, 1865-11-11
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Further Details Of the Yo@c1nIeo Dlsas-
ter-~The Recent Earthquake and Its
Effects In tl1e Kutcftor--So Helm for
l1Ao Mexican Liberals,

Furffzer Details Of the To@c.n1eo Dlsax
ter-~The Recent Earthquake and 1t,
Effects In the Kutcrtor--So Help fo1
Ao Mexican Liberals.
Correspondence Of tho Chicago TrIbrpe.l
SAN FnAKcrsco, Oct. H. 1865.
1scud you some additional particulars O
the last great disaster, the explosion Of III,
Yosemite; also some Of the particulars OF tn,
earthquake OF Sunday, Oct. sth, a expert
euccd In the interior of the State III.
amount Of damage done to the buildings II
The lower part oflhe rlty OF San Francisco
proves to have BEEN at first greatly underes
timated, but our people nre Of the 'snever say
d1e' STYLE and repairs are going on In every
direction all over town, and no one thinks oI
being discouraged or abandoning the location
Of the proud metropolis of the Pacide. The
weather since the earthquake has been very
faro1b1e, NO rain harinE fallen, although II
has been constantly threatening md the
chances are that before another storm comes
on, the worst damage Will be rupnired, SO
that the loss by flooding Of injured buildings
will be slight.
TIE IosEx1TE DISASTER.
The Yosemite was ono of The largest, most
splendid and costly steamboats, employed In
the inland navigation Of the Pacific basin.
She was truly floating palace. No expense
had been spared to make her safe, strong aud
elegant. The finish throughout was com plete.
The Joiner, the carver, the painter, and the
glider, had all e1ered themselves to adoru
her. Although butt chiefly to accomno date
passengers, and to run on route whore tho
ioE water Of the Sacramento and the high
winds OF the bay had both to be encountered,
she bud capacity 10 carry 500 tons Of freight
In addition to 500 persons.
Che was built In this city, ID 1865, by the
steam Navigation Company, expressly for the
river, her boilers were tested 10 ffty-nine
pounds, md the Inspector Issued certificate
ihat she could carry forty-four pounds Of
steam; and a similar certificate was
Issued tn 1854; and iu May last her Ger
tifate authorized her to carry thlrty-lvc
Pounds, the test BY the Inspector be-
T-presenre boat, and built with great Care,
II was supposed that an explosion was almost
beyond the range OF possibility There are very
few instances on record Of explosions fatal to
so many on snch boats. The cylinders IRE
made mnch larger than in iigh-prcssure
boats, and the steam having much larger
surface Of piston to work upon, need not be
inch. The smaller the cylinder, the more the
steam; tho hotter the fire, the greater the
speed with which the water Is exhausted;
and the more frequent the occasions when,
by neglect or accident, the boiler becomes
empty, and then red hot, ready to explode
when little water Is pumped in.
TIE LATE SENATOR sEAroS.
George ". Session, who lost his life by the
explosion Of the Yosemite, was Senator elect
the Independent Union ticket. He was Law.
yer By profession, q politician Of some note,
md gentleman Of cultivated mind and ex-
ce11ent reputation. He was elected as a
Democrat TO the Legislature In 1851, but he
Was strong Unionist, and soon became ideu-
titled with the Union party. BE WAS mem
ber Of the last State Convention.
THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE
The Petaluma Journal thus discourses
about the recent "quake:"
"At quarter TO p. m. on Sunday last,
our citizens were considerably alarmed BY
two successive shocks Of an earthquake, the
latter Of which YVES the most violent, but
neither over three secondsin duration. Houses
sWaycd to and fro like weasel rocked BY a
tempest, and many OF their inmates rushed
into the streets, 1t Was decidedly the hcari-
est shake ever experienced here within the
Of the s'oldest inhab1tant.'
There waa not, however, q do1lar's worth of
damage done to property Of my Kind, which
we may regard as extremely fortunate, con-
sidering the wreck and ruin It occasioned in
San Francisco, and nj many point further
A0Rn Ing CO4S[s'
From the San Jose Mercury We clip the fol-
lowing:
.sAt quarter before one O'Clock, on Sum
day last, The peaceful quiet Of tbs city was
by the most violent earthquake
shock TINT has occurred here since the settle
ment Of this valley by the Americans. A
very light increase In violence would haye
thrown every brick building Ia the city into
mass Of ruins. As 1t IL, much damage was
done TO brick walls, p1aaersug, chimneys,
glass, etc How aDy building could with
stand such fearful throes Of the earth is a.
most incompreheusiblc- To one standing, or
attempting to stand, upon the street, The
buildings appeared to be swaying and pitch.
Ing like ships in rolling sea. Tie first sharp
shock was followed by moments cessation,
then came the main conrulsion, which con-
tlnned for period Of at least fifteen seconds
and a gentle vibration was felt for some time
longer"
NO HELP FOR TIE LIBERALS.
The western ports OF Mexico being al in
possession Of the French, arna cannot be re-
ceIrcd By the Liberals By sea, and their plans
Tor obtaining them overland have been fr1s-
trated By IN order Issued By Gen. Mcdowell
ordering commandants on the southern from
Tier not to permit any armed parties to pass
the frontier from the United States, or any
arms TO be sent over to either bellisercnt,
ALTAMoSTE-