The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-25
THE CALF oRNIA EARTHQUAKE
Extent OF the Damage in tho Inferior-The
Counties and Towns that Have Suffered

Counties and Towns that Have Suffered
Most.
Some details Of the destruction Of property in the
interior OF the State by the earthquake OF the2ist
inst. have been received.
Alameda county suffered most Alameda county
lies ON the east side OF the bay Of Francisco and
directly opposite the peninsula which includes the
county and the city of san Francisco The damage
to property In Alameda extended in all directions
Back OF the town of San Leandro, In the northern
part OF Alameda county. there numerous assures
IN the earth, from some OF which issued clouds OF
dust, and from Others volumes OF water. San
Leandro creek which had been dry for months,
as is usual at THIS season OF the year. is now
rapidly running stream. In some places hot water
and steam gushed from the ground. The villages OF
San Leandro and Hayward's are almost in ruins.
These villages are fifteen twenty miles apart. The
brick buildings were all thrown down and hundred
tenements have been rendered uninhabitabe. Nu-
merous wooden structures were much damaged.
At Hayward's there is only one building remaining
uninjured. The towns OF Alameda, Brooklyn and
Oakland all suffered severely.
The destruction OF property In the towns Of San
Jose and Redwood City was very great. San Jose,
the first capital OF the State Is in Santa Clara county
which adJoins Alameda on the south, and Redwood
City Is In San Mateo county, which adJOns San Fran
cisco county on the south The brick and adobe
buildings in the sold mission San Jose" which Ia
some miles east OF the town Of San Jose, are mass
OF ruins.
At Sacramento city, stockton and Marysville the
injuries to buildings slight and the losses SMALL
In the towns Of Peteluma Healdsburg santa Rosa,
Vallejo and Martinez the full force OF the shock was
the damage is considerable.
The localities OF some OF the towns here men,
rally north from the north side OF the entrance to
the bay Of San Francisco extending through the
coast counties of Marin and Sonoma for 100 miles
At Los Angeles, say $50 or 800 miles in direct
line, little east Of SOUTH from San Francisco, and
at vsaa, say $50 miles southeast OF San Francisco
the shock was Sigh. and no damage was DONE The
towns OF Santa Cruz, Monterey and Jacksonville,
the coast south of San Francisco. suffered very little
damage. In the State OF Nevada the shock was
scarcely felt
The committee Of San Francisco architects ap.
that the City Hall building Is unsafe and will have to
be taken down. Meanwhile the courts and city
officials will have to find temporary quarters else
where. The other city buildings were not injured to
any great extent. The damages to the school houses
prove rining and the schools will open as usual
Monday next. The large building on RincOn Point
occupied by the United States marine hospital has
been condemned by the proper authorities. The
stability OF the foundations Of this building was
long ago considered impaired by excavations
in the hill on which 1t Is situated. The
hospital patients are at present encamped on the
cOmmOdatiOns have as yet, been provided for them.
The Custom House is wrecked to such an extent
tllat IL VIII PROBABLY not DE occupied again. Ine Oh
fcers have removed temporarily to Haywood's build
ing, on California street.
An army of aborers at work to-day on the shat
tered buildings and removing the debris from the
streets The merchants exhibit no disposition to
abandon their property or their locations. Some
structures are being taken down entirely and others
are undergoing repairs. A busy scene is presented
III the neighbOrhood OF the wrecked buildings.
Some further damage was done by the shock at
Several buildings and some OF the lofty chimneys OF
the several manufactures that suffered considerably
by the first shock Will now have to be entirely de-
mOshed and rebuilt No definite estimate OF the
damage to property can be made until proper sur
mates place the loss at 100000 others at So
The latter figures probably nearest to the TRUTH
as quite number OF costly buildings Will have to be
torn down and reconstructed, and extensive repairs
made on many more.