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Daily Oregonian December 7, 1872 A
A. Period Account: Primary source for evaluation of intensity or felt report.
B. Period Account: Insufficient data to evaluate intensity.
C. Period Account: Item appearing as dispatch, summary or brief des- cription or duplicate data with more complete data available in other sources.
D. Later descriptive account identified with period sources.
E. Later descriptive account not confirmed in period documentary sources.
*Designates duplicate data not included in compilation.
Shook Up - The earthquake which was felt here on
last Saturday evening, was sensibly experienced
at Columbia City, St. Helens, Rainier and other
points along the Columbia. It is said that- the
trembling was not noticed at Kalama at all. On
Lewis river the vibrations were so violent as
to shake the chickens from the roost, and to
unnerve the confidence of the strongest.
"In reading your paper, I notice a great deal about
the earthquake. I think perhaps we got the most
lively shaking on this long neck of sand, running
five miles into the Straits. It commenced vibrating
at 22 minutes past 10 P.M., gradually increasing
to such violence that the tower rocked to and fro,
most alarmingly. The tower and dwelling were very
badly cracked.
A Lively Shaking up - Fright of Women and Children - Universal Con-
sternation - Laughable and other Incidents.
From about fifteen minutes to 10 o'clock, on Saturday night last, to
the hour of going to press, this evening the all-absorbing topic of
conversation in Olympia and vicinity was the earthquake. Unlike Cali-
fornia and South America, earthquakes here are of such rare occurrence,
(having visited Puget Sound on two occasions only in four years, prior
to which they were unknown to the oldest inhabitants) that very natu-
rally they create great consternation, especially among women and chil-
dren and the more timid of the stronger sex. Such was the effect of the
last trembling fit of mother earth.
At about the hour above mentioned our citizens were disturbed in their
slumbers, (those of them who had retired) in their meditations, avo-
cations and pastimes by a rumbling and quaking of the earth such as
few had witnessed before. For some moments all were at a loss to
account for the phenomenon, as unusual as it was startling. When the
real character of the disturbance became known, alarm succeeded sur-
prise, and many women and children gave vent to their terror in shrieks
and screams. one instance is related to us of a lady in Swantown
fainting through excessive fright.
The first shock was followed, at intervals of a few minutes each, by
two others, very distinct but not so violent. These were succeeded
by a slight trembling of the earth, hardly perceptible, several times
repeated. During the whole night the shocks continued; one, about
one o'clock in the morning, being the second heaviest of the number.
Several were very slight tremors, perceptible only to those who were
wide awake. The last shock is said to have occurred a little before
five o'clock Sunday morning. The course of the shocks was north and
south. We have witnessed a number of earthquakes in San Francisco,
one of which threw us off our feet and another out of bed, but, never
have we experienced one of equal duration. Many are of opinion that
the first shock lasted two minutes; a very long period to people of
weak nerves.
Rarely are we vouchsafed a night so beautiful as the one in question.
Not a cloud was visible, save near the horizon in the northwest, while
the vault above was brilliantly illuminated by a full moon and bright
stars. Prior to the earthquake the temperature was not uncomfortable,
being scarcely low enough for frost; afterwards it grew rapidly colder,
until at midnight it was as keen as we have felt this season. During
the night there was no wind observable.
A number of ladies and gentlemen were in St. John's church, rehearsing
for the Old Folks' Concert. Among their selections for the occasion
is the familiar anthem,
"Joy to the world! the Lord has come,"
which words they had just sung, we are told, when the earthquake was
felt. Several of the company thought surely the event proclaimed in
the anthem was then transpiring. The hanging lamps in the church
were agitated to such a degree by the shock that it was deemed prudent
to extinguish the lights, when the assemblage dispersed.
In one of the saloons a party of men were intently engaged in gambling.
The first shock startled them, but did not break up the game. When
the second shock was felt, they concluded they had a call outside, and
left the table in such haste that they forgot to carry off the stakes,
which remained on the table until their alarm had subsided. An earth-
quake is a game of chance which they were not prepared to encounter.
