Evening star., 1933-03-11
132 DIE IN QUAKE;
1900 ARE INJURED
Property Damage Reaches
Tens of Millions in 100
California Towns.
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severe than the first, the initial con-
vulsion, which did the major part of
the damage was actually most severe.
Additional heavy shocks caused bricks
already loosened to fall.
Reports of a tidal wave. actually in
evidence or threatened caused wide
spread alarm, but were totally without
foundation.
Long Beach was calm this morning,
operating under Semi-martial law. Oc-
casional quakes after midnight did not
increase the damage and the weary peo-
pie, grown accustomed to the continued
tremors, took them as they came With
out attending excitement.
For the most part the streets were
abandoned in the early morning hours,
thousands huddling under blankets on
their lawns, in vacant lots and in parks,
all before big fires.
While many water mains were
broken, there were only scattered re-
ports of water shortages.
Relief Agencies at Work.
The State Social Welfare Society
under instructions from Gov. James
Rolph. jr.. joined with the Red Cross,
Salvation Army and other Long Beach
agencies in caring for those in need OF
food and shelter.
Gov. Rolph, with the aid Of State
officials assumed personal charge Of re-
lief work today. Four thousand Marines
and sailors from the United States
Fleet, stationed at San Pedro, were en-
gagged in relief work. Pierce Williams,
field representative for the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation arrived by
plane from San Francisco last night
and said he would cooperate with re-
lief agencies.
Although earth shocks were frequent
during the night, sport events and en-
tertainments went forward almost as
usual A fight at the Hollywood Arena
was held as scheduled. Theaters IN
Los Angeles and Hollywood remained
open.
Wire and telephone communications
from the East to Southern California
were disrupted. Telephone wires from
Los Angeles to the southern end OF the
city and Long Beach, on the coast, were
broken.
The telephone company was flooded
with long-distance calls from Eastern
relatives of Los Angeles residents and
was more than four hours behind IN
putting through calls to Los Angeles.
Rich Section Damaged.
The earthquakes shook part OF the
richest section Of California, an area
200 miles long and some 80 miles wide.
More than 10000 900 persons live in this
area, which includes the heart of the
motion picture industry, the great citrus
belt and the home of the wealthy IN
Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Hollywood, san
Marino and Altadena.
Long Beach, made independently
wealthy by its oil royalties IS perhaps
the best known seashore city and mecca
of Summer visitors in all California. IL
Is by far the largest, but business for
many years has outstripped the Summer
vacation seasonal lure.
To the westward are the rich Do
minguez and Torrance Gil fielos and the
largest oil storage plants and oil re-
fineries in the world in the region
north of Long Beach and surrounding
Los Angeles harbor.
The area thus tossed about on Mother
Earths bosom embraces all the tnlngs
that have made California lure to
the world for climatic advantages, sum-
mer vacationing, oil and orange riches.
property speculation, the movies and
the growing industries.
This region is marked by river courses
that converge on both sides of Long
Beach. Both streams, usually dry in
Summer. were named by the Spanish
Conquisitadors as rivers of the earth
quakes They flow into what the In
dians called the Bay of the Earthquakes.
Back of Long Beach there are some
rolling hills, of low elevation, and in
the western section of the triangle there
is a series of hills from San Pedro To
the west of these hills there was little
damage Over the vast petroleum pools
there was heavier damage.