The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-20
SHAKING UP CALIFORNIA.
rnE SErEHEST EARTHQUAKE SINCE
the LIrELY ONE OF 1908.

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Several Towns Badly Dana d. hut no Lives
I.ost-The Sacramento Valley IL the Cen.
tire OF Observation-Disclosures Rui,dinSs In
Ruins aud Type Pied In a Printing once
Tho Loss Is Estimated ut 81 1000. 900.
sAy Francisco. April 1o.-The earthquake
which shook up northern and central California
this morning. was the heaviest and longest
known here since the great earthquake OF 1868.
Whila the damage caused was far greater
Thus far no loss Of life is reported, but many
persons wore bruised and there was large loss
Of pgorrrty in Dixon Winters and Vacaville,
three to WINS OF the Sacramento Valley. us fires
followed the ovcrturnnE of stoves and lamps.
The hook occurred at twelve minutes before
3 in the morning. and lasted forty-five seconds.
II WIS especially disastrous in tho three
towns named. because OF tho insecure iounda-
ton IN that part OF tho valley. The soil Is
rich a'ilivial bottom. deposited by tho Sacra-
mentp River. but undcriyin. 1t Is quicksand.
This unstable foundation il proved by tho fact
that heavy railroad trsius sometimes depcess
tho tract! and cause fssurcs in tho moist land
on each side. This instability OF tho land ia
the only explanation for the heavy damage In
these towns Places not twenty miles away
escaped alros: unharmed.
Is tho most badly damaged. Tho fronts OF
nearly overy brick building in the town were
thrown down. and in many cases the whole
structure is ruined and will have to lie torn
down. These buildings arc very poorly con-
structed. usually OF n single course OF brick.
and tho uphcayal OF the earth brought the
walls tumblinG down in every direction. 1t
was fortunate that tho shock didn't occur
during business hours. rs tho loss OF life would
have been heavy.
Most Of the residences nre wooden and only
tho chimncys suffered but u few brick dwell
inss are in ruins. The safety OF their occu-
pants is duo to tho rapidity with which they
got out Il doors.
Reports arc coming into Vacnvi!le Of heavy
damage in the country. whore many brick
residences are ruined and frame buildings
burned by the upsettin. Of lamps. Nnca-
vile was undoubtedly the centre OF this seis-
mic disturbance.
In Dixon several brick buildings fell. but the
majority have walls cracked. and several are
In dangerous condition. The sapo may be
said OF Winters in which no chimney is left
wrarke cd that the children have holiday.
When Editor Rust Of the EApreSS came to his
Office this morning he found the forms all
ington press overthrown so he decided it was
eheGper to move than to clean up the wreck.
=, in San Francisco the shock was severe and
the guests in the big hotels were badly
Gs n bnfn ssiY hs last J4 4s
had Just been locked up when the shock came.
The building swayed like 5e m and the
i$TSs visited
ing. causing general destruction to property.
4 large brick hotel bank buildings. Berthe.
IN t1c Ms; aa hs esy
ne shock lasted ssI 1--WE or six seconds and was
tns not sqst s sssst in t teTp
fs o. f Hs RsH ss
asleep In the hotel When the shock oecSrred
and men; women, and children ran terror.
hsS 4n the p sse
having fallen. walls opened., and furniture
scattsr re- in eoniIsiSn The kitfhen WAS ~, also
lirGtha Roberts. was rather severely hurt by
fn psts 81 fat she is the
The shelving III Bay / WAITS drug store.
and the firms loss ssS will fiiA reach $1,000 GREAT
smoke was caused by the mixing OF chemicals
n the wrecke cd ntore but Are was averted by
The. lire wall OF ihe now CHADWICK building on
Main street topr!e1 westward upon the frame
thraugh;, com plesely buried six horses in their
St stalls To:day G,, ssh99house lust finished
was to have been TUNED over t. to the ' trustees
The brick foundation was cracked. chimneys
thrown to the ground and plaster torn; Tho
Is estimated at between $4,000 and 100000
around Or c9mr,etely shattered. Near town
the bank OF PutaG Creek. ton feet wide. caved
pa a n "a NV fhn
West Of here. about thv1s miles. I'm aero OF
ground slid into the creek.
Of Winters, j. b. W9lskill's large stone house
vile WIEN the wa cru s Sst Ts ssns
the he'd In Pleasanton, Valley u lamp III j. \.
l,nssS hons frn was thrown down II OK,
burned. Up tho BerryessE road passage is |
blocked ny immense boulders. some Weighing |
force down the hilsides ,intn III" road. It il |
near this ppm; where the rents In tho road
the street was so shaken that it is dangerous |
There is q distressing rumor this afternoon
tcello. seventeen miles from Winters. There |
i y no railroad Or tYlegraphr communication
S sna 1s I'VE .ies "a e. T EoSs 90
IN on leqSjanop Naey was wrenched from it,
sscapSs from lircs AID d"ath by ihs falling Of
Du! lambs in Sex rooms. What is tn"
most my-iIying. In tho face Of all damage |
gone, !, mat no lives were !oss and very little
injury " persons is reported. The bank build
Ing on faiH street was wrecked. and there Is
street. " '1' '''"'0 vi ''"'
Nh@hhyIitE Ar!il ~. This town was the cen
Ing ! JET Urr that Icgcurs d..c,,,t,',t II L.
TlHoaneH WIN hrirE, ln'l' nr, and tang ed wires
~ 'e IT,, 10 nov Lrl%S hG!dIpG On tho south sidn
OF or. tho y, St'Hft which WAS NOT more or less
tTbss ,,,r ~, fmn" - thrm are a total loss
Inc N!,la Ions were ut lrst iron! snltlwcgt I"
n northrmst' ana ten chRn&nl su'ir"miy 10
horth ana south. Fronts Of iuiiiings tun,,,lni
into the sirrcis,, "lI!mn"rr M"rt tWIft"J and
TORN AS II htruGS by Kansas tornado. ma iLn
oEtlre population an into tine strrrts rh"t
there were NO. ialnlc, IS Itto -hor, II mar.
Sellous. thoush thar" NrrrHrutllnr nf ,,rrr",y
.scapes. Tho fronts Hr"olt Of triF my NY,
Hall. Masonic Hal, Ihltrnarn D. ,..rs ,, a.
liacke hardware store, Rambp7s rir;,r .,o,s'
Ames y Ihomas's grocery store, aud zoe n"n.
oyan barber shnE Davis butcher rhnI' WAS
total los.. Will Patterson aud Tom 'Ln,,%mrr"S
We're slcG,ning in rear room ana wcrc iu'iiicG
beneath brick and mortar III "srgiund nl,y,
and almost unhpr Ray Ecrnctts Saloon 10
also n total wreck. II was II two,stngv Lrlrs
maj WI IL Il.