Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-01

SAN FRAHcIsco. March 0.-Dispatches
from the volcanic district in lingo county give
additional details Of the earthquake disaster OF
last Tuesday The shocks still continue,
though with decreased violence. 1t Is remark
able that only slight shock on Tuesday Was
felt in Central and Northern California. Ger
70 GorIo was badly damaged, having several
buildings thrown down and one man killed
Lone Pine appears to have been directly over
the center OF tie disturbance Among the
kill at the latter place was Mr.. Grey, aged forty
two years and a native of TaXaS. The rest
were all Spanish Americans The first shock
is described as resembling the effect Of a park
of artillery fired directly beneath the town
Colonel Whipple, who was in the second story
of an adobe house states that he had just time
to lump from his bed and get to the doorway,
when the house appeared to crnmble to pieces
He was buried among the ruins, but Succeeded
in extricating himself from the debris, having
received several severe but not dangerous nJu-
ries The scene beggared description. Nearly
the whole populace were buried beneath the
ruins. Cries for be p and screams OF palu from
the wounded beneath the ruins hiled the air,
while those who escaped were calling Tor aid
to rescue fathers mothers, wives, and children.
The first shock was followed in quick success
sion BY three others. Over three hundred dis
tinct SHOCKS were felt between hall-past two
o clock and sunrise la fact, the earth was IN
a constant trouble for more than three hours.
A chaSm was opened to the extent OF thirty
five miles down the valley ranging from three
inches to forty feet iu width Roc Ks were torn
from their places and rolled down iuto the val
ley. Great desolation prevails throughout the
vicinity Of Lone Pine.
4 dispatch to-day from Visalia says:
Shocks were felt in this city last night. and are
still coming from the southeast. Persons an
ticpate finding immense chasms IN the noun
tains east Of Us, as soon as the snow disappears
sufficiently to permit Investigation. There are
rumors ola volcano 10 active operation having
been seen FROM the sumit of Greenwood Noun
tain, sixty miles south of Eisalia. The Indians
in that vicinity have all left, fearing rec'lr-
renee of the general convulsion OF nature WHICH,
according to their traditions, occurred IN that
region some hundreds of year ago, and created
what is known as Owens River valley out OF a
chain of mountains. The section affected by
the earthquake was sparSely iuhablted-,malnly
BY people engaged in working silver bearing
lead mines.
SAN Francisco, March 3l.-Further advi
ces from lingo county place the number, Killed
bv the earthquake last Tuesday. at thirty besides
one hundred wounded.
In the desert country stretching from Owen
lake to the Mexican line are lnnunerable era
tiers not long extinct, besides several mud vol
canoes, and it is supposed that some OF these
old volcanoes may be in eruption again. \
gentleman from Independence asserts that
smoke and ashes from volcano were distinctly
seen southwark from that place, and word has
been brought there that lava was seen flowing
down the mouutaiu; but this report is not coz
sdered reliable.
The shocks continued decreasing in force un,,
til Thursday morning, when over one thousand
had been counted At Tibbett Ranch, fifteen
miles above Independence, forty acres OF
ground sunk seven feet below the surface vi the
Surrounding country. Owen 5 lake has risen
four feet since the first shock. Owen river
ran over its banks, depositiug shoals OF h>h on
the shore. Afterward it reccded for distance
of three or four miles.
Through Lone Pine the earth cracked. One
side remained stationary while the other sank
seven or Ell: ht feet, leaving wall OF earth e1-
tending over three miles i'll length, whele for
merly was level plain. lnnumerable cracks
were made throughout the valley. Hing and
Owens rivers turned and ran up stream for
several minutes, leaving their beds dry, ami
finally returned with largely Increased volume.
There has been no parallel to this earthquake
since the year 1912, when the missions Of San
Juan. Capistravo, and ia Parls.lma, III Liver
California, were destroyed,
The Civil Rights bill was defeated IN the