The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-04-21
CALIFORNIA SHAKEN.
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE
EXPERIENCES AN EARTHQUAKE.


Placed at Nearly q Million-No Deaths
Reported SO Far, Although q Large
Streets in the Towns of vacaville and
Winters Blocked by Fallen b Buildings.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-An earth
quake which was felt all over the
northern part of the state occurred dur
ing the night and was the most severe
since the disturbance of 1856. While
many persons were injured thus far no
deaths have been reported although
there are numerous unveriiied rumors
of loss of life in portions of the state in
accessible by telegraph. The loss to
property will probably reach 81 900, 900.
In this city but slight damage was done
only one building collapsing. The
shock was distinctly felt all over the
city, and hundreds rushed to the streets
in their night clothes.
The town of Vacaville seems to have
been the center of the shock. Main
street presents picture of great devas-
tation. The thoroughfare is blocked
with brick, lumber. mortar, and tan
gled wires. There is not brick build
ing on the south side of the street that
was not more or less wrecked and some
of them are total loss. The shock
struck the town at just 2:i9 o'clock and
lasted fully three-fourths of minute.
The vibrations were at first from south
west, to northeast, and then changed
suddenly to north and south. Fronts Of
buildings were thrown into the street,
chimneys were twisted and torn as if
Struck by Kansas Cyclone,
and the entire population rushed into
the streets. That there were no fatali-
ties is little short of miracle, though
there were number of very narrow es-
capes. The front is out Of the Odd Fellows
hall, Masonic hall, Chitenden's grocery
store, Hacks hardware store, Rambers
cigar store, Thomas grocery store and
Joe Donovan's barber shop. Davis
butcher shop was total loss. Will
Patton and Tom Rogers were sleeping
in rear room and were buried beneath
the brick and mortar, but escaped alive
and almost unhurt. Ray Benefits sa-
loon is also total wreck. 1t was two
story brick and three young men were
sleeping in the upper story. The front
and sides of the structure fell outward,
leaving the beds sitting on the verge.
The Plate block, the finest in the town,
was almost totally destroyed. In this
block were located the opera hall, post
Office, Welli Fargo Office, Crystal Bros
dry goods store and several other firms.
The Brunswick House, a large two
story structure, suffered severely. Some
of the citizens have made figures on the
total loss in town and place it from
$3.50, 200 to 100000.
News of Disaster
comes from all directions in this section.
In Pleasant Valley between here and
Winters the shock was terrific and it is
said not a chimney is standing in the
entire valley. John Thistle, Jr., who
lives in Pleasant Valley, left lamp
burning when he retired. When the
shock came the lamp was overturned
and the house with all it's contents was
destroyed, the occupants barely escap-
ing with their lives. The residence of
Carl Gates, about three miles from
Vacaville, was almost totally demol-
ished. Rev. o. o. Felkner, of San Jose,
was visiting there and was very severe
ly injured by falling brick and timbers.
He was frightfully cut about the head
and face, having no less than dozen
wounds. The residence of w. J. Dob
bins, near town, is a complete wreck.
Fred Hutton's brick residence was also
destroyed, the occupants escaping.
Mrs. Davis residence, one mile south of
Vacaville, was completely wrecked, the
occupants having close call for their
lives.
Business at Vacaville is almost sus-
pended. Men are engaged in clearing
away the wreck. A temporary post
Office has been improvised. Never be-
fore was there such visitation to the
beautiful Vaca valley and there is a
feeling Of gratitude that no loss of life
attended the disaster.
At Winters.
The shock at Winters caused great
damage. There is not chimney stand
ing in the town. Main street presents
| badly wrecked appearance, The large
new D. V. Bliss hotel suffered consid-
ably, much of the brick front caving
into the street. There were about forty
guests asleep in the hotel when the
shock occurred and men, women and
children ran from the building in terror.
Mrs. Bertha Roberts was rather severely
hurt by falling plaster. So far as
known she is the only person injured,
although many other narrow escapes
are reported. Sixty feet of fire wall of
the new Cridwick building on Main
street toppled westward upon the frame
roof of Judy Bros stables, and crash
ing through completely buried six
horses in their stalls. The loss to the
town is estimated at between $4,000
and $1OO,0O0.
Reports are just beginning to come in
of damage in the country hereabouts.
Two miles southeast Of Winters j. r.
Wolfskil's large stone house YVES totally
wrecked. He was asleep with his wife
when the wall crushed in just missing
the bed and saying their lives.
Up Berryessa road the passage is
blocked by immense boulders, some
weighing several tons, which were
thrown with mighty force down the
hillsides into the road. There is a dis
! tressing rumor ahoat about the demoli-
| ton of the little town of Monticello,
seventeen miles from Winters. There
is no railroad or Geographic communi-
cation Herewith and at this time there
is no way of verifying the reports.
What is most mystifying in the face of
all the damage done there are no lives
lost and very few injured.
VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.
Number OF Hives Lost. In Mississippi
PLACED at 25e.
ABERDEEN, Miss. April 49, The
water in the Tombigbee river is spbsid.