fttGE TWO ,
THE .K LA' MAT Hi SUN.
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1925
Many Dead and Injured When Big
Earthquake Rocks Santa Barbara
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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,
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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.
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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.
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tors here are negotiating ' for oil
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the relief in the tornado stricken
towns of the middle west.
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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
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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
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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.
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