The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

steel their nerves while the earth vibrated
at intervals.
Every brick building in San Jacinto was
more or less wrecked. The roofs on all
of the brick blocks were wrenched. some
falling on adjacent frame buildings and
demolishing them. The State Bank. To-
Gated on the corner OF Main and Sheriff
streets. was badly wrecked The upper
right hand corner fell out. the roof fell of
at the rear and the building is a total loss.
Cashier A. w. Wright. wife and baby.
who occupied the second story, had
narrow escape. Miraeulously, the falling
roof and avalanche OF bricks failed TO
bury them as they fed frum the crumb-
ling building. They claim no noise on
earth could equal the pandemonium Of
that awful moment. Their experience was
that of dozens OF others who had marvel
Gus escapes from death.
The damage 10 the State Bank Is esti-
mated at 5000
]. w. Ryan's furniture store, adjacent
to the bank on the west, was badly
wrecked. Loss, $3.50
The l. o. o. F. Hall above will require
$1,000 TO repair the holes in the roof.
Robert Brooks billiard hall was dam
aged $500.
J. T. Morgan's meat market was dcmol-
ished, the contents being buried under the
ldlllnB HallS ana tlInDtTS Oh the
roof of McKim & Chambers drug store.
Morgan's loss is about $500. Mckim &
Chambers drug store was demolished and
the stock reduced 10 Il debris OF tine
powdered glass and ruined drugs in thirty
seconds. The firms loss Is S5JJO.
Shaver * Spence, hardware, lose $l2OO.
Clare the tailor. loses 500.
The posJofflce is intact, but the mail
was scattered the breadth of the building
and the plastering was badly shattered.
The Chinese restaurant O1 Cndriey sam
Lung Is damaged Sl0U.
SIefkes, the Jvweier, sustains a loss Of
$7UU. Richie, $l2O0.
hards x Daggett, general merchandise,
are heavy losers. Their store caved IN at
the front, rear and top. The i s9jUi.
The building OF Jonn Ryan was uam-
aged To the extent OF $500
Dimond BrOtners general merchandise
store, managed by maurice GOodsteln, Is
in a collapsed condition. Inc 1858 on
stock Is 500: on the building, owned by
l.. DuretI, SlO0v. Tne bakery was uh-
harmed. being a frame structure.
I'D Meads hardware store Is wrecked I;
loss. $500.
TIE Mosgrove block. known as the Long
block, is damaged 10 the extent OF 500.
). }. Mead, grocer. had ms new BRICK
store ruined; loss. $40.
The Register building, being a frame,
was unharmed.
Jules Kaufman & Co. lost 5000 on
goods. and on the building Daggett *
Green lost $500.
Baker a. sons grocery stock and build
ing were damaged TO the extent OF Sl2OO
Undertaken X j. RoulstOn's loss * >0J.
l. A. Wright's drugstore was wrecked; !;
loss. $3.50.
the Vawled block. owned by Newmark
g. Co. of Los Angeles, was damaged Sl2V0;
John Daily, stauOner and toys. SoJO' Ladd
building, $yVv: ;. l.. Sharp. miliiner' >lJ'
MANY OF the frame buliulngs ABOUT town
were greatly damaged.
Since tne eartnquuKe all the artesian
wells IN the valley are flowing copiousiy
christmas mas been devoted 10 removing
The damaged stock from wrecked stores
10 frame buildings. Inc shocks continued
all day at irregular intervals, but were
light They were characterized by hOi-
low rumbung. Dust and smoke were seen
issuing from the canyons at the base OF
the mountains. and James Hornback, VINO
lives at CASTILLO Canyon, three miles east,
at the base OF Mount San Jacinto. says
tonight there is a deep hole in the can
Won. whose. depth cannot be fathomed.
IL is four feet wide F1ssures extend out
forty rods from the bottomless hole.
AT Hemet. three miles south, great DAM
age was done. The Hemet Hotel was
damaged 5000; the Hemet Company's
brick building. 1920: the Hemet Milling
Company's mill $1,000.
IL is learned that the Florida a three
story hotel at Vale Vista. five miles east.
was ruined and the county hospital IS
wrecked at South San Jacinto. The thirty
patients were taken into the brick resi-
dence OF J. c. Jordan. across the road.
which, strangely enough. withstood the
frightful quaktngs. The churches and
schoolhouses are intact.