The Forrest City times., 1899-12-29
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES.
The LOsSes-'rhe EnmuRe
Done at HcrIct.

San Jacinto, Cal, Dec. 2-.--This lit
People are beginning to recover from
the terror inspired by the earthquake
which centered here on Christmas
morning and destroyed every brick
building in the town, and some definite
estimates of the damage can now be
made
Drunken squavvs Crushed.
At the Saboba Indian reservation,
near here. dance had been held th..
night before, and large quantities of
whisky consumed by the Indians, it
having sent most of them into a
drunken slumber before the shock
came. "A number of squaws had hud-
died together in an old adobe building
and were 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 oil
debris and overhanging walls. Two
story brick walls were razed 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 a. Daggetts, merchan-
disc, $1,000; building, $500; Dallas
building, $4,000; Jones building, $500;
Nawter building, $4,000; McReath
block, $4,000; Daggets' building. 49,
900; Pigous, $500; Indian Agency, $S.-
600; Mckinney & Chambers drug
store, $4,000; S. Kries' building, 81 900;
bank building, $1,000; j. w. Ryan
building, 1000; Domingo building.
$4,000; Lawright's drug store, ST, ,000
5. Meades, building and goods, 81 1,00C;
L. ID. Meade Hardware Co., $4,000;
Durett's building, $1,000; Freeman's
store. $1,000; Col. Ritchey, $4,000; Ba-
ker's store, 81 900.
The minor losses amount to consid-
erable.
The shock at Hemct.
r. AT Hemet the hotel was damaged to
the eNetent of $4,000; b. Engham's
flour mill, $4,000. The fire walls of
Wehber's brick store fell out. the plate
glass windows were smashed and 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
ond-story walls fell in. Prugh's store
and fixtures We're all shaken down.
There are but two chmneys left in
town. The gables of Highland asylum
were cracked and the chimneys shaken
down.
RumhlinEs at TaIaSifs Peak.
1t is said that rumblings had been
heard for several days about Taquits
peak. in the San Jacinto range, sup
posed to be an extinct Volcano. Be.
tween San Jacinto and Hemet geysers
of hot sulphur water appeared on
Christmas, and the fumes are so strong
that no one can get near the geysers.
Preparing to Rebuild.
The streets of San Jacinto are be.
ing cleared of debris. and the mer-
chants are moving their stocks into
warehouses. Preparations are already
being made for the rebuilding of most
of the ruined structures
ANOTHER ELECTION TANGLE.