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Show LOS ANGELES IS REPAIRING AFTER FOUjLSHOCKS Chimneys Shortened, Water Mams Twisted and Traffic Interrupted by Quakes I LOS ANGELES, July 17. Four' 1 earthquake shoots of varying intensity j formed the total of yesterday's seismic disturbances here, and although the lu.-t one ranie after ,6 o'clock lhe city Kui resumod . or ::ct,'c:illy ,J.npmal aspect." brrore berllime The theatres j attracted their usual crowds, the streets were filled with pedestrians and yhMcIi and there appeared few : surface indications of any remaining I nervousness The physical marks left b the tremors, tre-mors, while many, were relatively slight Some chimneys were shaken down; much plaster was jarred loose; I dishes and ornaments were broken: la few earth slide.' ccrurred. one where It interefered with traffic; and there' j were oth 1 annoyances, such as short-11-ned chimneys and twisted water 'mains, taht interfered with the prep aration of meals in some parts of the I CltVi LIST OF INJURED A list of those Injured by the quake itsulf would be barren; but It brought j in its train 80tn. records of s-lism IhtirtS, due to falling objects Jarred I down .on the he.ds of pedestrians to I jams occurring III stores and other public places where customers and workers alike nought to hasten to the open air when the buildings swayed; a;id to attacks of hysteria and nervousness nervous-ness which filled ever store emer-gency emer-gency hospital and taxed the facilities ! cf the city first aid stations. No ac- j curate estimate of either mone dam age or physical injuries will ever be made. Ibc authorities believed, because scores of minor hurts nd losses will go unreported LASTS 40 MINUTES WASHINGTON, July 16. The first 'of the earthquake tremors reported by the seisniogr;-ph at Georgetown I university, the instrument Indicating a total duration of forty minutes The I initial disturbance was noted at 12:20 p. m, and continued until 1 p. nv I i'he greatest disturbance was between 12:32 and 12:34. Observers at thei university computed the movement to 1 (have occurred at n distance of at least iSCO miles from Washington. The second anc thud shocks ft It ill lius Angeles were not recorded at the Georgetown observatory. |