Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23

EARTHQUAKES STORY AS TOLD BY ITSELF THE UNIvER.
sITY OF UTAH sEIsMOGRAPH

At Fort Douglas no damage is re-
ported. but the shock was distinctly
felt.
his bed at 325 Firth East street ana
declares that things got deelue'i9
lively in his room for minute
The sisters and attendants at the
Judge Mercy b, pital report that the
building rocked percepubly for some
time. but no damage resulted
The Webster school house was so
shaken that the nagpole swayed TO
and fro. the motong being exaggerated
by the waving Of the ball on the top
While the shock was very apparent
az Garfield. Manager Whitley OF the
shelters reports that no damage was
done and operations were not inter-
fered with
All along the north and each benches
buildings were shaken, windows rattled
and curtains Tapped as t struck by
a sudden gust Of wind. but no damage
was reported.
The earthquake Jared Gown two
piles OF bookcases In the Dcseret News
bindery on the sixth floor OF the am
mex and scattered them over the hoor
In confusion.
Immediately after the earthquake
yesterday a large artcsan well owned
by Mrs Ellen KnOWlton al kaysviie
which had been dormant for year or
So started in fun force.
The News correspondent at Grants
vile writes that the shock was distinct
ly felt I'm Tooele county with the ac-
companying rattle Of dishes. but other
wise there was no damage
j. 3. Snyder. who sleeps on the top
floor OF the Boston building. says his
clock stopped at 7.27 a. m; that he
was rudely awakened and that the
building swayed percepubly
AZ the Buena Vista race track, two
horses are said 10 have broken ont OF
their stables, adding 20 the excitement
OF the men. who made break for the
open. No damage was done.
A Fifth ward youngster who was
awakened By his mothers scream from
the next room rushed down stairs
shouting. Daddy, the folding beds
shut up with Mamma I'm it,
Julian Riley L. S. deputy marshal.
who lives at sixth South and Fourth
East. says the folding doors I'm his
home ratified loudly and the chandeli-
ers vibrated in an astonishing manner
Col. ]. p. Conroy Of Los Angeles was
at the Knutsford and felt the shock He
says at exactly the same hour Of the
day. a week ago in Los Angeles DE
had a shaking mp that he won't soon
forget.
one guest at the cullen hotel was
preparing to jump into his tub OF water
for his morning abluuon, but when he
saw the water I'm the tub begin 10
dash to and fro he changed his mind
and retired.
The American Sunday School Union
chapel at Fifth North and Oakley ave-
nue., was badly shaken. the plaster be-
ing Jared from the interior onto the
floor. where the books of the library
were thrown also.
The elevator operator I'm tile Descret
News annex on starting up his cage
found scrub woman on the fourth
ncor on the verge Of collapse The
shake had tipped her bucket over and
she vas too scared 10 run.
samuel Kelsey, janltor OF the
Tribune building says he saw the
buildings on Second South. near state
sway 90 and FRO. and he wonders that
some OF the old buildings near the
corner aid not collapse
In the kitchen OF the Schramm-
johnson restaurant ON the ground
floor of the Boston building the om-
ployes had just reported for duty.
when The shock came and they all
rushed out into the street.
William johnson. a fruit man OF Cor