The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
SEVERAL TOWNS SHAKEN.
sLyrRE EIRTHQ JAKE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

o., A., "a s.,,nd. In To. a,g.I..
Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 25.-Christmas
morning was ushered In here by one OF the
r.,-t severe earthquakes. considering the ex-
tent Of affected territory. ever felt In this part
Of southern California. Not only Los An
Coles. but other southern counties were shaken.
tho .aock reaching to san Diego. and. II Is boz
llp,cd, even down to Lower California.
From all reports received up TO
o'clock this evening, San JacInto and
Hempt In Riverside county. were the
centres Of the greatest disturbances. the
county hospital being wrecked and business
blocks Of wood and brick being shattered.
Nl.27 o'clock this morning the swaying OF
buildings In Los Angeles began. From news
paper offices. hotels and other places where
late workers or early risers were awake people
rushed into the streets
The mysterious waves that shook the ground
and wooden floors gained in strength. and It
seemed almOs; us II the force could be
felt passing beneath the feet. There
was seeming pause OF half
second between the hrst quake and
the second. and this lapse accentuhted the
sharper and shorter shock ltseemed Tor brief
81 tee that the mora lightly constructed build
ings must 20 down, but there was less OF that
twisting. wrcnching force that has been
characteristic OF former quaies, which. though
less Pronounced have caused more damage.
The direction OF the shocks. generally speak
ins, was northeast to southwest. AZ some
points outside this city three shocks were
Felt. while at other places the trember
took the form OF one prolonged quake.
lasting at ono place 20 seconds. The du-
ration Of the two shocks hero was from II to
Is seconds. Windows were ratified with vigor
End clocks stopped.
Eastern people who had never experienced
the sensation before awoke from their sleep
with gasp aud even old-timers hew TO the
tecThones to inquire Of the newspaper Offices
iiauy damage had been reported. adding TO
their queries. startled remarks. such as, i
never felt anything like 1t before
Al one OF the hotels. which was well filled
with tourists when the EARTHQUAKE began.
there was regular stampede. One old gentle
man stood at his room door and bawled
Justify for the PROPRIETOR. The clerk answered
his call from the floor below. and tho
o.dtellow said In voice OF Indignation: Cant
you stop this thlnRG'
Al over the city buildings creaked. chan
Lg.iers swared and In some isolated instan ces.
UiHdoTs were broken. The number OF clocks
that were stopped Is large.
At the county Jail. which Ia situated on an
emtnence. Harry Clark. under LIE sentence
Tor murder. slept soundly thr Dugh
the earthquake. All the other prison
ers awoke and as tho iron building
creaked and groaned they lent derding voices
70 the hubbub. At the Catholic OrphanaGe
located ON Boyle Heights. the children were
greatly trgh'eneu' ana the BEST euorts OF tho
sisters were necessary 10 convince the little
ones that the danger was passed. The
immense orick building stood the shaking
wei anu no marin was uOne tnore.
Gen hatho"s' custodian OF the Federal
buhdlhs' reports that the quake resulted in
no uahase 10 ohcie Sans property. inc
.ou'' "ouSe' ho"e'er. uiu not rare 30 well.
lh' eaf'nauaAe caused q crack In the tower
,H' Hho'"'l hear one Vi tne WinooWs OF
,'e '"N eolpc'ors oinee' inc tower crack
hno' r"Earueu Us DANGEROUS IL s admitted.
le'c', nc'eSs' 'ha' snouiu ia'er earthQuaRo
o'eur 'ho 'oWer "ouiu Dc 10 DANGER. me re-
pol' spIeuu Una. inc eity ma" had peen oadiy
Tsaeheu. uu' 'he rumor pro'eo untounoed
i were iooseheu 10 many puiiuinRs ana
!rIss pa'o E'ass "ihuo"s pfoAeh. In oeher
''a'e' p'aN.erInR was eiaekeo-
h"por's from OUT OF eo"n snow that the
osnut'oh was seuorh al over southern
oaII'"lnla. ieieEIapn ope,a'ors aionR the rail-
way NUTS 70" Vi haru SNAKES cracked piaster-
.NS anu CLOCKS stopped no adequate es'i-
."'' 'an 10 MAUI vi 'ne "onesarS ioss'
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'".u,""'S'
rcrfIs' NOT 'ar from Dan 'ac'hto' no graf
-a'naSe was aone. ,houRh mastering was
cracked IN pricK puiloihHs ana CLOCKS were
'opppi' Al oah nerhar i'no inc ircikn' cars
a. WV .iaeAo ne,e SOU III inot,on anu run
ous" '"o '"''ehes' ou' ho oanase was
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sDppeu' h',e,s'uo reports 'i,at low enim-
~ "''o snaHeh uo"n anu sohe WINDOWS
s' n'Ie was NJ eei'ous uahaxo.
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excite a'arm' out no serious DAMAGE 10 TO-
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o'asAou a' hnahoIii. "heio 'no '"oeA
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