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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1925)
fttGE TWO , THE .K LA' MAT Hi SUN. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1925 Many Dead and Injured When Big Earthquake Rocks Santa Barbara ' 'V'fepntinued from page 1) celebrant priest, although two images above the altar acii uuwii near mm, iiinieu anu urged ins woi snipers 10 pray; and it was only his calming of them that saved their lives: for a few moments later the two towers and a sec tion ot the front of the mission fell to the sidewalk. Tlje worshipers then walked out over the ruins. ' Rescue parties were organized and under the direc tion bf peace officers and civilian leaders, with the aid of naval reserves, a cordon of armed men was placed around the ruined area and visitors permitted within onlytby credential. N There were no fires resulting from the debris. The food situation was reported satisfactory. The Daily Newfe and Morning Press set up extra one-page editions by hand for distribution throughout the city. Earthquakes continue to jolt the ruined buildings as disaster. ; .. the correspondent of the Associated Press writes of the Throughout the residences the inhabitants in many case have moved some of their possessions out on the lawns and amidst the debris of fallen chimneys and twisted houses, smile at passersby. , SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 29. Four Persons are known to have been killed and from 100 to 300 were injured in the earthquake that shook this city at 6:45 a. m. this morning, damaging practically all structures in the city, and wrecking several of the largest buildings. TKe San Marcos building, the largest business stru cture in the city, completely collopsed along one third of its length. The Arlington hotel and the St Francis hospital were partially destroyed. One of the four known dead, a Mrs. Perkins, wife of a wealthy railroad man, was killed in the collapse of a wing 'of the hotel. The other three persons killed were found in the wreck age of business buildings on State street . SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, (JP) Santa Barbara, the picturesque little otty perched high above the ocean In southern Callfornla,'suffered dis aster, the extent of -which had not been determined late this morning in nn earthquake which was general over southern California shortly be fore 7:00 a., m., but practically struck lightly In other towns. Communication with Santa Bar bara was cut off Immediately after the sUocks but meager reports, fil tering' into San Francisco and Los Angeles within the next' two hours, said that most of the buildings on State street had been destroyed, one of them the famous Arlington hotel, a leading hostelry, -ruere was no mention of loss of life or injuries. Two other hotels were reported destroyed, the Cabrillo House and a big beach hotel. Eye witnesses returning to Ven tura from Santa Barbara reported that Santa Barbara water mains had bursted, flooding the city. No fires were reported. The earthquake was felt strongly in Los Angeles, Hollywood and sur rounding towns, in slow, heavy tremors, but no damage was report ed. The shocks extended as far north as Bakerefield. Santa Barbara's hotels usually are not crowded this time of year, as winter, is the big season, yet there is a brisk influx of tourists the year around'. The population is about 20,000j . SAN PEDRO, Calif., June 29. (VP) Two earth, temblors of mod erate intensity were felt here today between 6:35 and 6:40 a. m. Each of the 'shocks lasted from 10 to 20 seconds. Windows rattled and-in some instances china was toppled from shelves but no major damage was done. . ALHAMBRA, Calif., June 29. (VP) A slight earthquake shock lasting 30 seconds was felt here at 6:45 o'clock this morning. No dam age was reported. SANTA ANA, Calif.. June 29. (JP) Dishes rattled, windows shook, chandeliers swung and some clocks stopped at 6:44 o'clock this morn ing when a series of earth temblors shook this locality. No serious damage has been reported. HELENA. Mont.. June 29. Resi dents of the Gallatin valley, the ap parent center of the earthquake which shook four state's Saturday night and yesterday fastidiously re mained out in the wide open spaces today, looking back at about $500, 000 worth of ruins the aggregate cost of the temblor. It was a whimsical earthquake. No one was killed. Nearly a score of buildings cracked and fell. There were a half dozen' landslides. . A crevice extending at irregular In tervals from Manhattan to Three Forks, a distance of 10 miles, re mains as one of the scars caused by the quake. The Lombard tunnel of the : Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, suffered a cave-in and an avalanche near Deer Lodge covered 500 feet of railroad track nearby, leaving it buried under earth and rocks 100 feet deep. This was caused when a cliff, 800 feet high, toppled and fell. Railroad officials announced last night that a force of 2000 laborers would be put to work clearing the tracks and the tunnel. The three trains which were hemmed in Saturday night, by the avalanches, were released today. The Milwaukee railroad's Chicago Seattle flier, the Olympian, was able to go on its way last night under a re-routing arrangement. Another train was moved and pasengers on a third train were transferred to other coaches and moved. The quake began about 6:22 o'clock Saturday night. Thousands of persons in Butte, JUST TWO MORE DAYS to get ready for the . Rodeo and Night Show Make Your Plans Now Grout Falls, Hillings, Livingston, Missoula, Helena mid other citius and towns were thrown Into n near panic and rushed clear of buildings. The shocks continued Intermittently until well after 10 o'clock. Yester day there were slight recurrences at Three Forks, White Sulphur Springs and Anaconda. Three Forks, Manhattan and Logan, ull near the Junction of the .Matllnon, Gallatin and Jefferson Rivers, which form the source of the Missouri, sustained the greatest loss. The court house nt White Sulphur Springs fell and several smaller structures were demolished. The loss there will exceed $100,000, : it is said, and Three Forks, where I the damage wus greater, lost about j $200,000, reports say. Three Forks i residents counted 41 dlstiuct shocks, they reported. i Jefferson river,' a short distance above the convergence point, wos lowered two feet by the quakes. Hundreds of men were working in the mines at Butte and Anaconda