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

sti Lake CITY anu NeihiNs "
rather severe shaking up
[ sly before o'clock this morning.
Ilr,c, cause Of the commotlon was
| ,,l defined earthquake shock which
tllnr 10 the closest observation.
=, from the west northwest and
al on to the east northeast.
/ M, /, some difference VI opinion
% The duration OF the shock. Near
N who heard II. however agree as
I A. time Of the yibratlon-from 10 to
.lrutss before seven. The morning
n cloudy and the air full OF falling
vas still quite dark. Many
\, we're In the act OF arising from
M ,luinbcrs at the time. Those who
N nll sleeping were rudely awak-
~ the shock and some were al
Ut brown from their beds. Those
h. we're In supper tories and high
allny received the clearcat owl
ts,s Of the visitation and many wo-
b. and children were badly fright
b.. ard as a matter OF fact some
tia according to their own admissions.
IEsfsnced sensations that are not
ey akin TO courage.
Ne Effects Of the shock were APP
upnily much more distinct In some
prs Of the city than In others and
rHtln lies a phenomenon that Ia DIM
~ to explain. The portions most
IAiksn were those skirting the foot
l., from the Warm Springs and run
ifs over the north and east benches
NAGs houses rocked upon their foun-
EAilaas, causing windows to shake and
bites to dance upon the shelves. In
%, s,n,rai or business district large
lglllngs oscillated to and fro for u
riniht. while their occupants grasped
"a stationary objects as were within
hafA With which to steady themselves.
Casts al the knutHford ana Kenyon
sis.s-efpocially those on the topmoat
tais were subjected to the most ex-
hali,s rocking.
CHIEF MURDOCH TALKS,
cAsi Murdoch, OF the government
stiihrf bureau, said.
I vas at home and In bed when the
yale came, I. however. heard II very
AMY. A. FIRST | was uncertain as
vhai II was but concluded that II
'n an earthquake and quickly as
ufAned that this conclusion was cor
~ On arriving at the office found
tAl some distinct obseryationahad been
~ ~ Mr. urunon. who was ON duty
Ne time. OF course. we have no cN-
- Measurement. or In fact, mearurc-
1.ii al all, as the office " not pro.
~ with equipment for that class
work The instrument By which
Sitquake vibrations are recorded is
l9an az the seismograph, / don't
sls'e there Is one In Utah. In WASH
4en The measurements OF earth
..ss afo made by and recorded In
u' naval observatory"
fa GRuNow's OBSERVATIONS.
W crunow. Of the weather bureau.
! was sitting In the Office when
mock came suddenly and percepti-
~ was about ten minutes before
~ ana the motion was from west
Msest 10 east southeast as nearly
aAs able to determine. Following
hufatlOn was a noise like the rush
y heavy gust OF wind. | have
.slhneed number OF earthquake
uohs during my official cNper-
~. ~. put this one was different from
~ tnat had before felt. IL was sug-
s.1u ny some one that the motion
-. hose were caused by a big explo-
~ y me mountains near by but tho
S oi this was soon established.
| ~ shock listed for several seconds
ny caused the building to rock and
'na'Na 10 shake"
At DR. klNGsBuRY's RESIDENCE.
|r,t ,kingsbury, president OF the
r,s, ehlNefalty when spoken TO con-
~ ihe matter said. II did not
r,,.sv shock myself. was down
~ AZ the time 1t occurred. but my
!, ana children heard II distinctly.
n. ~ y was no violent that one Of
shulren screamed outright as
m some nlarmlty was about to be-
~ w n. Aa described by Mrs. Kings
~, v came In waves OF an oscilating
81 s'r ana lasted fully fifteen sec-
1d'Nsl as 10 whether the University
,lsss Instrument by which the
mn s9eld be measured the doctor re-
am the negative. but that one could
T h. nave been constructed. I'VE
NJ, noNever, TO have such equipment
h. nv We get In our new buildings on
80" above the city"