Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
CALIFORNIA QUAKE DESTROYS
Property and Takes Several lives
Three Reported Killed.

throughout Southern California at
$50 O'Clock this afternoon, took a
toll OF one life at n nearby resort,
caused the serious injury OF ono.
woman, in q mad rush from down
town theater, broke large plate glass
windows, shook down cornices and
cut off communication with at least
two small towns. Unverifled reports,
from these towns said there had been
serious damage and possible loss OF
life.
At San Bernardino the quake was
said by old residents to be the worst
of years. Scores of plate glass win
dows were broken. 3.
Riverside suffered a .shockIo SIM
liar intensity. Ornaments were
shaken from the couSt house cornice
and windows smashed.
The tremor was first reported
from Barstow at 3.30 p. IN. and ap-
parontly moved east and south from
that point. 1t became most severe
In the Hemet and San Jacinto ssc-.
tion and farther north about. San
Bernardino.
Coming on toward the coast, the
tremor did slight damage at Whit
tier and other Intervening points and
then struck Los Angeles at 1892 p.
m, there being two, shocks.
Seriously Damaged.
Hemet, Cal, April 21.--This town
and San Jacinto, which lies north. OF
here about two miles on the same
branch of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fa Railroad, were both seri-
ouay damaged by severe earth
Quake shock at $40 p. m. to-day.
Every business house in Hemet and
in San Jacinto was laid fiat, but only
two lives were lost. ~
The property damage here is estf-
mated at $250,0O0 by merchants and
property owners. The San Jncinto
damage was estimated at a like sum.
Seriously Injured.
Redlands, Cal, April 21.--Two
'chimneys fell through the roof ofpthe
Iona linda Y Sanitarium, between
this, city and San Bernardino, during
the earthquake, seriously injuring
one patient and two employees, the
latter being struck by falling brick
as they fled from the building. sl
Miners Entombed.
Winchester, Cal, April 81 Two
men were, reported entombed and.
several. hurt to-day at q magnesite
mine four miles from here by a
landslide which engulfed working
tunnel in the side OF n hill.
Other Shocks Add to Ruin.
Los Angeles, Gal, April 22.--More
than one-third or the business dis
trict Of San Jacinto and smaller
proportion Of that Of, Hemet, both in
Riverside county, about z 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. Tho property dam
age. Is estimated at 100000 to
,$150,000 In the two places. Half a
dozen other towns and cities, in-
Guiding LOS Angeles. suffered minor
damage, confined mainly to plate
glass windows and Sheltered cor
.nices. ,g5 J%
Ia Hemet and San Jacinto have pop
.ulations Of less than / 90 % each ! They,
are about three miles, apart. a. III
: Only One Life Lost. i5. w
Only one life was known to have.
been. lost, that of Frank r.. barnett,
a retired manufacturer or this city,
who was drowned when he fell off a
pier at Santa Monica, q beach resort.
near here, Hundreds of pleasure
seekers onsthe pier made a wild dash
for solid ground when the shock
came at 1888 p. M, ,Fand Darnell was
swept from his feet. Persons in
scores Of theatres and motion pic-5
lures In this vicinity were frightened
and many suffered slight injuries In
their. rush to the exits. 7, E;,ts
When night fell over the partly.
ruined town of Henlet% and San Ja-
cinto order had been estored and on &
ganfzationss Of home guards, patrolled
the the streets. eFour blocks OF san Ja-
cinto's business district were wreck 1;
cd and one block at Hemet. Three
distlnct shocks were felt at San fSJa-
cinto. The first threw to the ground