Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-05-20
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
SCARED PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
Pasadena Suffers Biggest Loss-Long
Beach Has Tidal Wave Culver 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 O'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
lngs 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 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 z
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 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
a rather severe earthquake shock short
ly before in the morning. First came
a light shock, lasting for a few seconds.
Scarcely had the trembling subsidized
when there came heavier shock, which
also continued for a few seconds. So
far as known, no damage was done.
Pasadena Tells of It.
Pasadena, Cal, May 16.-People in
this vicinity were awakened at 7:49
o clock Sunday morning with one of
the severest earthquakes ever expert
enced. Oldtimers state they never felt
anything like it. Several buildings
were slightly cracked and plastering
broken from many ceilings. The quake
came as 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 O'Clock this
morning. Many people on the streets
seeing the buildings and telephone poles
trembling, took to the middle of the
street. Windows and doors were ratified
and late Sunday morning sleepers were
awakened. The movement was north
west and southwest. No damage was
done here.
The shock was strong at San Juan
Capistrano, 25 miles north of here. No
damage was done to the old ruins of the
mission, which was partially destroyed
by an earthquake in 1922.
Two Riverside Chimneys Fell.
Riverside, Cal, May 16.-A severe
earthquake was experienced at 7:47
O'Clock Sunday morning. Two chimneys
on the Covert block, on Eighth street,
were shaken down and the south wall
of the Holly road hotel was cracked!
No other damage.
A slight shock was felt at San
Bernardino.