The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-23
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SALT LAKE CITY
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Many Buildings Damaged by the Sever Utah
Large Structures Sway Prccptbly- Guests Fright
ened-Chimneys Knocked Down-Excitemcnt Intense.

| Yesterday morning Salt Lake sway
ed nnd rocked. tall buildings waver'
ed. windows and doors ratified, clocks
stopped, and Mother Earth. was men
acIngly unsteady. Then the numb
lngs ceased. the buildings stood still,
/ hearts that seemed for the time 10
have ceased beating thumped win
hope again-and the Utah capital
first big earthquake was thing OF
the past The shock lasted Two min
utes and fifteen seconds
Two subsequent shocks were OF less
violence.
The earthquake was. according to
the best OF authority. the shifting of
a gigantic earth block almost directly
under the city,
The first shock came at 1928. the
second at S:3S. and the third al II :36,
the last being barely percepuble.
The center OF the disturbance was
Salt Lake. Other sections OF the
state suffered but little The total
property loss in Salt Lake probably
will be heavy. comprising numerous
minor damages. City Building Inepec-
Tor 4. p. Hirth says the solid con-
structIon OF the local business blocks
undoubtedly saved them from serious
damage OF from destruction.
Salt Lakes panic, while 1t lasted
was widespread. Hotel guests rushed
frantically from their rooms and down
stairs. many being restrained by force
from descending fire escapes. The lew
Sunday morning occupants OF the big
downtown bulldingS-mostly janitors
and scrubwomen-dashe In terror In
To tho streets Slumberers In the resi-
dence districts. rudely awakened by
the first shock, fastened out OF
doors
Roy Worthingtonu. an omploye In
the business department OF The Trib-
une, was just coming to work when
the convulsion of this portion OF the
earth occurred When the shock be-
carde apparent Mr. WorthIngton was
in front of Gardner'S store on Main
street. a few doors north OF Tho Trlb-
uDe building, he says, Il heard the
windows In the Gardner store creaking
and twisting 1t seemed to me. and
then looking up at The Tribune build
ing ! could see the top of 1t kind OF
swaying, 1t looked, as If the cement
or plaster was breaking loose from the
brick. There was dust coming out In
clouds from tho side OF the building.
Everybody on the sidewalks ran to tho
middle of the. street Many OF those
who were in the restaurants rushed
into the street with the napkins still
adorning them-tho meal was forgot
ten. they were seeking place of safe
~ In the middle Of the street As |
was running across the street |
bumped into n pole | was trying
to get away from the large window III
the office or course | do not know
whether 1t was the earthquake shock
that threw me against the pole or
whether II was in my hurry TO get
away from the window that ] came IN
contact with the post But from the
Brigham Young monument down to
Third South on Main street 1t scent
ed as II everyone In the buildings
had fled to the street
Thought Fire the Cause.
At the Wilson hotel many of the
guests were OF the opinion that the
hotel was on fire At the KnutSford
the majority feared that boiler had
exploded At the Semloh, Kenyon.
MoXum and Cullen the guests were at
a loss to figure out just what had hap
pened. Some Thought Halleys comet
had struck the earth, others remcm-
berad the recent explosion OF dyna- |
mite al Beck's Hot Springs. and some |
few suspected an earthquake.
II. NJ Hawkins was In charge OF the !
Knutsford when the first shock was
felt Mrs. Nellie Shoudy and Mrs. |
Anna Oakley also were In the Office /
Mr. Hawkins realized almost instant !
ly that the city had been visited by
an earthquake and within a short
time he had quIeted the guests who |
had been awakened by the tremor
The hotel was not damaged.
w. d. Ahern of the Cullen was in
charge when the building began 10
rock. Many of the guests were awake
ened, but there was no general exodus
from the hotel.
y. S, Wolf of the Semloh wSs on
the job when the seismic disturbance
occurred, and it took him several min
ltes 10 quiet the guests of the house
The building was rocked violently.
and several chandeliers were dam
aged An after inspection showed
hat the new structure had not been
damaged In the least by the quake.
Walters Desert Posts.
Colored waitors at the Knutsford
ost no time in leaving the building.
Before Clerk Hawkins had time to
realize exactly what had happened.
the walters had unceremoniously
dropped their dishes and trays and
led pell nell through the main lobby
IF the hoStelry,
The greatest damage done In the
district was al the home of F. A. Bit.
1er at 90 Center street, where the VI
oration lossened the Inner brlckwork
II the front part OF the house just
lear its apex. The bricks came rumb-
Ing down, crushing through the cell
ng of N1r- Bitnor's front parlor, and
lath and plaster with them.
ell TO the floor. The piano barely
escaped damage bat other articles OF
urniture were badly damaged. The
'rlcks tore a hole In the ceiling at ,
east four feet wide, and Mr.. Bitner ,
'Stimates his loss at $500,
Mr. Bitner and his family we're at .
breakfast when the first and greatest ,
hook came. After the house had )
topped shaking. they were startled :
o hear a deafening noise Issuing from :
he front room, and rushing in saw the