Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-13


quake shock within two weeks last
night at 1926 o'clock. The shock was
short and violent. No serious dam
age was done. Chimneys were shaken
down, buildings jarrod, furniture dis
turbed, dishes thrown from shelves and
window panes ratified. The duration
was three or four seconds. The vio-
lence of the quake sent employees in
business blocks into the street for
fear of personal injury and residents
from their homes. The disturbance
covered the interior country from La
Grande on the west to Anaconda on
the east. Aside from a bad fright
wher the shock was the most severe
southern and western Idaho escaped
with no damage.
In Boise the falling of few bricks
from a chimney on q building at the
corner of Seventh and Main streets
was the only damage to buildings, al
though in some Of the higher business
blocks the swaying of the structures
was noticed by those who happened
to be in them. The night elevator
operator in the Empire building says
the cage he was operating was wio
lently shaken and ratified loudly
Has Peculiarities.
The quake was not without its pc
culiar features. In many homes and
buildings some of the occupants felt
the shock distinctly and We're fright
ened while others were surprised to
learn there was a disturbance. In fact,
If the truth was told they were dis
appointed that they had not expert
enced the sensation of real quake.
The shock was entirely different
than the one felt here last fall. At
that time the motion of the earth was
more of a wave or heaying. The shock
of last night was distinctly shake"
the most surate descriptions ven by
those who felt it distinctly are to the
effect the sensation was of the earth
being literally ratified.
1t is said that had the shock been
trifle more violent in form build
ings would have been shaken down.
Inspection of many of the larger build
ings do not indicate that even the
plaster was cracked. This is cited as
one of the peculiarities of the quake.
Those who We're In bed say the beds
shook violently. A mother about to
place her child in a crib was fright
ened when she saw it shake. She
thought someone was under the crib.
How Quake Was Felt.
Those who were IN the capitol build
ing say they were badly frightened.
They thought the edifice was going to
be shaken down. Pedestrians who
happened to be in the federal build
ing say they experienced the sensa-
ton of feeling the building rattle about
them. At the Central fire station the
fire laddies declare the building shook
People who happened to be sitting at
desks felt the quake but many did not
realize 1t was an earthquake until they
saw the electric lights swinging. For
several minutes after the quake the
lights swung back and forth. One
party seated on the end of a chair
was shaken to the floor by the shock |
At the Carnegie library readers and
those who happened to be there for
books say they felt the shock very
distinctly. In one home the occupants |
say the stove lids ratified in the range |
In the kitchen. At the hospitals at
PENDANTS and patients assert the shock |
was very distinct. At the Natato-
rium the shock was felt by Mrs |
Sherlock and some of the attendants. |
Asked II there was any disturbance |
on the surface of the water In the |
plunge, one of the attendance said he |
saw none. In some parts of the city |
clocks We're stopped.
Mountain Home did not experience |
as severe shock as Boise. This is |
also true Of Caldwell, although many
people there assert the shake was vio-
lent. At Weiser the quake caused
some alarm. It is said to have in
creased the pressure in the gas we'll
of the Weisev OIL & Gas company.
Big Dam Safe.
Arrowrock dam, the highest in the
Horld- located 20 miles above this city,