Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-13

Nh Lake city ana vicinity IT,
IA rather severe shaking up
,,ly before Z o'clock this morning
sIrsct cause Of the commotlon was
m defined earthquake shock which
,,,iIng to the closest observation,
nom the west northwest and
,ssd on to the east northeast.
mere Is some difference Of opinion
70 me duration of the shock. Near
Al who heard H. however agree as
Ne time Of the Wbratlon-from 10 TO
nlyu,es before seven. The morning
M cloudy and the air full OF falling
rE 4 was still quite dark, Many
yle we're in the act Of arising from
M slumbers at the time, Those who
m still sleeping were rudely awak-
Id By the shock aud some were al
Isl thrown from their beds. Those
no we're In supper tories and high
[.lilngs received the clearest evil
s.ss Of the visitation and many wo-
Ia and children were badly fright
.rsl, and as a matter Of fact some
tsa according to their own admissions,
experienced sensations that are not
SLY akin to courage.
ne effects Of the shock were APP
;.vnty much more distinct In some
,un Of the city than in others and
tgsln lies a phenomenon that is diff
ti to explain. The portions most
iAlken we're those skirting the foot
III from the Warm Springs and run
ahg over the north and east benches
sAse houses rocked unon their foun-
Alsns, causing windows to shake and
tsAes 10 dance upon the shelves, In
d central or business district large
buildings oscillated to and fro for a
raneht while their occupants grasped
lA stationary objects as were within
ailA with which 20 steady themselves.
CASTS al the Knutsford and Kenyon
alsls-especially those on the topmost
kQN were subjected to the most eX-
tiive rocking,
CHEF MURDOCH TALKS.
Chef Murdoch, Of the government
ssilner bureau, said.
vas at home and In bed when the
quake came. !, however. heard II very
iatly Al first ! was uncertain as
what Il was but concluded that IL
'a an earthquake and quickly as
eiiAlhed that this conclusion was cor
~ IN arriving at the office | found
nay some distinct obseryationshad been
lace BY Mr.. Grunon, who was on duty
NE tine. OF course, we have no eX-
y Measurement, or In fact, measure
l:lls al all, as the Office is not pro-
'.l With equipment for that class
soIk. The instrument by which
,1hqaake vibrations are recorded is
l-9an as the seismograph. ] don't
s.sve there is one in Utah. In Wash
tWh The measurements OF earth
,-'.es are made by and recorded In
u Naval Observatory"
Ia GRUNows OBSERVATIONS.
~ grunow. Of the weather bureau.
~ 4 was sitting in the office when
sn0ek came suddenly and perceptl-
~ II was about ten minutes before
k'h and the motion was from west
,lNesl 10 east southeast as nearly
was able TO determine. Following
" VIBRATION was a noise like the rush
y q a heavy gust OF wind. | have
,ss'lsheed a number OF earthquake
.Ngons during my official exper-
~ pul this one was different from
~ NAY had before felt. II was sug-
saea by some one that the motion
=. aOss We're caused by big explo-
|sr ~ me mountains near by but the
|S OF this was soon established.
=, shock lasted for several seconds
sis ~ seused the building to rock and
'-l0"s to shake"
- Dh KlNGsBURYs RESIDENCE.
|r'ss ,, kngsbury. president OF the
49,. ~ University when spoken to con-
III. Inc matter. said: II did not
r,. ue shock myself. | was down
w az The time II occurred. but my
J, =, Gag children heard II distinctly.
M. ~ u was 30 violent that one OF
a. enuqFen screamed outright as
IN sn sone alarmity was about TO be-
In" AZ AZ described by Mrs. Kings
~, y came In waves OF an oscllating
a., 'sr and lasted fully fifteen sec
Ia 49, as 10 whether the University
~ eHy instrument by which the
IN svIid be measured the doctor re-
e,siv ~ lhe negative. but that one could
Az nave been constructed. I'VE
~ however, to have such equipment
D. nv ~e get In our new buildings on
w above the city"