The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
THE CYOLoNIO EAST.

The shock of earthquake felt in Central
California on Sunday may afford an ac-
ceptable text for those of our Eastern
brethren who, envlous of this favored
cline, may be eager to find peg upon
which to hang an exception 10 California's
innumerable merits. This seismic dis
turbance was exceedingly mild in COM
parison with that OF Charleston, S. c.. and
in its very center it was attended by no
loss of life. In fact such an exception
only directs attention to the rule of Eden
like winters and summers in this land by
the sundown shore.
1t We glance at the telegI aphic columns
OF our daily papers for the last six or
seven days we may discover a few notable
contrasts between the countries east and
west of the Rockies in the matter Of
climate. Last Wednesdays dispatches,
for instance, reported an appalling hot
spell in Illinois Schools had to be closed
on account of the overpowering heat and
there were many sunstrokeS.
On Thursday every building in Lexing-
ton, KY, was shaken to its foundation by
an earthquake and one life was lost, while
in other parts of that State structures
were badly damaged, chimneys toppled
over and dread CONSERVATION prevailed.
Fridays kilograms informed US that an
electrical storm had visited Illinois, de-
stroying five lives and a large amount of
property. The storm-center was Chicago.
On Saturday the wires brought news of
the sweep OF a tornado over many States
of the East. The town of Rosel, Kans.,
was completely wiped out-two grain
elevators and every house in the place
being blown to pieces. In the surround
ing country farmhouses and barns were
blown down and the crops damaged. In
parts of Nebraska the same cyclone de-
m molished small buildings, tore up side
walks and threw boxcars off the track.
st about the same time, over in Indiana,
trains were stopped by a cloudburst and
many people were stunned by lightning
strokes. That was near Bloomington.
At Eaton, Ind, hurricane wrecked a
paper-mill and killed two men, and serious
damage was done at Cloversport, Ind,
whence two fatalities were reported, Near
Lincoln, ILL.,, barn collapsed in storm,
killing four boys and injuring three
others.
Sunday mornings CALL related how the
Iowa State University had been struck by
lightning and burned to the ground. At
Quincy, ILL.,, lightning fash killed two
farmers and set fire to their granaries.
Grain elevators and barns were wrecked
by windstorm at Great Bend, Kans.
while from Lincoln, in Nebraska, came
the story of three deaths and many
prostrations from sunstroke. at Little
Rock, Ark, the heat was so great that all
outdoor work had to be suspended.
Nor is that all for Yesterdays paper
showed that North Carolina, Virginia and
Florida had suffered from cyclones. All
Gainesville. Fla, 1000 people in need of
aid had appealed TO the Governor for as
sistance. At Newport News, Va, the shore
was strewn with wreckage and many fish
ing parties were lost as the result of a ter
rihle storm.
But such events are OF common occur
renee in the East Here cyclones and
lightning storms and unbearably hot
weather are unknown. If there is any
thing like paradise on earth it is here in
California. Even paradise had its little
disturbance.