The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-30
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES.
The LOsses-rhe Damage
Done ut Hemct.

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San Jacinto, Cal, Dec 27.--This lit
tie city is scene of desolation to-day.
People are beginning to recover from
the terror inspired by the earthquake
which conferred here on Christmas
morning and destroyed every brick
building in the town, andsome definite
estimates of the damage can now be
made.
Drunken Squaws Crushed.
At the Saboba Indian reservation,
neal here, a dance had been held this
night before, and large quantities Of
whisky consumed by the Indians, it
having sent most of them into q
drunken slumber before the shock
came. "A number of squaws had hud-
died together in an old adobe building
and we're sleeping off the effects of the
liquor. The heavy walls fell in upon
them and six were killed outright and
two died later, while a score more are
badly injured. Those killed were hor-
ribly crushed.
Sidewalks Heaped With Debris.
Main street presents a sad appear
ance. 1t is impossible to walk along
the sidewalks because of the heaps of
debris and overhanging walls. Two
story brick walls were RACED. to the
level of the ground with thousands of
dollars worth of merchandise buried
underneath. There is not a house in
town but has suffered.
Electric wires are down and some of
the power houses have fallen in. The
walls of the county hospital, erected
recently at a cost of $4,000, are badly
damaged.
Estimates of Losses.
The probable losses are estimated as
follows: Hards & Daggetts, merchant
disc, $1,000; building, $500; Dallas
building, $4,000; Jones building, $500;
Vawter building, $4,000; McReath
block, $4,000; Daggets' building, 3d.
900; Pigous, $500; Indian Agency, S.
600; Mckinney & Chambers drug
store, $1,000; S. Kries' building, $4,000;
bank building, $1,000; ]. w. Ryan
building, $1,000; Domingo building.
$1,000; Lawright's drug store. $1,000;
S. Meades, building and goods, S1,OOc;
E. ID. Meade Hardware Co., $1,000;
Durett's building, $1,000; Freeman's
store. $4,000; Col. Ritchey. $4,000; IA
ker's store, 81 200.
The minor losses amount to consid-
cradle.
The Shock at Hemet.
At Helmet the hotel was damaged to
the eXetent of $4,000; b. Engham's
-four mill, $4,000. The lire walls of
Webber's brick store fell out, the plate
glass windows were smashed md the
entire stock of goods is on the floor
in a heap.
Miscellaneous Damages.
The chimneys of the hotel fell, many
of them crashing through the roof.
One fell on the bed of Frank Robinson,
bruising him badly. The verandas are
all down and the walls badly cracked.
The rear wall of the Johnson block fell
outward. and the whole building was
badly demolished. The third story OF
the Hotel Mills is down, and the sec
~ -StolN wallis lClI III - StOfc
and fixtures were all shaken down.
There are but two chimneys left III
town. The gables of Highland asylum
were cracked and the chimneys shaken
down.
RumbIinEs mt Talqnit's Peak.
1t is said that rumblings had been
heard for several days about Taquit'a
peak, in the San Jacinto range, sup
posed to be an extinct Volcano. Be
tween San Jacinto and Helmet geysers
Of hot sulphur water appeared on
Christmas, and the fumesare so strong
hat no n can get near the geysers.
Preparing to Rebuild.
The streets of San Jacinto are be-
ng cleared of debris, and the mer-
,hants are moving their stocks into
warehouses. Preparations are already
made for the rebuilding of most
# the ruined structures.