The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-10
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.

Severe Shocks Experienced ON Last sum
day-The Entire City OF San Francisco
Rocked To and FrO-Wnl.s and Chfn-
neys Thrown Down and Half the Build
ings I'm the City Hearing the Marks OF
the Comvulsfon-A Number or Persons
Injurcd-The Vibrations Experienced
mt Various interior Towns. Sc.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 8, 1885.
At quarter before one o'clock to-day the severest
earthquake felt here frightened almost the entire
population OF the city out Of their houses into the streets
During half minute there two tremendous Shocks
which caused buildings 10 rock to and fro in
altogether alarming
Services were over in most Of the churches The
large congregation Of the Unitarian church being
dismissed when the shock commenced Ladies'
shreked; all pushed for the doors faster than they
could be accommodated with exit. Similar scenes
took place at 81. Mary's Cathedral and at
other churches and Sunday schools The rush
great from the Catholic church Vallejo street that
the large doors to the main carried away
and several persons we're injured by being trampled
upon. Tho walls Of many buildings were cracked in
many places and II surprises every that large stately
edhccs like the Occidental and Cosmopolitan hotels and
other buildings OF that class not generally
seriously injured More less pastering fell from per-
haps half the ceilings OF the city The cornces and fire
walls fell from many buildings. The entire front OF
four story brick building just erected Third street
fell outward covering about half Of that WIDE street with
fragments One Independently constructed chimney
Of the Lick House fell aud crushed through the
roof OF the dining ROOM coming down upon the tables
and dishes, 70 the astonishment OF the boardcs who
were taking lunch Three Of the servants injured
Two Cinnamon badly injured by the falling of
nrc wall on jackson street. The City Hall bell
menced ringing on account OF the vibration Of the
tower The interior walls Of the building much
broken up.
Fissures two or three inches wide were opened in the
ground in the lower part Of the city, where II Is made
land and Of this ground elevated many inches
above its former level.
Brief accounts from Sacramento Stockton and San
Jose represent the shock the severest ever felt in
those cities Il not felt At Maysvilc At Placer
vile; but the town OF Santa Cruz was shocked with
great severity, some brick buildings suffering much
damage, and two being destroyed
sAs fnaycsrc Oct ., 1895
The damage by the earthquake yesterday will amount
TO considerable in the aggregate many houses needing
walls, plsstering and repair Of broken win.
dews The City Hall Is damaged In the front waH TO the
extent that portion must be rebuilt At cost OF several
thousand donars. Tho old Merchants Exchange build.
ing opposite the Custom House, will probably require
rebuilding. No really substantial and well constructed
building was seriously damaged. Santa Cruz felt the
shock severely than any other town OF tho State
Several brick houses badly damaged that partial
reconstruction viii be necessary despatch from there
says there a general tumblc-down of chmncys and
those left standing turned partially around. The
motion apparently from east 10 west The ground
along the river opened in assures and spoutcd Ike
gcyscrs The people unable to use Of tho wells
which either dry or Hled with sand
A chimney at the powder mills was thrown down and
other injury was done 10 tho works portion Of the
walls Of the new hotel thrown down. but the foun.
dation is still firm. Tho smash In the drug aud other
stores great
Some very escapes from falling chmneys arc
reported.
The tide rose very high at tho time Of the shock and
fell very low Immediately afterwards Ten or eleven
distinct shocks felt since the FIRST shock up 10 Ave
O'Clock this morning, well number OF slightor
visitations
Dates from Honolulu have been received up the 10th
Of Scptember The steamer Sararnc arrived there
the 6, Nothing had been heard Of tho Shenand