The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-03
SAN FRANCISCO SHAKEN
Saturday with Fear and Seismic Shlv-
I ers-Thought Awful Experience of
1906 was to be Repeated


quake shocks, the heaviest since the
big shake of 1906 and separated by
only few seconds. Jared the central
portion Of California and Western Ne
vada yesterday The first sharp shock,
lowed within a few seconds by one of
similar intensity, each lasting about
five seconds.
Only trivial damage has been report
ed from any section. but in San Fran
cisco and other cities in the affected
area a panic seized crowds in stores
and restaurants and there was a peli-
nell exodus from the large buildings.
In New Territory
One peculiar feature of the earth
quake was that it did not appear to
follow the old fault in the earth's
crust which has been the playground
of tremblers in the past, but extended
from the seacoast eastward to the ST.
erras. including hitherto exempt noun
tain areas. 1t was felt to the north
ward of Sacramento in the Sacramento
valley. southwars as far as Fresno,
and to the east to Reno and Carson,
| New, the latter place experiencing the
heaviest shock in it's history.
Some slight damage was done to
buildings in San Francisco. Heavy
stone in the cornice of the Mechanics
Bank building was moved slightly out
of alignment superficial cracks We're
made in several large office buildings.
cornices Of the new postoffice building e
We're disarranged and minor damage
was done to the interior walls of a
number of other buildings.
Fell Dead of Fright
Within a few seconds after the first
shock many down town buildings were
depopulated in rush to the streets.
Telephone and telegraph service was
suspended by the operators deserting
their posts. Herbert Hadley, a dgin q
house inmate, fell dead of fright, and
some cases of hysteria, of cuts or
bruises suffered in the semi panic were
treated al the hospitals.
Santa Rosa, which suffered the great
er disaster in proportion to it's size
than did San Francisco in the catas-
trophe of 1906, scarcely felt the shock
yesterday.
San Jose, another heavy sufferer in
1905, reported that the shock was the
severeSt experience since that time,
but it did no serious damage. Stock
ton and Fresno people were frighten-
ed by the jarring, but there, as in Sac
ramento, where the state Offices were
deserted in a trice as a result of the
trembler, the damage to buildings was
trifiing.
It's Hard to Shock Reno
In Reno, New, the shock was scarce
ly felt. but in Carson it was severe.
The federal court was in session in
! the Nevada capital, and judge, jury
and attorneys rushed to the street.
At the Santa Clara College observa-
| tory both reels were thrown off the
| seismograph. They were replaced i'm
mediately, but the record of the dis
turbance will be incomplete
The mean time clock at the observa- =
| tory of the University of California
| was stopped for the first time since
| the earthquake five years ago.
| The deep booming reverberation
which usually marks disturbance of a
widespread character, accompanied the
| first tremOr. In San Francisco the
groanng and creaking of the steel
| structures played a larger part in
| frightening people than did the tre-
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