The Placer herald., 1868-11-07

the Police Court. Holmes building. on the
opposite side Of Eighth street, was badly
damaged. A low brick building, corner Of
Broadway and Fourth streets, was badly
shattered, perhaps ruined. Many show win
dpws were destroyed.
AT Racbiffe's grocery, one Of the largest
In the city, the shelves and goods were tum,
bed together in one mass, and very large
damages must have been sustained VIII
cox's building, the only three story edi6ce
Q the city, sustained scarcely any damage,
leswals appearing to he perfectly sound.
lIezSaaportsd that the elegan. private resi-
dence Of Mr.. Wederspoon was very badly
damaged.
At the time of the earthquake, the loco'
motive and nearly all the cars Of the S. F..
Il 0 r. r, were at San Antonio. The draw
bridge between Oakland and that place was
so damaged as TO be impossible, and all COM
nun icalon with San Francisco has been by
way of the creek route.
Sa5ez Clements sends US the following !:
was on the Alameda wharf when the shock
occurred this morning, and as everything
was quiet around | had an opportunity to
observe the phenomena particularly. The
motion seemed to be crosswise Of the wharf,
and was so severe that it was difficult to
stand impossible to stand still. No sound
accompanied the motion, except that occa-
stoned by the vibration of the timbers Of the
wharf. A few seconds after the motion
ceased loud noise was beard in the direc-
ton OF Oakland-such as might be caused
by the falling Of a building.
The water Of the bay was perfectly smooth
at the time Of the shock and no perceptibIe
disturbance Of the surface took place. Even
at the edge, where the ground was almos;
level and the water consequently shallow for
a considerable distance, the ripple was hard
ly noticeable. was informed, however, that
the shock was felt on the steamers very dis
tinctly, and that the engines were stopped,
the officers supposiug that some accident had
happened to the machinery.
The tall chimney Of the workshop of the
Alameda Railroad vbrateJ more than foot
from a perpendicular line, but was not thrown
down.
MARTINEZ.
A private dispatch from Martinez states
that very heavy earthquake WAS experienced
there this morning atlhree minutes after
O'clock. The only damage reported is TO
the Courthouse both Of the ends Of which
have fallen, leaving the building wreck
Nobody in town is Bulletin.
We take the following from the Call OF
this (Ihursday) morning:
DR.. Carl Precbt reports being called to at.
tend upon four persons who were Injured
One was a German who sustained fracture
of the skull from brick striking him on
the head while be was walking from his
bouse on Clay street near Mason. lie cam
not survive. A German lady on Powell
street bad her leg broken, and man on
Green street had bis ankle fractured. We
have been unable to obtain the names of
these people.
A man named Jerkes was severely cut on
the head while escaping from Booths
foundry.
A carpenter named Shaw, at work on
Coffee & Risdon's building, fell through two
floors, and was SO badly injured that there is
but slight hope Of his recovery.
Mr. w. 7. Halssy, book keeper for Meiggs
& Gawley, lumber dealers, on Slevar. street.
while getting out of the Office, sustained
fracture of leg and had his ankle crushed.
Patrick Warren, a pressman in Detfebach's
printing office, was slightly hurt 90 the bead
by falling bricks.
German in getting out OF Goodwn's
furniture store fractured bis leg. He was
taken to DR.. IIoIman's Office where it was
set.
Mr.. BlumenthaI, John Vannie, and anotb-
or man. in getting out Of the Empire Res'au-
rant, were severely injured one so badly that
be cannot survive.
J. c. Noonan, porter Of the Lick House.
broke his leg by jumping out OF The window.
Andrew Foilie bad bis arm broken while
getting out Of the Pacific Lodging House.
J. Shaw sustained fracture of the arm,
on Bush street, by the failing of a fire wall.
There we're several other accidents, but we
could obtain no particulars Of them
AT the time Of the second shock, at 10
o'clock, number Of persons ran out OF
house on Clay street, near Stockton, and in
the hurry to get out, a Mrs. Stesu was thrown
to the ground and had her left arm broken.
she was taken to her home.
At Kulman G Armes', No. 308 Sacra-
mento street, a Chinaman, a tempting 10 get
down stairs ahead Of his companions, fell
and sustained dislocation OF his left hip.
He was taken to the County Hospital.
John Baney. cook at the Empire Restau.
rant, on Saisome street, was severely injured
by some bricks falling upon him.
VICTIMS OF THE CALAMITY.
Up to 10 o'clock four deaths we're report
ed at the Coroner's office. They are as fol-
lows:
William Best, painter. aged 40 years,
a native Of Ireland. He was about 10 60 to
work on the Occidental Hotel, and be step'
ped out in the yard when he was struck on
the head by debris Of falling chimney.
William Strong, q native Of Connecticut,
aged 26 years. He was converting with
friend in the Office OF the Mining and Seien-
titc Press when the shock came. He ran
down the stairs, and passing in front Of Graves
Wire Works, was struck on the head BY