The record-union., 1899-07-23
Seismic Disturbances Continue in
Southern California.
Los Angeles Visited by the Heaviest Shock
In Many Years Past.
The Vibration of the First Shock
Last FOR Fully Ten Seconds, Tall
Buildings Rocking-Most All
Range Have a Similar Experi-
ence.

LOS ANGELES, July 22.-The
heaviest earthquake experienced here
Tor years occurred at 12:3o to-day. The
vibrations We're from north to south
and lasted fully ten seconds. The tall
buildings of the city were rocked, and
a heavy noise was heard, While the
shock lasted. Several pieces of stone
work in the ornamental facade in the
front of the City Hall, on Broadway,
We're diSlodged and fell to the pave
ment. PasSerS-by had narrow es-
capes, but no one was injured. No SER
ious damage has been done so far as
known.
kilograms from Associated Press cor
respondents throughout Southern Cali
fornia show that the earthquake was
felt in all parts of the southern end Of
the State west of the mountains.
Two more shocks were felt this even
ing, one at 7:22 and the other at $50
o'clock. The atmosphere which has
been very oppressive for several days,
is more congenial tonight, and the
numerous tremblerS, which at first
frightened the more timid, are now
looked upon as a matter of course, and
a discussion of sensations experienced
was confined to the displacements of .
few cornices, numerous cracked walls
and the breakage of some glassware.
In several localities the earthquake
was a benefit to fruit-growers, the
fruit being shaken from the trees, thus
saving the expense of picking.
SAN BERNARDINO, July 22.-Be-
tween 4:30 o'clock last evening and / 10
o'clock to-day five distinct earth
quake shocks have been felt here. The
heaviest one came at 1871 o'clock this
afternoon. A few chimney tops top
pied over and one or two cornice stones
fell from high buildings.
ORANGE, July 22.-At 1870 o'clock
to-day there We're a series of sharp
earthquake shocks, the most severe felt
in this locality for many years.
BARSTOW, July 22.-An earthquake
shock to-day at 1920 was considerably
heavier than that of yesterday. The
vibration was from east to west and
lasted several seconds.
RIVERSIDE, July 22.-This city was
visited again to-day by a heavy earth
quake which lasted fully fifteen Sec
onds. The shock rocked buildings vio-
lently and considerable damage was
done to glass goods in stores and brio
a-brac in houses.
PASADENA, July 22.-The heaviest
earthquake that has been felt for years
shook up Pasadena to-day. 1t stopped
the clocks at exactly 1870 p. m. The
vibrations were from west to east. A
few window panes were broken and
some crockery upset.
SANTA ANA, July 22.-A distinct
earthquake shock was felt here to-day
at 1886 p. m. The vibrations were
from southwest to northeast lasting
over twenty seconds. Occupants of
three-story brick buildings were con-
siderably frightened, many rushing into
the streets below at the first heavy
quake. A good many apricots We're
shaken from the trees, to the convent
ence of the growers.
ANAHEIM, July 22.-The heaviest
earthquake shock ever experienced
here was felt at 1876. A less violent
shake occurred last night.
SAN DIEGO, July 22.-A sharp
earthquake shock occurred here at
12:35 D. m. to-day with vibrations
from southwest to northwest. No dam
age done.