Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-06
TWO EARTHQUAKES
VISIT SALT LAKE
The Disturbance Extends From
Southern Idaho Points to
Midvale.
TREMoRS DISTINCTLY FELT
No Extensive Damage Was Done,
However. Though Many Walls
Cracked slightly over city.


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Farthouakc shocks were felt
,,t.t, 8, This city and
...,t,... e-.,,,
throughout StiiF
northeast to Southwest ana from
farad lewiston Preston and other
$50. LINT. am tho martin 20
9"uln'i" i"''' ,a -
point slsluN hott"
American Fork Tho strongest disiurh-
og ,.oro ro,or,io5 al a point about
- ,..,t,, AS for as can
- ,oorre5 n, extcnsive damage was
done. Biologists are in the hills today
1ootinp for poaqible uuhea,-lls and open
,,, ..,.,,.,.r, ~ ,,.oorfe from
setnls . ,',,tg tbc stn,ks us oc-
l'Vu9 - ! "a T-hc r.cord
tins q, ,2 . 3no t-nivoreity
~ wv t ~. saIt T,te ,.al-
ny icr 80 ass sbo,x and S.gt
~ poth eb,--ts lasted for
~ Wy ,',t,,,,,, proc.esor rred D
49,. H.. f.,t,.s.-it,, as.ipns as tho
"a ~, lent dist,srbance "A
1870 ~ $3.50 IN, fbe v-asatob
s.'l.,i.'5
"'T D-,, ,,,+.. ana o,,,, roro,f tfe
a,',,'e,,,,,,..,. ~ o1e,tr-f1g "a IA and
so r- rr,.t,,, Jey-fston and
- tlat,r ..,-,,,t. a., ti,o COMO dietrl,f
&C. Do Nnaa
~, 20 i,.tt hn+ soenn. non.
.i,.t ...i ~, ,.,.,.,,,.,s,,,, st,o.tI,. hefo-,.
~ 80, 80, ~ o,,ar and Rrirbam
p.rt 13i,,- az ehneb Vas moi felt
A. go, a. $50 e.lt -frc,,sf,. trbite III
g.,, ,,,r,t 30 c-s.,, NJ
49, ,,,s o,trc,,ai,, heavy Al sornr
49,. ti,c 60 ~ tfo disf,,rbance vas
.-r,,t $50 ,,,,o,,o ore 49, ter,no-
,. .,f ,,,,,s..-',,, ,,,.a ~, ,,,,,-c,
inns Az cor.oo,,c,oo we're dead Tor "A
,bort tinc W. his cfv the mower
limos r+sro n,t interrt,,,ted
QUOTES PROF GILBERT.
u,.,s.sso,. f-roa p,cu Of Tho mi
,..reit,, HI ~ No oninton that mo shocks
az last niaht NAV have been merely
fororunners of greater disturbances
10 ouotes Prof Gilbert i'm regard 70
this view. stating that the basin is over
a peculiar geological formation known
technically as fault planes These may
cause a readjuslmeat Of the more re-
cent strata. and in The slipping may
cause the greater shocks. The geolog-
ical aspect Of tae possibility is "A
parallel OF the California shocks on
Aplll H. lHuh Pfoi. GiiDoft or the
y >. geological survey mas repeatedly
leicast the destruction OF thla re-
zion py earihquake.
ne Npeiienee e, OF nany salt l-akars
by telephone. IN almost every instance
ss,,,d - me ~ .,,, ~ nousgs
~ crsci, dis,,es ratt1a, ,,''lia
craclsed IN so,,,s ,osos ,,e,,,,i, .r, ,,.'''t
wnvered in thei, steps ana ,n.,.ienc..1
distinct nausea pl.op liohts .,,.,iue M
pendulums ana those la The hioher
stories OF large bufldinrs renorfod
strong tremors the sensation being
much like that TO be had ia a small
boat when riding a. wave.
At Saltair last nieht the disturbance
was peculiar. Attendants who were I'm
the shooting gallery al the time report
that the swinging targets set up a great
commotlon. 4 cat which has adopted
Saitair as n home rushed from her
sleeping mat and jumped into the lake
out OF sheer fright. II had not reap-
reared this morning T-oe srrs,t h,,illi,,,,
swayed under the influence of the
tremor and the attendants we're of the
opinion that a pile was sinking under
them The lake was SET in motion ~
marked degree and waves were start
ed rolling over the bathhonse nser
Many of the buildings TODAY show evi-
dences OF the severity OF the shock he
ing twisted. boards cracked and leaning
far from the porpendicular At rucfn
cutoff the lake was rolling hirh ana
waves passed over the structure.
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rN'l-i SiuNh On TRAIN.
Passengers on a nortbho,tnd t,,tr
when nearing Iopan tast nieht AZ d.
time Of the shook falt ne shoct, M ~,
moving train 81 stro,,- 80, = ~. ~
engineer brought bis troi, a. ~ 80
stnl until the disttirhanoe bad cc,ged I,
was Thought that no f,.,,.l- 80 ,,is,i,'.,
and an examination v,as made Tbe
train prooeede5 aftsr ~. soc,,,l st,,,'i,
The Arnorv m pierr,,,,t ,t,,,,, -.
shaken 10 o,iito an o,tc,f NJ, 80
at the function ~ v-siie .,d 49,