Evening star., 1933-03-12
Quake Sidelights

BY the Associated Press.
heroism and humor, came from the
California earthquake area.
Forest Brinkerhon, young switchboard
operator at the Dominguez substation
Of the Pacific Electric Railway, stuck
to his post when the first shock cane
to throw q switch that would save the
lives of many at the cost Of his own.
Searchers found his body tn the ruins
of the building.
Three men were killed when their
airplane crashed Is they were en- route
to render aid to quake victims at Long
Beach.
DR.. A. M. Farkins, . Compton dentist.
was operating on . patient. The build
ing collapsed. He was pulled from the
debris dead. The patient, q woman.
walked unhurt from the wreckage. the
dental towel still across her shoulders.
Mrs. Naomi Ellers, bookkeeper for
Long Beach laundry, ned from the ONCE
Of the building. She was killed when
struck by an avalanche Of brick. Had
she remained in the ONCE she would
have lived. It was the only room which
remained intact.
The bank holiday prevented death
or injury to scores OF others az tne
same laundry. Business had slowed
down almost to q standsttl. The 20
women who did work during the day
had gone home early-1ust nall On
hour before the quake.
The auakes failed to stop motion
picture stars from discussing Z pros
pective 80 pen cent cut In salary at
Hollywood. The players headed TOT q
door OF the conference room. wnen the
first quake came. Their chairman re-
minded them 'the safest place y Wnere
vou are" The meeting went on.
Surgeons were Handicapped in their
emergency work by shocks wnlcn
swayed their operating tables.
During the series of quakes, SPEEDY"
Dado defeated Baby" Palmore IN
bantamweight fight at Hollywood.
Several hundred Japanese residents
of Terminal Island camped all nignt
in san Pedro Hills, fearing roal
wave.
Hundreds at Long Beach camped,
amid the ruins Of scores OF bunolngs.
under blankets on lawns, In parks ana
on vacant lots in the glare OF many
fires.
A food shortage threatened ut Long
reach and Compton, but tmmeolate
steps were taken to prevent II.
relephone and telegraph lines were
TANNED with calls from anxious EAST
erners, who sought to learn the 1ate Oh
relatives or friends.
Throughout the area men and women
kept up q steady march through nos
pitfalls and morgueS searcMng 10r tne
missing, and mostly not finding them.
The glare Of scattered fires over the
stricken area added to the nights
terror.
While her home was being destroyed,
Mrs. Eugene Van Wrinkle gave birth TO
q sirl at Compton hospital she was
moved from her home at the drst pro-
noumced tremoc.
Gail Diane Dickerson, a daughter OF
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. F. D. D1cker.
son OF nEleWOOO, WIS WILL y1os - sA.S
FIRST earthquake occurred. The lights
went out at the hospital and flashlight
was used by the attending doctor.
II It hadn't been for her black cat.
Mrs. Blanche Morris, ~, Of Hollywood,
would not be on the casualty list.
frightened by the shock, she rushed
through her kitchen door, stumbled over
the cat and broke her knee cap.
The feminine earthquake mode fea-
t1red trousers. Hundreds OF women
dashed from their homes scantily clad
in pajamas. while few donned the new
fashioned trousers.
Five young men dashed from Spring
street gymnasium in Los Angeles clad
only In bath towels.