The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08

OAKLAND, California, April 18.-At
5:13 O'Clock this morning Oakland was
visited by the greatest earthquake in
its history. Many people We're killed,
age done to property.
Three persons are known to have
been killed. How many others have
lost their lives, and the news not reach
ed the morgue or the police, is not
known.
Many houses collapsed under the aw-
full strain and it is probable many per-
sons are buried beneath the ruins of
their homes. It will require many
hours for the full extent of the damage
TO be determined
Every home in the city was damaged.
Walls were cracked, bric-a-brac brok-
en-, windows smashed and general
sehavoc raised with anything portable.
glass windows forming the fronts of
stores were broken and great damage
done.
The big Metropole Hotel was badly
damaged. With the first shock plaster
lng commenced to fall and before the
many guests could depart from the
building the floors We're covered with
pIastering, and the guests were forced
to wade through the debris.
The new school building at Thirty
ninth and Market streets was wrecked.
The building was to cost $4,000 and
was nearing completion the roof having
been placed in position only a few days
ago.
AS result of the earthquake the roof
caved in and portions of the pressed
sandstone brick side walls fell away,
leaving the building in a bad state of
delapidation 1t will take fully, $4,000
to repair the damage.
KEY ROUTE BLOCKED.
The big brick chimney arising from
the roof of the shops of the Key Route
system was thrown down and in falling
passed through the roof of the build
ing, and damaged the machinery to
such an extent that all traffic over the
Key Route had to be suspended. Street
car traffic was also impaired through
out the entire city and on some lines
stopped completely.
Telegraph and telephone lines We're
damaged. All means of rapid COM
1nunication with San Francisco have
been cut off. Not a telephone connect |
ed with Oakland office of the Sunset |
Company is in working order.
The earthquake of this morning far |
outdoes the shock which old residents |
remember happening October q. 1858. |
The shocks then occurred as follows: |
7:54 very heavy, direction northeast |
and southwest, a rolling motion. AL |
most like a continuation of this came |
q whiriing motion; S:26, slight shock; |
8: "A, heavy shock with rolling motion;
GIL. slight shock; 1915 heavy shock,
with rolling motion. and uD and down
movement; 3:12, slight shock; 3:17
slight shock: 1908. double shock up and
down. It is said there We're thirty
two shocks in all during the day, but
these mentioned were especially notice
able In comparison to the desolation
sustained in the neighboring towns1.
Oakland did not suffer much damage
Crockery and glassware We're broken
and many chimneys were laid low. |
Oakland also suffered shocks June Ill
1908, and August 5, 1903. II
THE SECOND SHOCK. r
After the terrible shocks at 5:13
o'clock this morning Oaklanders hoped
the earth would quit its terrible rock
ings but again. three hours later, or /
at STA o'clock another ten1blor came.
1t was mild in form, continuing for
scarcely more than a second, but was /!
OF a reminder of the horrors
of three hours before to cause great
Fire broke out in the home of Mrs. :
Susie A. Martin at No. 442 Edward {
street as the result of the earthquake, $
and so rapid was the spread of the G
flames that Mrs. Martin had to jump