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New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
RECORDED IN THIS CITY.
Instruments Shoe That Earthquake
Shook Ne7C York Subzcay.

The startling announcement was made positively
yesterday and indisputable proof shown that the
earthquake which devastated San Francisco made
itself felt in this city. The shock felt in the
metropolis nineteen minutes after the earth quaked
the California coast. The shaking was noted in
the subway, and though of the walls of the
structure cracked and damage done, earth
shaking was recorded by instruments.
Seismographic instruments set up a build
ing occupied by the InterboroHgh company at sSd
street and Park avenue. and George s. Rice chief
engineer of the Rapid Transit Board yesterday
afternoon surprised the members by producing
blue print, covered with wavy lines which he said
were drawn the chart as a result Of the earth
quake The chart was marked off in minutes. and
the first indication OF earthquake wave began on
Its surface at S:31 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Upon being asked how the chart came 10 be made
Mr.. Rice said that when the Pennsylvania terminal
was started fear expressed by members of the
board that the heavy blasts set off would be in
furious in some way. The blasting is four blocks
away, beginning between Sixth and Seventh ave-
nues Up To date he said, no blast had been on
that caused the machine vibrate as violently as
1t did Yesterday during the earthquake
me clerk IN charge was surprised to the
heeole wavering In a way that 1t had never done
cetore' lie allowed the machine to run until tie
neeuie was again travelling in straight line and
then stopped IT, The occurrence was so peculiar
Al that time neither had the slightest that an
earthquake had taken place in San Francisco. The
fifteen minutes. being shut off at S46 o'clock
IN tne minutes from S:31 to 32 o'clock the vibra-
short. abrupt, sharp quivers This continued until
almost 6SS O'Clock, when there is dip OF almost
shock the Inflated city received. Back again ~
swung IN long, wavY line for about the same dis
this and there then two sharply defined curves
oqt they are rot of the depth Of the former ones.
at the sheet ana pondered over it's peculiarires
well known scientists who were shown the chart hV
Mr.: Rice pronounced the record of the earthouake
and and the resultant vibrations of New York a true
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20

tensity for q few minutes and then suddenly
increases in a marked manner AT S:27. as
shown by the figures the top of the illustra-
tion the stronger motion began, and at o:3- the
swoving motion was so great that the record
inc non was carried entirely off the sheet There
is a gan in the line where the instrument failed
to record for three minutes, and then at $50
the men came back the sheet The marks
made by the instrument during the period OF
most violent vibration are almost perpendicular
instead of a continuous horizontal line.
The vibrations died down considerably at
o'clock. but at 9:1O Professor Marvin, who is
I'm charge of the instrument. noticing that the
needle was being vibrated out of place reset
the cylinder for the line to continue upward
The t,yo lines at this point are somewhat con-
fused The vibrations subsided until $40 when
tbev again strengthened. Some motion is re-
corded by the needle continuously 10 the end
OF the record at 12:35. when the sheet was re-
moved from the cylinder to make way for
fresh record. The sheet is marked with figures
al the top To denote periods OF minutes and sec
onds The record is the most remarkable i'm
the poesesslon OF the Weather Bureau II was
made by the instrument OF the bureau
which gives an accurate record of the move
ment of the earth at the pendulum in the hori-
zontal plane.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20

at the bottom of the photograph. this particular
sheet was begun at 2:27 p. m. April IT, or six
teen hours before the disturbance in California
began.
The lines made by the pen of the instrument.
it will be observed are straight up to the point
marked by an arrow and the figures S:19:5O on
the fourth line from the top. AT this point. half
a minute before $40 o'clock yesterday morning,
the record of vibrations begins. This was just
four minutes and twenty seconds after the first
shock in San Francisco, and represents the
period of time it took the vibrant wave TO travel
the 600 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic
coast.
The wavy motion of the line increases in in
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
SAY THIS CITY rs SAFE
Conditions Not Favorable to Earth
quaies, Sag Columbia Professors

