The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-19
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opposite side of the room from where he
was standing.
The double-cylinder steam press OF
the 4ha CalJorniG's was in full motion,
but the shock so disturbed the working
of the engine and other machinery that
for a moment, every thing came to a
complete stop.
Tho whole city was in uproar, and the
entire population q good deal alarmed,
while many were nearly frantic. Pee
pie rushed wildly into the streets in
their night clothes, and stood amazed
and astounded at what had happened.
The San Francisco Herald says:
The CONSERVATION among the inmates
of the large hotels occasioned scenes
which may be better imagined than des-
cribed. The population of the Rosetta
House rushed, tumbled or prccipitated
itself down the stairways and into the
street; and such an array of beauty una
dorned was never before seen in San
francisco. This edifce, it is said, shows
no marks of injury by the shock. The
scene at Wilson's Exchange took refuge
in the Tehama House, which is . frame,
and consequently in less danger han
the other. Many of the inmates of the
International found their way en- n1aSSe
to the Plaza, where like their compal-
ions in misery, they shared each with
the other such articles of apparel as had
been caught up in the hurry of fight.
Hundreds of the residents of the GEN.
trail portion of tie city rushed to the
Plaza, thinking that the open space
would afford them greater refuge than
the roof of a toppliug building. Many
were almost in q state of pudity-and
others whose ov~erpowering sense of
modesty suggested the propricty of a
little clothing, ever in this emergency,
might lave been seen making hasty tot
let under the shadow of the Plaza fence,
with as much haste as their trembling
limbs would allow. The scene would
have been extremely ludicrous under
other circumstances. When the shock
over, the rush for pa b looms ard
petticoats was quite as great.
The shocks were ri cularly severe
in that portion of the city known as ST.
AIMS Valley. Throughout tho valley
pictures and mirrors were Jared from
their places on the walls, the plastering
cracked, AID, in some ins;ances-in
stores-whole shelves oe bottles thrown
on the floor. The shock lasted for son.e
seconds, and occurred and required vi
a vehemence that threatened no "ltt
up " whatever. Any person who las
had the doubtful pleasure of a stage
ride over the heavy roads in the West
crn States, during the Spring, and re-
members the peculiar jostling occasion
Ell by the passage of tho vehicle over
rustic bridges or sioughs covered with
round poles or logs, can form q very
truthful idea of the motion impaired in
the present instance. It did not seem
to como from east to west, or from north
to south, but was a general rotary ~
heaying. On the final dying away of
the last tremulous aud ~vibratcry motion
of the earth, one loud and shI licking
howl, prolonged some seconds, b. some
terrified dog, gave the signal for a gen.
cral opening, and every "mongrel pup
py, whelp and hound, with cur of low
degree" within the entire circumference
of the valley, gave vent to q s RIGS of the
most diabolical and frantic barkings and
yelpiDgs that human ears ever listened
to, and thus terminated the night and
the adventure in this locality.
-AT MISSION
At the Mission the shock was very
great. Most of the occupants of the
adobe buildings we're thrown from their
beds, and every article of furniture, in
the rooms was displaced. The church
walls, and portions of the walls of the
other buildings were rent in various
Through Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Mes
We learn that the shock was We.
ry severe at San jose. The Clinton
Hotel building swaycd like a bough of z
tree in q gale of wind, and decantcrs
and crockery sware4were dashed in frag-
ments from the shelves. We have q
account from Santa Clara. .
~ AT oNTRA COSTA
From all accounts the shock in Con-
ira Costa was even more severely felt
than in this city. The destruction of
window glass at Oakland was quite fear
full, very few houses escaping. Accounts
from San Antonio, Alameda, and Clin-
are to the same effect.
1T
The shock of the earthquake, says the
San Joaquin Republican, was sensibly
felt by our citizens OF Friday morning.
about 2::25. The shock was of sufficient
force to produce nausea of the stomach
in some, and awoke others who expert
onced it. The vibration was horizontal
aud from cast to west.
AT MONTEREY.
The Monterey Sentinel, of the 10th,
says "A hard shock of an earthquake,
apparently from the northwest,