118 The East Anglian Earthquake.
to have been agitated and the roof of a carpenter's shop
reported to have been cracked in several places.
Bildeston.—Shock distinct, houses shaken, glasses, &c.
moved and rattled. Time 9.20.
Boxford.—Shock rather severe ; bells rung, clocks stopped,
articles shaken from mantelpiece and bricks loosened at
the Brewery. A sound "like that of a high wind" was
heard. At Groton Rectory two clocks, both swinging E. and
W., were stopped at 9.20, and bells in the kitchen attached
to a wall having the same direction were all rung. Disturbance
felt at Groton House, Boxford Rectory, Peyton Hall, &c.
Brandeston.—Shock felt.
Bungay.—Shock felt slightly ; walls and furniture shaken.
Burstall.—Shock rather severe; bells rung or caused to
swing; Mr. W. B. Jackaman was seated and felt the oscillation
of his chair, and looking up saw the Venetian blind shaking.
Bury St. Edmunds.—Shock distinctly felt; bells rung in
some houses and buildings shaken in many parts of the
town. Writing from Plumpton House, about 6 miles S.W.
of the town, Mrs. W. E. Bevan states that she and her
daughters and niece were seated at breakfast, when she
experienced a sudden and instantaneous oscillation of her
chair; time 9.18 (watch correct by railway time). Mrs.
Bevan reports that in the village the doors of two neigh-
bouring cottages were thrown open.
Capel St. Mary.—Oscillation distinctly felt.
Cavendish. — Shock distinctly felt about 9.20 in most
houses in the village.
Clare.—Oscillation felt about 9.20 in some of the houses ;
a rumbling noise heard.
Claydon.—" Shock began between 9.17.45 and 9.17.55.
Windows rattled and house-bells rang." (Mr. Symons's
report).
Clopton.—Shock felt at the Rectory, where the Rev. S.
Hooke states that the room in which he was seated oscillated,
the windows were shaken, and the things on the table
rattled. Time about 9.30 (?).
Cornard, near Sudbury.—Shock felt sharply at Side Hill
House.