Show Temblor Fails To Kick Up Tidal Waves HONOLULU May 15 1 UP A major earthquake apparently on the thc floor of ot the Bering sea sent tidal wave alerts flying through the Aleutians and Hawaii Friday but no high waves appeared Before the alerts were called off oft some Hawaiians had fled to the hills Freighters fishing sampans and other small craft in the port of ot Hilo put to sea Trucks and heavy cranes were moved to high ground The memory was still fresh of ot the tidal wave disaster of 1946 which caused deaths in the Hawaiian islands from an Aleutian Aleutian Aleutian Aleu Aleu- tian earth shock No one was taking any chances Even on populous Oahu which is more protected swimmers were warned to get out of ot the water Military service personnel was alerted Precautions also were taken In Inthe inthe inthe the Aleutians where the army navy and coast guard have men stationed on some somo of the Islands The U. U S S. S coast and geodetic survey station at Barbers Barber's Point said the center of the submarine disturbance apparently was near the first Aleutian island west of where Dutch Harbor is located This is to the thc west of the North Pacific deep where the earth slide of oC 1946 kicked up the disastrous waves that hit Hawaii and the Aleutians Ten persons were drowned In the Aleutians in that one The Bering sea earthquake apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap was the reason the University University Uni Uni- of Utah seismograph jounced around for 3 hours and 20 minutes Friday afternoon Dr Hyrum Schneider head 01 of the department of geology said Saturday the quake was moderately moderately moderately mod severe In intensity as re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded here |