The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-17
LOS ANGELES RESUMES NORMAL WAYS
AFTER FOUR EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
Survey Of Damage Discloses it
is Not SeriOus-Quakes At
tended by. Stirring Scenes
Prisoners ClamOr to be Free

| Los Angeles, Calf, July 17.-Foul
earthquake shocks Of varying intensi.
ty formed the total of yesterdays sea.
soning disturbances here and although
the last one CAME after 6 o'clock the
city has resumed practically normal
| aspects before that time.
The physical marks left by the trem-
! or while many, were relatively slight
survey disclosed today. a..a
While the shocks seemed to center
in Los Angeles, some Of them were
felt more than 80 miles away, but as
in this city no material damage was
reported from any other southern
California city or town. The first
tremor came at 1910 in the morn
ing It felt much as does the sud
den stopping OF street car, only
that the tremor produced the un-
pleasant sensation multiplied many
times. ......4 ....
Excitement, in many cases hyster-
ical, followed the first shock and had
hardly been calmed when at 1:27 p
m. came the second, followed by two
minutes later by the third. These
two were sharper than that of the
morning. Then the agitation Of the
citizens became prolonged and it was
some time afterwards before it was
case of business as usual" The
fourth quake came last night.
Faint From Excitement
Court and other public places were
scenes of near panic after the third
quake, some people running, some
stopping to 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 d sanctuary
and remained for hours.
Pictures were jolted from hooks,
mortar Jared from brick walls and
plaster from ceiling; l2npNs appear
Tea in soiAc OF tn tolSf1. stsnct,lgos,
water main was broken, q few cop
ings apd chimneys fell, part of an en-
bankmcnt collapsed, throwing dirt and
brick into the street, and plate glass
windows in some of the downtown de-
partment stores were broken.
Broken Leg Worst Injury
While the excitement was at its
height rumors of horror travelled fast,
but when it had subsidized there was
not one report of any extensive dam
age done to any establishment, while
the worst injury recorded was brok-
en- leg, caused when a brick fell from
the top of building and struck an
elderly man.
Rerhaps the greatest clamors came
from the prisoners in the county and
city jails. "-....
In the former, 400 prisoners felt the
morning shock with comparative calm
but became wildly excited at the first
of the two in the afternoon. They
yelled, shook the bars of their cells,
and screamed to be taken out. The
turnkeys were trying to quiet them
when the third tremor came. The re-
sultant uproar lasted an hour.
The prisoners in the city Jail were
less excited, although the building
was slightly damaged, old cracks in
the walls widening and plaster falling
from the ceilings A matron from the
wQmen's department became hysteri-
cH and was taken home. Hysteria al
so overcame others of the women Of
ficers of the police department.
Painting Crowds Hospital
For hours the receiving hospital
maintained by the city was crowded
with women and children.