The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-06
TEE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE.
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Details Of The Recent Phenomenon IN
San Francisco.
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interesting Account Of One Who
Experienced the Shocks
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THE FRIGHT OF THE PePULAcE.
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INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS
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Measures 10 Secure the Future
Safety Of the City.
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interesting Account Of One who
Experienced the Shocks
THE FRIGHT OF THE PePULAcE,
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS



SAN FR.xtusno Oct, Q, 1865.
Ofthe terrible earthauake o. Yesterday am enabled
TO give you additional details they we're pnpishod anu
-as they came under my observation
Tho city front portion OF San Francisco, comprising
theain business streets Of Montgomery, sohtn o
Vallejo and north Of Market which IS hnt Out INTO the
old line Of the bay Of San Francisco by the SINKING OF
huadreds OF ships early times aud the dumping IN
Of earth from the hills suffered the worst In hs part
OF the town buildings which arc Of pfick ana stone
rnaiay and built sometimes foundations made by
spoing deep trenches and driving piles TO serve as
aca on which to build the basement wallis and some
times on ordinary walls deeply buried in the soft EARTH
suffered severely nearly all being less damaged
and not a few ruined. The number which fell 10 the
Qronnd however was extremely small. The amount OF
damage done be estimated, but II will foot
up enormous aggregate, say from $3.50, 600 TO
an Indefinite The hill portions Of the city, where
all the private residences situated suffered very
little broken pastorng, glass, &c, comprising the bulk
damage The southwestern part OF the city, which
is situated fiat, boggy marsh, with a
aucksrsd foundation at all times unstable AMI shaky,
felt the shock tremendously the ground places
openings allow water to out; in other cases
sinking rising considerably; but the buildings are
almost all Of wood, and two hrec stories in
height, the damage comparatively small. send
you the partial list ~ damages Published this morning.
and also the dispatches showing the effects IN other
towns N tsis part OF the State
THE SHOCKS.
The shocks may be set down in brief follows
First very heavy osciliang fifteen minutes TO one
M, Sunday October s. second, i've seconds later much
heavier fluctuations, and accompanied with loud rumb
hing noise IN the earth and the music Of falling walls
ringing of bells barking Of dogs, screams Of fanting
women and general stampede Of frightened aud
hor. IN ever q mi
r. NJ; fourth, do. do at r. NJ 9th, little
heavier NJ sixth and last up TO this time-at
thirty I've minutes past ten A. M.-wnich, though
compared with those of yesterday, very light,
still heavy enough 10 send everybody INTO the streets,
and create terrific panic fortunately unaccompanied
BY fatal results in some Of the public schoos.
THE POPULAR EFFECT
The effect of the second shock Sunday on the pub
lie was indcscrbable In many Of the churches the
panic beggars AL description, yet few were hurt and
fatally injured From that time 10 midnight the
streets hronged with people looking At the rents
buildings The crevices between buildings with scpa
rate walls which were rubbed up and down past each
other you rub your hands together, until the mortar
out in showers, falling fire walls broken windows
falling ceilings, &C, &C. joking laughing and congrau
ang each other over the escape of the town from total
demolition IL agreed upon by all hands that re-
petition OF second shock while the damages walls
were unrepired 'wonid PROSTATE threefourhs OF the
brick and buildings in the city; but we do not look
for another shock of equal severity for weeks come;
possibly newer and the depreciation in the value Of pro
perty account Of the fright is apparent than
real To-day business is resumed usual all over town,
although the Stock Exchange sales fell OF fifty per
FUTURE THE CRY.
People have learned something from this demonstns.
on and the effect building hereafter will be marked
II Is now evident that their walls unssayed with iron
binders bolts and clamps. and erected doubtful foun
ations win stand the earthquakes to which the city
10 liable, but the other hand is also apparent that
the talles brick buildings, like the Occidental Hotel II
properly snt and secured will stand shooks equal to
and even moro severe than have yet felt, with com
yaratlve inlI unity.