The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22
TWO VILLAGES.
SUFFER SEVERE
PROPERTY LOSS
FROM TREMORS
Part Of Business Districts
of Hemet and San JAG
into Destroyed
LOS ANGELES rs
MERELY SHAKEN
Only One Death Is Report
ed As Result OF Earth
quake Panics
HOME GUARDS
PATROL STREETS
Feared That Several Large
Office Buildings Are
Out of Plumb
HOME GUARDS
PATROL STREETS
tBy Associated Press.)

Los Angeles. Cal. April 22.-More
than one-third OF the business dis
trict Of san Jacinto and a smaller
proportion OF that OF Hemst. both in
Riverside county. about seventy
miles east OF here. were In ruins to-
day and scores Of residences in the
two little towns were wrecked by a
series OF earthquake shocks which
caused all Of southern California to
tremble late yesterday afternoon. The
property damage is estimated at from
100000 to slBo.00o in the two places.
Half a dozen other towns and cities
including Los Angeles. suffered minor
damage. confined mainly to plate
glass windows and Shattered cornicea
Hemet and San Jaclnto have popula-
tions an less than one Thousand each.
The towns are about three miles
apart and lie ina picturesque coun-
try which was made the scene OF
Helen fEInt JacAaon'ae famous newell
Ramona.
Only one life was known to have
been lost as the result Of the eartn-
quake. that of Frank =. DarneIl. q re-
tired manufacturer Of this city. who
was drowned when ne fell OF a pier
at Santo Monica. q beach resort near
here. Hundreds OF pleasure seekers
on the pier made q wild dash for solid
ground when the shock came at 1888
p m. and Darnall was swept from
his feet. There were near panics in
scores OF theatera and motion picture
houses and many persons sustained
slight injuries In their rush to the
exits
When night fell over the partly
ruined towns OF Hemet and San
Jacinto order had been completely.
restored and organizations Of home
guards patrolled the debrls-littered
business district were wrecked and
one block at Hemet. Three distinct
shocks were felt at San Jacinto. The
first tremor threw to the ground a
number Of persons and horses. At
the second shock all the buildings on
the south side Of the main street be-
gan to collapse and the third shook
down those on the north side.
Electricity failed Immediately and
within ten minutes the breaking Of
the gaa mains made Ii necessary to
shut on the supply. The water mains
were damaged but little.
One OF the freaks Of the earth
quake was the sudden flow IN wells.
Many artesian wells. several dry for
years, showed a sudden free supply
Of water. The San Jacinto river was
dry before the earthquake. Immedi- /
ately after the quake. at point
below the town the river showed a
fi0w OF twelve inches in depth and
forty feet IN width.
The earthquake Of yesterday was
almost a repetition OF that OF Christ I
mas day, 1889. when the two towns /
suffered shocks of like severity.
Fear was expressed in Los Angeles /
that several large Office buildings had
been thrown out OF plumb. The 4
washington building. 8 large business |
structure. on Spring street. was
percHptibly separated from the Cur I
rier building adjoining.
ATT a magnesite mine near Helmet I
and at one in the vicinity of Win /
chester, workers were imprisoned by
slides which followed the earth's /
commissions. Air shafts were forced
IA them through the debris. Several 1
injured miners were taken to q hos
pital.
Scores OF plate glass windows were 4
broken at San Bernardino. cracks i
developed in several brick walls and /
one hundred feet Of brick wall from 4
one building fell into the treet. One /
man was hurt TN panic#t the San 1
Bernardino baseball park where a
raYae was i'm prcHress