The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-22
TWO DISTINCT
SHOCKS FELT
EARLY TODAY
San Francisco, Oakland and
San Jose Among Larger
Cities Affected
OTHERS FEEL TEMBLORS
Buildings Sway Like Trees
People Rush Into the
Streets For Safety

San Francisco, Calf, Oct. 22.-l3y
Two violent earthquakes rocked
the central coast counties Of Califor-
MIA this morning just an hour apart,
The first shock was at 4:30 .. m. and
lasted about 20 seconds. The second
was at $3.50 .. m. and was much
sharper but lasted only about Is sec.
onds. No injuries and no serious
either.
The center Of the shocks appeared
20 De between San Francisco and
Monterey Bay. The temblors were
felt - far south ~ San Luis Obispo.
approximately $50 miles from San
francisco, and as far north as Napa.
80 miles from here. They we're aiso
felt at Stockton, 90 miles east and
south.
Buildings Swayed
In San Francisco, Oakland and
San Jose. the largest cities affected,
large buildings swayed like trees,
driving people into the streets and
park for safety: Hotel guests were
shaken from their slumbers and
those who did not rush to the streets
gathered, scantily clad, in the lob
Other cities reporting the temblors
are:
Salinas-severe shock; no injuries
or serious damage.
Santa Cruz-shock swayed build
ings and broke windows.
San Jose-rscked buildings and
broke windows.
Oakland--both shocks violently
shook buildings.
StOckton-shock not severe.
FAlo Altor--shOcks viOlent hut no
injuries and no serious damage re-
ported.
Sacramento-shocks not felt ut
newspaper offices and, II occurred.
not serious.
The quake appeared to move in a
north-south direction. along the old
fault which caused the trouble in
the quake Of 1905.
Windows Brolea
At the Palace hotel, one Of the
largest hostelries in the city, plate
glass windows were broken. plaster
fell from ceilings and small cracks
appeared in the lobby floor.
At the new Bulletin building,
where the Associated Press offiooo
are located, clocks were stopped, mol
ten type metal was shaken from the
pots in the stereotyping room. and
furniture jiggled around.
Santa Barbara, which suffered in
the 1925 quake, apparently did not
feel today's temblors.
Many wild rumOrs were in circula-
ti0n over the state about today's
shocks. One Of them was that the
l6-stbry Pacific Gas and Electric
building here had been turned
around. So far as could be ascer-
tanned no damage was done to that
building which is Of modern, quake
and fireproof construction.
Take Refuge In Park
Golden Gate Park, one Of the larg-
est in the country, was the refuge Of
hundreds within q few minutes after
the first shock. The Pacific Teie-
phone and Telegraph company re-
ported that the quakes were felt in
virtually every town up and down
the coast for 800 miles in California
and for 100 or more miles inland.
Gas, light and water services were
not interrupted anywhere, available
reports showed.
Police and fire stations and news
paper OFFICES were DeSle&e0 Oy 1eIe.
phone inquiries from frightened resi-
dents who were told to 60 TO parks
If the buildings they were In were
not substantial.
Inquiries developed the quakes
were not felt in the northwestern
states Of Oregon and Washingten.
Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego
also escaped them.
Cty's Tallest Building UnhaSned
The Pacific Telephone and Tsle.
graph company's building, tallest
structure in the city and rising zoo
feet into the air, was virtually un-
affected. A preliminary examination
by the building superintendent Ne
vealed that one pane Of plass had
been cracked. II is q stories and
in the downtown district.
Weather bureau officials said they
had received reports from Santa.
Rosa, north Of San Francisco. ana
from Paso Robles, far 70 the south.
that the shocks ND been felt there.
Two sharr sasthQnakss that lasted
several seconds woso. felt in Modesto
(Continusd % poqo ssvea.)