. Bell telephone magazine . When the called party wasreached, or a report received, the operator notified a messengerwho gave the information to the announcer. Hundreds of calls went out from this point during the firstday. For hours it was one of the focal spots in Long Beach. Toll switchboard service was again started at 10:00 after the bracing of the telephone building was inplace. With exception of the period between 12:00 and 1 when service was affected by false rumors of another im-pending earthquake and a tidal wave, the traffic flowed throughin good order. The servi
. Bell telephone magazine . When the called party wasreached, or a report received, the operator notified a messengerwho gave the information to the announcer. Hundreds of calls went out from this point during the firstday. For hours it was one of the focal spots in Long Beach. Toll switchboard service was again started at 10:00 after the bracing of the telephone building was inplace. With exception of the period between 12:00 and 1 when service was affected by false rumors of another im-pending earthquake and a tidal wave, the traffic flowed throughin good order. The service through the outdoor temporaryexchange was continued through Saturday, Sunday and Mon-day. The average business day messages originating in thisoffice for the month of February, 1933, was 5,823. The mess-ages completed through the regular and temporary offices fol-lowing the earthquake compared as follows: Saturday 2,383 (Day following earthquake) Sunday 6,625 Monday 10,254 Tuesday 9,639 Wednesday 8,640 Thursday 8,397 152. A Sirnv ix Beli. Systkm Biiidinc; Constrittion, V\k- thrif-story Santa Anatikphone huildins; stood the earthquake with only minor damasie while the automobile,-howroom across the street went crashing down.
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