In some localities chickens came down or were shaken down from their
roosts, while nearly all quadrupeds betrayed much alarm.
on the cessation of the first shock, it was observed that all the clocks
with pendulums moving east and west had stopped. Other clocks were not
affected by the earthquake.
It is said that in one of the Masonic Lodges, in session at the time,
a gentleman was being initiated. He did not suspect the cause, think-
ing the rumbling and shaking a part of the initiation ceremonies;
but the members were so alarmed that they sought safety in flight,
leaving the candidate alone in the hall.
Chimneys were cracked, milk thrown from pitchers on shelves, animals
startled, everything pendent set to swing, doors rattled, and every
animate and inanimate object was agitated more or less. People moving
on the streets at the time did not experience any motion, but witnessed
the swaying of street poles, etc., in every part of the town.
The steamer North Pacific was lying in the mud alongside the wharf,
and experienced the shock most violently. If it had come from the
east or west, she would have been dashed against the wharf and sustained
serious damage; but, coming lengthwise of the boat, she was moved in
an indescribable manner, creaking at every joint. Everything movable
was thrown about, like the furniture of a vessel in a storm, and her
lamps set to blazing so that it became necessary to extinguish the
lights to prevent the boat taking fire. The wharf and warehouse
alongside swayed in a drunken and dangerous manner, which continued
until long after the cessation of the shocks, and was renewed at each
repetition of it. On board of the brig Fauntleroy, afloat in the
On Saturday evening last, at twenty minutes
to eleven o'clock, our citizens were sur-
prised and startled by an earthquake that
shook the buildings until everything rattled
and creaked and strained like a ship in a
cyclone. The night was clear and frosty,
the thermometer indicating 27 degrees, the moon
shining brightly. Its coming was not
announced by any supernatural sounds said
to frequently proceed them, but a deep,
rumbling noise, like a heavy wind
rumbling through the forest, commenced
about 10 seconds after the first jar was
experienced and continued to its close and
left a profound impress, a feeling of awe,
on the minds of all. The quake lasted quite
two minutes, the vibrations being from the
south-east and northwest. It began and
ceased with a light movement, but during the
time two shocks were very sharp. A variety
of sensations were experienced, a disagree-
able one being like a nausea or seasickness,
while all things human appeared to dwindle
into insignificance when compared to the
mighty throes of the earth. A few moments
after the subsidence of the first heavy
shocks, two light ones were felt: lighter
ones were also felt at 12 o'clock, 1 and 5
making ten distinct shocks during the night.
No damage was done but many laughable
incidents transpired that it is not the province
of this article to speak of.
Capt. James S. Lawson took a scientific
observation of the earthquake on Saturday night
last. Its direction was from the south to the
north, at first; subsequently it changed around
to a course from the southwest to the northeast.
It was timed with a chronometer watch, absolutely
correct, and the direction noted by a swinging
lamp. In an unofficial report to Prof. Davidson,
at San Francisco, Capt. Lawson says:
Dec. 14' 1872.---Shock occurred precisely at
9h.40 1/2m. P.M. It commenced with a light
movement gradually increasing for eighteen or
twenty seconds. Then came the heavy shock,
lasting four or five seconds; then it gradually
decreased. In six minutes after the first shock
there was another, followed by two others one
minute apart. At 10h. 12m. 40s. There was another
shock, and after 11 P.M. there were five others.
During "the night other shocks were reported, (I
did not feel them) at 3 and 5 o'clock.
On Sunday evening, at 6h. 37 1/2 m.,. a light shock
Dec. 16, at 9h 17m. A.M., another light shock.
The shock was felt as far south as Eugene, in
Oregon, and north far up into British Columbia,
probably even in Alaska. In Victoria and else-
where on Vancouver Island the shock is said
to have been heavier than at any other point
heard from.
In Olympia we have heard of but a single article
broken or damaged by the shock. This was a
statuette; which was thrown from the top of a
what-not and smashed on the floor. in the Seattle
stores, we are informed, considerable quantities
of crockery and glassware were smashed.
From what is so far known, the earthquake was
confined mainly to the Puget Sound basin, thence
extending north and south with a gradually de-
creasing force, until it disappeared in a distance
of four or five hundred miles.
