The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-02
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
REGISTERED By THE WEATHER
BUREAUS SEISMOGRAPH.
They Lasted for an Hour and Are supposed
10 Have Occurred l.OtO or 4. 200 Miles
south Of Washington Heavier Shock
Comparatively Than That nj Kingston.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The ~seismograph at
the United States Weather Bureau to-day
registered a severe earthquake that 10 sup
posed to have occurred somewhere about
1000 or 200 miles south of Washington.
The tremors began at II minutes after
s O'Clock this morning and continued until
about 0 O'Clock. The period Of strongest
vibration was at approximately 20 minutes
after & o'clock.
The earthquake was also felt at the mag
netic observatory Of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey at Cheltenham.
Md. where the seismoRrsph registered an
earthquake comparatively larger thar that
at Kingston. Jamaica. but not of such
violence as the San Francisco disaster.
At Cheltenham the registration began at
sli O'Clock and lasted one hour.
The principal disturbance was from
ST TO S2S o'clock. The strongest wave
motion was in a northerly and southerly
direction. which leads 10 the belief that the
earthquake was somewhere TO the south Of
Washington.
The Weather Bureau issued the following
official bulletin early this a fternoon:
The seismograp hs at the Weather Bureau
recorded an earthquake OF moderate in
tensity, which resembled in many respects
the record of the Kingston earthquake
made on January IL. 1907.
The first preliminary tremors began
earlier in the north and south component
record. namely at s:14:i9 A. NJ, 18th meridian
lime July !, 1907, with a distinct second begin
ming Of tremors after an interval Of 4 minutes
and i3 seconds, namely, at s1e:32. A few
long period and with amplitude OF about
IA To 20 millimetre were recorded from
S:22 TO S:28 and constitute the record Of
strong motion in this component.
The motion Of the ground in the east
west direction began at S:l459 A. NJ. and
consisted OF unusually minute and short
period tremors. The beginning Of the secS
ond preliminary tremors in the east est
record was very gradual at about s:l8; 80;
the maximum wave motion was recorded in
the east-west component at about S:25 to
SPA. VI, the amplitude Of the motion being
about Il millimetre.
The records of distant earthquakes Of
this character gave only the vaguest indica-
ton Of the origin Of the disturbances. but
from the general details Of this record we
may have been south Of Washington, and
at a distance Of from 500 to 1000 miles"
BlDpEFoRp. Me-, July 1.-The earth
quake Tumblings that we're noticed in Ports
mouth, y. H, OH Saturday evening we're
noticed M about the same time along the
coast Of York county in THE State. Summer
residents at Btddeford Pool and resorts
along the coast toward Kennebunkport
felt a succession OF slight earth shakings
hat were strong enough TO cause dishes
TO rattle.
HAVANA. July The Jesuit observers
at the Belen University issue the following
statement:
AT 743 o'cloc this morning a severe
earthquake occurred 4, i83 Kilometres about
$50 miles, distant from here. The direction
IF fha aaiGmlO Uayo ia not claar and tbara
fore We cannot locate the centre of radis-
ton. The circle passes between Porto
Rico and Ssnto Domingo. touches the
southern coast Of the Caribbean and passes
over Costa Rico.
The earthquake lasted over an hour
and when the 'seismograp hs were raised
the movement was still going on. but was
much lessened."