The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-21
QUAKE LETTERS
TELL OF HORROR
Continued From Page One)

was written during the earthquake
and is reprinted in part as follows:
at is getting to be habit to send
word that we were not harmed by
earthquakes. Ny head is throbbing
and we are all quivering and the
quake continues-had three rather
strong jolts since $50 a. m.
"This is much worse situation than
in Santa Barbara for the district is so
much more densely populated (refer-
ence is made to the terrific quake some
time ago at Santa Barbara).
Fullerton is really most fortunate
there is little damage apparently. An
aheim has much, Santa Ana more still
and understand Long Beach, and Seal
Beach are in ruins.
"Jane was down at Corona del Mar
below Balboa and Newport on a Sun
day school picnic and | did not expect
her back until 8 and did not really
worry about her until another of the
girls father came at and said that
they had gone to Long Beach. This
was~not right, but was glad when she
came in at 8, as they said many were
dead at Long Beach
'sI was worried about the fires at
school and since could not get any
one to turn off the pilots, Jane and |
went down and turned them off Fin
ally got home and went to bed at IL,
putting Jane in my room because of
fear of the chimney falling. However,
it was all O. k this morning, although
there was a quake every few minutes
all night. ...a
"Grandmother MRS. Ingrim) and !
I" had gone to 'Kendalls (Mrs. Kendall
> formerly was Mrs. Emery and resided
in Mt. Sterling for years. yesterday
afternoon and we were in Buena Park
when the rear end Of the machine
seemed to be turning and twisting,
then dust all in front Of US and people
in the street. Couldn't drive SO just
stopped until the thing was over. Soon
the dust lifted and we headed for
home. Don't believe anyone was hurt,
but it was terrible to see buildings
fall right in front of you and / don't
believe there is whole building in
the park. Got home and there was
another and another quake.
"Have heard since that the Kendall
home was wrecked and that they have
tsgone to some other place for the pres
q ent. They were told to leave their
home because it is near the gas tanks.
The Huntington Park school burned,
one of the finest in the country, also
the big school in Long Beach. Much
worse than we can imagine, am sure.
"There is no use to try to write
just too nervous"
Judge Tanners sister, Mrs. Maynard
Strader, resides in Hollywood and has
reported no damage or injury in the
quake.
Have Narrow Escape.
Mrs. r. w. Burnham, London, has
received letters from her nephew and
niece, Carol England and Mrs. j. w.
England, of Whittier, California, tell
ing of the earthquakes that wrecked
so large portion of that section in
the Los Angeles district.
Mr.. England is engaged in the real
estate business and Mrs. England is
principal of the high school in Whit
tier They had a narrow escape from
death or injury in Long Beach, full
details of which are contained in the
following excerpts from their letters:
"The earthquakes have been fast
and furious here for the past two
days and night. We did not retire un-
til one a. M, on Friday and were pre-
pared to leave our quarters at any
moment. We were almost crazy, not
knowing what would happen next, and
it makes one so nervous and weak.
ave had a very narrow escape as
we had been to Long Beach with a
bunch of school children to see "old
Ironsides" If we had remained an
shovr longerewe might have been killed
Or injured Ike so many others.
$50 many have been killed and in
Hjofed and so many have contracted
-pasamonia because of exposure, FIVE
an hour is the rate reported.
~ "Just had to stop writing to run out
doors. This one sure was heavy and
we have had many Of them. There
have been between 200 and 300 shocks
since the first one on Friday night.
We are thankful to be alive and glad
to have roof over US, for there are
thousands who are homeless. 80 r
at was the worst quake since the
one at SanFrancisco and We are glad
to be as far away from the ocean as
we are"