Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-22
Shock Felt Over Wide Area
Man Killed, Woman
Seriously Hurt.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IS DONE
Hemet and San Jacinto Suf-
fer Heaviest Loss;
Arizona Hit.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April al
A general earthquake shock. felt
throughout southern California at
n 10 this afternoon. took toll OF ono
N. At a nearby resort, caused the
rious injury OF one woman In
lhd rush from a downtown theater.
Etroke large plate glass windows,
shook down cornices and cut off
communications with at least two
small towns whence came unverified
reports OF serious property damage
and possible loss OF life.
Hamet. about 2j miles cast and
south OF Riverside, and San Jacinto.
the next town north of usmet on
branch limo OF the Atchinn Topeka
4, Santa - railroad. which serves
both points, were reported TO be Vir-
tually destroyed. II was reported In
Nan Bernardino late today that both
tho telephone offices had been de-
stroyed and the telephone companies
said they were unable 10 get any re-
sponse from that or nearby sections.
Worst In Years,
At San BWnardino the quake was
taid by old residents to be the worse
bf years. Scores OF plate glass win
dows we're broken. "A hundred feet
OF brick wall from one low building
tell into the street and cracks de-
vrloped In some other walls There
was "A panic at the ball grounds
where az game was in progress and
ono man hurt In the rush TO escape.
Another running out OF u theater In
10 the street was run down by a
passing automobile and seriously In
lured
Riverside suffered a shock OF simi-
lar Intensity Ornaments were
shaken from the courthouse cornice
and windowa were broken.
At Bannin gthe front OF the odd
Fellows building fell out. striking
two automobiles which had Just been
vacated by their passengers.
Started at Barstow.
The tremor was first reported from
BsFstow at $40 p m. and apparent
ly moved east and south from that
point. II became most severe In the
Hemet and San Jacinto section and
further north about San Bernardino.
Coming on toward the coast the
nonior did slight damage at at Whit
tier and. other Intervening points and
then struck Los Angeles at 3:32 D.
m there being two shocks. They
we're estimated at ten seconds and
thirty seconds each
In the city the earthquake broke a |
NUMBER OF large plate glays windows
In office buildings. There was al.
most "A panic In the numerous thea
lers and picture houses and, one
woman, Mrs. A. Jacoby, was struck
on the head by an iron fire escape,
lowered from above aA she stepped
from theater side entrance
The bath house at Santa Monica
canyon was also the scene of a
panic when the building swayed and
entirely clothed and there was n
creaked. Feminine patrons emerged
mad scramble. first to get away
from the dressing rooms and then
10 get back.
Several hundred pleasure ssekery
On the Redondo pier which is a tfi-
ways TO the shore made rush
Tor land when the pier began to sway
ana several were slightly hurt In the /
resulting crush.
Along the beach several large Of
flee buildings were shaken and
numerous windows were broken
while dishes were shake from plata
rails and other minor dafnage don.
There were several small panics In
public meeting places, but Il was re.
ported that no one had been seriouslv
hurt.
The earthquake apparently was
not serious very far south. as repor,s
from Imperial valley points said A.
had not damaged any OF the towns
In mat part OF tho state, altho n
reached there at S.3s p. m.
HEMEr. Cal, April 2l-Ar
earthquake shock which occurrsa
mere today at $3.50 destroyed ev.ru
orlck building In town and did dam,
sse ss yet unesumated but amount.
man. thousands OF dollars
been reporteds ''e' hao