Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-04-28
THE EARTH TREMBLED,
Severe Earthquake in Several Cal
ifornla Towns.
Much Damage to PrOperty..No Loss of
Life Reported.

SAN Francisco, April 25.-The heav-
lest earthquake experienced in Califor-
MIA since 1868 occurred about 3 O'Clock
last Tuesday morning. The country
within 200 miles of San Francisco was
visited by a shock which varied in in
tensity at different points. In this CITY
number of large houses trembled per-
ceptibly, but the only one to sustain
, damage was the old church building
which until lately had been occupied
by the Academy of Sciences, and the
front wall of which fell, tearing away
the balconies.
The town of Vacaville, situated in
the heart of the beautiful Vaca Valley.
sixty five miles from San Francisco.
was the center of the seismic disturb
ance. Vacaville is town of 2,700 in
habitants, and on its main street were
number OF brick buildings. These
were all either badly damaged or total
ly destroyed, as well as number of
brick residences in the town and vicin-
ity. Many of the walls fell outward,
and the streets were filled with debris,
which workmen began at once to clear
away. Very slight damage occurred
to frame houses. The only person in
Vacaville or vicinity reported seriously
injured was Rev. o. o. Falkner, Of San
Jose, who was struck by falling debris,
and sustained severe cuts and bruises.
Several persons had narrow escapes
from injury.
The residence of John Thiffel ignited
from shattered lamp and the building
was destroyed.
The Odd Fellows Building collapsed.
There were number of offices and
stores in the building and several of
the occupants had narrow escapes.
The Masonic Hall is total loss. Rail
Bennett s two story brick building col
lapsed, the walls falling on building
adjoing, imprisoning two men. They
were rescued, but ale seriously injured.
The electric light wires are down and
the water mains are wrenched and
leaking.
Dixon and Winters, towns of about
1000 inhabitants, located respectively
northeast and northwest of Vacaville,
and with few miles of the latter
place, were scenes of considerable de-
struction. The Mason Hall at Dixon,
a two story brick block, was ruined,
and its falling walls shattered the two
adjoining houses.
AT Winters the inhabitants were for
a time panic stricken, owing to the
severity of the shock. Forty guests
were in the two story Bliss Hotel at
Winters, the walls of which collapsed,
and the fact that no one W as injured by
the caving of the walls was remarkable.
A new brick school house and several
new brick buildings were cracked and
wrenched from their foundations. The
banks of Putah Creek caved in and fis-
sures were 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 bould-
ers were thrown from the hillsides at q
point on the Berveso road near Winters
blocking the roadway. Considerable
damage was done to isolated farm build
ings, but no personal injuries are re-
ported.
The town of Monticello, seventeen
miles from Winters, was at first report
ed totally demolished, but gentleman
arrived from there reports the damage
normal.
The loss at Vacaville, owing to the
destruction of buildings and other
property, is estimated at 100000 at
Dlxon, S0V,O0O, and at Winters nearly
100000.
Elmira, Fairfield, Santa Rosa, Wood
land, Davisville and Benica report win
dows and crockery broken and number
of chimneys overturned. Some thirty
or forty towns reports trifing damages,
though accounts agree in placing the
intensity Of the shock as greater than
any in recent years.
The number of shocks felt differed at
various places. At some points one
shock was registered, while at others
two or even more occurred, The vibra-
tions extended from north to south and
from east to west. The single shock is
generally described as being more in
tense, than where more than one shock