Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-19
PASADENA READY
WITH DONATIONS
MUCH SOLICITUDE FELT OVER
ABSENT ONES
Crown City Gets Busy as Soon as
Dread Tidines Come, and
viii Succor the Dis
tressed

News of the earthquake disaster at
San Francisco has kept Pasadena in a
fever of excitement all day.
Bulletins were exhibited in several
places and the several newspaper edi-
tions were eagerly seized on their ar
rival on the streets.
number of people have been fouiid
who state that they were awakened at
about the time the greatest shock is re-
ported to have occurred in San Fran
cisco by a slight earthquake here, but
most people noticed nothing of the sort.
AS the day wore on and the news be-
gan to arrive, people having friends or
relatives in the Bay city began to be-
siege the local telegraph offices, at
tempting to send messages of inquiry.
But all were met with the statement
that no messages could be forwarded at
the present time, and indeed no mes
sages arrived during the day over the
telegraph wires except brief newspaper
reports.
1t happened that an unusual number
of leading Pasadena people are In San
Francisco at this time and this ac-
counts for the tremendous interest be-
ing shown by individuals.
Pasadenans up North
Among them are Geo. H. Curtis, vice
president of the Kendall-Curtis COM
pany, together with his wife and mother
are at the Inflated Palace hotel; Mrs.
Robert 1. Rogers, wife of the cashier
of the First National bank, and Mrs. D.
M. Linnard and son are at the st.
Francis hotel; Mrs. F. v. Rider and
mother Mrs. G.. w. T. Lord, are prob
ably at the Hotel Richelieu; DR.. u. II.
Malaby and daughter and Miss Helen
Yearian; DR.. Clifford H. Wood, only
son of Postmaster and Mrs. ], w.
Wood; DR.. II. S. Garland, DR.. F. c. u.
bard, Judge C. ]. Willett, Mrs. Charles
D. Wilson, Owen Newman, Maylin
Randolph, ]. B. Sheehan and many
others. No word has been received
from any of these and their friends
and families are nearly frantic with ap-
prehenSion.
Prof. James F. Chamberlain, profess
sor of geology at the state normal, re-
sides in Pasadena on North Hudson
avenue and is recognized authority
on seismic occurrences. He stated to
The Herald tonight that he does not
anticipate the earthquake district to be
extended into Southern California
Referring to the earthquake which
has wrought such awful loss of life and
property in San Francisco, Professor
Chamberlain said:
Western Coast Is New
"Such a disturbance might naturally
be expected from the peculiar forma-
tion along the Pacific coast. 1t was
undoubtedly due to the gradual cooling
off of the earth's heated interior by
radiation into the surrounding atmo-
sphere, fact which explains the con-
traction of the earth and the earth
quake.
1.-THE entire western coast Is of COM
paratively recent formation and is sub
iect to changing elevations. Volcanic
actions are peculiar to sections of this
sort I do not think that the people of
this section need be alarmed for their
safety. There is nothing to indicate
that an earthquake will visit this part
of the state"
Efforts to reach Prof. Larkens at the
Mt. Lowe observatory to make inquir-
les as to what observations were being
made into the phenomenon there were
lInayailing, from the fact that the tel
ephone lines leading to the observa-
tory have been down for some days
and have not yet been repaired.
On Mt. Wilson the earthquake was
not noticed and no study of the dis
turbance was made.
Prof. Hale, the director Of the OBJ
seIyatory, is now in the east on busi-
ness matters and those left In charge
of the building on the summit of the
mountains are busy taking advantage
Of these cloudless days to resume their
long interrupted Investigations of solar
matters.
Open Subscriptions
President d. M Linnard and Secre-
tary Coolidge of the board of trade and
Mayor Waterhouse. representing the
municipality, at an early hour filed
kilograms addressed to Mayor Schmitz
proffering assistance. DR.. Ward, head
Of The Pasadena Elks, opened a sub
scription paper this afternoon and the
members of the order are already sub
scribing literally for the relief of their
brethren in the stricken city. 1t Is
likely that the proposed annual meet
ing and banquet of the local board of
trade will be postponed indefinitely on
account of the terrible disaster which
has thrown a pail over the entire sec
ton.