Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-21
SHOOK EN- UP AGAIN
California Visited by q Second
Shock
NOT SO SERIOUS AS BEFORE
Sacramento Jostled and Rocked In the
Thfoes OF 'Quake-other Towns
Visited BY It.

sAcRAxEsTo, Cal, April 20.-At 2sos
O'Clock this morning another neavy
shoek OF earthquake visited here, last
ing abou. six seconds- The vibration
WAS from north aud south.
srocKTos, CAL. April 2o.-At 2:o<
this morning two light shocks OF earth
quake we're felt in THE city. They
lasted hardly more than . couple ol
seconds and were not felt BY many per-
sons.
DIxos. CAL. April 2o.-This place
MAS again shaken by three distinct
shocks of earthquake this morning.
one at O'Clock, ono At O'Clock and
another At $40 O'Clock. They were all
OF snort duration. A large force OF
men IS engaged in clearing away the
ruins OF yesterday morningss damage.
BESiciA, CAL, April 20.-A Few min
utes after 2 O'Clock thls morning an
other shock OF earthquake Was felt. II
was of short duration, but WAS hard
enough 60 awaken many people.
ELMIRA. Ca, April 20.-The severe
earthquake of yesterday morning WAS
followed by several lighter cnes tins
morning, commencing At O'Clock and
continuing at intervals until 0 O'Clock
Seven tistInct shocks were felt here IN
all. No further damage Is reported.
VAcAvIILE. Cal, April 2o.-Not many
people ia Vacaville went to sleep las!
night. Apprehensive OF other earth
quake visitations most OF the town re-
NAMED awake. Night wore away and
at2 O'Clock tins morning their fear;
were realized. There was no apparent
excitement, but more shocks were
awaited. There was none. however,
until s:25 O'Clock, and that was almost
as sharp as its early morning predeces-
sor. The town presented even more
ruined appearance than yesterday
debris was piled up everywhere. Build
ings all around town have opened up,
and many walls that were only cracked
yesterday are nearly ready to fall to-
day.
SAN Francisco, April 20.-Latest re.
ports from yesterdays seismic disturb
auce show that its results, while seri-
Gus, are not SO disastrous az 1T first re-
ported. 1t Was peculiar IN one respect,
indicating that the cyclonic principle
had been grated on the old-fashioned
earthquake. The vibrations began
from southwest to northeast, suddenly
shifting in long waves from south IL
north. The tremor lasted in varying
degrees Of intensity for about an hour.
The greatest damage was done IN the
Sacramento Valley, and the area sub
jec,ed 20 the shock was about twenty.
four ..Ales wide by thirty-six miles
long, including Solano. Yolo and Sacra-
mento counties. In Vacavlile, which
was at first reported to have been
totally destroyed, the damage IS va
riously estimated at from $50 900 10
$500, 900. but the latter figure 10 proba-
bly, more nearly correct. On Main
street. the center of the business
section of the town, nearly all
the best buildings were injured,
and on the Odd Fellows hall
alone, which is total wreck, the
loss is estimated ut sl2. 900. A lawyer,
who was asleep in the building at the
time, only received few slight bruises,
and there were many other escapes
equally remarkable. The towns affect.
ed. 90 far as reported. are Dixon, WIN.
ters, Vscaville. Monticello. ElmIra,
Fairfield. Santa Rosa, Woodland
Davisvilie. Benicia, Grass Valley, Mer-
Ger, Stockton, Nevada, Nicolaus, Au-
burn and Chico.