MORE EARTHQUAKE--AT 10 minutes after 11 last
night we were again visited by our earthquake, which
made its coming known by a very sharp shock. Its
stay was very short, not exceeding ten seconds
in duration. It was said to have come again two
hours later in the night, but as we were asleep
and did not notice it, we won't mention it
further. The 11 o'clock quake came suddenly,
breaking on us like a clap of thunder, gradually
dwindling down to nothing. Several clocks were
stopped, swinging lamps put in motion, doors
jarred, restless people waked up, timid people
kept awake, everybody set to talking, Some to
trembling, others to laughing and editors to writing-
No one nor anything was hurt, and people sighed
with relief at its cessation. We have always con-
tended that this Territory was peculiarly favored,
and this is but a verification of that claim. Our
shock of Saturday evening would have been a good
one in the best earthquake country, and seldom if
ever, have there been more shakes or quakes in any
land in the same length of time than we have had
here in the last four or five days.
EARTHQUAKE,
On Saturday evening last, at twenty minutes to
eleven o'clock, our citizens were surprised and
startled by an earthquake that shook the buildings
until everything rattled and creaked and strained
like a ship in a cyclone. The night was clear
and frosty, the thermometer indicating 27 , the
moon shining brightly. Its coming was not announced
by any supernatural sounds said to frequently
precede them, but a deep, rumbling noise, like a
heavy wind storm rushing through the forest,
commenced about 10 seconds after the first jar
was experienced, and continued to its close and
left a profound impress, a feeling of awe, on the
minds of all. The shock lasted quite two minutes,
the vibrations being from the south-east and north-
west. It began and ceased with a light movement,
but during the time two shocks were very sharp.
A variety of sensations were experienced, a disagree-
able one being like a nausea or sea-sickness, while
all things human appeared to dwindle into insigni-
ficance when compared to the mighty throes of the
earth. A few moments after the subsidence of the
first heavy shocks, two light ones were felt;
lighter ones were also felt at 12 o'clock, 1 and 5,
making ten distinct shocks during the night. No
damage was done, but many laughable incidents tran-
spired that it is not the province of this article
to speak of. To the northward it was felt equally
as severe, so far as we can learn, at Steilacoom,
Puyallup, Seattle, Port Madison, Port Gamble,
Port Townsend and Victoria, also on the main
land of British Columbia, until lost in the un-
inhabitable wilds of the north. It was an un-
welcome visitor at the southward, remembering
Kalama, Portland and several places up the valley
slightly, Cascades, the Dalles, Umatilla,
Wallula, Walla Walla and other places beyond the
mountains; in no case was damage done. The
time from the north and southeast seems to have
been a little in advance of the first shock here,
together with other evidence, seems to indicate
that it came from that direction, perhaps from
the volcano region of the Rocky Mountains. This
earthquake appears to be exclusively ours at
the north, California claiming no interest in
it whatever, it not extending much towards the
southward. While no harm was the result, further
than fright, a repetition of the experience is
not desirable.
"Deceased nature often times breaks forth
In strange eruptions oft the teeming earth,
Is with a kind of colic pinch'd and vex'd
By the imprisoning of unruly wind
Within her womb;
Which, for enlargement striving
Shakes the old beldame earth and
Topples down steeples and moss grown
towers.
King Henry IV
We have always understood and believed that
earthquakes were preceded by symptoms and indica-
tions of warning, which although different in
character, were certain to make their appearance
before the final shock. A surcharge of electricity
in a hazy atmosphere for months, through which the
sun looks red and fiery, sudden changes in the
wind from fierce and fitful gusts, to sullen, dark
and ominous calms, a terrible feeling of oppression
and a sensation resembling vertigo pervading all
animal creation, and many other characteristics are
noted among the premonitory symptoms which herald
the approach of an earthquake.
But the phenomena which made a visitation to this
section on Saturday night, sent no such "avant
coureur". For days and days we have had the
golden sun shining in cloudless skies, the pure
sweet airs, and clear white moons culminating in a
series of peerless days and nights, falling on all
creation like a benison. But at 9:40 P.M. on
Saturday eve, a shock came sudden like a peal of
thunder or a flash of lightning, first seeming to
lift everything upward and then for the space of
55 seconds rocking forward and back, a little
faster than the pendulum of an ordinary clock or
like the motion of a small craft in a choppy sea.
