In the older sections of Whittier, porches collapsed, chimneys toppled and residents sat outside on chairs, afraid to go inside.

The town's residents also reported collapsing chimneys; three chimneys toppled at one home, leading to further damage.

Around her, up and down Market Street, walls, chimneys, and entire buildings were toppling.

With a low rumble another of the stone chimneys toppled down and took part of a wall with it.

Clyde Hipp, 66 years old, was killed in Spartanburg County, S.C., when a chimney toppled onto him.

In Boston, 100 chimneys toppled into the streets and more than 1,000 houses were damaged.

Its windows were broken . . . its chimneys had toppled down.

Even the chimneys had toppled.

Walls were cracked, chimneys toppled, doors shattered, furniture and crockery destroyed.

In St. Louis, far upriver, lightning shoots up from the ground, chimneys topple, houses split in two.