Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
MAN DIES OF FRIGHT;
MANY SUSTAIN INJURY
Damage in City Trivial Compared to
Former Experience.
OTHER CITIES FEEL TREMoR
Quake Covers Radius of Hundreds Of
Miles, Coming as Far East as
Reno and Carson City,
Nevada.

BAN FRANCISCO July 1.-Two earth
quake shocks, the heaviest since the big
shake OF 1906 and separated by only a
few seconds. Jared the central portion of
California and western Nevada today.
The first sharp shock. experienced at 2:O1
O'Clock. was followed within a few sec
onds by one OF similar intensity, each
lasting about five seconds.
Only trivial damage has been reported
from any section, but in San Francisco
and other cities in the affected area panic
seized upon crowds in stores and restaur-
ants. and there was a pell-mell exodus
from the large buildings.
One peculiar feature of the earthquake
was that 1t 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 Sierras, including hither-
to exempt mountain areas. 1t was felt
TO the northward of Sacramento in the
Sacramento valley, southwark as far as
Fresno, and to the east to Carson and
Reno. New. the former place experience
Ing the heaviest shock In its history.
ONCE Building Cracked.
Some slight damage was done to build
ings in San Francisco. Heavy stones in
the cornioe OF the Mechanics Bank build
ing were moved slightly out Of alignment;
superficial cracks were made in several
large ONCE buildings, including the Pa
cinc building and the Commercial build
ing: cornfces Of tine new post once build
ing were disarranged and minor damage
was done to the interior walls of num-
Der of other buildings.
Within a few seconds after the first
shock many downtown buildings were de-
populated in a rush to the streets. Tele-
phone and telegraph service was sus-
pended by the operators deserting their
Iosts. Herbert Hadley. lodging-house
inmate. fell dead Of fright. and some
cases Of hysteria or of cuts or bruises
suffered in the semi-panic were treated
At the hospitals Santa Rosa, which suf-
fered greater disaster in proportion to
its size than did San Francisco in the
catastrophe of 1896, scarcely felt today's
shock.
People Badly Frightened.
san Jose another heavy sufferer in
1896 reported that the shock today was
the severest criticism since that time,
but IL did no serious damage. Stockton
and Fresno people were frightened by the
jarring. but there as in Sacramento.
where the state offices were deserted in
a trice as result of the trembler. the
damage to buildings was trifiing
In Reno. New. the shock was scarcely
felt. but in Carson il was severe. The
federal court was in session in the Ne
vada capital. and Judge jury and attor-
od n he
At the Santa Clara College observa-
tory both reels were thrown off the seis-
mographs. They were Immediately re-
placed. but the record OF the disturbance
will be incomplete.
Mean Time Clock stopped.
The mean time clock at the observatory
Of the University Of California was stop
ped for the first time since the great
6alake of five years ago.
The deep booming reverberation which
usually marks disturbances of a wide
spread character accompanied the first
tremor. In San Francisco the Eroaning
and creaking Of the steel structures play
ed larger part in frightening people
than did the tremora
Two sharp shocks were felt at Berkeley
across the bay, and at Oakland, but no
damage Is reported.
Shock Felt at San Jose.
SAN JOSE. Cal. July 1.-San Jose was
shaken about o'clock by the heaviest
tremor felt here since the earthquake
of 1906. No serious damage, however
was done.
No Damage at Stockton.
STOCKTON. Cal. July IA sharp
be In, Nlxx
O'Clock this afternoon. the vibrations
lasting fully ten seconds and were in a
north and south direction. No damage
has been reported.
Judge and Jury Rush From Court.
RENO. New. July IA few people in
Reno felt the earthquake recorded on
the coast this afternoon. At Carson City
the shock was severe. A session of the
federal court was being held and Judge,
jury and attorneys rushed from the
chamber in fright. No damage has been
reported, however.
Seven Shocks Recorded in st. Louis.
ST LOUIS. July The seismograph a,
the st. Louis University recorded a Sc
we're earth disturbance late this afternoon
The main shock began at 4 l6 pm, and
up to $50 O'Clock seven distinct move
ments were recorded, and the needle was
still moving. Father Goesz believes the
disturbance originated southwest of Cali
fcrnta.
Felt at Stanford University.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, July
l.-At this place. which is on the fault
line" of former seismic disturbances. this
afternoons shock was sharply felt. but
no damage was done except the dislods-
ing OF plaster ceilings in the business
Office OF the university.
A telephone message from Mayfield, a
few miles south of here, says that q
tvo-story brick building was badly