The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-16

A ALBANY. y. Y, April 15,-The
strongest and longest earthquake shock
recorded upon the scismograph at the
State museum here since the instrument
Twas installed, began at 1:l4 a. m. to-
dav and continued for more than two
hours. The record is much more pro-
nounccd than that made by the San
francisco earthquake of last year. The
hnaximum vibration was so severe as TO
Ewing the pendulum clear off the re-
|cording indicator.
Assistant State Gcologist David II.
Newland said:
'"The disturbance must have been
very severe indeed, longer and more Sc
vere than any recorded since our in
efruments were installed, more than a
year ago 1t appears to have been some
1000 miles away, To the southwest or
southeast.
May Be World Wide.
In an official statement given out at
:he State geologist s Office today it is
1eclared that "there is no doubt that
he present disturbance belongs to the
world shaking variety, and that II will
De found to have been felt at all the
eismological stations in this country as
yell as in Europe aud perhaps in other
arts of the world
The first indication of the disturbance
fss received at 1:ltl5 clock this
Forming AT rs a m. the waves dc.
eloped rapidly TO extraordinary size,
taching I'M amplitude of over six inches
; traced by the pendulum and causing
te recording arm 10 swing entirely of
,e cylinders on both the. north.south
ld the eastwest machines. The large
aves lasted ten minutes and the whole
eturbance until about 3 a. m.
WASHINGTON. April l5.-According
the weather bureau distant earth.
iake of great intensity was recorded
1:l4:2o this morning. The greatest
oremeut of the earth ar Washington
rs secured in an east and west dl-
ction and lasted from l:26 TO 1:4l.
bile the principal portion Of the north
nth movement lasted until 2l a. m.
le duration Of the earthquake was
er two hours These records seem TO
dlcate an unusually violent earth
iake at distance comparable in in.
nsIty with those which recently oc-
rred at Valparaiso and Kingston,
BERKELEY, Cal, April 15.-Perhaps
most remarkable shock of earth
axe ever recorded at the students
eerVatory at the University of Cal
)fnia was registered on the 0mey seis-
1graph at an early hour this morning
ie snock lasted for more than half an
nr, ann on that account it is believed
~ the local station is much nearer the
pter OF the shock than the eastern
stlohs, where the duration OF the
iake was much longer
II is a well founded fsci that the
p'h is always shortest at the near
po,nt 70 the center of an earth
rhe, sald Professor Armip @.
uscnner' director Of the students OBJ
na.ory ana head of the department
as.iohomy at the University of Cal.
.L eIia thls afternoon. ''The shock felt
~ az eas' was very plainly recorded
hc pmey seismograph in the stu.
observatory. We did NOT tako
record Off until > q clock this 80
poon although it wae much narlier
our regular timS for maxine oh.
Eations, which are taken ever fv,or.
fonr hours. The record Of tbc han:
ION IS followed by that of addition
reavy shocks - 'i''''i-
ahbDo' Tex, April 15.-The latest
PTS from Mexico City confirm Inc
news sent out last night abouf .
en- earthquake. While DAMAGE was
,eu oy cracking walls, killing horses
ana other animals. no persons arn
red. ~" sll9htiy
ORD from points south state that
I,uch damage resulted from fall.
"is' no loss Of life is known The
p' OF the shock covered a wide area
ron San Luis Potos to San Juan