Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

Shock Felt at Weather Bureau
and at GEORGETOWN University
The earth shocks recorded at West
bromWich. England, which began at II ~,
CLOCK last night and 800 o'clock this
morning, aud felt In Russian Turkestan
from until 4:3o o'clock this morning.
corresponded. allowing for the difference
IN time. with the disturbances reflected by
the seismographs at the weather bureau
and at Georgetown University and other
points in this country between Gal and
9aS o'clock last night.
Iaskhent. capital Of the general gov
ernment Of Russian Turkestan. is an i'm
portant trade center. with a population
Of about $4,000.
Vyerny, which appears to have suffered
most, is a fortified town situated at the
northern foot OF the Trans-IIli Ala-Tau.
amour nifty miles from the River IlH and
ABOUT the same distance from Lake
issFk-kul. 1t was badly damaged by An
earthquake i'm 1897
Inc vibrations lasted for more than two
hours and a half, as recorded by thu
selsmographs in Washington.
Father Torndorff's Observations.
hev. Father Torndorff. in charge OF the
| observatory at Georgetown Unjyersitv-
hoted the unusual tremors shortly after
.iie H.st record was made by the seis,no-
graph~Ht 6:39 o'clock The maximum
tremors were recorded between 7:lO
o'clock and I:4O O'Clock. The last shock
was recorded at 9:O8 O'Clock.
Vibrations were equally intense i'm the
north, south, east and west directions.
The same intensity was noted on the
horizpntal and vertical instruments.
Father Torndorff at first announced
that the disturbance was about $3.50
miles from here. Prof Marvin, at the
weather bureau. estimated the distance TO
be about 900 miles,
Interest was aroused about the univer-
sity last night when ii was announced to
students and faculty that an earthquake
was being recorded, and that il was tho
most severe ever noted at the observatory.
Before news was received from Asiatic
Russia this morning the weather bureau
was i'm communication with seismograph
stations all over the United States.
At St. Louis University 1t was thought
the disturbance was in Iceland. Prof. Cady
of Lawrence University placed il i'm Chile.
Shocks Break London Seismoeraph.
LONDON, January Am earthquake
of gigantic proportions was recorded by
the seismograph at the observatory at
West Bromwitch, between :35 o'clock
last night and 1856 o'clock this morning.
apparently 5000 or 400 miles to the east
ward.
The oscillation was violent that the
needle of the instrument collapsed.
Record at New York.
NEW YORK. January 4.-An earth
quake of great violence was recorded by
the seismograph at Fordham University
last night
The oscillation of the needle began at
$40 O'Clock and lasted about two hours,
the principal shock occurring AT 1:17 It
was estimated that the earthquake oc-
CURED 1000 miles away.
The greatest activity was shown from
north to south, although the shocks from
east to west were also violent.
Cleveland Seismograph Record
CLEVELAND. Ohio. January 4.-Earth-
quake shocks OF unusual intensity and
duration were recorded by the seismo-
graph at St. Ignatius College last night,
from a point proba--.- 6.Jo,
miles distant, according to Father Oden-
bach, the observer.
The initial shock came at .,:3S pm, the
main shock at 6:10:O5. the maximum at
6:22 and the end at sos pm. The mani
mum amount of motion was fourteen
extending over period OF
twenty seconds.
Vibrations Felt at Mobile.
MOBILE. Ala. January A series OF
violent earth shocks were recorded by
the sesmograph at Spring Hill College
last evening, commencing at 6:IS and
continuing for twenty-four minutes, the
maximum being reached at G:25 O'Clock
One heavy wave was also recorded at
500 O'Clock Tremors were recorded al
most continuously throughout the day.
Scientists estimated that the center of
The disturbance is more than 1000 miles
away.
New Orleans observations.
NEW ORLEANS January 4.-The In
trument at Loyola showed preliminary
remors lasting nine seconds. indicating
| distance $500 miles southwest, both
ne east and west and north and south
leedles showing disturbance
The shock reached its greatest violence
L 1872 the tremors having been almost
ontinuous up to that time. The tremors
hen decreased In intensity I'D to $40
nd gradually settled down TO indistinct
ecords by the seismograph.
THAT the quake was Of great yioleno>
, not 20 be doubted" said Father Kun
lie. scientist at Loyola. ''and we shall
ear O, serious IL not terrible ,damaee
9TH perhaps loss OF life, from this ouaES
1t is not under the Pacific ocean. and
ven then II may cause disturbances
-hich will prove serious.
TT is one of the most distinct ana VIC.
mt records we have had since San Fran.
ocOs disaster.
while IL might be a local tremor, that
. within a short distance. and of no con-