Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-04-05
Earthouake in California.

20 PERSONS KILLED AND 100 WOUNDED.
SAN Francisco, Sunday, March 81
Advices from the volcanic country north
of the Mojave liver show that the earth
quake ON Tuesday was ielt with terrific
force there. Reports from Inyo county
place the number of killed by the earth
quake at 80, besides 100 wounded
Lone Pine appears TO have been directly
over the center of the disturbance, and
at that place % persons we're killed and
80 wounded. Fifty houses were Gemol-
ished, and the whole town is in ruins.
Among the killed was Mr.. Gray, aged
AZ. The remainder were all Spanish
Americans. The first shock is described
as resembling park artillery fred d.
rectly beneath the town. Col. Whipple,
who was in the second story of an adobe
house, states that he had barely time to
get from his bed and reach the doorway
when the house fell to pieces, burying
him beneath its ruins, from which he es-
capped after having received several Sc
we're but not dangerous wounds.
The scene beggars d scription. Nearly
the whole populace was buried beneath
the ruins. The cries for help, and
screams ol the wounded beneath the ru-
ms flied the air, while those who escap-
ed aided their fathers, mothers and chill
dren. Over 800 distinct shocks were felt
between half-past 2 o'clock and 4, and
there was constant tremble for over
three hours. The shocks continued de-
creasing in force until Thursday morn
ing, when over 1000 were counted At
Swanzea Col. Tregallas was killed, and
great desolation prevails among the in
habitants of Loupine Cerro Gordo was
badly damaged, having several build
ings thrown down and one man killed
A chasm was opened, extending 80
miles down the valley, ranging from 3
inches to 40 feet in width. Rocks were
torn from their places, and rolled down
into the valley.
At Tibbett's rancho, Is miles above
Independence, 40 acres of ground sunk
seven feet below the surface of the sur
rounding country. Big Ovens lake has
risen seven feet since the first shock
Owens river ran over its banks, depos-
iting shoals of fish on the shore. After
ward it receded for three or four miles.
Through Lone Pine the earth cracked ;
one side remained stationary, while the
other sank seven or eight feet, leaving
wall of earth extending over eight miles,
where formerly was a level plane. In
Vulnerable cracks we're made throughout
the valley. Kearn's river was turned,
and ran up stream few minutes, leav-
ing its bed dry, and finally returned with
increased volume
The Indians have all fed from the vi
cinity of Green Mount Hood in fright.
They have a tradition that terrific
earthquake occurred in the section
century ago, which produced what is
known as Owens valley, but which was
before chain of mountains.
In the desert country stretching from
Ovens lake to the Mexican line are in
Vulnerable craters, not long extinct, be-
sides several mud volcanoes, and it is
supposed that some of these old volca-
noes may be in eruption again A gen.
tleman from Independence asserts that
smoke and ashes from a volcano we're
distinctly seen southwark from that
place, and word reached there that lava
was seen flowing down the mountain, but
the report was not authenticated.
The section affected by the earthquake
is sparsely inhabited, mainly by people
engaged in working silver bearing lead
mines. 1t is remarkable that only a
slight shock was felt in central and
northern California.
There has been no parallel to this
earthquake since 1912, when several
towns in Lower California were destroyed.
The earthquake is the topic of converse
ton througout California, but creates no
alarm.
- Darwinists are delighted because
Buenos Ayres monkeys suffer from regu-
lar yellow fever.
"A Sunday School 10 Virginia City,
Nevada, have only just received their
Christmas presents, purchased for them