142 The East Anglian Earthquake.
agitated—so much so that a jingling sound was produced by
the rings being brought in contact with the body of the vase.
This latter vase stood on a table at the south end of the
room. Accompanying the vibratory motion was a rumbling
sound like the rapid movement of heavy furniture in the
room below; the rumbling and the shaking lasted for nearly
half a minute. The direction of the wave (for I at once
imagined it to be the result of an earthquake), was nearly S.
by W.—N. by E. This I judge from the fact that there were
on the same table two precisely similar bronze ornaments,
one at right angles to the other in position. The one (men-
tioned previously) had its broadest part, from which the
rings are suspended, extending nearly N. and S.; the other
had its widest part E. and W. nearly. The first mentioned
emitted the jingling sound, the latter, although shaken, did
not."
Mr. H. O. Forbes, who has experienced many earthquakes
in the Malay Archipelago, states48 that he felt the shock at
87, Queen's Crescent at 9.22 (?). The direction was appa-
rently N. to S. " in short, rapid undulations." Duration
estimated at 33 seconds. Mr. Forbes adds that on January
13th, about 4.5 p.m., he and his wife and brother experienced
a previous and decided earthquake shock at this place.
Highgate Road, N.W.—Oscillation felt by a person in bed
at Grove Terrace ; three distinct movements ; curtain shaken.
(Report from Mr. John C. Strange).
Camden Square, N.W.— Mr. G. J. Symons informs me
that a clock was stopped at No. 6 in the Square ; pendulum
swinging N.W.—S.E.
Arlington Road, Camden Town.—Vibration of bed felt by
Mr. J. T. Lockhart at No. 3.
Returning to the W. and W.C. districts, numerous reports
have been received from various quarters :—
Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square.—The call-bell at a
surgeon's (No. 12) was caused to ring ; shock not felt. (In-
formation furnished by Mr. S. N. Carvalho, jun.).
Oxford Street.—Writing from No. 276 (corner of Holies
Street), Messrs. H. and M. Southwell report that the shock
48 'Nature,' April 24th, 1884, p. 602.