New-York tribune., 1868-11-06

r,prps-ruE LOSS OF LIFE AND PRoPEkIf
rxTENT AND DURATION OF TIE sobihh-
RANEAN WAVES o..a
From The Sacramento Union Oct ~
-, u.,aroko which was felt in this city
-, oornn0 at 1859 o'clock, with sufficient severity
, alarm hut not terror. was much more s'"''"s
y. o. pranc,sco and In the Bay Counties oui o" M
received two hours after the sno.n
=. 20 savsrest I'm Alameda County ABOUT " W " ,
nth of San Francisco DsIn San Francisco lnous
damages 10 property were OF hrs' ro"sn' 80, nor 40
.svaraI millions the result was not 80 Iear''i nor ~
,',".a ., ,Ife as WAS apprehended The Casualties
r,ted ann, mn 70 persons killed and seven Prc'.S Dy
'',rad rho Ia, Of buildings thrown down or oaaseu
,oots una large enumber-largc enough toJus'y
tho arst reports OF losses may not nave ~ De :. Pa
ated That part OF the city between moii'so". -. -.
,s hav built mostly on made" ground fareu "oi'' 30
a., hocs of october 1865 and but little damage was
s,aned IN the upper part of the city, where the
s orc laid I'm solid ground. In Oakland, san Leanio'
Gan Iorenzo Alvarad0 Redwood CITY, san 'i"'oo' Zoo
Iosa Petaluma ana Vallejo the shock was qui'o ~ DC
~ "a IN the lower part OF San Francisco IL was naso
s,aekton with good deal OF severity IN sohoa.
souora i'm Marysville lightly ana more Desvy m from
Valley The m"Oa wa, ,ScreasIUS in violence to tho last
r. vas sV preceded by rumblng noise. which howeyeT
may vvtnr going on under ground Here in sacra-
ment3 those who observed ITS effect out IA tno IT. ,r
w t ~ and trees ybrated feet, ana tlnt inc wattI
s % riSer rose and fell aud half The clocks m
many houses were stopped n anu stunned show the exact
W ,h ccnrrence TO have been just minute be-
In an frnneseo a igers c ~ we0 m Each Of these
was fe here IA WE'LL but they prOduccl no u,a 49, az
weather could not have been more a I~ With
temperturc at about C6o. No wnd prcep,DIe' ~ oo 1
almost snltry at o'clock last night This condition
IA notably that IN which nearly all our great s
On 'hs coast occur Just before and after that OF Oct
eGs inc same weather phenomena were ODserVedi anu
such day yesterday az TINS season OF tln yua -
always nnges with IT. delights lurking Su'p'o'o" ""'
mia ef ia brC below.
This has undoubtedly been the heaviest eartnqlahe eA
pcrienced on the coast the American occupaiio
though nearly 200 shocks have been noted down IIon
or all these there were Dut ouI or ee VI
an exciting character: one May 10 ISL another Icbri.
,ry 10 isj6 which threw down building on Batery-st
another In December 1863, and tho most noted OF All
ncnler 1873 of which the first reports estimated the
damages ut s2oOoO but which caused no loss o, INC.
