Arkansas Gazette April 1, 1911: MANY ARKANSAS TOWNS SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE DISTINCT SHOCKS ARE EXPERIENCED IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS Star City, Mar. 31 - A considerable tremor was felt here at 10:45 o'clock today, continuing only a few seconds. It was noticed by most everyone in town. It was felt considerably at Tarry, Yorktown and other places along the phone line. Fordyce, Mar. 31 - Fordyce was severely shaken by an earthquake today about 11 o'clock. The disturbance lasted about 10 seconds and was so severe that people rushed from their business houses and homes for safety. So far as can been ascertained, no damage was done. A second shock occurred at 12:10, but was not as severe as the first. A continuous prayer service has been going on among the negroes all the afternoon. Lake Village, Mar 31 - The earthquake shock was very distinct here about 11 o'clock this morning. Pine Bluff, Mar. 31 - At 11 o'clock this morning two distinct earthquake shocks were felt here. The shocks were so severe that buildings rumbled and swayed, and hundreds of excited residents crowded the streets in a panic. Many of them feared to return to their houses, and in the downtown district the excitement was intense. Windows were broken in various parts of the city. At the Sixth Avenue school building, the walls of the building were cracked and plastering fell upon the pupils. In the new $100,000 high school building plastering fell from the ceiling of the big auditorium. The Sixth Avenue pupils were dismissed until the afternoon hour. Occupants of the court house thought the building was falling into the Arkansas River and ran out in numbers. Old residents say it was the most the most severe quake they had ever experienced. Some claim to have felt slight quakes at 10 a.m., and another slight quake was felt shortly after the noon hour. Rison, Mar 31 - What is supposed to have been a severe earthquake shock was felt here this morning at 10:57, throwing the entire town into a panic. Men, women and children hurried out into the streets, thinking the houses were falling. All the clocks in town stopped, bottles were broken, flues toppled over and fell. Several brick buildings in town cracked a number of glass windows were broken. Three distinct shocks were felt. Wilmar, Mar 31 - A severe earthquake was felt here at 10:55 o'clock this morning. The earth simply shook and the buildings rocked like ships on the sea. People, stricken with fright, rushed from the buildings, but all was over by then and so far no damage is reported. Warren, Mar 31 - Wild excitement was caused in Warren by two earthquake shocks felt here this morning. The first occurred a few minutes after 11 o'clock, the second a few minutes after 12 o'clock. Both times, the shock caused the ringing of the bell in the courthouse and occupants of the building rushed forth in terror. In the public school building the stove pipes were thrown down by the shock and the children made a mad rush out of the building. Articles were knocked from the shelves of stores. After each shock the streets were filled with excited people. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one Place. http://shopping.yahoo.com/