Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-23 | Page 4 | Alaska Cities Rock in Quake

ALASKA CITIES I ROCK IN QUAKE ANCHORAGE Alaska Oct 23 UP Violent tP-Violent Violent earthquake shocks decreasing In Intensity toward midnight mid mid- night Crocked Anchorage Fairbanks i Seward and other Alaska aska towns last night terrifying residents with undulating un un- undulating earth waves but accounting accountIng accounting account- account Ing for little damage No deaths or injuries were reported Houses and business buildings I teetered automobiles rolled back and forth on the streets and windows windows windows win win- dows were shattered but a checkup checkup checkup check check- up showed that loss through property property property prop prop- erty damage would be small Frightened householders ran Into the streets and remained there most of the morning as the tremors continued continued continued con con- at at Intervals Shortly after atter midnight the quakes stopped en en- Seward apparently experienced the th heaviest shock The first and most extensive occurred at p. p m. m and lasted for 45 seconds I The maximum of Intensity was reached after 30 seconds during I I which which the Ice covered ground rolled land and and heaved M 1 Fairbanks reported a a. slight shock jut ut t apparently s suffered virtually no amage t Several chimneys In the towns u u u from roofs and fragile e dings were splintered I Ie Tie The e Anchorage Times building lost Jos a large plate glass window Two apartment houses settled slightly cau causing ing the doors and windows to jam Jami Pluto Plate glass glass' windows In several stores s were separated from their casi casings and storekeepers said they had I sustained some damage from stock falling from shelves Vigilant fire ire departments remained remained remained re re- in readiness to answer any fire alarm but apparently no blaze resulted from the shakes Repair crews dispatched along the tracks of the Alaska railroad said no damage had been done to the roadbeds