Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-05-04

cast overheard from the dreadful force
OF the surging water. 1t was proba-
bly, ripple from this gigantic wave
that caused the ground-swell at Gray's
Harbor, also noted in our last issue.
Mrs. NJ. E. Meeker, of Mt. Olivet,
eight u,iles from Santa Rosa, eighteen
miles from the sea-coast and fifty miles
from San Francisco, thus describes
her observations of the late earth
quake disturbance: ct threw water
all over our hop.yard of forty acres
and made several large cracks in it
through the center so the horses don't
like to cross it. 1t is evident water is
not far away. The water in the creeks
rose two feet and was as black as ink.
Some said it tasted salty, but 1 never
thought of tasting it."
Gen. Greeley, in order to guard
against the grating that had been in.
stituted in obtaining supplies by the
unworthy, has divided the unburned
part OF the city into seven districts, in
charge of army officers, who have as.
sumed control of all the relief stations
thus established. Responsible civil
ians are employed to do the clerical
work, under salary, and daily records
and checks will be kept. 1t is de.
clared that the period of extreme dis
tress has passed and that far as is pos.
siblt the distribution OF rations must
be confined to helpless women and
children, and refused to adult men,
unless they are in a sick or enfeebled
condition. Issue OF luxuries or articles
of special diet are confined to infants
and invalids.
San Francisco was visited by an
earthquake in June, 1879, when the
city was thrown into state OF panic
by series of upheavals. It did not
come, however, without q wavering for
several days, from preliminary tremors,
and q more severe shock being antici-
pated. schools were dismissed, factories
closed and stores placed in order by
some sort of preparation for the
heavier shocks. The main disturb.
ance came on Sunday, and while no
4 lives were lost, quite Q number of
worshipers were injured while escap.
ing from the rocking church buildings.
This earthquake was felt south as
far as southern Mexico, and was more
severe there. Tehsuntepec, q city in
Mexico of several thousand inhabitants,
being destroyed.
W. R. Hearst has again demonstrate
ed his lavish philanthropy. In add.
ton to making q large donation OF
cash to the general fund, he has
established stations for relief all over
the city and placed them under compe-
tent management. One of these, in
Oakland, is called The Hearst Tent
City," It consists OF several hundred
canvas houses, erected on large tract
of ground and more are constantly be.
ing added. The camp lie we'll stocked
! with provisions and equipments pro-
, vided by his bounty. A military
guard has been provided, sanitary
r provisions are under efficient manage
| ment, and doctors and nurses are pro
3 vided. One section Of the camp il
specially provided with avenues fol
women and patrolled by special po
lice for protection. The white ant
black are in separate tents, and ths
single women have a camp by them
selves. Gov. Chamberlin, of Oregon
has suggested that this service tax,
= charge of the children that have beer
r separated from parents and some o
them are now waits on the surg
ing stream of humanity, and hav,
: strayed as far away from home q
Portland. The suggestion has beer
adopted, and the Hearst camps ar
also asylums for these, to be hopet
temporary orphans, under charge o
Rev. B. Fay Mills, of Los Angeles.
While there is the inevitable destruc
\. ton OF property and menace to life o
!. all powerful earthquakes, there is o
course, an individuality to each, thaI
is largely determined by the characte
: of surface shaken. While the descrip
ton of tho ordinary phenomenon, givel
last week in these columns, may b.
j. regarded as in the main applicable Il
+ all-the premonitory tremor, the racl
in every direction, the murmur in
J. creasing to a roar, from two to fv
!. oscillations per second, settling dow
to regular swing or waving motion
e which gradually diminishes till fins
. rest. One observer in San Francisco
d who must have been over the verticl
6 or central point, Of the disturbance
the epicentrum, as scientists call it
says that be was wide awake when tn
trembling began, and the shock iu
!, stead OF being wavy, was made by q
uplifting and q drop, repeated at intel
walls OF about second. 1t ended in
}. final heavy bump. az if the Earth ha
q came up q little faster and met tn
buildings going down. Then th
i silence for half minute was appalling
d followed by the widest medley q
noises, the opening of doors, rapi
3 fn0kakena arrpaminp w0mon. crviu