The morning call., 1894-03-18

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EARTHQUAKES OF 1892. NJ. N. City.
In the Stale OF California the first earth
quake in the year 1892 was felt at S:35
o'clock in the morning of Sunday, March
Is, in Sonoma and Napa. Thursday, April
q, Sacramento and Central California
were shaken up at $40 A. NJ; Winters
suffered most, number of buildings being
wrecked. Saturday, May %, at 3:l5 A. NJ,
San Bernardino and several other places
in Southern California were shaken. sun
day, November 13, at 4:45 A. M, Monterey
and San Benito counties had a temblor
the shock was also felt at the same time in
Petaluma and San Rafael Saturday, No
vember 1q. a shock lasting so seconds
alarmed the people of POrterville. Tulare
County. The shock on the 21st OF April
was the severest. The following is record
oil earthquakes outside of California dur
ing the year named: March 2, earthquake
and tidal wave al africa, Chile; May IS,
earthquake at Cornwall, Sumatrs. Penang
and Malay Pen; July 10. earthquake aud
eruption of Mount Etns des royed the viii
lage OF Giarre; July is. an earthquake
and volcanic eruption partially de-
stroved the island OF Sangir in the Malay
Archipelago and caused 1000 deaths July
81. an earthquake did considerable dam
age to buildings In Guadaiajara. Mexico ;
August 10, a shock damaged buildings in
RhenIsh Prussia DC 0Der IA. quake shook
down houses In The Balkan; October %. a
shock near Kutai, Trans Caucasis. de-
stroyed five villages and twep ty-seven
lives; November 26, shock at La Union.
Salvador.
AGAIN The PALACE-A. G. G., Santa
Rose. Cal. That the Palace Hotel is the
largest In the world is undispnted. but
whether it Is ''the handsomest in the
world" is question that cannot be an
s~ered with degree of postivenass, for
while many may declare it the handsomest
many may be of the opinion that others are
handsomer. 1t is all matter of indl vidual
taste. Work on the hotel was commenced
IN 1872 and the hotel was opened in Octo-
Der, 1875. j. z. Gsynur Of San francisco
was the architect. When the hotel was
opened the manager and a number of
walters were brought here from tie East.
The reason for this, as stated at the time.
was that the individuals were experienced
In the manner of conducting such large
caravansary.
HOSPITAL EXPENsEs-J. D., Gualala,
Cal. The cost of maintaining 300 patients
day at the City and County Hospital in
this city is 60 cents day per patient. The
superintendent physician is paid salary
of 5000 month. resident physician S125.
visiting physicians 500 each. principal of
training-school of nurses S75. nurses $40
per montn each. At 81. Luke's Hospital
the average number Of patients annually