This vibrating movement was of sufficient severity
to seriously alarm our people. Books were thrown
from shelves, chinaware and dishes rattled furiously,
in some houses, the plastering cracked and fell to
the floor, the houses seemed to be afloat and were
thrown back and forward as by the passage of an
irresistible wave beneath them, chandeliers and
hanging pictures were swinging violently; the shade
trees were in strong motion as if grasped by some
invisible power and shaking and bending from north
to south, a feeling akin to sea sickness seized
many people, and all were at least momentarily
alarmed. A great many seriocomic incidents,
bordering on the ludicrous, occurred during the
first shock, which we, however, leave to be related
in the proper column. As it was, no serious harm
was done; but we have no doubt but that the
severity of the shock, if experienced in San
Francisco or other cities, where the structures are
high and top-heavy; with thin walls and insecure
foundations, would have resulted in loss of life and
great destruction of property. A gentleman living
near the bay observed that the water had receded
much more than usual, apparently leaving the bed
of the bay high and dry, but this recession was
not followed by the usual tidal phenomena, which
immediately propels back the waters with redoubled
force. The first shock was followed at intervals
during the whole night by seven others of more or
less violence,' but none equaling in force the
first, the last one occurring at 6:40 yesterday
morning.
The all-absorbing theme of the past few
days has been the startling verification on
last Saturday night. All appear to have
felt a lively interest in the mysterious
power and to have exhibited so little con-
cern for the result of the unusual phenomenon.
It was a profitable visitation from at least
one point of view. The people have shaken
off the lethargy peculiar to this season
and have talked almost incessantly; our
brother quill-drivers have exultantly,
piled up quires of manuscript, descriptive
of the event and its attendant incidents;
while the clergy have seized upon the
occasion to accentuate their warnings with
a solemnity inspired by the grand and
mysterious throes of Mother Earth.
The shocks occurred precisely at forty
minutes and thirty seconds past nine
o'clock, chronometer time, and lasted about
thirty seconds, increasing in intensity
until near the close of the vibration. Its
direction was from the South to the North,
and subsequently from the Southwest to the
Northeast. In six minutes afterwards,
three shocks were felt about one minute
apart. At ten and eleven o'clock and on
Sunday morning at three, five and half
past six o'clock other light shocks were
experienced. In fact for the period of
twenty-four hours succeeding the first
shock, the vibration appears to have been
felt at intervals of a few hours, but not
of sufficient intensity to create alarm, or
even to attract the attention of those
engaged in active vocations. No damage has
been done in this vicinity, the bank and
county jail, the only brick buildings, not
showing a crack, and not even a chimney has
been overthrown, although the shock has been
pronounced as heavy as many in San Francisco
that have caused no small damage to property.
Earthquake Incidents
The shaking of old "terra firma" was produc-
tive of a firmer terror in the breasts of
some of our citizens than any previous
experience. One good lady quaked in such
perfect sympathy with mother earth that
her head is yet swimming. Another most
estimable person, awakened at the first
shock, made of herself a spectral tableau
under the moon's pale light, her robe of
d'nuit glistening in the frosty air. At St.
John's church, a large choir, assembled to
practice ancient hymns, had commenced to the
noble tune Antioch,
"Joy to the world, the Lord has come,"
and rushed pell-mell into the street, when
the ladies enjoyed a faintingbee, until the
chorister, agile from long experience in the
Barnes Hook and Leader company, jumped over-
Ellis' fence, and made a point of turning
the hose stream upon them. One gentleman
remained in the church with his jaws
expanded from which the "world" had just
issued and watched with dazed eyes the jib
performed by a kerosene lamp over his head
until the shock was over. One little boy
became sea-sick on short notice, another
seized his little overcoat, and wrapping it
around the baby deposited the snug sleeper
on the undulating sidewalk. Many clocks
stopped at the same moment that the door
bells commenced to ringing. One young lady
was met rushing wildly along the sidewalk
near the public square, carrying her hat and
cloak in hand. We might multiply incidents
indefinitely, but these are enough to show
that our citizens were somewhat excited by
the shake.
