IN WAIROA

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 September 1932, Page 5

IN WAIROA

TENSIVE DAMAGE i Wairoa, Friday. a violent awakeHing at ming, when an earthrito be of 50 per cent. ity than that of Februiccurred. a number of narrow serious accidents from re, tanks, etc. gs most damaged ingarage, Long's concompletely collapsed) , ollapsed) , Winter's bulk son's brick office, ThomHerhert's drapeiv's workshop (wThere the llapsed, burying two jarage (badly structuri large number of plate;fell out. er Office Wrecked at the Star Office beglion. Every machine out of place amcl type rewn. everywhere. It Ie to publish for sevator leaving the office lous escape. A falling ed through a partition, he employee's head. ile absence of damage, i goods and fittings, was lildings re-erected since ke. Theatre was a case in j damage suflered being ister off the walls. Ige rendered unsafe in ipletely demolished, and in course of construcserious damage. It is will be a delay in cominy months, adding furbusiness people's hardnumerous cracks in all ;nces in all parts of the ened to the ground. eams of Fear e accompanying the like an artillery bomsving an alarming ef7 women and children, into the streets, the filled with screams and r. >, dwelling and business ffle of havoc, and it ap5 damage will amount to pounds. 'lyde premises were badand will eost a considerrenew. 'spital the patients be- %, and nurses displayhess. There was an enof panic. The medical "t was quickly on the sports that all inmates shake remarlcably well. ri suffered more than in of hreakages, prac"ung being broken.

e of sending the inform- % liad been reported. he Casualties dties include Mrs. J. O. e» arm; Mrs. A. Daw'hack and severe shock; 5S artery severed. !£h Council met at 7 a.m. lcy committees were set kh the position, which is ierious from a municipal anin 1931, especially in "e immense damage to 6S, y no resident possessen crockery and glassf description. Nrobes, and other art"y furniture were tossed ;orks. ttkable that very few j tanks collapsed locally, j16 to the good recon- _ after the first 'quake. l> Harlcer, interviewJat damage to the water jy serious, and will take [le time to restore. It is 3 a" a temporary system 8 and power broke down. orniers were displaced. 6 of alignment. •r 18 confident that he will e restored to-morrow. a Works officials are ren:s'sfance possible. . ein£nnade this morning [. ai'is from the main r* | Practically no damage at : | a P°iver house. other country I rt that many chimneys I re down, niunerons

buildings are damaged, roads cracked in every direction, and telegraphic communication with the north disorganisied by the loss of a bridge. Restoration work is proceeding. Centre of Disturbance Wairoa is considered to be the centre of tbe disturbance. The earthquake maintained an extreme violence for approximately 90 seconds, and was followed at a few minutes' intervals by further shakes of lessening intensity, with occasional violent upward bursts accompanied by a noise similar to that of firing heavy guns.