The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-27
san JACM1O A WRECK.
EVERY BRrCK BUILDING IN TOWN
Is IN RUINS.
Two More Indian women Die Of In
5urfes Received DURING the
Observation-Disclosures I'm CaIifor-
mia Towns Foot Up Very High.

SAN JACINTO. Cal. Dec. 2e.--This lit
tie city 10 a scene or desolation today.
People are beginning to recover from the
shock OF the earthquake which centered
here on Christmas morning and which
destroyed every brick building in the
town, and some definite estimates Of the
damage wrought can now be made.
How the squnws We're KILLED.
At the Saboba Indian reservation near
here a dance had been held the night be-
fore and large quantity Of whisky con-
stunned by the Indians had sent most OF
them into drunken slumber before the
shock came. A number OF squaws had
huddled together In an old adobe house
and were sleeping on the objects OF the
liquor. The heavy walls fell In upon
them. Six were killed outright and two
died later. while a score more are badly
injured. Those killed were horribly crush
cd.
Business Streets q Wreck.
Main street presents a sad appearance.
It Is impossible to walk along the side
walks because OF the heaps Of debris and
overhanging walls. Two-story brick
walls may be seen raxed to the level Of
the ground with thousands of dollars
worth of merchandise buried underneath.
There Is not business house In town
but has suffered. Electric wires are
fallen in. The walls lis Of f the county hos
pital, erected recently at a cost Of $4,000.
are badly damaged.
Estimate of Losses.
The losses are estimated as follows:
Hards q Deggett, general merchandise.
1000; building. 1880: Balls building,
1900 JSnes building So 9o: vawteS build n
gets building. $4,000: s. Pigous. $500; IN.
dian agency. 5000; McKin 4 Chambers
drug store $1,000; bank building. 81 900;
drug store. $1,000; B. Mead's building and
goods, $1,000; i. ID. Mead, hardware, 81 900;
Durett's building. $500; Freeman's store,
$1,000 The minor losses amount to con-
siderable.
Damage mt Helmet.
At Helmet the hotel was damaged to the
extent of $4,000 and Binghams flour mill
$1,000 The fire walls Of Webber'e brick
were smashed and the entire stock of
goods is on the floor In a heap. The
chimneys of the hotel fell, many Of them
the bed of Frank Robinson. bruising him
badly. The verandas are all down. The
rear wall of the Johnson block fell out
ward and the whole building was badly,
Mills Is down and the second-story walls
fell in. Prugh's grocery store fixtures
We're all shaken down and goods piled on
the floor. The front OF Parkers store fell
over and the shelving was shaken down.
There are but two chimneys left in town.
Tho gables of Highland asylum were
cracked and the chimneys shaken down.
Geysers Break Out.
1t is said rumblings had been heard for
several days about Tauquitz peak, in the
San Jacinto range. supposed to be an ex-
tinct volcano. Between San Jacinto and
Helmet geysers of hot sulphur water APP
peared yesterday and the fumes are so
strong that no one can get near them.
Preparing to Rebuild.
The streets Of San Jacinto are being
cleared of debris and merchants are NOV
ing their stocks into warehouses and
frame structures. Preparations are al
ready being made for the rebuilding of
most of the ruined structures.