Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-28
SAN ANTONIO
EARTHQUAKES
Sensible Article on Sub
iect Submitted by Mer.
chant AlIaire.
nc GIVES SOME TRUE FACTS
q II. ntenLns ~.

r The Even'ur Citizen.
san Antonio ~ M. luiy 20 lea of
Der to eet aome loanie idea of me
character ana source of tho oarth
quake shocks which have so alarmed
the excitabie portion 81 the commu
uiy : constructed a crude form uf
soismosIaph OBJ mg residence. AFTER ne
SECOND severe shrek % last Monday
the 10th. inst This device eus sun
cioniiy sensitive tu record very mild
lremors.
secured Two records. which we're
of exactly fhe same character, being
each very plain and about half IN
inch long
Tle Rrst record Indicates that ihc
hrs' impulse WAS o. direct thrust from
the northwest of this place followed
hy an uaclllNiing motion nrsf from
tho uilfWesf. then from The north
east II SHOWS also that the Origin
of the disturbance 81 west ~ IT, prob
ably IN the .aHdaienn mountains. and
ia NOT dee tu q subsistence iu tir val
lcy proper a. some have aurmisef
THE second record " this chafac
Ger was due east ana west Instead Gi
southeast fo northwest aH The nFai
one the Source of The mpIiso beine
westerly AS ln the fret
Oihtr records OF night ifcmurs we're
made up on dots and deFheH haflpe
300 suac.al character
fu ms mind. ihia experiment lndi
Gates "a inulilnK of many miles in et-
tent through The Maglalrha range lai
ealy inia country ia mil oi sueh
faulis. aud the Disturbance vac mo-
doubt FAR moro severe Thousands pf
years aEn than % ia now a. uut he
linvr that recent llHhi showers have
anything ga 40 with ihe Disturbances
Tho records ahov short sharp move
msntH which sliding. we earth could
not cause The area over when these
Shocks have been felt extending a.
Silver city E Paso and Albuquerque
also preclude any local earth move
ment theory.
The greatest damaro so Tar dnHe
has been 90 che nervous systems oi
escliahie persons Hair our people
are living IN tents and other temper
ary shelter away frum the walla uf
buildings, and they are largely EN-
gagged ln narraiing their sensations
and repmfing and omheillshing al ne
rumora they hear.
10 would take q 10 re- sensitive iu
strumeni taan ! ana able 20 constuci.
which would record al The ahoeks
that the people say ioey feel
However. phenomena Of this char
aeiar % far from enjoyable. even BY
the most phleFmalc persons d ig
me fear that perhaps something worse
Do fn come tuai unnerFea thc most
staiCai
/ Both oi our severe shnckf uf thr
| igih and iGth we're preceded hy nn.
morpuf light lrom0ra, $50 that aa Ions
az these minor Disturbances continue
just so long viii tho public be keut
/ in state of constant fear
! A. no aoiions damago nag thus far
occurred. and aa people who have
lived here for my years nave newer
conserved ems serious disturbances hf
fore. and al similar disturbances else.
shore aiwaya aubslda aitcf one or two
severe ahncbs I am Inclined 90 bcliCve
ihaf che worst ia oyPf co. many years
fo como
/ 80 Intelligent person ia justified in
/ nfrdlcflna dlaasfgr from Fufre Of
/ which they absolutely kHHW nufainE
/ Such predictions only eause aHneflnF
among nervous people 1hn prophets
Idld uui predict Hnaf has occurred
l Why SHOULD ae take ans note of
/ what they sny about the fuiurnf
G. 81 Al1AiHE