Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-02
Disturbance Recalls Disaster of
Ninety-Six and frightened
People Make Hurried Exodus
From Tall Buildings.
SHOCK FELT OVER WIDE
AREA: DAMAGE SLIGHT
One Man Drops Dead From
Fright While Many Suffer
Minor Injuries in Wild
Scramble for Safety,
tBy Morning Journal Special Leased w,rel

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
san Francisco. July 1.-Two earth
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 today. The first sharp shock. ex-
perienced approximately at 2:Ot
O'Clock was followed within a few
seconds by one of similar intensity
each lasting about five seconds.
Only trivial damage has been re-
ported from any section, but in san
Francisco and I'm other cities in the
affected area panic seized upon
crowds in stores and restaurants and
there was a pell NELL exodus from the
large buildings,
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 disturbances in the past. but ex-
tended from the seacoast eastward to
the Sierras, including hitherto ex-
empt mountain areas. II was felt to
the northward of Sacramento in the
Sacramento valley, southwark AS far
as Fresno and to the east at Carson
and Reno, New.
Some slight damage was done to
buildings ia San Francisco. Heavy
stones In the corniec Of the Mcchan-
les bank building were moved slight
ly out Of alignment; superficial cracks
were made in several large office
buildings. cuthlces ol tho new post
office building were disarranged, ana
minor damage was done to the inte-
rior wallis of a number of other build
ings.
Within a few seconds after the first
shock, many downtown buildings We're
depopulated in a rush to the streets.
Telegra phic and telephone service was
suspended because of the operators
deserving their keys. Herbert Hadley,
u lodging house inmate, fell dead of
fright and some eases of hysteria or
Of cuts or bruises suffered in the
Semi-panic were treated at the emerg-
ency and other hospitals.
Santa Rosa, which suffered a great
er disaster in proportion to its size
than did San Francisco. in the catas-
trophe in 1906, scarcely felt today S
shock, which further indicates that
the seismic disturbance did not follow
the lines of the old fault
san Jose, another heavy sufferer in
1906 reported that the shock today
was the sharpest experienced since
that time, but that 1t did no serious
damage. Stockton and Fresno, in the
san joaquin valley were frightened
by the jarring, as in Sacramento
where the state offices were deserted
in a trice as d result of the trem-
bier, the damage to buildings were
trifliug.
In Reno, New, the shock was
scarcely felt, but in Carson, it was
severe. The federal court was in ses-
sion in the Nevada capital and judge
judy and attorneys rushed post haste
to the streets.
At the Santa Clara college observa-
tory, both reels We're thrown off the
seismographs. They were immediatelS
replaced, but the records of the dis
turbanec will be incomplete because
of this action.
The mean time clock at the observ
atory of the University of Californii
was stopped for the first time sinc'
the great quake OF five years ago.
The deep booming reverberauoi
which usually marks disturbances o
Widespread character accompanied
the first tremor. In san Francisco thu
grooming and creaking of the strained
steel structures in the downtown dis
trict played a larger part in frighten
ing the pOpulace than did the trem
ors
Adyces late tonight indicate tina
the disturbance was felt distinct
nearly as FAR north as Mount Shasta
Tremors were felt at Rcdding AM
IN mine at Kennett Cal. Thes
places are over 200 miles north o
San Francisco.