The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-27
The Destruction Wrought BY Mon
day Mornings Earthquake
Causes Heavy Less to Merchants Of The
Southern California City.
Buildings Which It Was Supposed
Could be Partially Saved Must
be Entirely Torn Down-The
Losses Estimated at Sixty Thou
sand Dollars-Six Women Killed
and Two Fatally Injured at the
Saboba Indian Reservation.

sand O0llarS-Six women Killed
and Two Fatally Injured at the
Saboba Indian Reservation.
SAN JACINTO, Dec. 26-Everything
is still in dilapidated condition after
the disastrous earthquake of yesterday
morning, though owners of wrecked
buildings have been constantly at work
clearing away the debris and strength
ening the tottering walls. Merchants
are digging out what little goods re-
mains undestroyed, and are taking
them to other places for safety. Barns.
blacksmith shops and halls have been
| brought into use, and tons of valuable
property may be seen piled in them in
sorry looking heaps. They tell of the
greatest catastrophe that has ever
struck this valley.
/ A few merchants have opened up for
business at old stands, but present pitt
liable sights with broken rafters reach
| ing almost to the floor and the sky
visible through great clefts in the roof,
and a layer of brick and mortar cover
/ ing shelves and floor. Many of the
yet standing walls are on the verge
of collapse, and it is dangerous to go
near them, but many with the despera-
ton of dispair are working around
| them trying to save what they can.
| The losses are piled up high, and it
| is now evident that the buildings which
it was thought yesterday could be par
TALLY saved must be torn entirely down
in order to be strongly rebuilt. The
County Hospital, which was built last
year at cost Of $4,000, is a total
wreck, though all the inmates escap-
ed uninjured The losers of property,
We're none of them rich men, SO the de-.
struction leaves many of them bank
rupt They walk around apparently
dazed by the thought of losing the prod
uct of years of toll in a few seconds.
The losses cannot be much less than
$4,000, which is total, owing to the
! fact that nothing but fire policies were
carried
| Word has been received from River
side and other towns that all the pecu-
MARY aid necessary will be advanced.
A number of men from these towns will
come in on this evenings train to see
the damage done and personally offer
aid
AT Helmet the loss is great although
on a smaller scale. The fine Helmet
Hotel is totally ruined, and it's loss will
reach $4,000. Other losses will ag-
gregate nearly $4,000. The fire walls
of Weber's brick store fell out, the
plate glass windows were smashed, and
the entire stock of goods is on the floor
in heap. The chimneys of the hotel
fell, many of them crashing through
the roof One fell upon 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 demolish-
ed. The third story of the Helmet mills
is down, and the second story walls fell
in. Prugh's grocery store fixtures were
all shaken down and he has his goods
piled on the floor. The front of Par
ker's store fell out, and the shelving
was shaken down. There are but two
chimneys left in town. The gables of
Highland Asylum were cracked and the
chimneys shaken down.
1t is said that rumblings had been
heard for several days about Tauquitz
Peak, in the San Jacinto range, sup
posed to be an extinct volcano Between
San Jacinto and Hemet geysers of hot
sulphur water appeared yesterday, and
the fumes are so strong that no one
can get near the geysers.
In the Saboba Indian reservation the
Indians are downcast at the loss of life
experienced in the big shake Six wo-
men were instantly killed, two fatally
injured and several received broken
limbs. They were all old women, vary
ing in age from so to over 80 except
one of the fatally injured, who was
over 100. and one of the Indian land
marks. About thirty Of the oldest in
habitants had gathered in an old hut to
fittingly celebrate Christmas eve. They
were all drunk, and after hours of leg
endary Indian games had fallen in
drunken stupor on the floor Those who
We're killed and injured had piled to-
gether in the northwest corner of the
hut, but did not hear the warning
rumblings that preceded the shock.
When the shock came the thick adobe
wall fell in on them and crushed them
into a horrible heap. driving human
semblance from their faces. People liv-
ing near were aroused by blood curd-
ling cries and screams, and went over
to see what the trouble was A hor-
rible sight met their eyes. Arms and
legs we're sticking out through the raf-
ters and dirt while many were COM
pletely buried. Six women were dug.
out dead. two fatally wounded and
many more with frightful wounds
AT OTHER POINTS.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.-The hard
est temblor the city has ever known oc-
CURED yesterday morning at 4:26. The
shake is variously estimated as lasting
from thirty to fifty-five seconds. 1t
was long enough to scare city full
of people so that most of them rushed
into the streets, regardless of their APP
pearance, in nighties and pajamas. The
movement is described by those who
kept cool enough to observe it as be-
ing long swaying from the northeast
to the southwest, some saying that
there was slight pause between the
beginning and finale, but this is ques-
toned.
A heavy shock was also felt at Santa
Ana, Ventura, Orange The Needles and
San Diego, but no serious damage is
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