Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-10-31
THE GREAT EARTHauz|zkr.

items in reference to the late frightful earth
quake 10 Califoruia:
SAN FRANclsco. Oct, 93.--At 2;l5 o'clock
this morning another severe shnkc10f earth
qnake-this minute hassent the people shrieh-
ing with terror into the streets It1s impossi-
bio TO tell at present whether any more damnge
or whether any lives were lost. Th streets
are thronged with people 10 their IL 4 clothes.
II IL fearful TO think what may cons Iext. Tho
atmosphere 10 thick, and the xeat1er warm
and sultry. So.
Ats o'clock this morning the excitement had
somewhat abated. Since the shake At 2:l5 the
people have eyiDced no desire to retire. but re-
main in the streets discussing the probability
or re occurrence of another disaster similar TO
the one of October II.
Dispatches Of the 9th report no shocks SUBJ
seqaent TO that of the 23d.
In San Francisco the City Hall an1 u. s.
Marine Hospital have been condemned, and Will
be- leyelled. The Custom House is wrecked to
such an extent that it probably will not be oc-
cupied again The officials have removed tenn.
porarily to Hayward's building on California
street.
A dispatch of the 23d says: An army OLA
borers are at work 10 day. on the shattered
buildlngs, removing the debris from the 1ercets.
The merchants are showing no dsposifian to
abandon their property or locations. Some Of
their structures are being taken down. and
others repaired. The vicinity Of the wrecked
buildings Is u busy scene The shock 1l5
this morning, did more damage and injury !:
some buildings and the ehimneys Of different
manufactures which suffered considerably ut
N. k~.s .ka h kaRe la hsa drfnails kai
aud rebuilt No dsfnite estimate of the dam
age 10 property can be nadr until proper
survey of the entire city Is made. Seine place
the loss ut 500. 600, others al - .OOO.OUO. The
latter fgar. Is probably the nearest Ia tho true
loss a. quite numhrr al buildings has. been
torn d.M % Ia be- reconstructed. While on many
extensive repairs will have Ia be- made.
ST. Mary's Cathedral. one of the largest
structures IN the city. -srap~d without inlury.
A funeral VAS being solennizrd nj the Tim. of
the frat shock, aud but very few persons left
the building.
The Mrchsnies Institute has suffered 10 lis
reading room and main hall. bath oi which will
r~auifr sn b. rrplasirrrd. and the pillars ia
frunt 1T tho building Vail ass.d r-sriting. Tive
hOusrs adjoining la the eastward. occupied
respectively b., Drs BFunrs aad Ssalltnan. werr
injured. and will have Ia be partially robust
Th- walls II The Mas"air Temple. aa Pest
street. ar. same~ hat cracked. and will reqalrr
new plas,rring. aud probably some rods or iaes
wtl! be nvwdrd.
In san joss. the CunFeni and uiher scAsals.
and the CunFG Hmslsn. were mol injured. Tao
ps~sa, terrain Church was much inquired. and
also Maud,'s ansss The baptist Church. Mas"a.
ic Hall. aud ether buildings wrrs badi. twisted.
Ia sansa Clara lAs Lfsck bu,llsugs were
sltgAtls aasuagru --snusu srtas.asi,
Al HaywAFd.. EJmundsop's u~a warchuuse
u r,.ss,ps.-s~ls ruined ss", ssca - left "n
aasssiArg The a.sar sa'll III IIrlsup Il A.sfse.
nAs ua tho gnsuaa L~s.kslaud Ii"sri IN raaass.
Iuny Oaks lIuirl ia rusns. aleu- " ashtugssaa
Hasrl Iasig" Adobe H"usr. ua- rnd tAfuwn
oas snd the gtansEs drtssslsshrJs sm~ale,'s fla
bic badly damaged nf"ans. Allrns. Acagga.1
b~r s. Coz. LrFa's ss"rrs sesrfsly lajgtrS
sGsn Cre.s i M"fi"& aud ! l.. Rssrfs's black
auth sh"ps Nsra's barn iuru~d csanplrsat
usrr ou IL. aide SEA; building bu, hss beea
injured sna The whtlr sos speesrs ia oempsse
yuln At yrrscus sAc estimate oI damage can.
nus br gssrn. The uacr thriving village Ffee
s~nis bus s"rry saprcs.
AT AlsaTad.,. i've malrs sbose Iiaywar3s.
Hornets old m,ll - dsus.'IsAheJ. La;tsns bssek
ss.rs IL d~ssr"lsd. and SACHS state damaged.
with grsai gss* 81 gs~sds,
IN ~1N AsTAMaTss- s&ss AuNFA tihNA4. s4g 4sssAs.
diglo H.srl. aad Nebbrr House are severity
lojs.rsd also the private ressJ.aee 81 MT. Bs-
tudllIu. Dr. kclg"sg aud W II. Dssies, Sesss
oi Mr.. Davies Isu,,lt ate sasd Ia be sligkilt
injured by falling bricks
Near Sau Lvfeug". the rhimne,s Of inan,
dwellings fell amuuast thsm. shvse Of Judge
Cg"ckelia and Mr. Cs.hrp's bnslssa
~ Ala,s.eda tn" .As, luln Mas badly damaged.
ali the ca,snnrts bc,ag shf"sa d"wn.
At VaI!sio uany chiu,ur.s wvs. TOPPED
duwn. hnt Iu srts.us damage dune.
AT R-dwrwHI City th' Cuurt House 10 unsafe.
the Aa"ricau ll"sel bad, damaged, and usans
clsimnsys dawn.
Another dispatch III the I'D Thus sums up
the wh"l' thing
Details uf III. destruction uf property In the
interior uf the STATE. b. tn. earthquake nn tb.
2ist. have bren rrerisrd. Alaurda count,
suffered must. The damage to property es-
lends in aIl dir.'csisms, back a. FAR as sau lie.
andre. Nuncr.us assures were termed ia The
earth. from so,llp uI which cau,r clouds al dust
aud irom uthrrs volutnrs vi water. In San
Lsanjru cieek. which bad been dry for weeks,
a rapid stream was started. In sone places
h.t water aud steam aashrd forth, amounting.
| in the village at San LeaHdfo aad IIaywards.
almost 10 river. The brick buildings were
all thrown down or rendered uninkab.table.
aud the wvodrn structures were considerably
damaged ut Haywards Only one building
was unilijured at Alameda At Brookyu and
Oakland they all suffered severely. The des-
| truc,iun Of property Mt San Juse and Redwood
City was great. The brick aud adobe houses