Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-20
EARTH In AN AGUE
One Part of California INSISTED
by An Earthquake
MANY PEOPLE FLED IN TERROR
Impromptu Gathering In Night Clothes.
Three Villages Said TO Have
Been Demolished.

San Francisco, April is.-Ths whole
northern portion OF the state OF Calf
fornia Was visited by . severe earth
Quake shock sc an early hour ths
morning. The villages or Dixon ana
yacaviIle, ia solano county, and VIM
tiers, 10 Yolo county, are said to have
been demolished, but ss all wires con-
Meeting with these points are down the
report cannot be verified, And no par
t.culaTs OF any sort are as yet obsaina-
bic.
Dixon and yaeavlIle are post-villages
situated IN the beautiful and fertile
valley on the California Pacific rail-
ruad. Dixon ls twenty-five miles south
west of Sacramento, and NaeaviDe Is
seven miles beyond Dixon has some
thing over thousand Inhabitants and
is a hourishing place, supporting TWO
newspapers, q bank and nour mill
besides other industries. There are
elx churches
The California college, founded by
the Baptist denominations IN 1870. Is To-
Gated At Vacaville. Vscaviile has three
churches, q high school and manuiac-
tures brandy and wine. Its population
is between 400 and 800. Winters - =
post village of about the same slze as
EacaviiIe. aud Is twelve and hall
miles northwest, IN Ioio county.
Effects in e rtsco.
The shock struck san Francisco
about 2:45 this morning. IL awake ned
everybody aud many people rushed
into the streets IN terror IN their night
clothes, expecting the houses TO tumble
about their heads. Clocks stopped ali
over the city. many OF them being
thrown down. The long rows OF bottles
in the drug stores were Jostied violently
against each other, IN many cases
cracking them and spllilng the
contents. Some OF the Older ana
frazier buildings were badly racEed
and considerable damage Was done To
business houses and dwellings IN course
OF construction. No one, however, mas
SO far been reported as having been
seriously hurt, and the greatest damage
- believed to nave been done at other
localities in the state.
Late this afternoon 1t 10 reported
that EImira, in the came county with
Vacaville, was also damaged, but to
what extent is not known.
In other Iraces.
Dixon, CAL, April l9.-This morning
about O'Clock this place was visited by
a severe earthquake. The Masonic
hall was badly shattered. The south
fire wall OF this building fell on John
Dugan's dry goods store. crushing IT TO
the ground. The north fire wall OF the
same building fell on J. 4. Rockford q
butcher shop, crushlog IL into splinsers.
Ross block had the front IRE WALL
broken down. Epplnger 4 Co.'S hre
wall fell on ohm Rshnic's saloon, crush
ing same down and inJurlng Rchmke
badly. The Palace lodging house was
badly shattered. All the buildings IN
town were more or less injured. All
-himneys IN town were broken. Sew
.ral wIndmllls and tanks wers shaken
down. All goods in stores were thrown
from the shelves. immediately alter
the shock several fires started but were
extiugussned without serious damage.
The loss 20 this town is folly SO 900.
OsKLkND, Cal. April Is.-Ihe indi-
Gator at Cnai o. observatory shows taat
this mornings earthquake lasted NIFTY
eight scc0uds; time, 2:49:02. Vlbra-
tions eas, To west.
MERGED, Cal, April 1.-Two distinct
earthquake shocks were fe.t here early
this morning. The hrst occurred about
2.i7 q. m. and the second u few min
utes later. No damage was done.
sevsrest since 1860.
SAx FKAScIsco, April l9--This morn
ing's EARTHQUAKE which was felt all
over the northern part OF the state was
the most severe since tue disturbance
4.
iurcd, thus FAR 10 deaths have
been reported, although there
are numerous unverified rumors OF loss
OF life in portions of the state.
inaccessible by telegraph tonight. The
loss OF property probably Will reach
81 900, 600. In this city but slight dam
age Was done. only one building COL
lapsng. The shOcx was distinctly felt
all over the city, however, and hun
dreds rushed TO the street in their
night clothing.