The San Francisco call., 1899-07-07
STATE SHAKEN
BY A TEMBLOR
No Serious Damage Has
Been Reported.
TWO DISTINCT SHOCKS
A CHILD JUMPED FROM A WIN
DOW AT DEL MONTE.
Buildings Were Thrown Out of
Plumb, Clocks Were Stopped
and Crockery and Glass
Broken.
TWO DISTINCT SHOCKS
A CHILD JUMPED FROM A WIN
DOW AT DEL MONTE.
speclal Disratch to The Call.

PIFASANTON, July Ga heavy shock
Of earthQuake was felt here at 1910 to-
dav. doing considerable damage to brick
buildings. while wooden structures were
more or less twisted. The Postoffice
building which is of brick and is an an
rex to the Druids Hall building was
shifted a quarter of an inch, leaving a
large visible crack between the two build
iugs. Stores were sufferers to certain
extent by goods falling in several places.
The DIuids' Hail building was cracked in
front. leaving a large crack over the
southwest window. The vibration was
from east to west and lasted nearly a
minute.
PACIFIC GROVE, July 6.-Two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt at this place
about 1910 clock to-day, the second fol-
lowing the first with scarcely an in
staat's intermission and being longer and
more severe than the first. No damage
resulted.
MONTERREY, July 6.-One Of the heav-
Jest temblors ever known in this section
was felt at l2:10 o'clock to-day, the shOch
being continuous and varying from a SLOW
swaNing motion at first to NloIenl sHah- i
ing at the last. Many people We're terri
fed and those i'm houses rushed out OF
doors No damage was done beyond over
turning light articles. At the Hotel del
Monte the shock was more severe thah
elsewhere in This vicinity. and many peo-
50 terror-stricken that she jumped out OF
a window but the room being on the
ground floor she escaped almost without
injury. The shock is believed TO nave
lasted about twenty seconds.
NATSONNIILE. July 6-This valley
was visited by severe shock OF earth
quake at l2:lQ to-day. Although it was
tile most severe shock felt mere IN years
less damage was done than by recent
shocks, only a few .chimneys in the foot
hills being knocked down. No damage
q nf
from southwest to northeast.
MODESTO. July 6.-TwO distinct shocks
Of earthquake We're telt al Aodeslo at
l2.l5 to-day. The vibrations. were from
east 10 west and the duration Of each
shock about ten seconds.
SANTA Cruz. July at 12:Q5 o'clock
earthQuake was felt here. The vibrations
were east and west. No damage was
ST0CKTON. July 6.-An earthquake
shock was felt here to-day at about l2:0S
j. IN. The shock was pronounced but not
violent. and the vibrations were east and
san JOSE. July 6-There was quite a
severe tarthuuake here at l2:lD clock to-
day. The Mount hamilton Observatory
reports by teleVhone that It was plainly
felt there. The data from the records nave
not Vet been made out,
WATSONNILLE, July 6.-A severe
earthquake shock was felt here at 12;l9
today. 40 damage so far has been re
ported save the stopping Of clocks and
KINGS CITY. July Ga sharp shock Of
earthquake Of about twenty seconds
duration was experienced here at 1910
J.. m. to-day. resulting in the stoPPing Of
clocks and a general shake-up. The vi
lratous were from north 10 east to south
west. No material damage was done.
SALINAS. July "a heavy shock of
earthquake was experienced at 1910
o'clock this afternoon. which lasted over
fifteen seconds. The shock, which was
from east to west, was continuous and ac-
c0npanied by a heavy rumbling noise
People who We're at their meals in various
hotels rushed into the streets fearful of
d sudden collapse of the buildings. With
the exception of the breakage of windows
and lamps, no great damage was done
GILROX. July "a severe earthquake
shock was felt here al 1913 o'clock to-day
The vibrations seemed to be from east to
west and We're preceded by a loud noise
similar to that made by the explosion OF a
large quantity of powder No serious
damage resulted.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. July g
a Slight but distinct earthquake shock
was felt on the campus at 1910 Although
things trembled for some time no damage
was done and work on the new build
ings was in no wise interfered with.