The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-04-24


ever f1yt britzes. mae Dad several RATS mcorvd
fl the river gear Undergraduates, laden Nith lumber
ana each ere Nas thrown On the oa1Ss hfgh ard
DRY NJ D5c-51s saw springs u water forced cut
q J1g u1u1eaigs. where before the ROCKS bad been
t-y d. A % ster~lguss. From the time OF the 6rst
s5ccl Ill Daylight. the ucEses and saocSs were Iu-
c-ssaul
LEAVING rEE CcJNrlT-
A. Eavsreak several parties aud himself took the
Stage and sca-tet from TIE place Tor Aurora sam
the s5ccks coau1ccts s9ae were 50 heavy thai tbey
we're fs IN The stage 1y the Fasseuy-, and the IN
ter--gz-G noises were constantly heard The val
ley WIS E,er4y torn Ia pieces along Jasir r0ai In
every direction there were Essgres, slch however,
bad beez fEe5 IN again by the loose son Some,
however, were Ing ut Deer. Ote1 they were
obliged To stop zet cut 1f the coach and hunt for
safe route. where before Il bad been a. smooth
5a-u tgcr. A. cue place large section ot tue val
les bad Suee51st about ten feet leaving an abrupt.
prrprrGira- bank AZ the sides. 10 many places the
ground ais cl-uE1 5g1' ridges and mounds, i've lr
SIX feet -gh and IN every direction were sj-us Of
tas destructive agencies thIs bad oevn AZ wors, aT
boseysr. decreasing 10 number and extent a. they
travelled north Cattle and lUrses were thrown
prcss-a-s during the heavier shccss, and their bel
lowing aat seigliag were pi-tlai to hear
Az sind Springs. where brick buildings were
hu-fst down. u1s- d. work go ard 500 f.et under
--cUut f-i1 40 SHOCK The same fact was reported
60 In a. A--gra where the shock WIS cutie severe.
A. Back R1cs= ana FISH Spring the atmosphere <as
strongly iz1grsgaa-ei win sulphur For IS miles
uor-a CT Independence not ar adobe or brick house
vas r=l- staining. Tie Ildlzs were terrified I1t
commenced leaving the country at gucr-
czAzA-rEE OF BcuDrSss-
The adobe and 1-i,s 1giId.1-s tn the valley Iai
towns were made gIl1s strong some were rooted
Eita I1u5er ana shingles s11e with rlarcEed rlIs.
The frame houses are bGiIr s-r1u- 70 Withstand the
violent winds which prevail there 4Esgue Seasons.
~ .TSclDESr-
A aIm5y consisting OF a uau. bis wife ana sew
era- children Ivag IN a brick house near I1depeud-
sncs, were startled By the sh1c., I1d father and
mother. seeing THAI the house vas sure % dIL.
FASTENED cur vim al their children 1us the babe I
Ehicn lay n their he'd From the door the mother
turned TO rescue her darling. but the walls crum5led
and their house WIS 4 heap OF broken Itg6es and
boards The u1Jhcr and al the rest escaped She .
-41 oac through the debris for the body OF her lahe
ana there. CG the uIr--ess. win ais Of adobe on
each side and board over IT, lay the Erte one cry
iu- 1uE without - ulc4 as j 1ruiss On is whole .
body
We yes5zrra7 met with and interviewed IIr- .
FrIaS Bell, Division Superintendent Of the Western
-a55u Telegraph Company in this Surs, who Vas
&C Independence, Ilgg County California last Tues
Gay morning, when the great earthquakes occurred .
WHICH shattered: that whole REGION and which shook
u Up not a E-tg ia this efsv-tarsg hundred
mics north CT WAT would seem % have been the
centre Of the great -sl-l-tc Disturbance.
