The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-04
Fishermen
Drowned in
Lower HilO
Boats Are Wrecked at Several
Points on Hawaiian Islands
: Heavy Earthquake
Shocks Recorded.
Southern Town Shaken

Hile. Island Of Hawaii. r. H., Feb.
3.-4By y. P)-F'rom eight to 10
japanese fishermen are reported n
have drowned in tidal wave which
swept lower lilo at 12:9o today.
number of sampans at Naillea vera
sunk and tho actual loss of life /,
not known. The wave was accom-
panied by furr.es OF wind from all
directions.
The tidal wave smashed several
boats in IIilo harbor washed one cot
taee from its foundations and de-
molshed another The streets ara
covered with debris.
kahului. Island of Maui. T. H.. Feb.
3.-tBY \. Pat least one man was
injured and a number experienced
narrow escapes when tidal wave
T. feet high swept kahului bay at
! today. The wave demolished the
automobile in which DR.. l.. G. Smith
was riding and his leg was broken.
Two steamers broke loose from their
moorings at the dock. The village
4 of Kahuui is under water and con-
! siderable damage has been done. 1t
is rot known II any lives were lost.
A large part of the road between
kahului and Kailuku, on which DR..
Smiths automobile vas caught by the
wave. was destroyed. The car was
hurled over fence by the force Of
the rushing water.
Judge William Mckay saw the In
coming wave and raced for safety. He
was barely able to reach higher ground
when the water swept the road.
The steamer Mahukona broke
.drift from the dock and was nearly
driven ashore. 1t then put to sea
to escape the danger and Is now
anchored off shore. The vessel struck
bottom before getting out. The steam
er kilaue also broke from its moor
ings but was not damaged
Waves Strike Town.
Honolulu. Feb. 3.-(By A. P.l-
-Four tidal waves struck Iialeiwa, ap-
prox imately 30 miles from Honolulu.
today. one fishing smack was de-
molshed and the coast right OF way
and tracks Of the Oahu railroad were
damage. One Of the waves. thought
to be a secondary effect from Haleiwa,
swept Honolulu harbor without ap-
preciable damage.
The Haeiwa tidal waves occurred
at noon. 1890, 12:4o and 1I0. The
largest came at 1880. Efforts TO
reach Samoa by wireless had been IN
vain up to late hour this afternoon.
Shocks In South.
Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 3.-An earth
shock of sufficient intensity to cause
doors and windows to rattle was felt
at Belzoni. Miss. 150 miles south OF
Memphis, at 4:05 this afternoon, ac-
4 cording to information received here
late today. There is no seismograph
at Belzoni.
The tremor lasted but a brief period.
the message said.
Two Shocks Recorded
Washington. Feb. 3-tBy A. P.}-Two
distinct earthquakes. one of tremen-
dous and unusual proportions. the
other Of moderate intensity, occurred
to day but their exact location could
not be determined from the records of
delicate seismographs. and scientists
differed widely in their opinions as TO
the regions affected.
The first quake, the worst Of two.
was estimated TO have been centered
= 1000 miles from Washington. Its trem.
ors continued for more than three hours
and before they had ended the seis-
mographs recorded a second series of
shocks estimated TO be at another
point between $500 and 800 miles
from Washington.
Differ Over Location.
Seismologists We're much at vari.
ance on their estimates as to the exact
location Of the major disturbance.
Designations ranged from Alaska. the
Aleutian islands and the Arctic
regions on the north. to northern
Argentina on the south. On the west
the range was from the bed OF the
Pacific ocean at a point southwest of
Lower California to the vicinity OF the
Marshall islands. between Hawaii and
the Philippines. and In Japan. Prompt
radio communication with Japan.
however. disclosed no unusual dis.
turbances in that country.
cable communications brought no in
telligence of any earthquake in Ha-
waii the Philippines or Alaska, or
the countries of South America, it is
considered most probable that the dis
turbanees were submarine shocks or
seaquakes, which never will be def.
nitely located.
Second Quake Recorded.
The heavier of the two quakes be-
gan at 11:13, when the first prelimi.
nary tremors were recorded on the
seismographs of Georgetown uniyer-
sity here, and the second tremors
were recorded at 11;e3. The maximum
vibrations were ut 11:40 and continued
for 10 minutes, during which the
needles of the Georgetown seismo-
graphs We're thrown of the records.
The tremors We're continuing when
the preliminary waves of the second
earthquake were recorded at 1854. The
secondary trenors of this quake were
recorded ut 2:02. 1t was not until
about that the tremors died away.