, 1890-05-01
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
The Worst ia Saa Francisco
Since 1868.
SAN JUAN THE SEISMIC CENTER
But Few People on the Streets
at the Time-On the
Bay.

SAN FnAScnco, April 2l.-Probably
the severest earthquake experienced in
San Francisco since 1858 was felt at 1885
this morning. The reports show that
the shock was felt north, south and east
of San Francisco tor distance of eighty
miles.
In Santa Clara county there were two
shocks. At Los Gatos and Mountain
View clocks were stopped and croekery
broken at both places.
At Glenwood, Santa Cruze county,
there were several light shocks besides
the one. Tho sky became black, and a
slight shower of rain foll. Tho ground
was cracked in several places. Al
Boulder Creek In the same county, the
ticularly heavy, breaking dishes aud
rolling babies out OF their cradles. A
number OF people III tho Pacific Ocean
house, at Santa Cruzo, ran out into the
street Many panes OF glass In the
stores on Pacific avenue wero broken.
The orick wall Of Woods business col
lege was cracked, and the molding In
several stores was shaken down.
Along the wharves here the effects of
the two decided shocks were very ap-
prec, sblc, aud caused great alarm. Just
before daylight they are usually but fuw
people about, nnd only one or two of all
the night saloons and three or four res
taurants are open. spectator was
wnlking along the street when
lie uaid that before tho succeeding shock
came every saloon and restaurant was
emptied OF it, occupants, which tumbled
out like shot from "a gun and rolled iutO
the middle oi the street. some of them
being greatly frightened. on the water
it is said, the effects OF the repeated
shocks were more noticeable than upon
the land. A sailor OF the United States
cruiser Charleston says that the great
cruiser trembled like a leaf nom stem to
storm and that many of the
crew hurriedly came upon the deck
aroused by the movement Of the vessel
and suppOsing "A storm was passing over
tho bay. THE water" said sailor,
was sensibly disturbed and the waves
washed against the cruisers sides Tor u
little timo and then fell again. A four
master near by was observed to sway
during the shocks, but tho ELECTS lasted
but few moments"
The wooden wharyes seemed to rise
and fall again In an alarming way, and
parties who were describing their oXpe-
rlence said that they He'd for their lives
10 the solid road, as they thought the
wharyes would certainly sink.
NhNlNtlH iNAAA AhNh hHAlAahs
Gn.EoY, Cal, April 2f-Thc heaviest
earthquake shock since ls6S was felt
here this morning at $40, lasting for ten
seconds, making the house timbors
crack at lively rate. Clocks were
stopped and light articles OF crockory
and glassware topplod down. The
shocks continued until o'clock, there
being twelve well-dehned ones ia all.
The citizens were badly scared. The
bridge at the Paiaro was thrown out OF
line couple OF feet and the approaches
damaged. necessitating a construction
train for repairs. The Monterey and
Santa Cruz morning trains were unable
to connect with the noFih.bound train
irom here. The passengers ara here
waiting for road repairs Considerable
damage is reported 1rom Santa Juno Of
falling chimneys, and some also at
Camp Sargent, six miles south Of here.
sAN JuAN tHE CENTER.
Thomas Flint Of San Juan, arrived
this morning and says that San Juan
was probably the contor OF tho seismic
disturbances. Early this morning, he
said. several shocks were experienced up
to noon, and the damage in and around
san Juan would amount to 5000. One
end OF the convent, two stories high,
fell with u crash, but, although there
was a panic among the ninety children
present, no injuries or loss OF life is re-
ported. The old mission church was
badly cracked and other buildings dam
aged.