Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-10-29

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l. battery, Clay and SAMSON streets
near California. The ground sunk,
throwing buildings out Of line. Al
present writing (nine A. M. J no es.
innate Of damage can be made,
= though it is considered compare.
lively small Several severe shocks
!. have followed at intervals since,
creating general alarm among the
people. The shock was felt with
great severity at San Jose, where a
: number Of buildings were consider
ably injured.
SECOND DISPATCH.
A survey of the city shows that
the principal damage by the earth
quake is confined to the lower per-
ton Of Montgomery street and
among the buildings on made
ground. Numerous abandoned
houses in that portion of the city
have been pulled down. The Gus.
tom House, a brick building on pile
ground, which was badly shattered
by the earth quake of October, 1865,
! is considered unsafe. The officials
have removed to the Revenue Build
ing. Business in the lower part Of
the city is suspended. The streets
are throHged with people, and great
excitement prevails. The parapet
walls and chimneys of number of
buildings were thrown down, re-
sulting in the loss Of life. The
damage is estimated not to exceed
one million dollars. fa.
1 At Oakland the shock was severe,
throwing down chimneys, and great
ly damaging numerous buildings.
The ground opened in several pla-
ces, and a strong sulpurous smell
was noticed Immediately after the
shock. ....
The Court House at San Leandre
was demolished, and one life lost.
From various portions of the
country in the vicinity of SanFran-
cisco Bay the shock is reported to
have been severe, and considerable
damage was sustained. In many
places the earth opened, and water
gushed forth.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. 21-Eve.
ning-The streets are crowded with
an excited multitude discussing the
particulars of the disastrous earth.
quake. Twelve shocks we're felt
during the day. The general di-
reetion was northerly and souther-
ly, though some descriptions give
rotary motion. The greatest
damage extends in belt several
hundred feet wide, running about
northwest and southeast, COM
mencing near the Custom House
and ending at Falsom street wharf,
injuring and demolishing some II
buildings in its course. At the
corner of Market and First streets,
ground opened a fssure several
inches wide, 40 or so 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 all adj
journed, and prisoners were taken
from the Station House to the
County Jail. All the patients in
the United States Marine Hospital
were removed, and the building de-
clared unsafe. The chimney ofthe
U. S. Mint was so badly damaged,
that the establishment was closed
for repairs. Homer's Type Found
ry suffers greatly. Lincoln School
House was badly damaged; large
statue in front of the building was
quite ruined. The General Post
Office was temporarily suspended.
The San Francisco Gas Works suf-
fered severely; the tall chimney
being thrown over, fell through the
roof. The Mission Wooden Mills
were considerably damaged. The
large chimney of the sugar refinery
on Eighth street was badly cracked.
The gable end of the girls side Of
the Deaf and Dumb and Blind In
stitution fell in, crushing through
the ceiling. Many chimneys in the
southern part of the city were
thrown down; no one was serious
ly injured by them. Only tourl lives
as yet are known to have been lost,
although numbers were seriously
injured by the falling debris.
The waters of the bay were per-
fectly smooth at the time of the
shock. No perceptible disturbance
took place. The shock was fell
aboard shipping in the barber, as if
the vessels had struck on a rock. n
The earthquake was severe in the
Heavy shocks we're felt
in Sacramento and Stockton. The
Contra Costa and Allemeda Com
pany's building was thrown down, u
and lives lost, Mare Island Navy
Yard experienced two heavy shocks,
several chimneys were thrown
down and some buildings consider a
ably shaken, but no serious dam
age occurred, and no one was in L
jured. ~
At Vallejo, chimneys were de- ?
molished, but no serious injury oc-
CURED. At Redwood City the large
brick Court House is little better
than a wreck. All the county off,
GERS were moved out, At Marys-
Vile a light shock was felt. At
Grass Valley the shock was severe,
and at Sonora, light. ~+
Throughout the day nearly all
business was suspended in this
,ity. None but the retail establish