The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-31

New York, Jan Biologists in
New York seeking to locate the
earthquake which today shattered
seismographs in various parts OF
the United States. estimated that
the shock originated along the west
coast of South America somewhere
between the Panama canal zone and
Ecuador.
Washington, Jan 31.-An earth
quake OF greatest intensity, proba-
bly, $500 to 1900 miles south OF
Washington, was registered early
today at the Georgetown seismo-
graphical observatory. The quake
began about 8:25 a. m, and IL
minutes later the tremors had be-
come so pronounced as to throw
the registering needles off the
scale
The quake also was registered on
the seismograph of the weather bu-
reau, officials describing it as mon
strous."
Rev. Francis Tondorff, director Of
the Georgetown seismographical OBJ
servatory and one of the foremost
earthquake authorities of the world
| said the quake was enormous"
| Both machines were still regis
tering the quake at 10 o'clock
1870 Miles From Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 31.-An unusually
severe earthquake was recorded or
| the seismograph at the University
of Chicago this morning. The first
wave was recorded at 7:23 a. m
and it was followed by another al
1872 a. m. The distance was ap-
proxitnately 1870 miles from Chi
cago.
The last waves were recorded a
| $3.50 o'clock According to P. z
| Johnson, observer at the University
/ Of Chicago weather bureau, the dis
turbances of unusual intensity wert
more to the west than south.
Busts Harvard Instruments.
Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 31.-Ar
earthquake shock so violent that il
put the recording apparatus at tht
| Harvard university seismographiC
station temporarily out Of commits
sion, occurred today. Its scene wal
/ computed roughly at 2,77S mile:
from here by Professor J. B. Wood
worth, in which direction he wa.
unable to say.
The vibrations began at 8:24 a
m. and at $40 became so violent
| Professor Woodwork said. that tht
needles were thrown off the drum
on which the vibrations are re
| corded.
San Francisco, Calf, Jan 81
Earthquake shocks were felt earl.
today along the Pacific coast from
San Francisco to the Canadian line
according to reports received here
/ No damage was reported.
| Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 51.-Al
earthquake of unusual severity wa
recorded by the Marquette univer
sity seismograph early today. Ac
cording to Father j. F. Carroll, il
charge of the Marquette seismo
graph, the quake is about 300
miles from Milwaukee almos
southeast or southwest This nigh
place it in the Pacific ocean, nea,
Los Angeles, Father Carroll said
Berkeley, Cal, Jan. 31.-A vibra
ton of one and a half millimeter
in the earth at this point, was indi
Gated by the earthquake recording
machines at the University o
California today, the center of tn
! disturbance probably being 60
miles northward and on the foo
of the ocean
The "stfong motion" machine a
the university, which registers onl,
the heaviest shocks, recorded tn
quake, while the recording pens ol
the smaller instruments wer
thrown off the drums The shock
which began at 5:1S15 a m. an
continued until a. N. was pecu
liar. university authorities said, il
that it began abruptly with a sharl
shock instead of minor preliminar
ones.