Soup had sloshed out of tureens onto the floor .
The dining room 's gargantuan cast iron chandeliers swung gently on their 20 - foot chains for nearly an hour after the quake .
Soup had sloshed out of tureens onto the floor , and the dining room 's gargantuan cast iron chandeliers swung gently on their 20 - foot chains for nearly an hour after the quake .