Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-22
Earthquakes in California.

shock of an earthquake was felt here
at $50 this morning. The motion was
east to west. Several buildings on
Pine, Battery, and SAMSON streets, were
thrown down and considerable num-
her badly damaged. The ground set
tied, throwing buildings out of line.
At present writing % a. m. no estimate
of the loss can be made, though it is
considered comparatively small. Seve-
.Eal severe shocks have followed at in
servals since, creating general alarm
among the people. The shock was felt
with severity at San Jose, where num-
Der of buildings are considerably in
Iured.
A survey of the city shows that the
principal damage by the earthquake is
confined to the lower section, below
Montgomery street, and among the old
buildings on the made ground. Numer-
ous houses in that part of the city have
been abandoned and pulled down. The
Custom House, brick building built
on pile ground-which was badly shat
tered by the earthquake of October,
1866, is considered unsafe, and the Off
cSals have therefore moved to the Reve-
rue Buildings. Business in the lower
part of the city, is suspended. The
parpet walls and chimneys of number
of buildings have been thrown down,
and lives have been lost. The damage
viii not exceed 81 100000.
At Oakland, the shock was very
severe, throwing down chimneys, and
materially damaging number of build
lngs. The ground opened in several
places, and a strong superfuous smell
WIS noticed after the shock.
The Court House at San Leandro was
demolished, and one life was lost.
From various parts of the country,
and in the neighborhood of San Fran
cisco Bay, the shock is reported to have
been severe. Considerable damage has
been sustained. In many places the
earth opened and water gushed forth.
San Francisco, Oct 21.-Evening. -
The streets are crowded with an ex-
cited multitude discussing the particu-
lags of the disastrous earthquake.
Twelve shocks were felt during the day
The direction of the shocks was from
North to South, though some descrip-
tions give rotary motion. The great
est damage extends in belt several
hundred feet wide, running about north
west and southeast comm encing near
She Custom House and ending at Fol
SOM street wharf, iniuring and demol-
ishing about twelve buildings in its
course. At the Market and First street
the ground opened several inches wide,
the fssure being about 40 to 80 feet
long. In other places the ground
opened, and water forced above the
Surface, The City Hall may be consid-
cred an utter wreck. The courts have
oil adjourned, and the prisoners have
been taken from the police station to the
County Jail. All the patients in the
United States Marine Hospital have
been moved, the building have been
declared unsafe. The chimney of the
United States Mint is so badly damaged
that the establishment is closed for re-
pairs. Hager's type foundry suffered
greatly.
The Lincoln School House is badly
damaged, and the large statue in front
al the building has been buried. All
business at the General Delivery Post
Office is temporarily suspended. The
San Francisco Gas Works suffered Sc
verely the tall chimney having been
thrown over, fell through the roof.
> The Mission Wooden Mill is considera-
bly, damaged. The large chimney of
the Sugar Refinery on Eighth street is
badly cracked. The gable-end on the
gsrls' side of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute fellin, crushing through
the ceilings. Many ohimneys in the
southern part of the city were thrown
down, iut ne one was seriously injured
by them. Only four lives have been
reported lost. although numbers are
seriously injured by the falling debris.
The water in the bay was perfectly
smooth at the time of the shock, and
uo perceptible disturbance took place.