Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-04-22
CALIFORNIA SHAKEN.
THE NORTHERN PART or THE STATE
EXPERIENCES AN EARTHQuAKE.

Loss to 1'roratay Throughout the atnts
Placed II Nenrly "A Miliiun No Deaths
Reported Far, Although q Large
Number OF People Were Injured.
streets In the Towns Of Vacaville and
Winter. n:ncse.l II, E.M.n buildings.
san FlA>r!SIo. April la-An earth.
quake W oh was fcit all over the
northern pat of the state occurred dur
ing the mig: aud was the ,urst severe
since the di~turbanc, of 1866 While
many persons were injured thus lar no
deaths l:asc been reported although
there are numerous unvcriirl rumors
of loss of life i'll portions Of the state III.
accessible hy telegraph. The loss to
pi"p#rty will probably reach $1,000, 900.
In this city hut slight damage vas done
only onc building collap.iny. The
shock was distinctly let all over the
city, a.,a hundreds rushed to the streets
in their n,sit clothes.
Tie tu>il Of Nacaviile seems to have
been the center of t.e shock. Main
street presents q picture OF great dcvas-
taIion. The thoroughlare is blocked
with brick, lumber, mortar, and tan
elel wires. There i. not Il brick build
ing, OH tie south side I'll the street that
was not ,::ure or lcss wrecked AMI some
Of them are u total less. The shock
struck the Town at jus, >:!J o'clock and
lasted fully three Tourt!i:' If I; minute.
Tie Vibrations were at fist from south
West 10 northeast, and then changed
su;idrnly to north and south. Fronts of
buildings We're thrown into tile street,
chjmneys were twisted AMI torn rs if
Sn"";. by * Kansas Cvei"ne.
and the entire population rushed into
the streets. That there were no fatali-
ties is .it;lc short of d miracle, though
there We're Il number of very narrow es.
cares. The front is out of the DAD Fellows
hail, Masonic hall, Chitenduns grocery
storr, Hacks hardware store, Ralnbers
cigar store, Thomas grocery store and
Joe Dunovan's barber shop. Davis
butcher shop was total loss. Will
Patton and Tom Rogers We're sleeping
i'll rear room and were buried beneath
the brick and mortar, but escaped alive
and almost unhurt. Ray BENEFITS So
loon is also q total wreck. Ii was two
story brick and three young men were
sleeping in the upper story. The front
and sides of the structure fell outward,
leaving the beds sitting on the verge.
The Plate block, the finest in the town,
was almost totally destroyed. In this
block We're located the opera hall, post
Office, eiis-Fargo Office, Crystal Bros. ,
dry goods store and several other firms.
The Brunswick House, u large two
story structure, suffered severely. Some
of the citizens have made figures on the
total loss i'll town and place it from
$3.50, 900 to $1,000
News of Disaster
comes from all directions in this section.
In Pleasant Valley between here and
Winters the shock was terrific and it is
said not a chimney is standing in the
entire valley. John Thistle, Jr., who
lives in Pleasant Valley, left lamp
burning when he retired. When the
shock came the lamp was overturned
and the house with all its contents was
destroyed, the occupants barely escap-
ing with their lives. The residence of
Carl Gates, about three miles from
Vacaville, was almost totally denol-
ishel. Rev. o. o. Felkner, of San Jose.
was visiting there and was very severe
ly injured by falling brick and tim bers.
He was friShtfully cut about the head
and face, having no less than a dozen
wounds. The residence OF w. j. Dob
bins, near town, is a complete wreck.
Fred Hutton's brick residence was also
destroyed, the occupants escaping.
Mrs. Davis residence, one mile south of
Vacaville, was completely wrecked, the
occupants having close call for their
lives.
Business at Vacaville is almost sus.
pended. Men are engaged i'll clearing
away TIE wreck. A temporary post
Office las been improvised Never be-
fore was there such a visitation to the
beautiful Faca valley and there is a
feeling Of gratitude that no loss of life
attended the disaster.
At Winters.
The shock at Winters caused great
damage. There is not chimney stand
ing in the town. Main street presents
badly wrecked appearance. The large
new D. V. Bliss hotel suffered consid-
ably, much of the brick front caving
into the street. There were about forty
guests asleep in the hotel when the
shock occurred and men, women and
children ran from the building in terror.
Mrs. Bertha Roberts was rather severely
hurt by falling plaster. So far as
known she is the only person injured,
although many other narrow escapes
are reported. Sixty feet of fire wall of
the new Cridwicll building on Main
street toppled westward upon the frame
roof of Judy Bros.' stables, and crash
ing through completely buried six
horses in their stalls. The loss to the
town is estimated at between $4,000
and 100000.
Reports are just beginning to come in
OF damage IN the country hereabouts.
Two miles southeast of Winters j. R.
Wolfskill's large stone house was totally
wrecked. He was asleep with his wife
when the wall crushed in just missing
the bed and saving their lives.
Up Berryessa road the passage is
blocked by immense boulders, some
weighing several tons, which were
thrown with mighty force down the
nillsides into the road. There is a dis.
tressing rumor afoat about the demoli-
lion of the little town of Monticello.
seventeen miles from Winters. There
is no railroad or telegraphic communi-
cation Herewith and at this time there
is no way of verifying the reports.
What is most mystifying in the face of
all the damage done there are no lives
lost and very few injured.