Samuel Williams Earthquake Article

              The Earthquake!! [underlined] 
On Monday morning last, between two 
and three o'clock, we were visited by 
an Earthquake! [underlined] of alarming severity.  It was 
preceded by slight undulations which contin- 
ued some minutes.  The first shock was 
severe, and was followed in two or three 
minutes by another still more violent, 
which seemed to threaten the tottering hous- 
es and the inhabitants with immediate 
destruction.  About eight oclock another 
shock was felt, but less violent than either 
of the former; and the day following, about 
noon, a shock, so slight as scarcely to be felt 
was the last noticed.  Each lasted, perhaps, about 
fifteen or twenty seconds. 
Contrary, I believe, to what is usually 
observed of earthquakes, these concussions 
were accompanied by little or no noise, 
save that of a feeble, indistinct, undulatory 
sound, as of some concussion at a very great 
distance; and was heard only by a few. 
The morning preceding that on which 
the earthquake wa felt was cold; but be 
-came cloudy and warm towards evening 
with eight showers of rain. [yesterday crossed out] Monday 
was cludy all day.  Tuesday was dark and 
cloudy, with frequent showers of rain, 
but became cold and blustering towards this 
morning with snow.