Evening star., 1925-03-01

tor measurement Of about mill
llmeters. Father Tondorf said, while
during the quake last night the needle
was moved for distance before it
went off the chart of at least I30 mil
limeters.
The quake was recorded on the
seismographs in charge of Father
Tondorf as beginning at 9:2l:50 and
! continuing for more than an hour
and a half. The most severe dis
turbance began at about 9:24 and
lasted for about minutes AT IL o'clock
the delicate instruments were still
recording slight tremors, but IL was
said by the scientist that the quake
was practically over.
1t was the east-west component of
the horizontal instrument which was
thrown completely off the scale and
at that point measured 100 milli-
meters.
Instrument Thrown on.
The vertical seismogra which re-
cords the movement of the earth up
and down showed severe shocks,
which al places threw the tiny point
of light. which recorded the action on
sensitive Photographic paper, en-
| tirely off this paper. The light moved
so fast in places, also, il was revealed,
that ii did not even show on the pa
to come back, leaving there faint
dark spots. This was said to be not
unprecedented, but unusual. The va
Ration, so far as could be measured
on the vertical record was lis mil
limeters.
In the case of the horizontal
seiSmograph. which records by needles
on smudgy scale, these needles
went entirely off the scale, but evil
IDENTIFY did not go off so far, Father
Tondorf said, but that they returned
and traced further movement Dur
ing an earthquake in Turkestan years
ago, he said, the shake had disturbed
the needles so far that they went
clear off the paper and did not return
Felt Floor Rocking.
Henry J. Doolan, patent attorney,
reported that he distinctly felt the
quake in his apartment at the As
toria, Third and G streets Hating
in the midst of a conversation with a
| friend in his parlor, he exclaimed
Were having an earthquake" and
started walking across the floor.
LAS l walked the floor seemed to
sway from east to west and back
again several times, and 1 had diff-
Guilty in keeping my balance" Mr..
Doolan informed The Star last night.
Several families rushed into the hall
| in their excitement, he said.
F. r. krumm, auditor in the Treasury
| Department stated that the davenport
on which he was lying at his home,
| 1886 Kenyon street, shook violently, ''as
| though some one had taken hold of the
| springs and a the same time flower
bowl on the table nearby ratified audibly
| in a mysterious dance. Mrs. Krumnl,
who had retired, was aroused by the
| disturbance, he said.
Pictures ON Wall shaken.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. E..
| Long, in the Loudoun Apartment House,
314 East Capitol street, pictures on the
wall started swinging and the portieres
in the room moved, it was learned.
George r. Gilb1 cath, John r. Adams
| and Miss Ethel Emerson were sitting
on the third floor of the house at SO
Rhode Island avenue, when the build
! ing began shuddering very noticeably.
| They hurriedly sought safety on the
| lower floor, where Miss Estella eagle
confirmed the fact that the structure
| had swayed several times in an east
! md west direction.
Structures in the downtown section,
| including probably the White House,
trembled for several minutes, although
few occupants were on hand to notice
! the fact. At the White House 1t was
said that the shocks had not been felt
but in the District Building, scarcely
two blocks away, employees reported
sensing a marked swayng.
Located on the top floor of the Dis
! trict Building at the fire alarm head
quarters and switchboard, at 9:23 last
night sat Louis F. Mothersead, L. W.
Trower and Mrs Florence Hazel. There
was a lull in calls Mr.. Mothersead was
sitting quietly in his chair with feet
| propped up on a foot rest Trower was
still after-tasting strong cigar friend
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