Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13
Seismographs Show Record of
Quake This Morning.
LOCATION NOT Determined
Believed to Have Been 1000 Miles
or More Away.
EAST TO WEST MOVEMENT
Duration of the Tremors an Unusual
Feature-Supplemental to
Costa Rica.

An earthquake. causing trerlors lasting
this morning by the instruments at
Georgetown University observatory. at
the weather bureau and at the coast and
geodetic survey magnetic observatory at
Cheltenham, Md. The tremors of the
seismograph were accompanied by dis
tinct shocks, it was said. at the George
town observatory. Father Francis Torn
dorf, who recorded the vibrations of the
instrument, said that the tremors We're
the most unusual ever noted at the OBJ
servatory on account of their alternating
directions. AS the motion was principally
east and west, it is believed that the dis
turbance occurred somewhere in the
west. probably along the Pacific coast.
The tremOrs of the instrument began at
3:25 O'Clock this morning. The electro
magnetic instrument recorded the frs.
shock just two minutes after the preliTli-
nary movement began. AT 1886 the second
shock came, lasting four minutes The
third shock was at 3:43 and lasted two
minutes. The first shock was by far the
heaviest. 1t is not believed. however. that
the earthquake could have been severe.
Weather Bureau Bulletin.
The weather bureau issued the following
bulletin about the quake:
AN earthquake of moderate intensity
was recorded on the seismograph of the
weather bureau in the early morning of
shown On the instrument recording east
and west motion. The preliminary trem-
ors began at 3:15:cS am. 18th meridian
time. and the principal portion Of the
disturbance began at o'clock, C6 min
UteS, 4U seconds.
The amplitude of the motion was only
moderate during the whole disturbance,
but was prolonged over a greater length
of time than usual with earthquakes OF
this degree of intensity. The characters
tic phases % earthquake records are not
clearly defined in the present case, but
1t is estimated that the disturbance was
at a distance of from 1900 to 900 miles.
No information is at hand as to the direc-
ton of the disturbance from Washington
or its probable origin
At Cheltenham Observatory.
Report of the earthquake was re-
ceived this morninesyy tie yeasH and
geodetic survey from the Cheftenham
ma agnetic observatory. According to
the seismograph, the .tre,nor began. at
S1S.5S o'clock this morning, reached it's
ma ximum severity at 3.2O.26 O'Clock
and did not terminate finally until
5.O3.3S o'clock, although the principal
IuOtiOn ceased at 14S5S. was stated
there was not sufficient indication of the
direction OF the earth waves to enable
the observers to place the probable
origin Of the disturbance, although it
Elemental shocks following the quakes
in Costa Rtca.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 13-The
seismograph at st. Ignatius College to-
day shows the record of a heavy earth
quake shock shortly after o'clock this
morning, the tremors lasting one hour
and seventeen minutes. Father Oden-
bach. the observer, says that the record
greatly resembles that made by the
earthquake in Costa Rica last week, but
Is Felt at Harvard.
BOSTON. May 13.-The delicate needle
of the Harvard seismograph was agitated
for nearly three hours early today, the
record beginning at 3:O5:4s am. and con-
tinuing until after 6 o'clock. The experts
estimated the origin the earthquake at
about $500 miles south or southwest.
ALBANY. N. Y, May 13.-The seismo-
graph at the state museum registered an
earthquake this morning which began at
3:1o and continued for an hour and forty
FIVE minutes. The museum officials state
that the disturbance probably was some
where along the west coast of South
America.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. May 13.-The
earth tremOrs continue today. In the
month since April 13 fourteen distinct
shocks have been recorded. The vol
canoes of the vicinity exhibit no special
activities.
II is estimated that force of 1000 men
would be required for six months to clear
the ruins of Cartago. Half that number
of men is engaged under good Organiza-
ton Samuel T. Lee, the American con-
sui at San Jose. is very active in the
work of rescue and the succor Of the sur