The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-19

in the then history of that civ. and
the worst since until the browning
disaster of yesterday. Then, as now
the area of destruction was on the
made land, and it is noteworthy tina,
the dispatches received in Honolulu
twenty-four days after the destructive
visit, state the part of the city ruined
to be between Montgomery street and
the bay" The identical words fash
ed over the cable yesterday morning
The correspondent of the Advertiser
in San Francisco, reported the vista
ton in the following. which appeared
in the issue of this paper dated Sat
urday, November IA 1868:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. p. 1861
We have just experienced the most Sc
rious earthquake that has ever been
known in this section of the country.
The first shock occurred at about eight
O'Clock this morning, followed by a
second though less severe shake at
about 1890 o'clock. Buildings have
been thrown down and several lives
are lost and some persons wounded.
But few particulars are known as yet.
Business is at standstill, many places
having been closed. The streets are
crowded with people, and the conster-
nation is general. The plaza has be-
come "a place of refuge and is liter
ally filled with women and children"
Then followed a list of the principal
buildings affected and destroyed, which
included: the L. S. Marine Hospital
at Rincon Point. the Customs House,
Battery and Washington street; the
U. S. Branch Mint, on Commercial
street; the City Hall, on the Plaza,
and a number of stores, churches,
schools and residences.
The correspondent concluded: 1T is
useless to disguise the fact that this
has been as severe an earthquake as
has been experienced since the found
ing of San Francisco; but it should
be borne in mind that the damage
has been done upon made land or
that part of the city which has been
reclaimed from the bay by filling in with
sand; While upon the original ground
above Montgomery street, the injury
to property has been small
The first shock had a horizontal mo-
ton, from north to south, occurring
precisely at seven minutes to eight,
the second following in an hour and
the third and least severe at 1925. I'M
mediately after the first shock the
streets filled with people pouring out
Of their houses, many only half dress
ed, and these sought places of safety,
running the gauntlet of flying bricks
from chimneys and stones from the
of reeling buildings.
The principal damage was in the dis
trict from Montgomery to Davis
streets, near the wharves, bounded on
the south by Bush street and extend
ing north to Washington. On Clay,
and Pine streets the destruc-
ton to buildings was most heavy.
In a belt extending north and south
from Bush street to Clay, midway be-
tween Battery and Front streets, the
ground sank, in some places nearly
four feet.
For some hours the city was in
panic. which abated before noon, al
though business for the day was sus-
pended and many people refused to re-
enter their houses that day. During
he three following weeks shocks were
'elt in the city at short intervals, none
in severity the three OF
he 21st although they were, as re-
ported by the Advertiser correspond
ant sufficiently distinct as TO be dis
agreeably noticea ble."