. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. West Coast Bogs Not Damaged in Quake Tidal Wave The 'tremendous earthquake which originated in Alaska and caused much of the West Coast to be swept by a giant tidal wave or waves, as far as CRANBER- JRIES magazine has ascertained, caused no damage to any cran- berry property, even though many of the bogs lie very close to the shore. In fact, many of the growers, in Washington and Oregon, along with the other residents, did not , know there had been a quake and tidal wave until the next morning. Nearest damage to cranberry property
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. West Coast Bogs Not Damaged in Quake Tidal Wave The 'tremendous earthquake which originated in Alaska and caused much of the West Coast to be swept by a giant tidal wave or waves, as far as CRANBER- JRIES magazine has ascertained, caused no damage to any cran- berry property, even though many of the bogs lie very close to the shore. In fact, many of the growers, in Washington and Oregon, along with the other residents, did not , know there had been a quake and tidal wave until the next morning. Nearest damage to cranberry property was at Copalis Beach in Washington, where there is a growing development in cran- berries. But there, two or three '^bridges were badly damaged or ^^toppled. One occupied house was "smashed by logs hurled ashore by 'the tide, and several cars' were ''[trapped and one car and driver fell through the Copalis Bridge, but the operator escaped. How- ever, hundreds of beach residents were surprised at about midnight by the tidal wave, according to the Aberdeen Daily World, which carried photos of the damage. There was no damage at near- by Grayland, but people at near- by Westport, where one or two cranberry growers live, were "scared to death and took to the hills," reports David Pryde of Grayland, prominent cranberry grower, who himself did not awaken. Westport, being on the south side of Grays Harbor had considerable protection from two je'tties which jut into the Pacific. The great wave, according to the Chinook Observer, a news- paper of Long Beach, fortunately did not cause damage at Long Beach. The Cape Disappoint- ment Coast Guard was partly evacuated and some members went to higher ground at Ilwaco. Dr. Charles C. Doughty, director Coastal Washington Ex- periment Station, reported a tidal wave of three feet. "We appear to be in a rather fortunate location here at Long Beach," Dr. Doughty said. Whether or not this results from the continental shelf th
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