James H. Kemp. professor of geology at c,oIunb,a
University said yesterday that there was abso-
4utey no cause for apprehension lest an eartbouaka
like that which struck San Francisco should visit
New York. He based his conclusions mainly on the
fact that the territory about New York has re-
mained perfectly stable for a long time, while in
the past, San Francisco has been visited by many
small earthquakes every year Professor Kemp
said:
The Pacific Coast has been much more recently
elevated than the Atlantic. and mountains at
present in the course of formation there. This is
shown by the beds of sand which found often
hundreds of feet above the level. The line
of California is abrupt there few good harbors.
and there is constant change taking place there.
AS a result disturbances are occurring constantly,
and the recent is only distinguished by being
larger than ordinary.
New York the other hand is In d region Of
subsistence, and there have been appreciabe
changes in the earth'S crust here for many years.
This would seem to indicate that We have reached
a condition of stability and are free from danger
There have. however, been earthquakes in places
where mountain formation taking place.
The Charleston earthquake was example of this,
while less than years ago Slight earthquake
was felt in the Adirondacks We have records 10
show that in 1l55 New England felt the shock OF
an earthquake.
Professor Beckey, of the same department as
Professor Kemp. said that while it was extremely
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
RUSH SUPPLIES ORDER.
President Roosevelt Instructs Secre-
tMy Taft to 4ct Quickly.

Washington April 1s.-Rations tents and
supplies of all sorts are being rushed by the ma
tional government 10 San Francisco in aid of
the people of that stricken city. President
Roosevelt has issued instructions to the heads
of the several departments that all possible as
sstance be rendered 10 the people of San Fran
cisco.
In response to his telegram of yesterday
President Roosevelt to-day received the follow
ing dispatch from Governor Pardee:
Mayor of San Francisco tells me he needs
tentage. ratons, bedding and supplies for hum
dred thousand people Can you order such sup
plies In from government stations? Wire me
Oakland
The President replied:
Telegram received. All available tents have
already been ordered sent 10 San Francisco
war 10 take up AT once the matter OF bedding
ana supplies, and 10 do everything that you di-
rect that II is our power TO do.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The President Immediately transmitted Gov
ernor Pardee's telegram and his reply thereto
to Secretary Of War Taft, with the follow
ing instruction:
Strain every effort TO get the tentage. rations
bedding and supplies asked for.
The President has received the following from,
Mayor Schmitz Of San Francisco:
Earthquake has ne great damage. bat fire
mas done more. Hal OF city In names but he
iieNe under control Thanks for offer of assist
ance. We a. present need no outside assistance
but Will call on you IL necessary.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
MUTE TALE OF DISASTER
SeismOgraph,s Record Shoes Earth s
CONCLUSIONS an Vest.
LFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington. April 19.-The autographic record
made by yesterdays earthquake and reproduced
on this page came from the selsmOgraph of the
United States Weather Bureau. The instrument,
which is installed in a small basement room of
the Weather Bureau in Washington vio-
lently affected, and at one period during the
earthquake the pen which records the vibra-
tions was thrown out of place.
A good idea of how violent the vibrations were
can be obtained from study of the record sheet
here reproduced. Each horizontal line across
the sheet beginning at the bottom, marks an
hours record on the cylinder. A fresh sheet is
placed on the cylinder of the instrument every
twenty-four hours and, as shown bv the 6pures
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
HOW THE STORY CAME.
Brief, but Graphic, Messages Sent
by TELEGRAPH Operators.

The story of San Francisco's desolatton rushed
into the offices of the big newspapers in New York
in the form of brief but impressive messages from
the Western Union and Postal Telegraph systems.
Every message was like the headlines to a chapter
OF the yet unwriten history of San Franciscos day
of darkness and desolation. The messages came
chiefly in brief crisp sentences. characterized as
bulletins.
After the big morning dailies had sent their last
editions the press the first message OF the day
came in at 9o5 o'clock and from that on the story
of the day was gradually unravelled- The sos mes
sage read:
The fire is still raging. Slowly sweeping eastward
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
RArloNs SHIPPED ON SPECIAL TRAIN.

Washington. April 19.-Commissary General
sharpe tonight received the following from
Colonel Davis, commissary at Vancouver Bar
racks Washington
Received telegram 18th midnight. Am ship
ming this afternoon 100000 rations special train
RaiIroad promises 10 deliver early Saturday
morning. viii ship two hundred thousand ra-
tIons order OF 10Th special train tomorrow.
Can purchase ample supplies here, Seattle and
Tacoma but Will have TO improve rations. as
some articles cannot be supplied at short notice.
Railroad at present offers more expeditions way
az sending than revenue cutter. Am gathering
ON request of General Funston all rations that
can be spared from posts. all TO be shipped
Ao-duI-
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
NEW YORK ONCE SHAKw
Citizens Greatly Alarmed by ES,,.
quake of august 10, 1884