The record OF the earthquake Oi OCTOBER lebJ on u m
M, Uop of that month shows that II, too, was felt
with considerable severity here at slochlpb, Ttla
luna, san jose. San Leandro. and santa Cruz buI
the San Joaquin valley Vsia, OF ia the mountain re-
gons east The heaviest earthquake OF which We
have any record in this state preceding TINS one oc
cured In the southern counties on sunday oepnmueI
II marked by the same Wehlher VI
t4 and Of that OF 1865 Hnc moro violent tban eher
II destroyed the mission buildings OF san Juan eapis
trauo Los Angeles County. and OF Purssima IN santa
Barbara County That shock came from the southeast
aud did tins aud the one OF October 100 ~ was was
noted that that dizziness ana nausea seized upon
the people, the case yesterday ana also on inc
With the severe earthquake Of May is. 1851 there
occurred n remarkable eruption or Mauhh Loa' III
tectons 10 mention that several years prior to the
earthnunkc Yesterday, Volcano phenomena were OBJ
regions ~ Alpne and Inyo Counties These gen
orally preceded by earthquakes ana during one part OF
this local disturbance, owens Lake rose gOOu many
feet higher than s ordinary watermark ut this
II - possible that there may be some connection between
enrthguako We have just experienced What this occur
ruce teaches san Franoscans Is that ther future wel
CITY upon solid ground among the hills. ad stopping
their advance upon the waters OF the bay:
Iba Alfs (aif if0Fus
Al precisely six minutes to o. clock this morn
ing the earthquake which has occurred since
CITY The general Excitement prevailing throughout TIE
city difficult give anything like an accurate
casualties This Is the first earthquake that has ever
caused loss Of fo IN San Francisco and the amount of
damage il stionaby greater than that caused by
the shock nf October isj This earthquake differed IN
many particulars from any which had previously visited
our city Tho morning moderately warm and u
dense og covered the town. There Was not trace OF
breeze percepble In the town o.t me ne segnPn iIG @
Of the approach of the earthquake WAS -ght LunDng
sound Of soehng rolling SGhg t e WsiSer ths
proceeded rou beneath The surface OF the eatth OF rom
the agitation OF loose bodies the surface 0f the earth
uncertain the most general opinion appears TO be that
was from the latter The shock commenced IN the iorn
or SLOW horizontal movements the effect being precisely
such as would be produced fra wooden building by
person shaking the door violently IN an attempt 10 lorce
IL npcn The motion was purely horizontal not perpen
lions continued from 10 Ia Is seconds growing more
increasing Ia force aud rapdy for four five seconds,
then suddenly eeasing. The motion WAS so great
OF pail not more tnan twothrds full.
which sitting on tho ground or the summit OF Rus
ssn Ill., whore the shock felt with less force than
In any other part Of the city At minutes TO o. iherewas
very slight shock Just porceptbe hut coming GU the
heels of the great people generally Iushed into the
street apprehcnsye OF what might follow 1t 1923 m,
third shock, quite sharp ono, was felt and panic
was created the principal streets. crowds rushing
frantic and foolish excitement from every building and
running madly along tho sidewalks ~ithout any clear
idea of they going what they wished TO do
Al II A. m precisely fourth and very slight shock
felt The fox cleared and the sun shone out In
roudc.s sky, while slight breeze sprung up at IL NJ
EE trI, to tho present S'S no moro 'HO'A' nave O''n
The great shock OF 1868 produced a wholly different
eject buildings from that OF 1863 In October, 1895,
glass was brkeu and shiycrod in atoms IN all the lower
Comparatively fcw walls we're shaken down or badly in.
iured. The earthquake OF to-day broke very little glass
any part Of tho city. but tho damage by the falling OF
cornces awnings aud walls was immense. West of
slocktonsi and north Of Gearyst. no damage Of any
Kind worthy OF mentlon was done stranger passing
through that part Of the town would fail To- discover any
traces Of the great eommo,on which had just
shaken down, or the wall of some old or poorly
but beyond this there Was nOthns. On Rncon.
Illl the effect very much tho aame. Coming down
The earthquake, whchwe noticed, At the drugstore
the southeast corner OF Dupont and Mashngto
tho windows OF which were demolished From this point
eastward to the bay and southwark to Mission Bay the
destruction OF windows aud damage to walls incrcases
the fats where The foundation Is known to be untrust
worthy at all times Along Mongomery ST. a number I'M OF
few buildings wholly uniniured, while many are ut
ery ruined. on the eastern shore oI the bay, and, In
fact all the way around IT, everything built the flats
has suffered severely u isa noticeable and gratifying
fact that not single hulldag constructed should be
In city lahle 10 earthquakes like san Francisco. has
suffered to any extent at all; this earthquake demon
stratcs proposition that with proper the
structon OF buildings, San Francisco is safe
place 10 live in any on the continent.
when the great shock eliminated u stampede from
every building In the city took place Hundreds Of horses
the streets frightened by the rush of people, took
fright and away adding to tho danger and excite
ment OF the moment. As tho fire aud battement walls