The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08

and melted by the fire. In some cases this
was due to the imperfect prote ction OF
standards, guide beams and braces; In
others, doubtless, to dishonest oonstruc-
ton. q
George Osbourne, leading comedian OF
seismograph of the earthquake on the waxed
parquet flooring Of his drawing room. In
the centre Of the room stood a heavily
weighted table, which seems to have moved
with every motion Of the earthquake.
wax Of the floor. Measured in a straight
line, the table moved twenty-three inches In
a southwesterly direction. The actual
ciroumlinear measurement. including all
Jumps and turns, was n inches.
Beginning with light ziz-zag lines, there
come deeper indentations as the table be-
gan to jump. This was followed by a
twisting motion, for the record shows a
semicircle with one loop measuring In
length IS inches. Then there is a space Of
one inch, where the table jumped. landing
heavily enough to make q dent In the hard
There follows nine successive Jumps,
travelling in a circle. The first five are one
inch apart, the ext Is ct an interval OF q
quarter Of an inch and the next three are
one-eighth Of an inch apart. For fifteen
inches the table slid, making three loops
OF about the same size. For the remaining
ten inches the table continued On the peculiar
zigzag lines which it showed at the beginning
of the record. 1t has been left where It rested
after the big quake and the subsequent dis
turbanoes have not moved 1t at all. Tho
east to southwestern from the direction
of Santa Rosa to that Of San jose. :.
The finance committee found itself
yesterday In better shape. About 81 100000
cash arrived from various places in the
East and was placed on deposit to the credit
s., 1000, 900 cash which the committee has
had for its uso since the catastrophe.
James D. Hague, agent OF the New York
Chamber Of Commerce, has looked into the
methods of the relief committee, Endorsed
them, and, it Is understood, is about to
recommend to his principals that they hold
$500 900 which they have in hand subject
to the call Of the committee. The New
York Chamber of Commerce has already
given $3.50 600 to the general fund. .
1t is becoming mora and more apparent
that Var Ness venue will be the great
retail street during tho period of recon
struction. This thoroughfare, h widest
In the city and of late the Commonwealth
avenue and Fifth avenue Of San Fran
cisco. may never regain fts former char :
acter. Fillmore street, by the peculiar
laws Of city concentration, will be another
great business street. At first this seemed
to have the call on Van Ness avenue, but
the eXorbitant rents asked by property
holders drove a lot OF business men away.
Such lawyers and doctors as have been able
to resume business are in the neighborhood
Of Fillmore street, while the big retail estab-
lishments, trying to stay as far down town
as possible, will stick to Van Ness avenue.
On the body OF a man dug up to-day in
the ruins Of the California Market, on Bush
street, the police found indications that at
least one looter had been caught by the fire.
1t was found that his pockets were stuffed
with the remains of a lot Of junk, probably
of little value, and there was a pile beside
him which may AVE been the contents OF
a sack. The Coroner thinks that this man
ventured into the smoking ruin before they
were safe and was overcome by the heat
or by gases.
Scattering reports Of damage come in
from the outside towns. A serious danger
threatens Cache Creek, in Yolo county.
Two days ago a mass of loose soil disturbed
by the earthquake slid down across the bed
OF the creek and damned the creek. The
water has gathered up behind this dam
and is spreading over the surrounding
orchards. There Is danger that the water
will suddenly sweep away the barrier and
cause a food further down the creek. The
town of Woodland has been warned by.
courier to be ready for a flood. Special
signals have been arranged to warn Wood
land in case of danger from this source.