Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1901 — Earthquake in the North. [ARTICLE]

Earthquake in the North.

The slesmograph at the meteorological office at Victoria, B. C„ on Friday recorded some severe shocks of earthquake which the superintendent believes occurred in Alaska, as the records are simillar to those made when the last earthquakes occurred up north. The preliminary tremors commenced at 1:30 a. m. and continued until 4:08, the pendulum In this interval recording several oscillations. At 5:15 another disturbance commenced, which rapidly assumed immense proportions, until at 6:15 the swing of the pendulum had completely crossed the record paper and maintained -this incessant movement for some twenty minutes. At 10:40 fresh vibrations began, which were very pronounced for nearly an hour.