Its Extent
Up to the present time, it has been ascertained
that the shock was felt simultaneously as far
south as Eugene City, in Oregon, north as
British Columbia, and east as Lewiston,
Umatilla and Walla Walla, the intermediate
region, of course being affected at every
place from which reports have been received.
At Victoria, Port Townsend, Seattle,
Steilacoom, on the Puyallup, at Kalama,
Vancouver, and many other points the des-
cription of time and manner is identical with
that of this place. A gentleman living on
the Puyallup informs us that the effect
upon the tall fir trees was startling and
grand. They were swayed to and from by the
irresistible force, their intertwining
branches rustling with the agitation as if
shaken by some giant hand, while the earth
appeared to be moved by the passage of an
elastic wave of motion, resembling billows
of the ocean. The area affected by the
shocks is probably much greater than the
limits described, and on some portion of the
coast it may have been attended by the
usual horrors, but we have yet to learn of
a casualty or loss of any importance from
the dread phenomena.
ATTENDING PHENOMENA
The approach of an earthquake is said to be
heralded by several premonitory symptoms.
People are sometimes affected with dizziness,
the sun appears red and fiery, and dumb
animals frequently utter cries of distress.
This is attributed to an electric change
in the atmosphere, which produces a feeling
of uneasiness. The wind lulls, and rains
pour down in torrents at times. The atmos-
phere is generally very still, while the
surface of the ocean or lakes is usually
disturbed. A sound as of distant thunder
or the firing of artillery, sometimes
accompanies or proceeds the movements.
THE CAUSE
of earthquakes is defined by Mr. R. Mallet,
who has made the matter a subject of much
thought and research to be "a wave of elastic
compression, produced either by the sudden
flexure and constraint of the elastic
materials forming a portion of the earth's
crust, or by the sudden relief of this con-
straint by the withdrawal of the force, or
by their giving way and becoming fractured."
The theory that the center of the earth is
a molten mass subject to constant agitation,
affords the most reasonable solution of the
cause of earthquakes. Prof. Rogers attributes
the movement to a pulsation engendered in the
molten matter, giving vent to elastic vapors,
escaping either to the surface or into
cavernous spaces beneath. That the electric
current which pervades the earth, the subtle
fluid of which so little is known, should
vary or respond in some degree to the
changes that occur at the time, is not
surprising; but it does not conflict with
the theory or afford material upon which to
base another recognizing it as the primary
agent or cause of these convulsions of
nature.
HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT.
These instances of the effects of convulsions
of the earth ranging through eighteen
centuries, are not cited to create alarm,
but to familiarize the mind with the phenomena
in its various forms and shapes. Taking
the length of time into consideration, the
mortality from this cause is insignificant
compared with the many other casualties to
which humanity is liable. More lives have
been destroyed by war or the ravages of
prevailing epidemics, and more property by
fire in a single decade, than by all the
earthquakes that have occurred during the
Christian era. We daily pass through
dangers without realizing their presence.
The wide-spread nature of the recent shake-
up would appear to indicate that there is
no cause for apprehension of danger from
local causes. There is scarcely a day that
passes but what there is a sensible distur-
bance somewhere of the earth's surface. A
large proportion of these shocks pass
unnoticed, and it is safe to infer that many
even occur that are attributed to other
causes than their true origin. Only those
that have been attended with great devasta-
tion are chronicled, and their effects lose
nothing by narration or the lapse of time
that has intervened. Our advice to all is:
Rest contented. There is no more danger now
than has existed from time immemorial and
the mortality record would appear to indi-
cate there is really less. Cultivate
amicable relations with your neighbors,
keep the conscience clear, and trust in
Him who holds the waters of the earth in the
hollow of his hand and who has promised that
not a swallow shall fall to the ground with-
out His knowledge, and all will be well in
time and eternity.
