Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-24
EA ARTHQUAKE.
San Francisco Threatened with
Demolition.
Loss Over 81 600 900.

SAN Francisco, Ootober q. "A heavy
shock of sn earthquake was felt here a
7:30 this morning. Several buildings
were thrown down and q considerable
number badly damaged. Oa Pine, Bat
terry. Clay and SAMSON streets, near Cali
forni9, the ground sank, throwing & the
buildings out OF line. AT the present
writing, O'Clock a. M, no estimate Of
the damage can be made, though it i:
considered comparatively small.
Several severe shocks followed at in
tervals since, creating q general alarm
among the people. A shock OF great &C.
verify was felt at San Jose, where q
number Of buildings were considerably
injured. Asecond dispatch from Survey
City shows that the principal damage by
the earthquake is confined to the lower
part Of the city and among old buildings
on made ground. Numerous houses iD
that locality have been abandoned and
pulled down. The custom house, brick
building, which was badly shattered by
the earthquake of 1866, is considered un
safe, and The offices have been removed
to the Revenue building.
Business in the lower part of the city
Is suspended. The city is thronged with
people, and there is great excitement.
The parapet walls and chimneys of 8
number of buildings were thrown down,
resulting in the loss Of life,
The damage, it is estimated, will nos
exceed s., ,OO0, 900.
AT Oakland the shock was seyere.
throwing down chimneys and greatly
damaging numerous buildirgs. The
ground opened in numerous places, and a
strong sulphurOuJ smell was noticed
after the shock.
The courthouse in San Leundro was
demolished and one lie lost. From va
rious portions OF the country and in the
vicinity of San Francisco Bay the shock
is reported as having been severe. Con-
siderable damage WAS sustained in many
places where the earth opened and the
water came forth.
SAN FRANCISCO, October Eleven
ing.-The streets are crowded with the
excited multitude discussing the particu-
lars or tie disastrous eartbqIake.
Twelve shocks have been felt during the
day. The general direction ia northerly
and southerly, though some descriptions
give retary motion. The greatest
damage extended in belt several hun
dred feet wide, running about northwest
and southeast, and commencing near the
Custom house and ending on FaIsom.
street wharf, ipjuring and demoIishing
some twelve buildings.
On tie corner Of Market and First
streets the ground opened O lssure sew
eral inches wide and forty or fifty feet
long. Other places in the ground opened
and water was forced above the surface.
The City Hall may be considered a
wreck. The courts adjourned. The pris-
Oners were taken from the station house
to the county jail. All the patients in
the United States Marine Hospital were
removed and the building declared un-
safe. The chimneys Of the United States
Mint were so badly damaged that the
has been closed for repairs
Banners type foundry suffers greatly.
The large statue in front of the building
is nearly ruined.
TIE general post Office is temporarily
in San Francisco. The gas
works suffered severely; the chimney
being thrown over fell through the roof;
the Mission Woolen Mills was consider
ably damaged the large chimney of the
sugar refinery on Eighth street was
badly crooked, the gable end Of the riri'r,
side of the deaf and dumb and blind
institution fell in, cru hing through the
ceiling, and mary caimneys in the south
ern part of the ely were thrown down.
No one was seriously il jlred by them.
Odly four as yet are known SIS lost, al
though numbers were seriously Injured
by the falling debris.
The waters In the bay were perfectly
smooth at the tins of the shock. No
perceptible disturbance took place. The
shock was felt aboard the shipping in
the harbor as il the vessels struck on a
rock, The earth quake was severe in the
Interior. A heavy shock was felt at
and Stockton. The Contra,
Costa, and Alemeda company's bull ing /
vas thrown down aud lives lest. The 1
Mare Island navy yard experienced two |
leavy shocks. Several ohimneys were |
brown Down and some buildings con-
iderably shaken, but none seriously /.
damaged; no one was injured. AT |
Vallejo chimneys were demolished.
No serious injuries occurred at Red /
Wood City. The large brick Courthouse /
Tas little better than 8 wreck. all the /
county offices were moved. At MsysviIIe I
/ light shock was felt. At Sonora light /
hook was felt Throughout the day.
Nearly all business is suspended In this |
,itS, none but retail establishments be- |
ng open.
A meeting Of the Chamber of Com
nerce, held to-day, it was resolved TO /
to the Cham beFs of New York,
Boston, Chicago, London,
Paris and Hamburg, sn account OF the 4
lissster. Another shock was just felt at
pm.