The New Yorker who says that thar.
lutely no danger OF an earthquake SHOCK I, ~
city and that buildings may be Piled n, -
than the Eifel Tower without any DANCE, o. -
shaken down has forgotten the shock vvb.s -
island OF Manhattan got on August ID ia. :. -
Cured at POI D. m. and was accompanied =. =, "
rumblings In Printing House Square. aroma - ~
Tribune Building. the shock was es,4c,su- -
ticeable. II was Sunday. and Park po,. -@
crowded with people passing TO and ,nr, :.
Brooklyn Bridge The scene was described !, -
Tribune OF August II. as follows:
Men and women stopped suddenly at tss ,.,,s---
sensation and looked at one another IN a-uazs---s
The first instant the tar was faint and distant -.
as IL increased into n heavy rumble and --,-,. -.
pedestrians rushed from the sidewalks ints ~
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20

inprobable that an earthquake might occur in
New York it was not impossible. He sad
The disturbance in California was due entirely
10 local conditors connected with mountain build
ing The conditions not at all general, ana
could not extend TO New York unless they were
very deep seated indeed The only way that an
earthquake could reach New York Is in come ctlon
with the fault which extends along the Hudson
In this fault two stages of rock formation are
ioined. The west side of the Hudson IS COM
posed of sandstone and the east of granite and
hard rock. This sandstone has settled probably
thousands of feet In past ages but now II seems
to have reached stable position, and the fault or
assure may be healed. IT, however, the strain
from side on the fault became too great there
would be settling and a shifting Of the earth =
crust. This, however, Is only remote possibility.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
PROFITS FOR RELIEF.
Portland Exposition Nay 6lf'
500, ,OOO-City Raises S160.OO0.

A dispatch received in this city last nsn y
the Publishers Press said that meeuhs :
stockholders of the Lewis & Clark EAp'''-.-
had been called for tomorrow, for the p-.s- p.D~s
of turning over TO the san Francisco rea.;,Joa REM
the 100000 profits left from tne o ~, ,-or.
The dispatch also said that the SSOOoo es aasrsr
the fund for the relief Of the Heppner Ia u9s Ssn
would be turned over and that S35OOo naa ~, ~
given since the announcement OF the eOnip''~
of the S125,00O fund.
Portland, Ore, April 19.-In addition "
Telegrams" fund OF $4,000. raised Es''.,. ,-,..x
morning. Portland business men up ~, sS King
totaI of sI95 069 for ne reief Of the san Fran
cisco earthquake sufferers.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
BAY STATE SENDS 100000.

Boston. April lathe advices froIn oa,. ,.--.ass
cisco to-day resulted in an immed@a'0 -, eity
of the amount OF contribution I0" sf0o1a
and Massachusetts from S29eO 20 :, the
Kidder. Peabody & Co. the treasure'' san
fund. authorized their representatives y sI,.
Franc,sco 10 place the entire amount at 'ns -
posal Of Governor Pardee and Mayor senlni,- 90
Anotber meeting of citizens win Oe ns;a slnls i
morrow at City Hall TO raise adiae snpointsd
and IL is expected that the ssn 10 aiis
yesterday VIII be increased from hi'N'
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
B. P. O. ELKs OFFER ASSISrASts

Washington April 1S-The Washins'O.. ~, passei
Elks at largely attended meeting ias. SUI
resolutions OF sympathy for the - F,-ancssco
ferers and sent a telegram to the 97sp,-..nes
lodge rendering financial and other oi the 81
subscription of $4,000 for the 20 ~ Robert ~ -
Francisco sufferers was made to-.ey through N
baudy. the French philantnfup.s" This sun VI
French Ambassador In washington, io,,,,h the Frea'-
be made Immediately availaole thrV"s
consul In San Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
SACRAMENTO RAISES s5o,ooo'
Will Send Steamers with Supplies TIL SanN
ing Is Alleviated.

