The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-10-28
rhe Earthauake in San FranciscO.

SAN FRANo1sco, Sunday, Oct. 8--8P. M.--At
precisely 1916 p NJ the heaviest earthquake shock
which was ever felt in San francisco occurred.
The motion was undulatory, from northeast to
south~west and everybody instantly rushed for the
Streets Five seconds later, another and far
heavier one occurred, anu the upr0ar caused by
falling wallis glass coming down in showers on
the sidewalks, the frenzled stampede OF thousands
OF people, horses running away, bells ringing,
ETC.. was indescribable. Women tainted, men
screamed, church congregations piled over each
other in the excitement to escape, and many peo-
pie jumped from the second story windows, in
many cases receiving se1 ere injuries. The Chin
ney falling from the Lick House into the rear of
the building, crushing the kitchen and Injured
three servants-none fatally. Three men were
injured by falling bricks at Cromw ellis warehouse
One man jumped from window, went through
the sllylight into the Metropolitan Market and
was badly injured. Many siIEilar incidents occur
red The congregation in the Catholic Church on
ValleJo street carried away doors entirely in
reaching the street, and several women and chill.
dren were injured. but none fatally. The City
Hall fire bell rang from the shock. Many hun.
dreds of windows we're broken into pieces smaller
than mans hand, and threefourths of the biick
buildings on the made ground part of the city ale
more or less damaged. Many walls were thrown
out of line, so that doors can't be opened or
closed, and it will probably be many days before
the full extent of damage can be ascertained, as
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ages The Injury done through the loss of conf
dence ia the stability of large brick and stone
structures, is incalculable Everybody is congrat-
ulating his neighbors on the escape from death.
In the present condition OF the walls another
shock of equal violence would PROSTATE at least
nearly every store in the lower part of the city
people are sweeping out broken glass and fallen
plastering. Clocks are stopped, water jars upset
and IN some cases people were thrown of their
feet by the violence OF the shock.
The following particulars were given The ef
ects of the earthquake are visible ia every street
and almost every place either outside inside or
inside the city. Although no building is entirely
demolished, st is thought the aggregate cost of re-
pairs will reach many thousands. The most Sc
rieus damage done to any structure is to Peppers
building corner of third and Mission. This build
ing is Of brick, four stories high and about half
the front, from the foundation the roof on Third
street. and rear has fallen. Tho building was
slightly constructed The City Hail has received
injuries which may necessitate the rebuilding of
the front portion aud possibly the entire main
building. The front wall mas apparently been
shaken tree from the building, the connections
being very slight and not extending above the
second story. The brick block on the southeast
corner of Battery and Washington streets, is con-.
sitered unsafe by many who have examined it.
The front OF the block is nearly separated from
the building. and it would require but slight
shock to level it with the ground. The old Mer.
chants Exchange structure, on the northeast
corner of Battery and Washington streets, is
completely ruined and unfit for use. A large gap
four inches WIDE is opened, separating the wall
from the main building, and the immense structure
cracked from Battery through to the eastern side.
It would require very severe shock, in the con-
ditlon it nov stands, to bring the whole pile to
the ground. A portion of the rear wal OF Abel
Guys building, Oh Washington street, was thrown
down and the wall split from the top OF the roof.
The house OF the California Engine Company has
been declaredby the Chief Engineer unft for oc
cupancy. The engine has been removed to the
Corporation yard, and it is probable the building
will have to come down. StoddaEds warehouse,
on Beale street, is said to have been thrown out
of place several inches, as though it had been
lifted up aud set down again, while the south
side of the building appears to have been settled
considerably along with the store OF Heyneman,
Pike 4 Co.. CAL, through which the interior OF
the adjoining store OF Rey IL johnson can be seen.
L. u NJ. Sacks building, on Sacramento street, is
complete wreck, the floor being raised ia some
places and lowered in others, presenting an I'M
safe appearance. The walls are cracked in every
direction and it will be difficult matter, if pos
sible, to repair the building. The principle dam
age done was to fire walls, cornices and eopings,
many OF which were but slightly built, as also
some OF the iron fronts which were Insecurely
fastened. Cornices and ornamental work about
the caves of buildings have fallen all over town.
The destruction OF window glass was immense.
On Third street, from Market TO Howard, tne
damage from this cause Is particularly severe.
Whole windows are deprived OF glass for con-
siderable distance. On Washington street, also,
glass appears to have been shivered pretty lively
from Dupont street down to Montgomery. Amid
all this falling of walls, and c0rnices and the
general scramble that ensued, not one fatal acct
dent occurred. The most serious casualties were
the following A Chinaman and China woman
were quite severely bruised by the falling OF the
walls on Stout's Alley and Jackson street but 1t
is thought their injuries will not prove fatal. Al
exander Badger, the Secretary of the Olympic
Club, was seriously injured 10y falling through a
skylight in Metropolitan Market, while endeayor>
ing to escape from the Olympic CLUB rooms ad>
joining. Three servants at the Lick House were
were injured by the debris from falling chimneysal
and K. +, rreely, a well known writer for the
California press, jumped from third story win
dow, falling upon platform and was eonsldeFa.
bly, injured. Light shock were felt at p. N. and
10 q. M. yesterday. Another shock was felt at
1885 to-day, which had the effect OF emptylng all
public schools and creating stampede from the
City Hall. Some persons assert that a slight
shock was felt about 1880 a. M. The shock was
felt with great force at San Jose and Santa Cruz,
but not noticed at y villa or Los Angeles.
A GRAVE STONE in the cemetery at New
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