Evening star., 1935-11-01
CAPITAL IS SHAKEN
AS QUAKE ROCKS
NORTHEAST STATES
Trail of tangled Nerves
Left in Wake of Dis
turbance.
IS SECOND FELT HERE
IN LAST TEN YEARS
Harvard Scientist Expects Recur-
renee of Tremors, but Is Silent
on Possible Intensity.

Spreading momentary terror through
out the Eastern part of the United
States and nearby Canada, the most
serious earthquake in this section in
years rocked down from the North
early today, leaving a trail of tangled
nerves but little damage otherwise.
From telegraphic reports, Washing
ton was on the southernmost tip of
the disturbance. which seemed to CEN
ter around Ottawa, Ontario and was
felt 10 the west as far as Lake
Michigan.
The seiSmograph at Georgetown
showed the shock started at 1868
am. and was in evidence until 2:40
1t was felt here for only brief period
after its inception. but in that time
police stations, newspaper Offices and
any place else that seemed a likely
source Of information were swamped
with calls as weaving walls brought
to the mind of startled residents, gen.
orally awakened from sound sleep, a
picture of the Helena disaster
Scientists were in agreement that
the likely source of the quake is a
fault in the structure of the earth
north Of the st. Lawrence River. The
Associated Press quoted DR.. L. Don
Leet, Harvard seiSmologist, as saying
there would be recurrence, but he
could not predict of what proportion
Rev. Frederick w. Sohon. S. j., di-
rector OF the seismic laboratory at
Tpiu 6o
disturbance as "of moderate intensity"
and put the center at about 600 miles
north of Washington. Inspecting his
instruments this morning, Father So
hon reported that another quake
that in Montana-had been recorded
yesterday afternoon, lasting from
1880 to 3 o'clock. The distance of
this was put at 100 miles. 1t was
not ordinarily apparent here.
Second in 10 Years.
This mornings quake was the Sec
ond felt here in 10 years.
One account. which summed up the
experience of observers generally. was
that of LaBert st. Clair. former news
paper man, who now is with the Com
merce Department. st. Clair, who
resides near College Park, said his
family was awakened by the disturb
ance, and that for just a few seconds
''it seemed like our beds were being
pulled from under US"
Mrs Eva H. Fisher. who resides at
2709 Wisconsin avenue, opposite Mount
Alto Hospital, said the shock also was
decidedly in evidence there, members
Of the household being awakened by
rattling windows and swinging chan
deliers.
At Emergency Hospital, it also was
felt. one of the first calls received by
the police coming from an unidenti-
fed nurse there.
Shaking Pronounced.
From Miss Caroline Davis, 1921
Sixteenth street. came a story Of an
odd coincidence. She said she was
in bed reading THE Earth. the The
ater Of the Universe work by Clar-
ence H. Benson. which treats of
quakes, when the house started 20
shake. She recommends the book for
those interested In earthly disturb
ances, but is not partial to the illus.
tration.
Experience elsewhere paralleled that
here, with observers saying the shak-
ing was the most pronounced in
years
1t completed triangle of earth
quakes on the continent That yes
terday afternoon which took two lives
in Helena was felt plainly over 500
mile area in the United States and
Western Canada. In Honduras quakes
added to the horror of flood The As
sociated Press said, however. that
sesimologists believed the disturbances
were coincidental.
The Associated Press said also that
there were two distinct temblors. and
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