The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
PARTIALLY IN RUINS
San Jacinto and Hemit Badly
Shaken by Earthquake.
A Number Of San Jacint,'s Business Buildings
Partly Demolished. Six Lives Lost.
The Shocks ia Other Places.

diuJ CeHlUilSiieu. cN Lives LoSts
The Shocks ia Other Places.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 25.-At 4:23
O'Clock this morning severe earthquake
shock was felt over a large portion of
Southern California, the mdulations
lasting about L seconds. The entire
center of the shock appeared to have been
ut San Jacinto, a small town in Riverside
county. The business portion of San
Jacinto consists of two blocks of two
story buildings, some of which are built
of brick. Ten or fifteen buildings were
damaged, chimneys being toppleu over
and walls cracked and shaken. The to-
tai damage at San Jacinto and Hermit
a small town nearby, is estimated at
$4,000. The large tourist hotel at Hem
at was damaged and the hospital at San
Jacinto also suffered. The rear wall Of
the Johnson blnck at Hemit fell. The
only loss of life so far as known was at
the Sabobo Indian reservation, where six
squaws We're killed by falling walls. A
number of Indians We're seriously in
jlured The shock was heavy at
Santa Ana, Anaheim San Bernadino.
Riverside and other places, but no par
tictlar damage Is reported except from
San Jacinto and Hemit.
In this city no damage was done,
though the shock was particularly vio-
lent. The houses here are well filled with
Eastern tourists. and they We're in many
instances terrified at the unexpected dis
turbancS and rushed from their rooms in
alright
Wild reports concerning the earthquake
soon spread and the telegraph and tele-
phone wires between this city and abba
cent towns were kept busy handling in
q,Iiling messages. Ii was reported that
several lives were lost in the collapse of
hotel at Hemit: and another rumor was
to the effect that six Indians mad been
killed AT the same place, but fortunately
there was no truth in these rumors of
loss of life.
THE SHOCK AT SAN DIEGO.
San Diego, Cal, Dec 25.-The most
severe shock of earthquake experienced
in this city in IA years took place Mt
4:25 a. m. today and was accompanied
by IL loud rumbling noise. The taller
buildings IN the city were severely shak-
en-, but mo serious damage was done. \
high wave struck the beach OCEAN from;
soon after the shock but no damage was
done to shipping. A slighter shock fol-
lowed the first one a few seconds later.
SIN sQUAWs KILLED.
San Jacinto. Gal, Dec pa disas-
trous earthquake occurred at 4:25 this
morning Nearly every two-story build
ing was wrecked and it is estimated
that the damage will aggregate over
Ill
by a loud. roaring sound and awakened
many just in time to escape from the
doomed buildings. The business street
is such wreck that tons of debris had
| to be removed before the buildings could
| be entered.
The shock caused dry artesian wells
| TO flow larger streams than ever be
| fore. Considerable damage was report
ed i'll nearby villages.
WALLS BADLY CRACKED.
Santa Ana. Cal, Dec. 2J.-The sever
est earthquake in years visited this
| section this morning at f2J. I'hird-story
hotel guests were almost rolled out OF
| bed. Clocks were stopped all over the
| city and the walls of several brick
| buildings were badly cracked. Hundreds
| of people We're on the streets few
seconds after the shock, some appearing
| in night clothes and remaining up until
| daylight.
LODGING HOUSES EMITTED.
Anaheim,. Cal, Dec. 25.-The heaviest
| earthquake shock ever known here oc-
| cured at 20 this morning 1t lasted
fully ten seconds and was violent from
| the beginning. Lodging houses Were
| Amptied and the streets were filled with
,hiyering people A number OF buildings
we're cracked but no serious damage
was done.