Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-28

SAN FRANCISCO, October 23.-Details
Of the destruc ion of property in the in
terror OF the State by the earthquake of
the 2lst have been received. Alameda
county suffered the most damage to
property. Extending in all directions
back from San Lssndro, there were nu-
merous fissures in the earth, from some
Of which came clouds of dust, and from
others volumes OF water. San Leandro
creek, for sCme months dry, is now g
running, rapid stream of water. In some
places hot water and steam gushed forth.
The villages OF San Leandro and Hay.
wards are almost in ruins. Brick build
ings are thrown down; hundreds unin-
Habitable, and numerous wooden struc-
lures considerably damaged. At Hay
wards only cne building was unipiared.
Alameda, Brooklyn and Oakland, ell
suffered severely. The destruction is
great at Saa Jose and Redwood City.
The great brick and adobe mission house
at San Jose is q mass Of ruins. At Sa-
cramento, Stockton and Msysville, the
injury to buildings ia slight and the loss
small. Petaluma, Healthsburg, Santa
Rosa, Vallejo and Mariner felt the full
force of the shock. Chimnsys and fire
walls were thrown down. The damage
to property is considerable. At Los An
gelOs aud Nisils the shock was slight.
No damage at Santa Cruz. Monterey
and Wstsonylls suffered little loss. In
the State Of Nevada the earthquake was
scarcely felt.
In San Francisco the Committee of
Architects, appointed by the Board OF
Supervisors, report the City Hall unsafe.
The building will be taken down; mean
while the city officials and courts will
find other buildings. Other city build.
ings not injured to any great extent, and
officers will find temporary quarters
elsewhere. The damage to sehool-houses
is trifiing. The schools open as usual on
Monday next.
The United States Marine Hospital
Building is condemned by the proper
authorities, and will be demolished. The
patients are st present encamped on the
grounds adjoining the hospital, no proper
communications as yet having been pro.
vided. The Custom house is wrecked to
such an extent that il probably will not
be occupied sgsin. The officials have
removed, temporarily, to Hsywood's
building, on California street.
An army of labOrers are st work to-
day on the shattered buildings, and re-
moving debris from streets The mer-
ChoLbo suOHtnB uO uESpUSlt1Du W
abandon their property or location. |
Some structures are being taken down,
and others repaired. The vicinity Of the
wrecked buildings presents . busy scene. |
The shock at els this morning has
done more damage to the injured build |
i1gs. Some chimneys OF the different
manufactures, which suffered consider
ably by the first shock, now have to be
demolished and rebuilt.
No definite estimate CT damaged prop
erty can be msde until q proper survey Of
is made the entire city. Some place the loss
at three hundred thousand, others at two
millions, estimated. the latter figures
are probably the nearest to the true loss,
as quite number Of buildings have been
thrown down aud will have to be recon-
stTucted and extensive repairs made to
many more.
Ii is reported that the United States
shipped, secretly, half
million Of gold coin to Washington yes
terday per steamer, making q total of
eight niliiOps shipped since January last. !
NEW YORK, October 24-A private |
dispatch from San Francisco states that !
the entire loss in the city from the recent |
will not exceed i've million |
dollars.
A dispatch to the World says the dam
age will exceed three million dollars, and !
theIe is hardly a structure or building in |
San Francisco but is more or lees strained. |