The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-25
THE EARTH QUAKED.
California Badly Shaken From
End to End.
THE RAILROADS ARE BLOCKED.
Hsases Rocked In the Early Morning BY
. Natural Cosvufsiea-Eailrosd
Damaged.

sss Fss.eEsce. Ar.ii 7l--One Of the most
severe SHOCKS OF earthquake experierced here
for long tiuae vax felt IN this CITY and neigh
boring localities little after so o'clock this
morning. Buildings were shaken pcfceptoly
and serxons aroused from their sleep Plaster
ing fell from the walls in places No serious
Carnage IL reported yet
PETALHxA, Ca. April A-At twenty minutes
to O'Clock sris moraing . severe shock OF
earthquske vas fat ia PetaiumA The vibrer
tons we're from east 20 west Two OF three
lighter shocks followed the heavier ons.
MAy1rKLp. Cal. April 2a-An earthquake oc-
Cured this morning. The clocks stopped ct s.S
O'Clock The vibrations were from northeast 10
south vest. and lasted ten seconds The plaster
ingr cracked In the buildings The tempers-
sure vas -. with . heavy atmosphere and not
. breath OF air stirring. fall trees sNAyed -
and fro. making ioud kissing noise. The rail-
road track. soafh of here, near Pescsdora,
moved . few inches out of fne. The bridge IL
impossible as both ends The PIERS sixty feet
high, swayed and settled few inches and the
rails we're Duiled foot apart The ground set
tied six 10 twelve inches In places.
Every available man has teen put to work by
the railroad company at repairing. and IL 10 ex-
pccted that trains viii be delayed only few
hours
REDWOOD Cry. Cal. April 2L-rhis place
was visited By the three heaviest
shocks of earthquake for years this
morning. .. s.s7. Tney ended with .
jar, and, II II reported. caused considerable com
motion. Crockery and other articles In several
residences were thrown from the shelves and
clocks stopped The earthquake lasted twenty
or twenty-five records. with vibration from
east 10 west. No serious damage is reported
GfLnoY. Csl., April 2l-The heaviest
earthquake shock since 1858 was felt here
this morning nc $40. lasting about
ten seconds and making the house
umbers crack At . lively rate. Clocks
were stopped and light articles Of crockery and
glassware toppled down The shocks continued
until O'Clock. there being twelve weli-denned
ones in all. The citizens were badly scared
The bridge 1T the Psjsro was thrown ous Of
line couple Of feet and the approaches dam
aged. necessifsting construction train for re-
pairs The Monterey santa crnE's morning
trains were unable 90 connect with the north
bound traina The morning passenger train
from here was seut with q !reigh; engine. and
soa.h- bound noon Passengers are here awaiting
ROAD repairs
Considerable damage is reported from San
Juan from falling chinneys and the same also
a. Camp sargent. six miles south of here.
sAIisAs. April 4-About 3. 90 o'clock this
morning q sharp earthquake vas felt here, fol-
lowed by . very severe shock. which lasted
twenty-five seconds There were thirteen
distinct quakes CD TO $40 O'Clock when the last
was felt The only damage was the breaking OF
two large psnes OF glass in the courthouse. The
vibrations were from northeast 70 southwest
Thomas Flint. Of San Juan. arrived this even.
Ing and says San Jaan was probably the center
Of the seismic disturbances early this morning
He stated that several shocks were experienced
up 20 noon. and the damage In and around San
Juan would amount to 5000 One end Of the
convent two stories high, fell with crash. but.
although there was o panic among the ninety
children present, no injaries or loss Of life are
reported. The old Mission church was badly
cracked and other buildings were damaged.