The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-07-23
Los ANGELES AGAIN
FEELS EARTHQUAKE
First at Early Hour, Followed by
Second and Third, 2 Minutes Apart
-TerrOrize Women.

Los Angeles, July 16.-Three severe
earthquake shocks, the first at LILO
Friday morning and the second and
third at 1:27 and 1:29 p. M, created
excitement throughout Los Angeles
and it's suburbs and caused minor in
juries to a number of buildings and
inflicted injury upon several women
and children.
Reports received by telegraph and
telephone companies indicated the
quake was felt in Los Angeles and as
far to the north as Van Mugs, a dis
lance of Is miles; to Whittier 10
miles to the east, and to Culver City,
s miles north.
Records of the receiving hospitals
third at 1:29 that it was difficult
there for injuries resulting from the
quake.
The morning trembler shook NOR
tar from brick building the this from
tar from brick walls and plaster from
walls and ceilings, sending four per-
snos to the receiving hospital with
minor injuries and frightening the ma
jority of the population. The shock
at 1:27 was followed so quickly by the
edthird at 1929 that it was difficult
to tell just what damage could be at
tributed to either of those two.
The beach resorts did not feel it.
The chimney on a tall building just
north of the entrance to the Third
story tunnel fell across Third street
to the south side. Part Of embanl5-
ment near the entrance Of The Pacific
Electric Municipal tunnel in north Hill
street caved in.
A water main was reported broken
in the down town section and reports
of broken windows in down town stores
multiplied.
Edward S. Chenkle, SO, was taken
to the receiving hospital with a brok-
en- leg. 1t was said at the hospital
his injury was sustained when he was
knocked down by a brick falling from
a building at First street and Broad
way.
Business in many establishments
was practically at a stand still after
the third shock and 80 minutes later
crowds were still gathered in the
streets either fearful Of returning to
work or interested in learning the eX-
tent of the damage.
A piece of coping at Market and
Main streets fell and struck a fire "a
larm box, turning in an alarm. The
response of the fire department and
rumors flying through the streets
caused some persons to send in a call
for ambulances, which was promptly
responded to.
The shock was more severe than
IN of a series felt here recently, ex-
cept that of the night of June 81,
when considerable damage was done at
Inglewood, a town a short distance
southwest of Los Angeles, and Chin
neys were knocked down and dishes
broken in the southwestern part of
Los Angeles.
A quick survey showed little dam
age, but the survey was hampered by
apparent decentralization of the tele-
phone service not through material
damage but because the telephone OPP
orators, frightened, deserted then
posts.
In the older parts of the city NOR
tar was shaken from the walls o.
brick buildings until sidewalks wer,
nearly white with it.
Throughout the city there was
general emptying of buildings, tn
frightened people not knowing jus
where to seek safety. Crowds gath
cred in many places searching wall
with their eyes for possible cracks.
Various departments of the super
ior and police courts had barely open
ed their morning sessions when tn
first shock came.
People ran into the others, fright
ened women screaming with here an
there one remaining to pray or fallin
to the floor in a faint.
Some plaster was shaken from tn
walls and ceilings in the court hous
and slight damage done to a plar
form connecting that structure wit
a newer building, the Hall of Record
One down town department stol
reported plate glass windows broke
and cracks in a lodging house wei
subjects Of a debate as to whethe
they were fresh and caused by tn
tremble or merely had not been di!
covered before.