The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-20
PRETTY LIVELY SHAKE.
An Earth Twister that Caused an
Unusual Scare.
The Community Subjected to Con.
siderable of a shaking-Up, But
No Damage Done.

The earthquake shock of Yesterday
morning, which seemed to have its base
OF operations in the vicinity of Vaca Val
ley' solano County, was also severely
lelt III this city. 1t occurred at eight
minutes before o'clock, and was fully a
minute in duration. The shock was con-
tlhuous, and increased in intensity until
near the close, when it ended somewhat
abruptly.
Inc oscillation was from north to south,
put Verging on northwest to southeast.
1t was preceded by a rumbling sound not
unlike that made by an electric car when
under full Roadway. In some portions
OF the city the shock was felt much more
severely than in others, but the general
opinion was that it was about as severe a
one as had ever been experienced here.
Some, however. contend that the shake
dld not equal in severity either that Of
1865 or 1872, both of which were so heavy
as to do considerable damage in San
francisco and other places.
At all events, it was severe enough to
badly brighten people, and in the down
town portion OF the city the lodging
houses and hotels were soon emptied of
their occupants. Many ludicrous Incl
dents occurred, such as are usually wit
messed when earthquake shocks turn
people out Of their beds. Some persons,
however, slept SO soundly that they were
not disturbed by the shake-up.
IN the RECoRD-UNION office the shock
was severely felt. The compositors were
just closing their work for the night
when it came, and it did not take them
long to get out of the building.
Many wild stories gained circulation
during the day TO the effect that certain
buildings had been badly damaged, but
with the exception of the plastering on
few walls having been cracked, and some
old crevices in brick walls opened lit
tie, there appears TO have been no seri-
Gus damage done IN this city or vicinity.
Even the old City Jail failed to show
any bad effects of the temblor, and it is
about as weak structure as there is in
the city. n chimney on the Pacific
Hotel, at Fifth and X streets, was thrown
down, and with it a portion of the fire.
wall, and it is claimed that the building
at Front and | streets, occupied by ii.
=. Dillman, was damaged to the extent
Of few hundred dollars.
The State Capitol building, the Cathe-
dral, the Croker Art Gallery, Sacra-
lnento Grammar School and other brick
or stone structures were not affected,
except that little plastering was dis
placed in the Capitol.
At the Union Hotel billiard-room on
Second street a gas fixture broke off close
10 the ceiling, taking with it the plaster
Center-piece. The oscillation was so great
that it Tell clear of the billiard-table, over
the center of which it hung.
At the Red House some plastering was
knocked off the rear end of the building
by the earthquake and a. crack in the
wall appeared. Some packages were
toppled over upon the showcases, break
ing the latter.
On the other hand visits to the crockery
stores revealed the fact that pyramids of
glasses in the sEow-windows were not
disturbed and not even a bit of glass or
crockery is reported to have been broken.
in some houses clocks were stopped and
i'll others they were not.
The usual number of stories were told
during the day of how articles were
thrown across rooms, people dumped out
OF their beds, etc, but in nearly all cases
the stories were eXaggerations.
When the old City Jail began to groan
Night Jailer Naghel thought he would go
and let the prisoners out, but that notion
was soon shaken out of his head Then
lie concluded he would at least try and
save the life of May Turner, who slept in
the hospital-room; then he thought he
wouldn't, and struck out for the street.
Once he turned back, but sight of the
swaying building settled it and he staid
out till the shake had passed.