The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-22
EARTH TREMORS.
California Towns Again Damaged by a
Seismic Disturbance.

SAN FRANCISCO, April H.-A slight
earthquake shock visited San Francisco a {
9:48 O'Clock this morning The vibrations
were north and south, lasting twenty
seconds. The disturbance was felt at
Sacramento, Biggs, Woodland and Chico
in this state, and ut Reno. New. AT Biggs
eight distinct vibrations were felt. Clocks
stopped and plaster fell. In Woodland
the shock was more severe than on Mon
day night, when number of buildings
lost their chimneys and walls cracked.
This mornings shock caused about u foot
of the fire wall of the Capitol hotel to
collapse and fall to the sidewalk. Other
brick buildings were also damaged The
report from Chico says that lamps in
buildings all over the city were set swing
ing; the ceilings in some places cracked,
and clocks stopped. AT Benicia windows
ratified and buildings swayed, but no
damage was done.
Vacaville reports that the earthquake
there was not as severe as those OF the
preceding days. Some shaky walls Were
demolished and a number of ceilings
cracked At Winters the result of today's
shock was the throwing dow9 of Masonic
Hall, a two-story brick building, Chad
wick's building, Bertholet's wostory
stone building, Humphrey Bros one
story stoue building aud a general demo-
lition of goods, fixtures, etc One man
was badly hurt By falling wall. Others
were more or less injured. The house of
j. Devilbiss, one mile west of
Winters, is total wreck; also, Bakers
adobe and j. r. Wolfskil's stone building
At Sacramento plasJering fell from
many ceilings. chimneys toppled over,
and much glassware was broken in homes
and stores
At Dixon the occupants of brick build
ingS who remained after the second shock
moved out to-day. The people are panic
stricken, and believe that the ruin OF the
town will be completed before the shocks
cease. Every available mechanic and
laborer Is at work attempting to clear
away the wreckage and take down the
condemned buildings
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2l-Later tele-
graph reports show that the earthquake
was felt as far north rs Red Bluff and in
San Joaquin valley in the south The
shock was not as severe as that of Monday
night, and the only damage done was to
buildings IN the towns OF Winters, Wood
land, Dixon and Vacaville, which had
been wrecked by Mondays shock The
shock was sharper ut Sacramento than any
previous one, and caused some excitement
IN the state capital. \ number of plaster
statues over the portico or the capitol
building were thrown down. At Naca-
vile no serious damage was done but at
Woodland several brick walls fell down.
A survev of the damages at the six
towns in Naca aud Sacramento valleys
show that the buildings injured were OF a
frail character, the construction of which
would not have been permitted in any city
with building regulations, and a mum Der
of which would have collapsed in the event
of severe storm OF any character. In
this city and in Sacramento the shock was
not noticeable in the strong business
blocks, nor in the Mission churches many
of which are over 100 years old The only
personal injury reported is that of work
man at Dixon, who was struck by por-
tion OF a falling wall
EsPARTo, Cal, April u Severe earth
quake shocks occurred here this morning.
completely levelliug the brick portion Of
the town. Every brick chimney was
thrown TO the ground, and wooden build
ings were wrenched out of shape w. H
Shuttle, an engineer, is probably fatally
injured by "A portion of the walls of a
blacksmith shop falling on mm Reports
from the surrounding country show great
destruction of property. Teams broke
and ran away, wrecking valuable vehicles.
and inJurinS the stock. Extensive ex-
cavations are reported between here and
Woodland
STILL SHAKING.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2I-Another
slight tremor OF earthquake occurred here
this evening. Shocks this evening are
also reported from a number of places
In the northern part Of the state and also
from Nevada