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similar cases of lodged pendulums in clocks facing in the same direction. Mr. E. Elsey 
also noted a water-tank spilt east and west, and trees swayed in the same direction. 
He heard a rumbling sound. 
(H. Hintze.)—A water-tank spilt east and west. A hanging lamp swung in the 
same direction, dropping its chimney to the east. A bed on the porch rolled east and 
west. He heard a rumbling sound during the shock. 
(Editor of the Daily Herald.) —Bed moved northwest-southeast. 
(Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank.) —'The vault is built upon a foundation independent 
of the rest of the building. The front of the vault, facing southwest, is continuous with 
a lath and plaster partition which extends to the ceiling. On the left is a wash-room, and 
on the right an opening into the room at the side and back of the vault. The plaster 
partition is cracked where it Joins the top of the vault and part way down the sides, proba- 
bly indicating a greater amplitude of motion in the building than in the more solidly 
constructed vault. 
(W. A. Harter.) —At Ceres, 6 miles south of Modesto, a tank spilt north-south. 
(W. R. High.) —One mile north of Modesto, a tank spilt north and south during the 
early part of the shock, and east and west later. Trees swayed north-south. 
(Empire Stables.) — Drop-lights swung and water in trough spilt northwest-southeast. 
(A. L. Holtham.)—Milk pans on shelf supported by wires spilt milk west. The 
shock was preceded by a roaring sound. 
(Modesto Gas Works.)—Water in the gasometer tanks spilt northwest-southeast. 
A chandelier in the building hung by a 0.375 inch gas-pipe 12 feet long; after the shock 
was over this chandelier was swinging northeast-southwest. 
(J. T. McNeely.) —Station agent saw the railroad water-tank spill northwest-southeast. 
(Editor of the News).—A water-tank belonging to J. Urie, 2.5 miles southwest of Mo- 
desto, was overthrown to the west. 
The following were the clock records at Modesto: 


Number of 




Orientation. Clocks. Stopt. Not Stopt. 
Facing northeast . 4 3 1 
Facing southeast . 12 9 3 
Facing southwest . 7 5 2 
Facing northwest . 7 at 3 
Total 30 21 9 



Ceres, Stanislaus County. — The shock was felt, but is reported as not severe. 
Oakdale, Stanislaus County (F. G. Keid).— The shock seemed to be in a northeast 
and southwest direction. In the school-house, a 2-story brick building, timbers lying 
in a northeast and southwest direction were loosened from the concrete at the ends, but 
those extending normal to this were not affected. Clocks stopt. 
(E. C. Crawford.) —A flag-pole 110 feet high swayed apparently north and south; 2 
clocks stopt; water in a tub moved north and south; and a stand lamp seemed to tip 
slightly north and south until steadied; but no objects were overturned. 
Westley, Stanislaus County (W. G. Carey). — The town is on adobe soil with gravel at 
a depth of 20 feet. Furniture and pianos were moved across floors from the walls toward 
the south, and quite a number of pieces of furniture were toppled over. No chimneys 
were damaged, but several large water-tanks were demolished. These demolished water- 
tanks thru the country seem to have been rotated about one-fifth counter-clockwise. 
Cars on the track were moved at least a foot. At the railway depot, a 1,400-pound iron 
wheel was rolled back and forth for a distance of 9 feet northwest and southeast. There 