Sacramento. Cal. April 19-Citizens Oh So So
mento az an irpronptu meeting on the e'... ~.
house steps in the city this morning la11' .,,r,.
0oo IN twenty minutes II was decided iHlns
diately TO start steamers for san Fi@i'1-- svsry
supplies. and TO continue sending s'7'
day until all suffering is alleviated-
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
FEARS FOR GENERAL AND MRS. BRAGG

Fond du Lac. Wis. April 1s-Grave fears are felt
for the safety of General and Mrs. F. S. Bragg
who were known TO have been in San Francisco at
xhe time OF the disaster.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
LOS NeELEs SENDS OVER sUVa =

Los Angeles. April 19.-Contrlpu''erk sss-
relief fund have passed the SlOoV'V ',.d .r,sd for
enteen cars. laden with provisions n Los
san Francisco tonight. The eV"N AZ pgo
Angeles gave $4,000 ooati0~s sa
visions started tonight from "a"
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20


Clarence II. Mackay sent the following telegram
last night 10 President Wheeler Of the University
OF California:
understand that. owing 10 the terrible oatas-
trophe which has Just overtaken San Francisco
and that part Of California. several OF the uni
versity buildings have been destroyed. PRAY
accept my deepest sympathy 7 am wiring
you 20 say that I shall be willing to sub
scribe 100000 toward the erection of a new
building. This is the time for all Of US TO pull
together. and TO show the world what California
can do in adversely.
Subscriptions for the relief OF sufferers In San
Francisco were being received on the floors OF
the Consolidated and Produce exchanges yester-
Gay afternoon. and il is expected that they win
amount 70 many thousands OF dollars by this
evening.
The determination Of Secretary Shaw TO give
San Francisco all the money required by in
creasing deposits in the national banks OF that
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20
CITYGIVES0VER S5OO.OOO
Rockefeller Sends s100,O00-Other
Rich Men Open Purses.

New York's sympathy for stricken San Fran
cisco viii be expressed in measure by a relief
fund Of enormous size. While preparations We're
being made yesterday for the appointment Of
official committees to raise and distribute RELIEF
funds, contributions amounting to over half a
million dollars were made by New Workers who
could not wait for the organization of such re-
lief movements. The outpouring of money by
New York 10 relieve suffering and want in san
Francisco Will have 10 be counted by millions
OF dollars when the committees get TO work.
John d. Rockefeller was among the rich men
who could not wait for the organization of relief
committees. He authorized his agents i'm San
Francisco to expend 100000 for the relief Of
the homeless and destitute of that city
Up 10 the time of the closing Of the New York
Stock Exchange al O'Clock in the afternoon a
special committee appointed by the president Of
the Exchange 10 receive subscriptions for the
relief of the San Francisco sufferers received
checks from members TO the amount of $4,000
This committee at work only one hour.
This is simply a starter" said one of the
members of the committee, land expect at
least to double that amount before quit the
good work"
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. sent an authoriza-
ton 10 their representative in San Francisco TO
draw on them at sight 10 the amount of $4,000
this sum representing the contribution 10 the
ways Investment Company Of San Francisco.
Patrick Calhoun president of that corporation;
C. Sidney Shepard and Ford, Bacon & Davis.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co closely identi-
fed with the control of the United Railways In
Vestment Company.
The following telegram sent by NJ. Gug-
genheim's Sons TO General Frederick Funston.
commanding the Department OF the Pacific. at
San Francisco:
We desire TO express through you our deepest
sympathy in connection with the appalling dis
aster which has visited San Francisco. We have
wired the sum OF $4,000 the Union National
Bank OF Oakland which they instructed to
place your disposal for the relief of the suf-
fering and distressed. Please use IL in accord
ance with your own best judgment.
The executive committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce held brief meeting 10 call special
meeting of the chamber for 1890 p. m to-day,
when a special committee viii be appointed TO
raise money for the San Francisco sufferers. At
the meeting OF the committee the following
tributions TO the fund were received, amounting
10 sec 75O
New-York tribune., 1906-04-20

Lazard Freres, through their San Francisco
correspondent, contributed $4,000 The bank
ing house Of J. & w. Seligman gave $4,000.
The following contributions for relief Of the
sufferers AT San Francisco were announced in
the afternoon:
The daily tribune., 1906-02-16