On Saturday evening, last, at twenty
minutes to eleven o'clock, our citizens
were surprised and startled by an earth-
quake that shook the buildings until
everything rattled and creaked and strained
like a ship in a cyclone. The night was
clear and frosty, the thermometer indicating
27°, the moon shining brightly. Its coming
was not announced by any supernatural sound
said to frequently proceed them, but a deep,
rumbling noise, like a heavy wind storm
rushing through the forest, commenced about
10 seconds after the first jar was experienced
and continued to its close and left a
profound impress, a feeling of awe, on the
minds of all. The shock lasted quite two
minutes, the vibrations lacing from the
south east and northwest. It began and
ceased with a light movement, but during
the time two shocks were very sharp. A
variety of sensations were experienced, a
disagreeable one being like a nausea or
sea sickness, while all things human appeared
to dwindle into insignificance when compared
to the mighty throes of the earth. A
few moments after the subsidence of the first
heavy shocks, two light ones were felt;
lighter ones were also felt at 12 o'clock,
I and 5, making ten distinct shocks during
the night. No damage was done, but many
laughable incidents transpired that is not
the province of this article to speak of.
To the northwest it. was felt equally as
severe, as far as we can learn. At
Steilacoom, Puyallup, Seattle, Port Madison,
Port Gamble, Port Townsend and Victoria,
also on the main land of British Columbia,
until lost in the uninhabitable wilds of
the north. It was an unwelcome visitor at
the southward, remembering Kalama, Portland
and several places up the valley slightly.
Cascades, the Dalles, Umatilla, Wallula,
Walla Walla and other places beyond the
mountains; in no case was damage done. The
time from the south and southeast seems to
have been a little in advance of the first
shock here, together with other evidence,
seems to indicate that it came from that
direction, perhaps from the volcanic region
of the Rocky Mountains. This earthquake
appears to be exclusively ours at the
north, California claiming no interest in
it whatever, it not extending much towards
the southward. While no harm was the
result, further than fright, a repetition
of the experience is not desirable.
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ACCOUNTS EVALUATED
New Dungeness, Washington.
Data Source Date Code Remarks
The Olympia Transcript February 1, 1873 A Time noted in account
is 10:22 P.M.
A. Period Account:
B. Period Account:
C. Period Account:
Primary source for evaluation of intensity or
felt report.
Insufficient data to evaluate intensity.
Item appearing as dispatch, summary or brief des-
cription or duplicate data with more complete
data available in other sources.
D. Later descriptive account identified with period sources.
E. Later descriptive account not confirmed in period documentary sources.
*Designates duplicate data not included in compilation.
New Dungeness, W.T.
The Olympia Transcript
Olympia, W.T.
Feb. 1, 1873 pg 3
CLALLAM COUNTY ITEMS-- A correspondent
of the Pacific-Tribune, writing from New Dungeness, under
date of Jan. 24th, says:
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ACCOUNTS EVALUATED
Olympia, Washington
Data Source Date Code Remarks
Data Source Date Code Remarks
Daily Pacific Tribune December 16, 1872 A Same appears in Weekly
Pacific Tribune Decem-
ber 21, 1872.
Daily Pacific Tribune December 17, 1872 A Capt. Lawson Observations:
Same appears in Weekly
Pacific Tribune
December 21, 1872
*Daily Pacific Tribune December 18, 1872 c Same appears in Weekly
Pacific Tribune
December 31, 1872
Daily Pacific Tribune December 18, 1872 A Same appears in Weekly
Pacific Tribune,
December 21, 1872.
*Morning Oregonian December 19, 1872
*Puget Sound Daily December 19, 1872
Courier
*Puget Sound Express December 19, 1872
Weekly Echo December 19, 1872
*Morning Oregonian December 20, 1872 Capt. Lawson observations
*Oregonian December 20, 1872
*Plaindealer December 20, 1872
*Cariboo Sentinel December 21, 1872 Notes "Considerable damage
was done to the Bank and
other brick buildings;"
see Washington Standard,
December 21, 1872.
