A scientific record of the earthquake which shook Palestine yesterday, made by a seismegraphic apparatus in Tel Aviv, shows that the quake moved from north to south.
This morning the Old City looked as if after a military siege. The streets were crowded, the people hesitating to enter the houses in fear of a recurrence of the quake and possible collapse caused by a weakening of the foundations of the houses. As the hours pass a calm atmosphere is returning to the “City of Peace.”
A tentative survey made by government officials discloses the approximate extent of the damage. The Allenby bridge was damaged at both ends. The Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Sepulchre was declared unsafe because of the cracks in the walls. The roof of the Chemical Laboratory of the Hebrew University on the Mount of Olives collapsed.
The Government House located on the same Mount was badly damaged. The private rooms of the High Commissioner, Lord Plumer, and Lady Plumer, who are now on vacation in England, were wrecked. This building was also declared unsafe by the authorities.
The three women from India who were killed in the Palace Hotel at Jericho were identified today. They are the wife of Sir Said Abdul Raouf, her companion and the wife of Mohamed Massaan.
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