The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-07-23
CALIFORNIA CITIES
FEEL EARTH SHOCKS
BUILDINGS SHAKEN. TUNNELS
cAvED IN. AND SEVERAL IN.
JuRED IN ACCIDENTS
EXCITEMENT IS HISTORICAL
hospitals Crowded With Painting and
Excited People.-eed,an aeions In
les Angeles City and County
Jaiis When Shocks Come

Los Angeles. July i7.--Four sevel
earthquakes here yesterday threw II
city and Its suburbs into excltemen
Indirectly caused number Of injurie
TO men. women and children, an
slightly damaged several building
chiefly old ones. but none to grea
extent.
While the shocks seemed 10 center i
Los Angeles. some Of them were fel
more than 10 miles away. but as 4
this city no material damage was RI
ported from any other southern Call
fornia city or town. The first tembIo
came In nj 1910 In the morning.
felt much as does the sudden stop
ping of street car. only that tn,
tremor produced the unpleasant sen
sation multiplied many times.
Excitement, In many cases hysteri
cal. followed the first shock and had
hardly been Gained when at I .27 came
the second. followed two minutes later
by the third. These two were sharper
than the first. Then the agitation OF
the citizens became prolonged and II
was some time afterwards before II
was case Of business as usual" The
fourth quake came last night.
Courts and other public places were
scenes OF near panic after the third
quake some people running for the
open air, some faiDting. some stopping
"a pray.
Many gathered AT street intersec.
tions waiting to see what would hap
pen next. Others walked down the
middle OF the streets with watchful
eyes on the buildings. Many sought
PershIng square. In the heart Of the
downtown district as a sanctuary and
remained for hours.
Pictures were Jolted from hooks;
mortar Jared from brick walls and
plaster from ceilings. cracks appeared
In some OF the older structures, water
main was broken. "A few coplngs and
chimneys fell part Of an embankment
collapsed, throwing dirt and brick into |
the street, and plate glass windows In |
some Of the downtown department |
stores were broken.
While the excitement was at It's
height rumors % horror Travelled fast,
but when II had subsidized there was
not one report Of any extensive damage
lone To any establishment. while the
worst injury recorded was n broken
eg. caused when h brick fell from the
op of building and struck an elderly
nun.
Perhaps the greatest clamors came
rom the prisoners In the county and
lily jalis.
In the former. 400 prisoners felt the
nornlng shock with comparative calm,
mt became wildly excited M the first
Z the two In the afternoon. They
eilcd, shook the bars Of their cells,
nd screamed to be taken out. The ,
nrnkeys were trying 10 quiet them
hen the third tremor came. The re- ,
hltant uproar lasted an hour.
The prisoners in the city jail were ,
SO excited. although the building was
lightly damaged, old cracks In the ,
alls widening and plaster falling
ON the ceiling. A matron from the
oman's department became hysterl.
u and was taken home. Hysteria
so ovcrcamc others Of the women
Ulcers Of the police department For
'urs the receiving hospital maintain
by the city was crowded with won.
and children, most OF whom had
inted In the excitement OF the tenn. .
nrs. Some. however, suffered more !
rious accidents. Private and emer.
ncy hospitals In the department and
her stores also were OVERLOOKING
tn hysteria and falnting cases.
business In many establishments !,
me practically 10 n standstlll after
{ third shock and 30 minutes later !.
swds stu were gathered In the :
-eets, either fearful OF returning to :.
'rk or Interested In learning the ex. :,
II Of the damage.