as the earth's surface trembled, but the 1000 miles of underground workings there was no damage, ac cording to uBtte reports. The min ers flocked to the surface when they felt the shocks. iBflflflBflflBflBBflBflBflBflflflflBflEBflflflflflBEiBfl&BBflflBBBBflflBflflflBflBflBflBiflBflflflBBflj WE HANDLE n u H M M H H n H a H B a Acme Motor Co LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 29. itP) A severe earthquake shock rocked Los Angeles at 6:43 o'clock this morning. Downtown buildings swayed con siderably, but the movement was slow and even and there were no indications of damage, although the motion continued for more thnn a minute. ' ' The earthquake continued at In tervals but all were the slow, steady, yet extremely severe move ments. The tremors were felt as far north as Newhall, Borne 31 miles fro inhere, according to tele phone company reports. The tremols were continuing at 6:56 o'clock. Bakersfieid, Oxriord and Santa Barbara to the north and Colton to the east all reported to me South ern Pacific train dispatcher here that they felt, the tremblors. No re ports of damage came into the Southern Pacific offices here. The earthquakes were felt in an unusual degree of severity at 51o- Jave and Lancaster, Antelope valley, a hundred miles north of here, ac cording to operators of the Los An geles bureau of power and light system. The center of disturbances seemed to be in Los Angeles and to the north, preliminary telephone and telegraph reports indicated. Ven tura reported that the movement was severe there. Clocks were stopped by the tremors in Los An geles. El Centro reported that the tremors were not felt in the Im perial valley. Western Union and Pacific Tele graph and Telephone wires out of Ventura in the direction f Santa Barbara went dead in the earth quake and an hour later , the com panies reported they were not able to establish communications with Santa Barbara. Another Quake . SAN JOSE, Calif., Junae 29. (IP) A second earthquake shock, less severe than the one which worked havoc in Santa Barbara early today, was recorded by in struments at Santa Clara college at 10(P)45 a. m. today. It was reported by Father J. 8. Ricard, head of the physics department at the college. The first shock at 6:45 this morn ing was the most severe recorded at the college since 1911, Father Ricard said. ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, (JP) Direct telephone communication with Santa Barbara was established by the Associated Press late this morn ing through Los Angeles, and later from San Francisco. First reports over the re-established wires showed casualties not so large as at first rumored. TUG TO RESCUE WILMINGTON, Cal., June 29, (JP) The salvage fug Peacock of the Merrett, Kapman and Scott, salvag ing firm here was ordered to pro ceed to Santa Barbara with all haste to lend assistance In rescue work and establishment, ot communication through Its wireless, it was announc ed today by company officials. TRACKS DESTROYED SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, (IP) The Southern Pacific company re ported nere that but eight miles ot Its tracks were affected by the Santa Barbara earthquake. Trains can reach Sana Barbara from Los An geles, while southbound trains can go as far as Goleta, eight miles from that city. Traffic 18 being routed by way Of the San Joaquin Valley and the company reports all trains are going through on time. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The American Red Cross headquar tors here are negotiating ' for oil available army airplanes hero id rush a fully equipped relief) force n B B B B B B3 B B B B B B B B B B B fl B fl H B n B B B B 400 South Sixth Phone 680 HUDSON -ESSEX vComplete Line of . GOODYEAR Tires and Tubes and Solid Truck Tires Hydraulic Press for Application of GOODYEAR Truck Tires. Pride in Ownership With' Goodyear Tires on your car you know you have the best. Your friends know it. Everyone knows Goodyear is the standard of comparison. 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Richard son, who headed the Red Cross In the relief in the tornado stricken towns of the middle west. The Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company has received a mes sage from Its manager at Santa Barbara. The manager states that no fires have broken out but that brick buildings have cither been de molished or badly damaged along State street. The telephone ex change was not destroyed but badly shaken, necessitating tb walls being proped up. The Ilodeo, July 2-S.4 Ten Youths Of Klamath County At Camp Lewis Klamath county is represented at thl3 year's Citizen's Military Train ing camp at Camp Lewis by the following citizens who will devote one month toward acquiring a know ledge of the military art: Luclen 13. Applegate, Stuart R. Bnl slger, Herbert M. Dennis, Kenton D. Hamaker, John L. Hawkins, Omar F. Hosplns, Raphael V. Morgan, Frank M. Upp Jr., Merrill: Vernon A. Coverstone, William A. Hulet. Seven hundred student soldiers from Oregon, Washington and Nor thern Idaho are being trained at this camp. Courses ore given in In fantry, Field Artillery, Cavalry, En gineers aifd Signal Corps. Students with no previous military training are being Instructed in the basic course. Others who have attended previous camps or have had mili tary experlonco are receiving in structions In the Red, White wr Blue courses, depending upon their proflolcncy, Graduates of the III no course ure eligible for commisions as Reserve Officers. The camp Is commanded by Col. F. T. Arnold,, Cavalry, Chlof of Staff of the Nliioty-SlxU Division. He will bo assisted by regular army and reservo officers. being .carefully watched. Organii od athletics and supervised rocro atlou form nn Important part of the Instructional program. The moral Sanitary and health conditions qro'l ',lfro, of 11,0 "f'lont-soldlers Is being lo.)kud after by Chaplain John. W. Hoard and Chaplain Kdwln liar ling, protectant, Catholic, Jews nnd Christian scionco sorv'rfe will ba held In camp each Sunday. ill wNvws ' 'Dili Burroughs machines can be depended upon for the right answer always and everywhere one reason why the pioneer of 1884 is the leader of today. Bobbed hair looks its best with Madame I'an'rlo's marcel and bob curl. Moe's Beautty Bhoppe. Adv. I. K. TRAYNOR Y. Representative !, ' Box 1033, Klamath Falls ' iTt Phone 653-M MASON'S ATTENTION Special meeting Monday, Juno 20, Work In B. A, degree, .Visitors wel come, 29 By order of tlio W. M.
