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Writtle, near Chelmsford.—Mr. F. H. Meggy informs me
that at this place a man was pumping water at the time of
the shock, when the supply suddenly ceased for a few
seconds.
Distribution of the Shock over other Counties,
Suffolk.
Acton, near Sudbury.—Shock felt.
Akenham.—Oscillation felt, slight rumbling sound heard,
furniture slightly moved, walls and floors shaken and bells
just rung. Time 9.20.
Aldborough.—Slight shock and rumbling sound heard.
Barham.—The Rev. E. Ledger, F.R.A.S., Rector, writes:—
" The earthquake was felt at 9.18, or it began a few
seconds earlier. Watch tested by railway clock set by
Greenwich time-signal the same day. It seemed like the
passing of one wave S. to N. or. S.S.W. to N.N.E.
Bumbling noise preceded. Battling of windows followed, as
though by several shorter undulations. Bells rang in neigh-
bouring houses. Duration about 6 to 8 seconds."
In another communication he adds that:—
" the movement distinctly elevated the chair upon which I
sat, and moved it just as a boat upon an otherwise calm sea
would be moved by a solitary wave passing underneath it.
In the bedrooms the crockery rattled, as did the windows
for some seconds after the chief movement of the earth had
passed."
Beccles.—Oscillation felt at signal-box of railway-station
and by some people indoors; more especially by invalids in
bed. Mr. E. T. Dowson reports:—"At the printing-office,
an unusual motion was noticed at 9.20 a.m., by several
persons whom it affected with slight giddiness. One of the
readers, while seated at his desk, was swayed from side to
side three times from E. to W." Mr. C. Thwaites found
that his telescope had been moved slightly on its framework,
and he attributed this to the disturbance.
Belstead.—Shock rather severely felt; water in ponds said