Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-01


Barbara county-The Extent o.
Country Most Severely Affected Is
About Eleven Miles Long by About
Four Miles Wide-ouite an Amount
Of Damage Done.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL. AUG. /,
--ANoTHER SEVERE EARTH
QUAKE SHOCK WAS FELT AT Los
Ai.AMoS, AT 7:3o LAST NIGHT.
1T 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. IT,
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
WAS FELT HERE LAST EVENING
AT 7:25 O'CLOCK. NO DAMAGE
WAS DONE. TWO FAMILIES AR.
RIVED HERE YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON FROM LOS ALAMOS, FLEE.
ING FROM THE SHOCKS ALMOST
CONTINUOUSLY FELT THERE. IT
IS REPORTED A REIGN OF TER.
RoR HOLDS SWAY THERE, THAT
MORE FAMILIES ARE PREPARING
TO LEAVE.
San Luis Obispo Cal, August L.
A strip OF country Is miles long by 4
miles wide, rent with gaping fissures
end dotted with hills and knobs that
kprang up by night as If by magic, a
village in ruins and hundreds of PEG
pie fleeing for their lives, were the
results of Wednesday nights seismic
disturbance 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
ton of the country had been shaken
iy a series of earthquakes without
precedent in the history or tradition
of the Pacific coast, and the contin
uance 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
" as possible, and even last night
the village was almost entirely desert
ed.
First Shock Sunday Evening.
The disturbance began on Sunday
evening with shock, which caused
several thousand dollars worth OF
damage to property in the village
and the surrounding country, being
more severe and more disastrous In
the vicinity of the Western Union Oil
company's wells ON the Carriga ranch
This shock was followed by a number
OF disturbances less severe and less
disastrous and continuing through the
remainder of Sunday night and Mon
day On Tuesday night, beginning al
1910 O'Clock, there was another ser
les of seven shocks. all of which were
light In action these disturbances
resembled the waves On pond OF
water. The most severe shock OF the
entire series occurred at 1870 O'Clock
yesterday morning Hills were shak
Ell and twisted to their foundations
and the valleys trembled and rolled
like the unstable surface of the ocean
Great assures were run deep in the
Garth. hills and knobs appeared In
level valleys, springs of water appear
ed in places that had been dry. and
tho general topography of the valley
had been changed In many respects
The disturbance had no general di
rection, but was what is known as q
"twister." 1t was proceeded with &
rumble like that of distant thunder
which increased until the earth begar
to rise and twist and the hills begar
to tremble
People Rushed Into Streets.
With the first warning OF the
sound of the approaching disaster. the
eerrorstrieken people rushed into ths
streets and sought places of safety il
vacant lots and roads, while man,
fed toward the neighboring hills. The
first vibrations were similar to the
preceding disturbances in direction
and effect, but they were Immediately
followed by the most terrific shocl
ever experienced In this section of ths
state. The earth trembled and rolled
and twisted until 1t was impossible,
.or people to stand erect. and the ter
ror-stricken inhabitants crouched to
gether in the darkness fearful tina
| the earth beneath them might opeI
and swallow them. The terror in
| Gpired by the rumbling and trembling
| OF the earth was Increased by tn,
sound of falling buildings, which CAV,
some idea of the terrible destruction
that was being wrought When tn,
most serious shocks mad passed ant
the rumbling sounds had died ava.
the people gathered In groups abou
the ruins of their homes and places
OF business and when they saw tn,
extent Of the damage many of them
fearful Of a repetition Of this expert
ence, Immediately started on foot D
hy any conveyance that could be aat
for places where the previous shock
/ had been less severe In the dark
ness of the night 1t was Impossible,
| 20 determine the full extent of dam
age wrought. but with the dawn 0
day the stricken village had the ap
pearance Of the ruins of city loni
deserted.
One OF the buildings destroyed wa
church.