Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-16
LASTED OVER TWO HOURS
Distance Il Estimated at From 1000
to 5000 Miles.
EXACT LOCATION NOT KNOWN
Spain Reports Small Disturbance,
But Shock There Was of
Minor Character.


earthquake of great intensity and mag,
nitude.
The total duration of the disturbance
according to Prof. Marvin of the
weather bureau, was two and three.
quarters hours. The disturbance was
registered on the seismographs at tn,
observatory OF the Georgetown Cniver-
sity, the weather bureau and the mag
detic survey at Cheltenham Md.
The quake is estimated to have oc-
CURED between 1000 and 5000 miles from
| Washington. Its exact location was un-
| known up to a late hour this afternoon.
Telegraphic dispatches show that the
| earthquake was also recorded at st.
Louis, Cleveland, Madrid, Spain and
other places.
| According to Rev. Father Francis A.
| Tondorf, in charge OF the observatory OF
! Georgetown University, the earthquake
was one of great violence. He estimted
| its distance from this city as between
$500 and 1000 miles. When asked as to
| the probable location Of the origin the
observer said:
There Is only one record Of where q
man exactN located an earthquake from
the se.smosrapnic sheet. The disturbance
this morning may have originated on the
northern coast OF South America, or y
may have been out at sea-"
Estimate of 5000 Miles.
The records OF the Cheltenham obser-
vatory indicate that the origin Of the
quake was 5000 miles distant from
Washington, and probably in the eastern
Mediterranean region.
The earthquake bulletin issued today
| by H. E. Williams acting chief of the
weather bureau. follows:
The seismograph of the observatory OF
Georgetown University shows that the
preliminary tremors began at las o'clock
shocks shoe at IS ocloeE to e:92 o'clock. and
from 2,A3 O'Clock to 2:O5 O'Clock. The
tremors continued until 2:OS O'Clock. fol-
| lowed by another shock lasting till 2:1O;
The tremors did not end finally until All
o'clock am The directions Of the tre-
mors were mainly east and west.
The record of the Cheltenham seismo-
graph shows. as expressed in 18th me-
ridian time, the quake began at 1 hour
| 2 hours and SO seconds; long wave,
hours, minutes. So seconds; maximum
| wave, hours, 81 minutes, II seconds.
End Of quake. 4:15 O'Clock.
1t is the opinion of scientists that the
long duration of the earthquake indicates
| that 1t was q disturbance Of great sever
ity. III IL occurred at sea particulars will
| be lacking unless II caused q tidal wave
astere
IAN earthquake of considerable magni-
tude was recorded at the weather bureau
in the early morning of June Is. The
minutes and seven seconds after mid
night, seventy-ffth meridian time, and
the second preliminary tremors at fifty
six minutes and fifty-eight seconds. The
stronger motion OF the record began at
just exactly 1 O'Clock am, and the total
duration of the disturbance was approx
mately two and three-quarter hours, thus
indicating very considerable intensity
at the origin
The motion was apparently decidedly
stronger In east-west than in the north
south directions, and the distance is es-
timated to be about 1900 miles from
Washington. II is not practicable from
these instrumental records to determine
the direction of the disturbance with
respect to its origin.
Two Heavy Shocks Followed.
The preliminary tremors were fol-
lowed by two heavy shocks. The first
Of these lasted three minutes. begin
ming at 1853 am, and the second, last
ling the same time, followed it immedi-
ately.
These two heavy shocks were the
| principal movements noted during the
| long record. After these there followed
tremors until All am.
Observers at the university were I'M
able to definitely locate the disturbance.
The movements were mainly east and
west.
1T is considered probable that the To-
cality of the disturbance was in Italy
Record in Other Places.
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 16-The dis
! turbance manifested early today and
recorded by the seismograph at the
Georgetown University at las am. was
noted on similar instrument at Har-
ward University one minute later. Two
ma ximum periods were noted at Harvard
and the delicate needle of the seismo-
graph continued to oscillate for nearly
two hours The distance of the origin
of the disturbance was estimated at
! 5000 miles, apparently toward the south.
| CLEVELAND. June Earthquake os-
citations beginning at 2:49:1O and ending
at 4:16:15 were recorded by the seismO-
| graph at St. Ignatius College early today.
There were two shocks of importance, one
OF thirty seconds duration and the last
| OF thirty seconds duration and the last
| was AT 3 O'Clock.
ST. LOUIS. June 16. - Earthquake
shocks extending over one hour and nine
minutes were recorded this morning by
the seismograph Of st. Louis University.
! The main vibration was at 1853 am.
The direction OF the oscillation was
| from west TO east ard indicated a vio-
! lent disturbance from 800 to 900 miles
west.
Cannot Estimate Distance.
| ALBANY. " Y. June 1G.-The seismO-
graphs in the state museum recorded the
passage of an earthquake this morning.
the first waves arriving at 80 O'Clock.
| The records indicated distant origin for
the disturbance. though it was impossible
| TO estimate the distance with any GER
| tainty. The disturbance seems to have
been OF considerable magnitude and the
vibrations continued without interruption
during a period of over two hours.
| MADRID. June 16.-This morning
earthquake shocks varying In duration
from four to ten seconds were felt
here, and simultaneously at Cordova
and Aimeria in Andalusia.
No casualties are reported. but in AL