Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-05-21
SCARED PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
Beach Has Tidal Wave-Quiver Lasts
for Nearly an Hour-Mount Wilson
Rocks Twice-Los Angeles Also Gets
a Touch.

Los Angeles, May 16.-This city and
surrounding territory were visited Sun
day by series of earthquakes that
alarmed many people, but did little
damage beyond breaking dishes, de-
stroying house ornaments and cracking
walls of the lighter class of construc-
ton.
The shocks began about $3.50 clock
in the morning and were felt as late as
1853 at the beach resorts and in Pasa-
dena, Riverside, Redlands and San
Bernardino, where tremors occurred last
Thursday night.
Pasadena suffered the heaviest dam
age so far as reported. Several build
ings were cracked, plaster fell from
numerous ceilings and on Mount Will
son, where the Carnegie observatory is
situated, the tremors alarmed many
tourists who had climbed the peaks to
get views of the comet. The quake
came as a double shock with swaying
motion which gave the mountain
climbers a sensation of seasickness.
The mountain top rocked perceptibly.
Small Tidal Wave at Long Beach.
At Long Beach the strand was
washed by small tidal wave just after
the first shock there, shortly before 7
o clock Another tremor followed and
then the ocean, which had been I'M
usually boisterous all morning, fell sud
denly fiat and became for more than an
hour as smooth as bay in a calm.
In the city and in Riverside many
sleepers were awakened by dishes clat-
tering from shelves to the floor. Resi-
dents of the suburbs rushed out of their
/, houses, but no real serious damage was
reported.
A second shock visited Riverside
shortly after noon. Both tremors were
heavier than the quake which shook the
: Orange belt on Christmas day, 1899.
Heavy Shock at San Diego.
San Diego, CAL, May 16.-There was
s a rather severe earthquake shock short
t ly before in the morning. First came
. q light shock, lasting for few seconds
n Scarcely had the trembling subsidized
+ when there came heavier shock, which
o also continued for a few seconds. 81
far as known, no damage was done.
Pasadena Tells of 1t.
2 Pasadena, Cal, May 16.-People il
!. this vicinity were awakened at IA!
r clock Sunday morning with one OF
o the severest earthquakes ever expert
eneed. Oldtimers state they never fell
o anything like it. Several building
f were slightly cracked and plasterins
n broken from many ceilings. The quak,
+ came as a double shock, the latter being
:. harder than the first, accompanied by
/. swaying motion.
) Santa Ana's Experience.
Santa Ana, Cal, May 15-An earth
. quake shock of several minutes dura
\ ton was felt here at $3.50 clock thi
a morning. Many people on the street
, seeing the buildings and telephone pole
y trembling, took to the middle of tn
street Windows and doors were rattle
Il and late Sunday morning sleepers wer
, awakened. The movement was north
y west and southwest. No damage wa
q done here.
a. The shock was strong at San Jua
r Capistrano, % miles north of here. N
. damage was done to the old ruins of tn
! mission, which was partially destroye
10 by an earthquake in 1922.
d Two Riverside ChimEeys Fell.
- Riverside, Cal, May 16.-A sever
- earthquake was experienced at ia
j, clock Sunday morning. Two chimney
- on the Covert block, on Eighth stree
: were shaken down and the south wa
p of the Holly road hotel was cracked
i No other damage.
y A slight shock was felt at Sa
Bernsrdino.