*Eugene City Guard December 21, 1872 c Same appears in Oregon
State Journal December
21, 1872
*Morning Oregonian December 21, 1872 c
*Oregonian December 21, 1872 c
*Oregon State Journal December 21, 1872 c
*The Olympia Trans-
cript
Olympia, Washington
Puget Sound Weekly December 21, 1872 A Same appears in Puget
Courier Sound Daily Courier,
December 16, 1872.
Washington Standard December 21, 1872 A "No damage has been
done in this vicinity, the
bank and the county jail,
the only brick buildings,
not showing a crack..."
see Cariboo Sentinel,
December 21, 1872.
*Willamette Farmer December 21, 1872 c
*Idaho Tri-Weekly December 24, 1872 c
Statesman
*Puget Sound Dispatch December 26, 1872 c Capt. Lawson observations
*The Weekly Echo December 26, 1872 c
*Idaho Signal December 28, 1872 c
*The New Northwest December 28, 1872 c
Additional References and Accounts from Coombs et. al, 1976 Includes info about aftershocks felt in Olympia [RSL 8/9/1999]
A. Period Account: Primary source for evaluation of intensity or
felt report.
B. Period Account: Insufficient data to evaluate intensity.
C. Period Account: Item appearing as dispatch, summary or brief des-
cription or duplicate data with more complete
data available in other sources.
D. Later descriptive account identified with period sources.
E. Later descriptive account not confirmed in period documentary sources.
*Designates duplicate data not included in compilation.
Olympia, WT
Daily Pacific Tribune
Dec. 16, 1872 - page 2
Weekly Pacific Tribune
Dec. 21, 1872 - page 4
Olympia, WT
AN EARTHQUAKE!
OLYMPIA, WT
Daily Pacific Tribune
December 17, 1872, p.2
Seattle, WT
Earthquake
Olympia, W. T.
Weekly Pacific Tribune
Dec. 21, 1872 pg 2
Seattle, Washington
MORE OF THE EARTHQUAKE
Olympia, W. T.
Daily Pacific Tribune
Dec. 18, 1872 p 3
Weekly Pacific Tribune
Dec. 21, 1872 p 3
Olympia
Olympia, W. T.
Weekly Echo
Dec. 19, 1872 pg 2
Olympia, Washington
Olympia, W. T.
Olympia, WT
Puget Sound Weekly Courier
Dec. 21, 1872 pg 2
Olympia, Washington
Puget Sound Daily Courier
Dec. 16, 1872 pg 2
Olympia, Washington
OUR EARTHQUAKE VISITATION
Olympia, WT
Washington Standard
December 21, 1872
Olympia, WT
The Topic of the Week
when they heard
"The rolling of his car,
The trampling of his steeds from far."
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ACCOUNTS EVALUATED
Oysterville, Wn.
Data Source Date Code Remarks
The Weekly Echo December 19, 1872 - See under Olympia, Weekly
Echo December 19, 1872.
Item beginning "On
Saturday evening last
is preceded by line
"Earthquake,".Report
pertains to Olympia.
Oysterville dispatch is a
separate event occurring
on December 10 at 10:30 P.M.
*Morning Oregonian December 21, 1872 Same appears in The
Weekly Echo, December 19,
18 7 2 .
*Olympia Transcript December 21, 1872 Same appears in The Weekly
Echo, December 19, 1872.
*The Oregonian December 21, 1872 Same appears in The Weekly
Echo, December 19, 1872.
A. Period Account: Primary source for evaluation of intensity or
felt report.
B. Period Account: Insufficient data to evaluate intensity.
C. Period Account: Item appearing as dispatch, summary or brief des-
cription or duplicate data with more complete
data available in other sources.
D. Later descriptive account identified with period sources.
E. Later descriptive account not confirmed in period documentary sources.
*Designates duplicate data not included in compilation.
OYSTERVILLE, WT
The Weekly Echo
December 19, 1872
Olympia, WT
Weston Geophysical Research Note:
*Remaining Description Pertinent
to Olympia
We learn by private letter from a gentlemen
in Oysterville, that Pacific county was
considerably shaken up by an earthquake
on Tuesday night, December 10. The shock
commenced at 10:30 lasting about 10 seconds,
the vibration being north and south. No
damage done, but the people were somewhat
scared.