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Isleworth.—Shock not felt, according to a report by Miss
E. A. Ormerod, F.E.Met.S.
Northolt.—Lt.-Col. Samson, who has had experience of
earthquakes in Jamaica and other parts of the world, writes
from The Elms, Northolt, as follows :—
" On the morning of the 22nd April, at a point midway
between Harrow and Southall, 9.25 a.m. (?), I was in bed
reading a book, my feet pointing S.E., my right elbow
resting on the bed, and the lower arm elevated to support
the book with ease and comfort, when suddenly my book
oscillated considerably between the two points N.E. and
S.W. by my compass. The movement lasted from about 10
to 15 seconds."
Pinner.—Shock not felt; inquiries made by Mr. H. R.
Leach.
Kent.
Beckenham.—Slight shock felt at 9.20, by Mr. J. Moore, of
Oakwood, who was in bed at the time; doors and bed
trembled; motion apparently N.E. to S.W.; duration about
5 seconds.
Canterbury.—Shock felt by several people along Sturry
Road, between this place and Herne Bay.
Chiselhurst.—Shock felt by inmates of ' Walpole,' Manor
Park. A lady was in bed reading, sitting propped up by
pillows, when the bed was felt to heave and then rocked from
side to side; a curtain by the bed side waved for some
minutes. Time 9.18; motion apparently from E. to W.
Another lady, in an adjoining room, felt the bed violently
shaken and thought there must have been an explosion some-
where. In a third room, a servant sitting at work saw a
large wardrobe move, and heard it creak in a peculiar
manner; four bells in the same room were shaken but did not
ring. Another servant thought she heard a sound like distant
thunder. (Report from Mrs. A. Oldham).
Dover.—Mr. W. A. Smeeth, of 73, Castle Street, states
that he was in bed asleep at the time, and distinctly felt the
vibration, which awoke him. The movements seemed re-
peated twice, with a short interval.