| Show Numerous Quakes Sl Slake Shake ake California Loss Totals 1 ifill ft Million More Than 50 Shocks at Two Minute Intervals Damage Most of Buildings in Calexico in Imperial Im Border rial Valley VaHey Nearly Every Plate Glass Gass Window in Border Citi s Shattered Deep Rumbles Heard as Ground Trembles Calif Jan l L-By l By The fhe Associated d Press V C Earthquakes numbering over half a J hundred rocking the die Imperial valley valle at t intervals of about two minutes since 12 18 o o'clock clock this morning and still continuing at 4 45 a in rn badly damaged Calexico and Mexicali adjacent border cities causing caus lug ing damage damage which it is estimated will rill approximate over El Centro 11 s this city and Heber a town to of IlP- IlP approximately ap approximately proximately 00 population n between El EI Centro C anti and the th Mexican exl can border also suffered from fron the continuation of quakes but the tho damage reported In the tile two localities appeared to be but lit little lit lit- littie tie tle lying on th the Amert American an side of the tir International bound bound- boundary boundary boundary ary and aM Mexican on th the Meal Meal- Mexican can side appeared to bear the brunt of the tr tremors ors which were accompanied by a Il heavy i T Hardly a us u's u i is house hOuie In in Calexico was CUI left reft t by the th quakes the walls wall aIls of many falling while the walls wails alls of ot others other were ere bad badis I cracked Almost class cry es-cry plate glass window In iii the business section was shattered and In many man instances the th window casing was wa torn loose A survey surrey of Calexico's section revealed rc that the rea rear r walls of the th two ga- ga garage's garages races rages rage's and a store cre er demol demolished hed A portion of the rea rear r wail ii 1111 ot of the th Overland hotel Is I l tottering toUt The upper portion or of the thc front of r the Melbourne hotel the Glen Glen- Glenwood Glenwood wood Glen wood hotel and portions portion of or tb city and fire tiro and police stations tumbled the tho streets No one was known to ha have been n killed bt b t several sl persons were ere slightly Injured their in- in Injuries In Injuries juries jurls running to cuts and bruis suffered when hen struck by falling plaster NINE S S E I SHOCKS Nine Kin of the tir shocks were we ft verc t-verc were ere the first at 1218 a II tn so be Ine be be being Ing tho the sharpest and lasting ti th longest longe full 3 minutes minute It caused the most damage damace Two o tremors tremor following tol immediately were ere also alao sharp slurp They The were is re felt at and o'clock Damage In Mexican so far tar I as could be ascertained In III the dark dark- darkness ness neM was principally the tho lose lo b bv Ire fire of ot the ren el r nery y anif aM the collapse e of I a numb number of ot e houses The brewery caught cau ht fire fir In some som ome manner r r 1 thc the first quake The cafes and resorts in M call call were crow crowded with is New Years Year's merry nerr mak r and they lI Into tho tIle strete at at tile first shocks shocks- shock Tb The gabs gab's at the then In International n in- lipe 1111 which closed nightly at 9 o'clock were ir ere re opened by CUS customs oW officers to permit the people to cross crOM to the tile American side aide FIRES ES At Heber Heben which was wa first re- re reported re reported ported I to have been badly dam dani dani-ared dani aged the tho was found fund to 10 tobe tobo bo be damaged and windows Ot of oth- oth other oth other er Cr- er edifices broken El Contro Centro apparently s red but minor damage damare broken win win- windows dews dows and crockery only heing Te re reported re- re reported ported Fearing to r return turn to their shak- shak shakIng Ing homes residents of and Hber Heber gathered rather d around huge uge bonfires on vacant lots A num n nu- nu number ber her of o the th residents of ot Calexico reported that the tho th first three thre of the quakes were of such intensity that they were er shaken out of their beds TONG LONG AND SH HI L Cat Jan l tnY l-tnY The rho Associated Press About press About 1 13 earthquake shocks four tour of particularly heavy Y w were re felt her beginning shortly s1 aft midnight The quakes quake were d described as a not ot of the th rocking variety s arlet but lon long drawn out and sharp sharI The Tir toni tem temblor were said to be of greater In- In Intensity Intensity In than an any felt feit here during the Ule past FELT I IN r iTMA rA Aria Ariz Jan l-BY l 1 I By T The lI lIAs As Eight tarth earth quake shocks hock the tha first at o'clock and nOd the last at nt Ii 10 1 0 o o'clOck mountain time were ivere toll foil here ere tithe tills morning XI damage was reported tomo lle loads load of ot frightened ts of El EI Centro Centre and nd began an arriving here earl early today aft aft aft- WIlS u-as lilt t or er I a serIes of earthquakes throughout the Imperial Valley Kl El Centro is O 0 i miles milra from m Yuma Ac Accounts of considerable darn darn- dam Um IK t s at ot and Jo Mexican town on n the International border W i war r Continued l on Oft rn e Two Two- V f Numerous Quakes Shale Shake California Loss Totals Million lillion I Continued tc Ia One I rotated related by persons persona arriving In Yuma Tunia from valley points point ripE LINES Jl LOS Jan 1 By l Associated A A report to the tho Southern Pacific company hero here from foni Mexican Lower Califor Califor- California nm nia Mexico stated that the tho last ot ota ota ota a series surles of earthquake shocks hock be- be beginning be I ginning shortly after aCter midnight oc- oc oct oc occurred t at i lOa a in sn The Overland and hotels I were buildings most seriously dam dam- damaged dam affiX g aged I damage damace was done dono by bywater bywater bywater I I water when pipe 1110 lines were broken b by the shocks shock Basements Basement In some om I I buildings building were flooded The Tho report stated that residents re of Mexican wore vero gathered In th and scant lots lot tearing fearing to enter cuter damaged buildings SWELLS AT Sl l lLOS LOS ANGELES A Jan By I-By 1 By Th II Associated pre reports to the Federal oderal Telegraph corn com com any any here herc from tho the steamship Em Em- Emma Emma Emma I ma Alexander Alexandor at anchor off oft En- En onda enda nd Lower today stat stat- stat d d d that there was a severe earth disturbance In tho the Mexican port 1 0 Low The Tho radio operator aboard the tho steamer said eald heavy swells s were running and ond passengers passenger who spent pent the night ashore were to return to lO tha vessel I I I I I II I lies lIe II reported the tho swells caused the I chip to ride tho the swells swell 8 0 lis wit wish n a nh h heavy a alist list Hut 0 o details of ot poSsible damage In were available to those aboard tho Emma Alex Alex- Alexander ander because of the Inability of small hosts boats boat to put out from shore or leave leav the tho steamer s TUCSON Ariz Jan l-Ey- l I ByThe The Associated Press Pres Eight IThe quakes starting Et at 1 17 a m and andI continuing at Intervals Till up to C 6 Ca Ca a m were reported by It P n Ii la Dad II observer r er of ot tho the United States magnetic atory morning T The Th lo first flut two tern biota were described d u as a quite quit vere It H was wa estimated that the peak ot of the disturbance wax was between and 20 miles mills from here and to land the westward More quakes were quake were said aid to be likely SAN PEDRO Calif Jan 1 Uy 1 By The rho Associated PresS PresS- Pre s Heavy leavy swells which which- may have been caused by the tho earthquake disturbances I In Impe Imperial lal valley on 01 the dawn of ot th the new lIew year to- to today today to today day washed over the tho h breakwater destroying feet of board l walk laid by the player rounds und depart depart- department ment mont two months month ago aro ago Several men wire wre attempting to the boards board this morning on orders order from the office of the C B n Terry Torry port lort warden Arden |
