The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-04-04
THE CALIFoRNfA EARTHQUAKE.

Shocks Continue, 7hough Dith Decreased
Violence-Imn,emse Chasars M the Aoun
tains-A Volcano an Actice OPcratioa
Many Persons Killed and Iioundcd
SAN Francisco, March 30.-De
spatches from the volcanic district In 1nyoI
county, give additional details of the earth
quake disaster on Tuesday last. The
tshocks still continue, though with decreas
| ed violence. Itis remarkable that only
slight shock was felt on Tuesday in Cen
trail and Northern California Cerro Gordo
was badly damaged, having several build
ings thrown down and one man killed
Lone Pine appears to have been directly
over the centre OF the disturbance
Among the killed at the latter place was
Mr. Gray, aged II years, and native OF
Texas The remainder were all Spanish
Americans.
The first shock is described as reselnbl
ing park of artillery fired directly be-
meath the town. Colonel Whipple, who
was in the second story of an adobe house,
states that he had just time to jump from
his bed and get to the doorway, when the
house appe .red to crumblc to pieces. lie
was buried among the ruins, but succeed
ed ia extricating himself from the debris,
having received several severe but DOT
dangerous wounds. The scene beggars
description. Nearly the whole populace
was buried under the ruins Cries for
help, and screams of pain from the wound
ed beneath the ruins filed the air, while
those who escaped were calling for aid to
rescue fathers and children.
The first shock was followed in quick
succession by three others. Over three
HUNDRED distinct shocks were felt between
half past two A. NJ and sunrise in fact.
the earth was in constant tremblc for
over three hours A chasm was opened
to the extent Of thirty five miles down the
Valley, and varying from three inches to
forty feet in width. At Swanzea, Colorado.
Tregello,. of the Smelling Works, was
f killed Great desoation prevails through
out the vicinity of Lone Pine. \ de
spatch to day from VsaIa says that
several shocks were felt in that city last
night and are still coming from the
southeast
Persons anticipate finding immense
chasms in the mountains east of Us as
soon as the snow disappears enough to
permit investigation. There are rumors
of volcano in active operation having
been seen from the summit of Greenhood
Mountain, sixty miles south of Fisaia.
The indians in that vicinity have all left,
fearing the recurrence of general con
vulsiou of natu which, according to
their traditions, occurred in that region
some hundreds Of years ogo, and created
what is known as Ovens River Wiley.
but which was before chain of mounatius
The section affected by the earthquake
was sparsely inhabithed, mainly by peo
pie engaged in working silver bearing
lead mines.
Further advices from Inyo county place
the number killed by the earthquake at
thirty besides one hundred wounded. In
2 the desert country, stretching from Owens
r lake to the Mexican line, are innumera
bic craters of not long extinct volcanoes
2 besides several mud volcanoes, and it Is
supposed that some of these old volcanoes
may be in eruption again.
a gentleman from IndeI endencc asserts
that smoke and ashes from volcano were
distinctly seen southwark from thas place,
; and word had been brought there that
. lava was seen flowing down the mountain
/ but this report is not authenticated. The
shocks continued decreasin, in force up
to Thursday morning when over one
thousand had been counted
i At Tibbitt's Rancho, fifteen mile above
Independence, forty acres of ground sunk
Seynn foot halo,y tho Surl,ca of rho sur
rounding country.
Big Owens lake has risen four feet since
the first shocks. Owens river ran over its
banks, depositing shoals Of fish on shore
and afterwards reccded For Il distance
OF three or four miles, through Lone Pine,
the earth cracked One side remained
stationary. while the other side sank
seven or eight feet. leaving a wall of earth,
extending over three miles in length
where formerly was level plain Iu
Vulnerable cracks were made throughout
the valley.
), Kern aud Owens rivers turned aud ran
up stream for several minutes, leaving
their beds dry, and finally returned with
largely increased volume. There has been
} no parallel to this earthquake since 1912.
when the missions of San uan Capis,rovo
aud LA Parisina, in Southern California,
were destroyed.
i An exchange relates the following cur.
oius story For some time past. John
McGee who was afflicted with consump
ton, has been in ST. Joscphs Hospital.
Philadelphia. On Friday of last week