The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-27
BY THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
California Visited and Many Towns
and Cities Damaged.

SAN Francisco, April 19.-The heaviest
earthquake experienced in California since
1868 occurred shortly before o'clock this
this morning. The country within 200
miles of San Francisco YVES visited by
shock which varied in intensity at differ
emit points. In this city the only building
10 sustain damage was the old church
building which until lately had been oc-
cupied by the academy OF sciences, the
front wall of which fell, tearing away the
balconies. The towno OF Vacaville, situated
in the heart of the beautiful Naca valley,
sixty-fve miles from San Francisco, was
the center of the seismic disturbances.
Vacaville is a town of ;, 200 population and
on its main street was a number OF brick
buildings. These were all either badly
damaged or totally destroyed as we'll as
nun Der of brick residences in the town and
vicinity. Many OF the walls fell outward
into the street, which was filed with
debris, but which workmen at once began
TO clear away. Many of the walls were of
frail character, and succumDed easily To-
the shock. Very slight damage occurred
to frame houses The only person in
Nacaville or vicinity reported seriously in
jured was the Rev. Q. o. Felknew of san
Jose, who was struck by falling debris and
sustained severe cuts aud bruises. Sew
eral persons had narrow escapes from in
jury.
Dixon and Winters, towns OF about two
thousand inhabitants, located respectively
northeast and northwest OF Nacsville and
within 6 few miles of the latter place,
were scenes Of considerable destruction.
The Masonic hall at Dixon, a two-story
brick block, was ruined and its falling
walls shattered the two adjoining houses.
A fire, which broke out among the
ruins, caused some damage az
Winters, but the danger was
lessened by an abundant water
supply. The house OF John L. HOTEL, be-
tween Nacayille and Winters, was de-
stroyed by fire, caused by an overturned
lamp, the occupants barely escaping with
their lives At Winters the inhabitants
were for time panic stricken owing TO
the severity of the shock. Forty guests
wore in the two story Bliss hotel at Win
tiers, the walls of which collapsed and the
fact that no one was injured by the caving
of the walls was remarkable. One new
brick school house and several new brick
buildings in Winters were cracked and
wrenched from their foundations. The
banks of Putah creek caved in and fis-
sures opened in the bottom OF the creek.
Three miles west of the town an acre OF
ground slid into the creek, and small
assures were made in the country road.
Several great boulders were thrown from
the hillsides at point on the Berrevso
road near Winters, blocking the roadway.
Considerable damage was done to isolated
farm buildings, but no personal injuries
are reported. The town OF Monticello,
seventeen miles from Winters, was at first
reported totally demolished but gentle
man arrived from there this afternoon
and reported damage nominal The losses
at Nacaville owing TO the destruction OF
buildings and other property is estimated
at 100000; at Dixon, $4,000, and at VIM
ters nearly 100000. Elmira, Fairfield,
Santa Rosa, Woodland, Davidville and
Benicia report windows and crockery bro
ken and a number OF chimneys over
turned.
Some thirty or forty towns reporv
trifiing damages, though accounts agree in
placing the intensity OF the shock as
greater than that of any recent years. The
number of shocks felt differed at various
places. At some points only one shock
was registered while at others two or
even more occurred. The vibrations ex-
tended from north 10 south ana from east
to west The single shock is generally
described as being most intense vibrations
where more than one shock occurred, be&-
cominO confused