TIE FIRST GREAT sa1ck
Game AZ $50 ca Tuesday morning, and WIS prob
AMY the most severe that gceu-rs,i- Mr. Bel. who
vas Sleeping in the second story OF the hotel az
L1dzpez6slcs "a frame 5Ef-li1- filed in wiki
IdG1ezJ says tla1 wien the first shock came &c threw
lis pitcher and Tasa-BoFl, Eaigh we're upon
Fazl-=5aHd siE feet flstIl-- uPCu his bed. whence
-lsg rolled -1 The floor Igi were br0ssu. After
t.E heavy =itsE5ze Ilrrles from south % north
5lrilg watch Er- Bel vas trying 70 clmh cut OF
bis secuu5-st1rv window, about da-f a dozen Ter
gentleman il-s came Eliga seemed to if1 the
house % -ll haf-hl Of several feet Tue ga-ta
aoF settled down % steady trgmuL1uz matiau,
waica sort Of cain asf.t long enough 10 aLIoF
Nr. Bel 90 partially dress himself dud he ever
s1aL and ca-pet-=IcS and -st taEu stairs I1d oGt
into the cpgu air Here he tlEud the startled IN
mites Of The hotel % the number ct twenty-five
CT thirty,
AES- TCHEN AyD CEIL1HES- n DEsEA BrILE-
AL in m1meHtlrg expectation ct repetition II
Tie shocks Frightened Is ali we're 1Eg nan SIN
lai sufficient command II bis wits t. notice N-
BelIs 1=sr-1ur 1nt carpet bag e Ell1 e. be cried.
IS here is man El1 has packed bis flds TO leave
the c1uu-r7T Tie f-sa u1z- ha=g been eausiter-
II good azs in saue quarters. fur Just At the
Moment the ez-ra -IzElet E5=h sarh hugh md
Sc SHOCK is si1as- riaf 1l6ot7 cared % make az
other l-remrt az VII Frlm rms time EutH near
q seven 1-cI1cs- the earth vas never perfectly
!1isr. aad every tgv minutes aeavy shocks ofu
5zw =zcuEdz ilfzi51g w-ru occurring In an there
were more t1an dlfF very a-av7 shocks The d-sJ
shock cracked lrd tires down many wills and
luiidingz bzr tt ais Vie heavy Succeeding -locs-
va5ea IzrglI.l everything The 5ricis Court E53a=,-
mi every hrica and afdae house II tae town and
arua-naut the cu11rrT- we're thrown down
FEHE1Cs PusTr-ds lF q CHILD
Wien the first saock occurred. Dir E1-rfz. Of
as z-u Of El--lz 6 Kline rushed az- &C his
issl.lHg WIN azz alnlag- AEer CITING oE- be
hand enc sald vas missing. aud WIS rushing
-zrE % r-zczs &C. raeu the Whole 5ui-dfzz feL
Z vas Supposed tiar the calld vaz kII-f- hut
sguu cutting through TIE r1af aad r-maziH-
,gr-5uu Ct rae WICK ~ -ls buHdzn-- IT vas found
nd rescued laIrs 1nlarusi- T. EagII o. ase-
IS u attempt 10 isscrhe tle CONSERVATION FAich
rz vliled throughout tie r8Ea during the tine
he s1ncsz were 1crHFriHE= many Supposed the
lsr z7sa- sgT lal cnue- TIE sllcks we're Ecrnm-
raiet win g-sar r-n5iingr and tie air Eas
zIesi WITH great clouds q tuzr Il.iea,t such great
uaatifies Gf dust filed rhs ar -hat ciagd va
1rme1 Ehirh EIs seen 1T Perzora residing fifteen
Z rFeurF miles ID the aarrhw1rt-
Tx sE1CEz EEEE srILL CuEryCE6
When Nr Bel Ieff- aaf the people we're 81 u
cry demaral-=a thar tHeT did zat Ez1~ where
D raTz or what &c d. The impression az IaGs-
ezdencs VS. tlaf 20 fle scurlFlrd the earth !
1aEE WIS SIN more severe rEaa IN rhat Fiz-z
nd Eaz Tgrz sursr-liaei rnar 5ur i5-.l- vac fafl
C,.rru ,za1l1 aad Gf1sr min.1r -aHirs fa raat
ir=e1iou- Theg 1rssa a. hong aad a aa.T trying
3 E=r a. Fsls. Fl-r1 s Cos r=aslrs box burfed