The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1868-11-26
vur raRrHoUAEr IN SAN FRANCISCO.

rae.s ar5 statements gradually coming - -
~f. which indicate that the late great eaftaquAAo
shocts in ssh Francisco were more desttuc''o -
and more serious in their effects IN aios
aror - ,,non the resident population OF that cl's'
a., ,-o,artv holders real estate operators
| ,;ss mon and some others, would have
/ , outside believe The Chamber OF COM
- ,a1,o ouite Unmarried public confidence abroad
:: ,,aroc;ousness. by their than silly at
| .. conceal bv startling underestimate. the
heavy loss oocasioned by the nrst terrioie snooA
They deliberately stated the total loss 10 DC o'
5000 900. 1t is now known that the custom ~
and City Hall, which together cost over hA 'ii'.t
of dollars. were wrecked so badly as 10 hecessi''
| the taking down of each. and erecting he"
in their stead And other noted buildings "a iiu'
money value. were also wrecked or seriously uain
AGED The estimate of g. 100000 is now adii''cu u
| he nnder rather than over the actual loss.
Tho Garter Real Estate Circular also seeks TO mis-
roso,t and underestimate the severity Of the blow
90 Can Francisco by the earthquake. i'll the matter oi
.oo+v valuation and sale 1t states that never has
hae, sueh rush for dwellings,. particularly for
..u bousss adaptei TO families OF moderate means.
"a saals n impress outsiders with the belief that
instead Of there being any terrorism among residents
4
nv families is increasing. The Circular simply sup
presses an important fact and publishes only poF-
ton OF the truth. There is. to be sure, rush Tor
dwellings of the particular class mentioned but IL Is
also true that the dwellings sought for are frame
buildings which, before the earthquake, were not
deemed 10 be desirable dwellings and were. there
FORE generally tenantless. And the class VINO rush
for these frame dwellings now. looked upon only me
brick or stone NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and imposing
as suitable to their ideas of residences Bar since
the great shock brought down the bricks and stones
and mortar or cracked the masonry walls 50 threat
eningly about and above their heads and ears, and
threw them into mortal fright, If il did no WORSE
these same people have come to very differently re-
gard the small or inelegant unpretentions frame
dwellings which they had before held il such llgh or
contemptuous estimation. They have learned by
frightful experience that wooden walls DO not crua
bic and crash 50 readily dsastrousy IS Do the
walls of brick or stone AMI hence il i fright and
not choice which im2cls them 10 rush after dwell
ings like those mentioned IN CIr:ers Cirrai1r And
Carter forgets fails 10 mention that II : Ioi be
cause OF the Of tenants that th!s rush IS
made bat (which is the fact that the movement; Is
made by persons who rush froH their Late brick and
stone elegant AMI stylish houses. which they dA-e
not dwell in any longer 70 find small frame reslden
ces in which the peril Of life from earthquake shocks
will not be ever presen, to their afrigh,ed mizls.
To give readers Al idea oC the real condition Of
things in san Francisco copy the following frua
the correspondence from TIA: city To the Sacramento
Union and will add thai have several private
letters from San Francisco 10 persons here in Idaho
City which corroborate the statements made II The
letter We here append. The writer says:
Aside from the host OF people in our city Sho live
in rooms and at rcsiaurantsfor these have iAe
pro:Oundest pity and syInpathylthcrc are thousands
who have .or years existed in hotels and boarding
houses. However. the earthquake thinned them ont
wonderfully. / dned at the Occidental i week ago.
and asionishcd - how scattered and TAR be
tween the boardcrs At table. Il j. the same At
all these places. All immense number @. families
have suddenly been shaken into their senses by be
ing thus forced into housekeeping
There Is scarcely frame house tn be found uuoc-
cup!ed. aud landlords. taking adyantAge demand aIy
e1o:bitant rent they like. fading parties glad enough
to accept the terms. Even the tenements ou los
made ground have all bceu ggbblcl up. although u4r
earnest desire o; every one i to be out Oh thu hills
These houses, however, are difficult 20 get IL tbs
emergency.
Rooms in frame houses 90 OF Ike hot cakes. aud
II big rents, and even now parties camping out
over the hills under the stars aud maIZau.ta bush
whs: some sit III the street half all Of the night
One L: my friends has removed her be. down into
the front p.rlor. and keeps market basket packed
with some clothing for her two children. and sleeps
with her door open, ready to run at the slightest
move. This Is an actual truth. and is bu, q: a
large number Of instances Of like nature Of which
am aware-amoug them people noted for cooluess
and ability any other subject. II seems tn BE- a
terror from which they caunol whilst these
slight shocks continue. feel sorry for those who
suffer SO terribly from it. heard lady say ycs'er
day that she had grown ten years ude, since the 2st
Of October from constant dread aud llss Of sleep
Reading these horrible accounts Of Arisa sni the III
dial wave, together with the daily foolish Planehete
predictions don't tend TO quiet overweight ner,cs