occurred. Four shocks of earthquake were felt in some blaces lasting a minute and a ball. The severest were at Birmingham, Worcester, and in Shropshire. The qnake was preceded by a rushing noise like a hurricane. At Parley some workmen were thrown to the ground. It was only slightly felt in the vicinity of Loudon.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 200, 18 December 1896, Page 3
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