The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-06

been trifng Affairs, staSlng for the momen ~. ny so
and quizzng among friends and acquan.ancss snAn -
serious anxiety 70 anybody THIS demonss ~ $780,
were dscaedy nUre startling and lasting AZ e.rn-
quake n likely % be- regarded hereafter q standard oy
which TO compare other dsmons.!l,so - 80, -
lesser severity, IL may not be out OF place 70 reies
TIE WEATHER PRECEDING IT.
Lat week was taken altogether one Of the hottest Of
the season. the thermomeer on several rays
no. until nearly night, when a cold Wind set
in from the northwest Saturday was quite warm
rain fell and ON Sunday morning soon after daylight
shower sufficient 70 edectualy lay the dust for the
day occurred From sua h ar me nay with
thar dead close, sitting atmosphere which is generally
supposed to pIeceae IN caihqu"Ac was ho0eapio ~ 'n
case.
THE SHOCKS.
The first shock occurred at precisely fifteen minutes TO
one p NJ, and lasted perhaps i've seconds The ground
uwiuated violently the of motion seeming TO be,
as usual from northeast TO southwest, although many
noted for careful observation declare that II
The reverse from west This shock made the
windows rattle and sent nearly everybody INTO the
streets and away from the vicinity Of high walled build
ings, but did no serious damage.
The second shock which was far more severe followed
in about five seconds, and was accompanied by loud
sliding noise partially due 70 falling walls, glass and
plasterng and partially apparently originating in the
earth The vibration of this shock very severe and
branches in the wind. Windows, wherever pinched Or
slightly strained wrecked in an Instant pastcring
general CONSERVATION ensued.
The last shock lasted perhaps, six seconds,
vibrating cast and west. and then all was over.
MATERIAL EFFECTS OF THE SHAKE.
II is impossible at this time to give anything like
OF the damage done by the earthquake
OF Yesterday The man damage was 10 brick buildings
being noticeable above Dupont and north Of Cali
fornia The made land part Of the city, east OF Mont
goery street. and the flats south Of Market, seem TO
have felt the effects the most severely Many slightly
built thin walled buildings, or buildings erected on I'M
substantial foundations were more Or less INJURED some
SUBSTANTIALLY constructed buildings even those of five
and six stories in height, almost without exception,
ESCAPED unnured In cases nearly every building
on block will be found more or less cracked in places;
and AGAIN. whole block in the immediate vicinity will
be found to be hardly marked The buildings which APP
pear a cursory examination to be most severely in
jared the following
The CITY Hall building which is badly damaged. The
front walls show cracks but at the top the wall
so badly sprung to let the rfers out In several places
The inner walls badly cracked and shattered, and
large cracks appear in the WALL on the northeast
corner near the The oscillation of the wall was SO
great as to cause the FIRE bell strike quite distinct
IT, Until the building has been carefully examined by
architects perhaps worth while to pass an
opinion to It's safety and the extent OF the repairs
The large brick block at the southeast OF Bat
terry and Washington Streets extending along Battery
street. from Merchant TO Washington is very badly dam
aged SO much that its tearing down is probably rem
dered necessary The walls very seriously in
lured and the entire front is in such condition that its
fall may be looked for at any moment should an
other shock occur person the roof being able to
look clear through to the the entire length Of
the block In fact, the building IT, apparently, essen
The house of California Engine Company No. 4, on
Market street, between Sansome and Battery s SO badly
damaged that the Chief Of the Fire Department has
dered the engine removed to the Corporation Yard for
safety will not be taken back until further notice
II the impression last night that the whole building
would have to come down.
The building on Pine and Front streets occupied By
es s as% s building IS n0e iS
place. but the walls are manly unnlured.
Trainers row, on Kearny street. between Suffer and
r sres small section me f' wan ~n'n 'e n'0 'n'
The one story brick market building, more recently
junction Of Pine and Market streets had the Market
street wall demolished, and part Of the roof fell In.
above Kearnv The front Of this building was being re-
built and bad IL been completed 1t Is not probable that
any serious would have been done to IT, As It'll
one Of the arches is badly broken in
The three story brick building corner Of Stouts
alley and Jackson street. the walls Of which are badly
cracked The entire east fire wall down into the
alley with tremendous crash This building partially
fell down some months ago, and the walls were yet
green.
The unfinished four story brick Popper') southeast
corner Of Third and Mission streets Twothirds Of the
entire front Third street and portion Of the rear fire
wall The has been fenced up TO prevent
accidents in of the falling Of moro Of the wall
not probable that the entire building will need to be
A frame dwelling on Mission street. adjoining Peppers
the falling bricks from the east wall Of Peppers build
building had It's peaked roof Knocked hat into cooked by
The New Orleans Warehouse corner Of California and
Davis streets. The whole east fire wall five feet In
height by 1879 feet in length, is down. and the main
walls somewhat cracked.
The two story brick building the northwest corner
Of s0y O. AND s oas ee the Has sns Of s
cracked
kct and Mission, the north wall Of which has fallen in
Brokaw's sash and blind factory frame budine),
the Of Mission and Fremont Streets the floor Of
Some machinery was displaced
Three frame houses in the Of the old iron build
ing on the corner Of Mission and Beae streets, which
have fallen about ten feet the piles beneath giving way,
and are badly wrecked. One Of these buildings fell
upon new wagon belonging to Jas Neal and complete
~ destroyed Il.
The Are walls Of the reto houses OF the San Francisco
Gas Works. Mission and Fremont streets fell In
eral places, but doing little damage.
Stoddads warehouse. on Beale street. bodily thrown
osars p have settled coSsdepSy NJ the south d
This part OF the town 10 all smade ground, and the
foundation seems to have been badly distorted sinking
in some places and rising in others The water ran into
the basement after the earthquake 80 that was from
six to ten inches deep at the door AL the buildings In
this vicinity felt the shock badly.
On the made grounds and marsh lands south Of Howard
and west Of FOURTH where the foundations were always
insecure 70 some extent the shocks were severely felt
but the buildings being mainly OF wood, suffered COM
pa<atvely little
At the corner Of Harrison and Fourth streets tho front
Of grocery store was bursted out and large lot Of
-four thrown into the street
On the west side Of Third street. between Jessie and
Mission three frame buildings were badly damaged all
the glass being broken.
The walls Of the old Merchants Exchange building,
the northeast OF Battery and Washington Streets
considerably cracked and portion Of the cornice
and FIRE wall on the southeast corner fell down with
tremendous crash.
Mr. Meyer OF Rodgers, Meyer Co., whose store Is In
the old Exchange buildng Washington street. informs
that the shock opened both tho front and rear doors
OF tho store Tho plasterng fell In quantities, and he
suppoees damaged some OF the stock.
Abel Guys building on Washington street. opposite
the Post Once, is damaged the rear wall having been
split 10 the roof and portion OF II thrown down.
The brick the south side Of California street,
between Front and Davis Nos 116 and H. are badly
damaged, large section OF tho wall falling out.
Pacific Engine House No. g. walls we're considerably
cracked
The building occupied by Gray q Co, undcrtakcrs on
the south side street between Montgomery
and Kcarny, the west side OF Webb street. unin
jured UP 10 the fire wall, which fell bodily into Webb
street. Of the bricks even going through into the