EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. CBXTRCHES AND VILLAGES WRECKED. . London, April 22 (noon).' A very severe shock of earthquake was experienced this morning over the Eastern counties of England. • The ■ shake lasted folly thirty seconds,.and caused considerable alarm. Great, damage has been done to buildings in several towns, and at Colchester, in Essex, the spire of the church has been • overthrown. So far as is known' no loss of life has occurred. _ London, April 23. The earthquake which occurred yesterday in the eastern counties was severely felt over a large area. Several villages were completely wrecked, , and numerous casualties are reported to have occurred. -A Press Association despatch says : —A shock of earthquake has been felt in the east of England. It was felt most severely in the Counties of Essex and Suffolk. The damage at Colchester, in Essex, is estimated at £10,000. Two churches and several villages were wrecked. The shock was felt heavily at Ipswich, Ohelmsford, and the village of Southend. The shock was likewise experienced in the Strand. No one was injured. . .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7000, 24 April 1884, Page 5
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177EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7000, 24 April 1884, Page 5
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