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

Tho San Ersncsco papers furnish the following nc.
counts OF the@srthquakc and attendant effects and
inciacDts;--
THE EARTHQUAKE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
fFrom the san Francisco Alta Oct. d.
Our city and state yesterday had great sensation In
she way Of ap, earthquake. II was undoubtedly the
conquest The well shaken from Petaluma
70 Sauna Crss and probably further north but We have
state fsr As W. have heard comparatively but
little affected and wahnow that II y usually not affected
osuz According TO salegram all the brick buildings
ruined In San JCse little damage was done In
Pstalnma and Stockton the shock was severe but no
damage done. II sas not felt In visalia or Los
Angeles IN san Frat icisco several walls were
ahrown down many others were cracked, a number a
hoavy cornces and frcwsl Ia fell various buildings on
ground sank several inches psstering fen from
ceilings, little furniture much window glass we're
broken several persons weres cut and bruised from fall
sng bricks ana many people made great hurry 70 get
into the streets
The earthquasa bss come and gone and San Francisco
uh stands with her people, u er enterprise her Skill
her knowledge her wealth. and houses Of brick and
wood No house well built on bard ground has suffered
o. The damage, IL sny, Is too .lht to deserve notice
Along Montgomery street. whe9 Che houses are substan
tia, we have not seen crack ~ wall The Occden
The tall spires aud chmneys pnsse thev perpcndic-
uar direction In those parts of the city which were
formerly part Of the bay, anil have been filled in
with earth few OF the forpdaiio,s Arm, aud
there the most damage has been done The falling Of
we doubt not cbs,geaSIe 70 bad material Or ad oonstrac
ton The escape OF stlll higher buildings nninJurcd
proves that The shock-whioh must have 10 en equally
all tho city, though felt most u ne made
sround--is not alone 10 blame.
Every noteworthy earthquake dcmoraizes soa nobody.
People who more scared than hurt arcanA ous 20
leave city and country that shaken myste ousy
No doubt few persons have been demoralzed h the
shcck 0f yesterday but there Ia reason for H. Win te
vii they gop IN Spain, Portugal Italy, Greece and We
Valley II Tho Mississippi, the South Atlantic scaboa ru
Alncbs the West India islands, Mexico, Ind \,
china and South America, earthquakes are 70
tnGfc frequently than here. In France, Germany !.
end sic Atlantic States the percentage and the danger oi
srall hy lightning IL ten times greater than that from
earthquakes here In England and Oregon there ls rain
nns months Of the year aud fog the other three months
w no place are from danger or death and,
after all tie proportion Of those who die by the cxtraor
binary con yusons Of nature Is very small Bad whiskey
GntononAnes neglect Of SOAP lack or fresh air and r
REGULAR hAbts, XIII their hundreds every year ID san
tsnclsco and VIII continue 70 do IL Is cighty-nine
years today since the Mission Of san Pruncisco WAS
founded and IN gil that time not person has been
lied by an earthquake; nor do we expect 10 wit 4
the funeral Of any one who shall die
from such cause In this city, although we regard IL
our permanent home. Whatever apprehension man
May hAye he cannot alter the inexore decree of Ma
tre that great city ~ TO stand here. While heGoden
Cato keep an open way 70 the ocean, while the Sacra
n.nnto and It's bays keep open way the interior;
while the remainder af the continues ronbound
rom Msxstlsn 10 Victoria; while California Nevada
Oregon, Washington and Idaho continue 70 possess a
fertile soil genial sky, rich mines great forests ex-
tcnsive asherles and an intelligent and industrious /
population, long the metropolis Of tho Pacific slope
or this continent must stand on the shore % San Fran
cisco bay, ready and competent 10 transact com.
nerclAi business necessary for our comfort aud de.
,nanded by civilization.
AZ precisely nfeen minutes 10 one " yesterday, \
the city OF Van Frnnclsco was visited ~ Tie hoasct
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