138 The East Anglian Earthquake.
of the bed on which she was lying:—" "Window rattled,
door (open) vibrated (seemingly up and down) on its hinges ;
china shook. Lasted, I should say, eight or ten seconds.
Rocking came first, then trembling followed immediately."
Servant kneeling in room also felt the movements ; time
9.15 (?); direction apparently E. and W.
Pimlico and Chelsea.—Shock felt in many houses; a
rumbling sound heard in neighbourhood of Chelsea
Barracks.
Regent Street.—Vibration felt distinctly by many persons
at No. 164 at about 9.20; chairs and their occupants
trembled considerably. (Report received from Miss Moon).
Hereford Gardens, Marble Arch. — Writing from No. 12,
Mr. George Pringle, Secretary to the Ecclesiastical Com-
mission, reports that he distinctly felt the tremor there, and
at first attributed it to the passing of heavy traffic, but soon
recognised the novel character of the motion. The room is
surrounded by small lightly-framed etchings, suspended by
hooks on rods, and these were oscillated considerably on the
W. and N. walls of the room, especially those on the latter
which hung from the longer wires, and which swung
perceptibly E. & W. for some minutes : time about 9.19.
Dr. Gower, medical inspector of prisons, also felt the shock
in this house at about 9.18 by his watch.
Seymour Street, Hyde Park. — Clock stopped at 9.15
(thought to be three or four minutes slow) at No. 81 ;
pendulum swinging N. and S. ; no shock felt. (Report by
Mr. Charles Shard). Vibration felt at No. 77.
Inverness Terrace, Hyde Park.—My cousin, Mrs. S. N.
Carvalho, residing at No. 8, informs me that she was lying in
bed reading, and distinctly felt the vibration of the bed and
of the book which she held in her hand; there appeared to
her to be two distinct shocks, separated by a short interval.
Surgeon-Major W. C. B. Eatwell, residing at No. 69, reports"
(' Nature,' May 1st, 1884, p. 18) that he also felt the
vibration, and at first attributed it to a train passing on the
Underground Railway near his house, but having experienced
an earthquake in India he recognized the peculiarity of the