Morris X. ysssa. ~ philAatespiaG,
taek him NJ at tkA& tims. ~. JssuD
savs him eSoe " hslp hin n The agAt
and 9Ise 10 reiMburse him for his e.
pendituYes already nads.
6ince that sins Mr.. Jssup has taken
q deep interest IN the Cemstock cru-
sades and has given his Aoasy free
ly. A meeting was hsld at Mr.. Jssup's
house IN ISIS BY prominent oitisAns,
the New York Society for the Sup
preston OF vios was formed and Mr..
Comst0nk was engaged ~ its agent at
regular salary.
A determinsd attack on the pub
lishsrs and vendors Of obscene litera-
ture and pictures was 1t once begun.
and at fitting time. for never had
there been 90 many and such hraSsn
violations Of the laws OF the land and
decepcy AZ at that tins. ADVERTISE
meRts were boldly printed In the pa
pers and thousands of circulars were
distributed by the dealers, many Of the
circulars being placed in the hands Of
children es they left school. An In
effective law was passed In 1872
against the use Of the mails for I'm
moral purposes. but 1t accomplished
nothing. and Mr.. comstock sndsavorsd
The daily tribune., 1906-02-16

aided his evidently falling strength
down the steep incline.
But the pitcher had been to the well
once toe often and even while the
cheers and words Of encouragement
were sounding In his ears, the life
blood gushed from his mouth. and
sinking heavily to the ground mur'
INJURED, Hold tight, little one" and
the brave old heart suddenly ceased
Its busy work,
Hes dead, the dsaF old fellow. sav'
Ing young life Of which he had neveI
heard" whispered one to the other
and . young minister, who, from the
first, had watched tho seene with an
Intense interest. bent over the body,
and detaehlng Greek letter badge
from the vest. read to the sympathiH-
Ing crowd. u. II. H., Harvard, IA
adding reyently a. he removed his tall
hat:
Greater love hath NO man than
this"
To their credit. there were real tears
In the eyes Of these big. strong men Of
the world, a. in silence they touched
glasses with the Senator to the mem
ory of that classmate, whose soul was
still marching on. and whose heroic
death had added another star to old
Harvards glory.
The daily tribune., 1906-02-16

tempted to ascend only to be driven
back with soorched hair and blistered
hands
A cry from the crowd to the right
attracted the attention Of nremen and
spectators, and all held their breath,
as little cid man was seen. climbing,
with the agility Of . est the salva1-
issl vatsrspout On the corner q the
building. Reaching the TOP aAl grasp
ing the oornice. he rapidly worked
himself along until he vas directly
over the open window. He must have
had . wonderfully correct eye. for ~
he seemed to expect, hts left foot
reached Just /, the TOP OF the scaling
ladder below him. Placing his foot
leased 1rst enc hand and then the
brick side Of the building. a. II
srasping an imaGinary rope. Cau-
tiously lowering himself to . stoopiAE
position. hs suddenly threw himself
inside the spsA windew. ~ the ladder.
burned near the middle, fell To the
ground with . crash. With scarce .
msnsst's loss of time hs rsappsarsd
and piled several thick books upea the
window sill. Thsn with the child
strapped tightly upon his back. he bal
aneed carefully upon these, reached
up aad again grasped the cornics. The
arsmsa at epes realized what . De-
perats plan he was about to attempt
and quickly placed another ladder jsst
srosnd the ssrnsr Of the building, not
yst reached by the flames. Slowly aad
carefully ~ cid man, with his pre-
eio.s burden eiinging 10 his shoulders
worked his way along the insecure
suttsv. Ais progress at times painfully
retarded and the distance seemed
great Wssid 10 beat the hamsa in
the raesi Wovid he be able 10 hold
out, encumbsrel ~ he was! The grea'
crowd bslew held its breath. Finally
he clutchsd the projection at the cor
nsr and swung his fest upon th'
rounds Of the ladder. Long tongues
Of hrs lsApsd from the room hs had X
lately occupied and seemed to be strik
Ing at the rsscusr and the rescued. II
vicious though impotent fury. bu
lstronE and willing hands met and re
J llisvsd the old man Of his burden an'
The daily tribune., 1906-02-16
Brlehs from Evsrywhsro.

Marconi wheat 10 becoming . staple
product OF the drysst parts Of Colorado.
The only 'nswsboys" in epaia are
women.
Friction matches are only half q
century old.
In parts Of HondurAs, MahogaAy ID
cheaper than pine lumber.
There are 5000 women stuAsats u
universities In SwttzerlA1d.
The farm products imported inta
Great Britain aggregate SeeQ, ,eo0 0eoo Z
year.
One million dollars ID sat est Sl
this country annually . Norway b
Norge-Americans.
There are forty-four counties IN KaA-
sas without a pauper, and thiYtySevaa
without an inmate Of the tail.
Sir Harry Johnston, the African ex.
plorer. says there Is more misery in
London than In Africa.