New-York tribune., 1868-10-23
THE EARTHQUAKES.

,a resemblance IN tho course W the unduatOns aud
sbe manner in which the subtle force found vent to the
recent terrible earthquake In South America IL may uo
Remembered that the expansive force seemed to originate
deep In the subterraean part Of the most mountainous
portlOn OF the country OF africa, Peru hen' cOnVoS
TOund outlet elsewhere. The heaviest column oi 'o
SOrce. 1t appeared backed as cartridge III oree'n
JOsdng arm. made Its In direct line TOT tno po"
Oft substance through which 1t in part fouho vent 0
paubsequent disturbances In Ecuador " NeNa APpV"'i
were closely connected with the disruption The still
patsr tidal phenomena at islands IN tho Paelc on the
atth and still later the 18th ultimo the cAtraoruhay
fdal disturbance Sidney. Australia when the waters
In the harbor aud indeed all along the coast ebOeo ana
0owed with great swness, show the extent OF 'ho ea'
1uakes ward, The phenomenon was iouo"eu III '"o
sor three days nterward by remarkably high tides IN
the port Of Newcastle IL is reported. the same volcanic
wave yet remarkable than at sidney! 1he
latest subterrdncan disturbance the one wheh was ie
ported from Francisco yesterday can well DO re-
xsrdod connected with the great commOtions "hlch
proceeded H. IL will be noticed that the force operative
ut San Francisco did not seriously agtate the ni' ~
which the greater part Of that city Is buit' pn' a0
upon low, ground, situated In the valley ihe o'oV
was frat felt severely near the Custom 0
Is not far from Telegraph Ilill cOhS'eraoio e"
composed of ,ft rock and situated on tine elt Vi a
Hro OF hill. At the other extreme Vi '"o ""
L. Falsone Il. wharf. resting at Tue o"Se Vi
an eminenc- Running nearly north ana so"th
"a Montpoue .st recognized as the principa thorO"gh
Para Tho street. commences at the base OF Telegraph
Hill and at 10 distance Of something less IMAM iulle
from that point Junction with MarketsI' "ihch
ness IL near, right angles aud continues uo"h o 'he
bay Falsoiu..> I. runs parallel with Market but Is
further lortl so'ncst is parallel with Montgomery
INIT nearer IT, b,y aud Battery-s is parallel with san
some but sta p'arrr the bay. The wave OF the torce'
according 10 , observations made by dnereht persohS'
and the man. t damage after being first felt ~ OF near
the Custom ou,r, passed between Montgomery ana h"'
ssry.sts t. NarkrtSt. where 1t III part found vent
Nyli
and the fore, o s which there discharged Into
the atmOspbr passed thence TO F"isome-St ana WastA
pended But th., appears to have been ohiy Single
column of tAe iorce like sensation anu enect were
produced In other parts.
On Montgo,r y three OF the principal hotels III
the city-the O,cnlenta lArk House. and Russ House
These escaped hat slight injury On sa some and bat
terysts. are houses auost exclusively Inc
Custom House, which had TO be abandoned was not an
imposing edcc it ad1pird TO the purposes for
which It used In part of the lower floor OF the
building was the PostOfhce The Revenue Buildings, as
they are called. which the officials OF the Custom
House and Post Once retired. low and dilapidated
buildings oy remarkable for being covered with
scaly yellow paint HagarS ype-fuundry which suffered
sresy is on ClySt nearly opposite The BHHefm ONCE
The CITY Hall o Kearucy and WashiugtOn-ss IN front
Of plaza, ana aSceht seems To have been on the
line OF the ground under which The force found its waY TO
Ihe Custom The Court House. now run,was OilGl
nsIly O theater-the Jenny Iind"-ihe first brick and
mortar place bulit IN san Francisco IDe
cellar was used - a Police headquarters On the main
hoor were public oire the second floor. the Courts
Of the City County and the Chamber OF the Board OF
Aldermen. Tho interior of the binding very much re-
sembed Spanish private residence. The Mint Is
strong building far from the City Hall, and close to
Montguueryst st. The Lincoln SchOol-IIOuse, which was
badly damaged. Is "f the finest school buildings IN
the CITY. The damage the wOolen mills viii throw
Snany operatives ont Of employment. These mills h'd
lust begun 10 species OF hOneycombed flannel
nuy equal 10 thc French manufacture. The falling OF
ono OF the gable ends Of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind In
sttute was not surprise there had been some tax
shout the building being unsafe Tho gas works, which
suffered greatly are low ground, aud not very far
from Fosoiue-s, wharf That the loss OF life In the city
Is smaN, is something 10 be very thankful for
remarkable that there 80 little damage on
Resrpey.st which is being wideIed. aud where are
everal blocks Of uucomDeted brick buildings sonc OF
which are high. Among the number Is now mnstfcl
nAu At the Junction of First and Marketsts, where the
Hssures opened particularly valuable buildings
had been erected.
EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA IN OCTOBER, 1865.
Ia October 1863 violent earthquake shocks
~sre felt IN California, along the Whole coast from Peta
!ana n Santa Cruz 1hey preceded by an eruption
OF Mount Hood which, the 22d OF September, began
20 ein4 smoke and Anme aud continued 10 do 30 for
about month This phenolnehon had never been ob-
served before since the settlement of California On
SUNDAY Oct l. the small town Of Eureka, situated on
Humboldt Bay. was violently shaken. Nearly every
chimney in Fthe village either thrown down or
cracked Goods were shaken frun the shelves in the
stores aud deal Of erorkery broken. The damage
done amounted 10 several thousands OF dollars.
on sunday Oct S-Ouc week after the earthquake II Eu
reksasn Franeeo experienced the most violent shocks
that are known have been felt there AZ about
MOON lust as the morning services coming 10 an
end the churches. tremendous shocks were felt
Tho Congregations were paicstrickcn. The rush ffUm
the crowded Roman Catholic Church on Naleo-st was
terrific The air reHt With the screams Of women
The large doors Of the main carried away,
and many persohs we're trampled upon and severely
iDured The c0rniccs fell from hundreds OF buildings,
ana ehiuIneys came tumblIBg down on the roofs The
Dell OF the Cjty Han began ringing from the vibration Of
the tower the front wall Of the Hall was damaged 10
such extent that part Of II had 10 be rebuilt Tho
old Merchants Exchange building van oIso badly dam
aged Rssures opened n the ground in the lower
part tho CITY, aud portions Vt the surface we're perctp
Eibly raised above their former level.
SAINT. Cruz felt the shocks severely than any
other in the State. The brick buildings there were
badly damaged aud many OF the wells ceased to nov.
Sacramento STOCKTON aud San jose had similar but less
Alter the frat shocks ten eleven others felt IN
San FfancIseO, the last at about o'clock on Monday
morning The damage slight tO the substantial AMI
we'll constructed bgidings Tie losses Of every Kind
were roughly estimated at s25o.Oo
On Thursday night, October II, another earthquake
vas felt through the Santa Clara Valley az severely IN
chat locality a. the one Of Sunday tn" sth Al was ae
cOmpahed with q rambling noise IN tue earth, ana the
sensation podueed the S1und being heard Q, night was
most terrible. The shock felt IN san Francisco bnt
WAS hardly pereeptble. Shortly after these ealth-
fuakes there was terrific hurricane ID the West Indies
aud the Florida Keys were everywhere stre%n with
pet OF Fort Taylor vt Key West.
CHE EARTHQUAKES on wEDNEsDAY--ADDI-
1IoEAL PAKTICULARs--PRIvATE DISPATCHES
RECEIVED IN THIS CITY.
The following dispatch was received yester
DAY by Mr. William f. Dodge Of this city, from the Pres