The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-22

/ lOr Jne accomplishments OF its ends.
WATRRTowN, Oct. 2i,-An extensive fraud is
being perpetrated throughout the country, and es-
pecialy in the west, by negotiating forged drafts
Howard 70 Baker, Watertown, New York, and
signed E; e. Helmer, Cashier The drafts are neatly
engraved and executed. These drafts TO the amount
of several thousand dollars have been sent here for
collection. There has never been any such bank
ing-house in this village.
From California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2t.--A heavy shock of
earthquake occurred at ten minutes of eight o'clock
this morning, east and west. Several buildings
were thrown down, and considerable number
badly damaged, on Pine Battery and SAMSON
streets. Near California street the ground sunk,
throwing buildings out of line. At the present
writing, A. M, no estimate of the damage can be
made, though it Is considered comparatively small
Several severe shocks have followed at intervals
creating general alarm among the people The
where number of buildings were considerably
injured.
SECOND DISPATCH.
survey of the city shows that the principal
damage by the earthquake was confined to the
lower portion of the city, below Montgomery street,
and among old buildings on made ground. Nume-
rous houses in that portion of the city have been
abandoned, and have been pulled down. The Gus
TOM house, brick building, on pile ground, which
was badly shattered by the earthquake October,
1861 is considered unsafe, and the officials have
removed to the revenue buildings. Business in the
lower part of the city is suspended and the streets
are thronged with people. Great excitement pre-
walls. The parapet walls and chimneys of a number
OF buildings were thrown down, resulting in some
loss of life The damage will not exceed 81 900 900.
This evening the streets are crowded with excited
multitudes discussing the particulars of the disas
trous earthquake. Twelve shocks were felt during
the day. The general direction was northerly and
southerly, though some descriptions give it ro-
tary motion. The greatest damage extends in a
belt several hundred feet wide, running about
northwest and southeast, commencing near the
custom-house and ending at Folsom street wharf,
njuring and demolishing some twelve buildings in
its course. AT the corner of Market and First
streets the ground opened several inches wide and
forty fifty feet long. AT other places the ground
opened and water was forced above the surface.
The City Hall may be considered an entire
wreck The courts are all adjourned, and prisoners
have been taken from the station house to the
county Jail. All the patients in the United States
Marine Hospital have been removed, and the build
ing was declared unsafe. The chimney of the
United States mint is so badly damaged that the
establishment is closed for repairs. T6e type foun-
dry suffered greatly, and the Lincoln schoolhouse
is badly damaged and the statue in front of the
building quite ruined The post-ofice delivery is
Works suffered severely, the tall chimney falling
chimneys and greatly damaging numerous build
ings. The ground opened at several places, and
strong sulphurous smell was noticed Immediately
after the shock. The courthouse at San Leandro
was demolished and one life lost From various
portions of the country in the vicinity of San Fran
cisco bay the shocks are reported severe and con-
siderable damage sustained. In many places the
earth opened and water gushed forth.
The roof of the Mission wooden mills is considera
bly, damaged. The large chimney of the sugar
fnery Eighth street is badly cracked. The gable
end on the girls side of the Deaf and Dumb
Doy ulh mas AaiSh, Vi uShuS lulouBh SClilhSS'
Many chimneys in the southern part of the city
were thrown down, but no one was seriously in
jured by them. Only four lives have been reported
lost, although numbers injured by the falling
debris. The water in the bay perfectly smooth
at the time of the shock, and no possible distur-
bance took place. The shock was felt aboard the
shipping in the harbor if the vessels had struck
upon rock
The shocks were felt at Sacramento and Stock
ton. The Mare Island Navy-yard experienced two
heavy shocks. Several buildings were thrown down
and several considerably shaken but serious in
jury occurred. In Redwood city the large brick
courthouse is little better than a wreck, and all
the county officers have moved out At Marysvlle
light shock felt, and at Grass Valley the shock
was severe.
AT Sonora the shocks were light, but they con-
tinued nearly all day. All business except that of
a retail kind is suspended. The Chamber of Com
merce held meeting to-day, and resolved to tee
graph to the Chambers of Commerce in New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, London, Paris and
Hamburg account of the disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81, p. M.-Another shock
haCiu iuSth hpa