An Earthquake Rumbles Across the Sound

Tacoma yesterday afternoon at about 4 o'clock received the slim end of an earthquake that also quivered at Seattle, Bellingham, Anacortes and other points on the Sound. Many persons here did not notice the quake at all but it was perceptible to others, especially those in high buildings. In the city engineer's office the men declare there were three distinct movements and the draughtsmen at first were unable to account for the queer antics of their tables. A cowbell in the office of the weatherman on the top floor of the Chamber of Commerce building fell off the table from the vibrations. In the Fidelity building the quiver was so pronounced some of the office girls ran out into the hall alarmed at the shaking of the building. The seismograph at the Washington University showed the quake at Seattle lasted seven minutes. It was more pronounced in that city. It was still worse from reports at Bellingham and Blaine and Professor Landes of the university believes the trembler came from the Alaskan coast and gradually diminished as it came south. At Mount Vernon the disturbance was so great it broke the ice in Skagit river. At Bellingham plastering was jolted loose from houses and it was reported some smoke was seen issuing from Mount Baker. Port Townsend suffered severely by the breaking of water pipes by the shock. In a drug store at Friday Harbor great damage was done by the bottles being thrown from the shelves.