West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01
EARTH RENT
AND UPTURNED.
Surface Rolled In Waves Dur
ing Earthquake Shocks
In California.
PEOPLE FLED IN FEAR.
A VILLAGE IN RUINS
Remarkable Seismic Disturbances In
the Valley of Los AIamos, In Santa
Barbara County-The Extent Of
Country Most Severely Affected Is
About Eleven Miles Long by About
Four Miles Wide-Quite an Amount
Of Damage DonA

Of Damage Dona
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, AUG. 1.
-ANoTHER SEVERE EARTH.
QUAKE SHOCK WAS FELT AT LOS
Al-AMoS, AT ESQ LAST NIGHT.
IT WAS ALMOST AS HEAVY AS
THAT OF EARLY YESTERDAY
MORNING. A SLIGHT SHOCK WAS
FELT IN THIS CITY AT THE SAME
TIME.
SANTA MARIA, CAL, AUG. H.
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
WAS FELT HERE LAST EVENING
AT 7:2s O'CLOCK. NO DAMAGE
WAS DONE. TWO FAMILIES AR.
RIVED HERE YESTERDAY AFTER
Room FROM Los ALAMos, FLEE
ING FROM THE SHOCKS ALMOST
CONTINUOUSLY FELT THERE. 1T
Is REPORTED A REIGN OF TER.
ROR HOLDS SWAY THERE, THAT
MORE FAMILIES ARE PREPARING
TO LEAVE.
Gan Luis Obispo, Cal, August l.
Il strip Of country Is miles long by
miles wide. rent with gaping fissures
sRd dotted with hills and knOlls that
ssrang up by night as If by magic, 8
village in ruins and hundreds of peo-
pie fleeing for their lives, were the
results of Wednesday nights seismic
distE balce in the valley OF Los Ala
mos. in the northern part Of Santa
Barbara county. During the four
days previous TO last night, that Sec
tion Of the country had been shaken
~ a series Of earthquakes without
precedent in the history or tradition
Of the Pacific coast, and the contiH-
uace Of the disturbances and the in
creasing severity of the shocks have
so terrorized the inhabitants that they
are leaving for other parts as rapid
y as possible, and even last night
the village was almost entirely desert
ed
First Shock Sunday Evening.
The disturbance began on Sunday
evening with 8 shock, which caused
Eeveral thousand dollars worth Of
damage % property in the village
and the surrounding country, being
more severe and more disastrous in
The vicinity OF the Western Union OH
company's wells on the CaTiga ranch
This shock was followed by number
Of disturbances less severe and less
disastrous ana continuing through the
remainder Of Sunday night and Mon
DAY. On Tuesday night, beginning al
1919 O'Clock. there was another ser.
les Of seven shocks, all Of which were
light In action these disturbances
resenbled the waves on . pond OF
water. The most severe shock Of the
e2nEs series occurred AZ 1:30 o'c!ock
yesterday morning. Hills were shak-
eE aad twisted 10 their foundations,
snl tAe valleys trexE0led and rollsd
Ike the unst2 bic 60 face Of tie ocean
Great fssureS We rra deep IN the
Garth. hiRs a. k2,,Ls appeared In
Level valleys, springs O. water appear
cd II places that had been dry, and
tRe general topography OF the valley
Dad been changed IN many respects
The c4sturbance had no general di-
recon. but was what is known as a
-ts'ister." Il was proceeded with a
r~nb4e like that OF distant thunder,
which increased until the earth began
= rise and twist and the hiIs began
L. uenbLe.
People Rushed Int Streets.
With the first warning OF the
sound Of the approaching disaster. tie
srrorstrieken people rushed iEto the
streets and sought places OF safety IN
vacant lets aad roads, while many
nea toward the Reighboring hills The
Inst vibrations were similar 10 the
preceding Disturbances in direction
ana eject, but they were Immediately
followed by the most terrific shock
eT6 experienced il this section q the
state. Tie earth zemble6 and rolled
ana twisted until il was impossible
tor pesple 70 stand erect. and the ter
rorSGiekes Ihabi1aars croushed to-
getner in the darkness. fearful that
the earth beneath them might eDeuI
end swallow them The terror N
spired By the rumbling and trembling
o. tAe earth was increased by the
sound Of falling buildings which gave