The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-24
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Earthquakes-LOss Of Property and
Life in CalifOrnia-Damage
i'm the Interior.
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Decentralization.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

Destruction of Property in California
by the EnrthquRIkes-rhe city Hall
Unsafe, and TO be Torn Down-rhe
Most Recent Shocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23.-Details OF the de-
struction of properly in the interior Of the
State by the earthquakes of October 81 have
been received here.
Alameda county suffered the most, the
damage to property extending in all dlrec-
tious. Back of San Leandro there were nu-
merous hssures in the earth, from some of
which came clouds of dust, and from others
volumes of water. San Leandro creek, dry for
months. is now a rapidly-running stream.
From some places hot water and steam gushed
forth. The villages OF San Leandro and Hay
wards are almost in ruins The brick build
ings are all down, or uninhabitable, aud nu-
merous wooden structures are much damaged
At Haywards only one brick building remains
unipJured Alamada, Brooklyn, and Orleans,
all suffered severely.
The destruction of property at San Jose and
Brashear City is great The brick and adobe
house of the mission of San Jose Is a mass OF
ruins. AT Stockton and Marysville, the 1niury
TO buildings was slight PetolumR. Healths.
burg, Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and Martinez felt
the full force OF the shock; chImneys and frail
walls were thrown down, and much damage
was done to property. The loss is considerable
at Los Angeles. At Visalla the shock was
slight, and no damage was done. Santa Cruz
Monterey. and Watsonville suffered little loss.
In the State Of Nevada the earthquake was
scarcely felt.
The San Francisco committee of architects, :,
appointed by the Board of superlntendents,
report the City Hall unsafe, and must be
taken down. Meanwhile, the city officials and
courts will find other quarters. The other city
buildings are uninjured to any great extent.
The school houses are not much damaged and
the schools will open as usual on Monday next.
The United States Marine Hospital is con-
demned by the proper authorities, and Will be
demolished. The patients are at present en-
camped on the grounds adjoining the hospital.
No proper accommodations are as yet provided
for them.
The Custom House is wrecked to aueh an
extent that probably 1t will not be occupied
again. The officials have removed temporarily
to Heywood's building on California street.
An army of laboTers at work to-day on
the shattered buildings, and removing the
d, bris from the streets, the merchants showing
no disposition to abandon their property or the
location. Some OF the structures are being taken
down and others repaired. The vicinity of the
wrecked buildings is a busy scene.
The shock that occurred at 215 this morning
caused additional damage to the Injured build
ings Some chimneys of the different manufac
,ories which suffered considerably by the first
shock will now have to be demolished ana
rebuilt.
No definite estimate of the dam age to pro.
perty can be made until proper survey OF the
entire city is made. Some persons estimate the
loss at 100000, and others as high as S2,000000
The latter figure is probably nearest 10 the
true loss. A number of buildings will have to
be torn down, reconstructed, or extensive re-
pairs made.
The United States Sub-Treasury shipped
secretly half million of gold coin to Wash.
ipgton by yesterdays steamer, making a total
shipment OF IS, 900 600 since January l.