Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-01
TEMBLORS.
A RECORD OF THE sHAKE-UPs FOR THE
YEAR JUST ENDED.
Quite Number of Them-Somethins
About Fires, Floods and Acct
dents, Too.

uonshlp with other great forces Of nature
on the surface of this globe besides the
vibrations and consequent results, I have
COLLEGE for the year 1889 the earthquakes,
cyclones, tornadoes and other great forces
of nature not under the control of man.
The collection Tor publication refers to
the earthquakes gathered from newspapers
as far as our telegraphic system extends in
the civilized world, and there is no doubt
that just in ratio as the system is carried
over the earth, just so will the earthquakes
increase in number, showing that these vi
brations take place here aud there at all
times, more or less violently, almost every
day.
While with all our present knowledge,
we have no control over the great forces of
nature, weyet have ourselves much to blame
Tor the frequent accidents and fires in al
most all our civilized countries, for where
duty IS not strictly carried out in the safe
guards OF life and property, there you must
expect sooner or later the threatened dan.
ger. be it in one form or another.
Every nation should add to the safe
guards and diminish loss of life and prop
erty. The ounce OF prevention theory
ought to be placed every where high above
the pound of cure theory, and men into
whose care life and property is placed
ought, If they neglect their duty by gross
negligence, intemperance or otherwise, be
more severely punished than at present.
This, to still greater extent, applies to
the vicious. The man who derails a rail-
road train either for spite or robbery COM
mlts an act which carries murder with it,
and often only the innocent are sacrificed
This carelessness aud viciousuess may APP
ply 10 steam power on water ard land
electricity, buildings where large assem-
olles congregate, work or lodge bridges,
dams, railroad trains, earthworks, Mines
etc, in fact everything where man is in
trusted with the lives of others and neglecis
his duty, be it on water or land. But while
on one side greater punishment is mesed
out, on the other side greater attention or
acknowledgment ought TO be made to
those heroic persons who, in times of
great danger, stand by their post of duty
and thereby prevent the losses previously
mentioned. Such persons, and those who
voluntarily put their lives in jeopardy in
order to save others, ought to be more lib
orally rewarded. In many cases ii is not
necessary that money acknowledgment be
made. a medal or certificate from a COM
pany, city, State or the Government would
be sufficient If the act is properly men
toned. II the person, however, has been
the supporter of family or the aged, and
IN the act of duty sacrificed his or her life,
some money acknowledgment ought to be
made to those whom he or she supported.
Even powerful corporations might create
some sort of fund for the purpose men
toned, and where it is not necessary make
only some acknowledgment to the brave
person who carries out an act of bravery in
similar manner mentioned. Such re-
wards would in the future be amply repaid
and cause some inducement for others TO
carry out similar acts at times when in
great danger, rapid action and great bravery
IS absolutely necessary.
Money is great lever. but in the risk
of lives, honor, love, bravery and that
which is within us and impels us Just in
proper time TO risk our lives to save others
is still more Then often the weak and
unnoticed become powerful and strong,
carrying out acts of heroism which the
brayest and noblest may look upon with
admiration and awe. Many such cases
can be mentioned.
The poor, unTewarded tramp who ran
lately in darkness to save a railroad train
from being wrecked, and when the train
was saved disappeared, was just such
person, who expected no reward nor
thanks. Praise no one too high before his
end, but do not take all that is termed
noble from those we cali bad or useless, for
in the end we are all human. No one is so
perfect that no fault may be found on the
other hand, no one is so lost to all virtues
and honor as to brand such person lost to
all the good qualities of man. In fact he
may Just possess that Cirtue which would
make the so called good man far more
perfect parsonage toward his fellow man
were he possessed of it. Give even the
devil 81 credit for performing good act
THE TEMBLoRs.
Following are the earthquakes for the
year in their chronological order:
January 12lh.- Shock felt at several
places in New YORK.
January 14th.-Advices from Panama re-
ported an earthquake that almost totally
destroyed the town of Guanare, Venezuela,
but without loss of life.
February 7th.-Severe shocks felt at San
Bernardino, Cotton and Los Angeles. At
San JacintO concert was in progress, and
panic ensued, in which many were in
jured.
February 11th-Shock felt at Bolton and
Manchester, England.
February 13.h.-SeveTe earthquake at
Naples, and Mount Vesuvius was in violent
state of eruption.
February 14;h.-City of San Jose, Vene-
Z1ela, badly damaged, but no loss Of life.
February 9th Several shocks expert
enced at Huntington, indiana.
March 3d.-Shnrp earthquake at Guaya-
quill and Stelens, Ecuador; great damage
was done in the Province of Manavia.
March 9lh.-Two shocks in Lancaster,
PENNSYLVANIA.
March 18th Reports of damaging
shake-up in Yokohama and Toxic, Japan
March 2lst.-SUong shock at Smyrna.
March 24lh.- Shocks at Alhana and
Grenada, Spsin.
April Sd. = Earthquakes reported in
Hayti. Same date shocks were felt in Su-
sanville, Lassen county, California.
May 6lh.-Vesuyius was again in violent
eruption, aud earthquakes were frequent in
that vicinity.
May 18th. = Temblor at Annapolis,
Maryland.
May 2oth.-Sharpest shock felt in Sacra-
done, however. The same earthquake was
felt with more or less severity in San Fran
cisco, lone City, Woodland, Suisun, Calls
toga, Modesto. Napa, Santa Ross, Pleas
anton, San Jose and Mount Hamilton.
May 22d-Terrible shocks at Realio
Nicaragua, by which that city was nearly
destroyed.
May 30th.-Earthquakes were expert
enced in many cities and towns of both
England and France, among which were
Portsmouth, Havaut. Cherbourg, Havre,
Rouen, Granville, Paris, Caen and the Isle
OF Wight
June 7sh.-Violent shock at Brest,
France. Same date a slight shock was felt
al New Bedford, Mass.
June 20.h.-Slight shocks felt il Sacra-
mento in the evening.
july 6.h.-Liyely iemblor at Susauville,
Cal.
July 7ih-Distinct shock felt at Farm
ington, MSipa.
July 1lth.-six faint shocks experienced
at Los Olives.
July 12;h-Helt of the town of Diar-
kend, Russia, was destroyed By violent
earthquake. On the same date Charles
ton, S. g., was shaken up and Sacramento
was rocked again.
July 17ih.-Violent shock on the island
of Irran, Scotland. On this date the resi-
dents of Prince George county, Virginia.
discovered that the earth in that vicinity
was sinking. 1t sank from ten TO sixteen
feet over an area OF twelve acres, and in the
center of the depression q lake formed from
some sublerranean stream.
July 19,h.-Slight shock felt at Memphis,
Tenn. There were two severe shocks at
Covington