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October 23, 1868 (4 pages)

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UNION TICKET. GENERAL ULYSSES 8. GRANT Paes D tEDINGTON, ‘A TWEED, VAN DYCK. ‘FOR CONGRESS, -_A~. SR BGENT, “ae & msiverngngng i ‘ty that ever occurred on this coast. It will.be-noted that many of the most buildings of San Francisco much damaged, such as the Lincoln gchool ‘iouse—one of the finest schoo] buildings in the United States— ‘were the House, ete. Few buildings were entirely demolished, and most of falling fire walls, etc. The effect of the earthquake. was severely felt in Alameda, Sonoma, Santa Clara, and probably ail other counties aroundthe Bay. At San. Leandro, the county seat of Alameda, a fine Court House was entirely _ demolished. The damage extended, no doubt, more or less, to every buildon the new made ground in San ‘will répair the damage. We are told by the dispatch that the first . shidek lasted forty-two seconds, begin. M ming at8 o’tlock. The second lasted 5 seconds, beginning’ at 9} o’clock, and : ight shocks continued at intervals antil 7 o’clock in the evening. The damBusiness of all kinds was generally suspénded, and the inhabitants of the great city must have been in great consterna+ "Dhishas indeed been a year in which fible convulsions, and we had hardly of life and property in South America, until the metropolis of our own State was shaken to its very foundation. — This;*héwevét, is’ not the first earthmake of violence felt in the United . States throughout the area, hemoath of the Ohio to the St. Fiahcis fiver in Ar The shocks meu: they” ocalities but not so de iii nae fissures were od, lakes disappeared, and such s produced in the country nO WM L Water that for eighty , 8 ever since been called the sunk cousiixy: "Traces of the ‘fissures ed as now the destruction of life town of Caracas Was deere “'Phe-eauses which ‘produce the grand and terrible. phenothena of earthquakes are d6ubtless various. The generation of gases by chemidal reaction, and the development of ¢ volumes of superheated steam, by the contact of water ‘with the intensely heated interivt_of thie earth; are without doubt the prow and’ potent, The distéthee below the surface at which these GRAND DEMONSTRATION TheUnion "a grand demonon the Bist. [From our Extra of yesterday.) The Earthquake at San Franeisco, west. Theshock lasted 42. seconds and }gathered violence #s it continued aatil ‘mear theend. The time of the second shock was 9} o'clock, duration 5 secends. Lighter and brieter trentens occurred at intervals of about a half hour until -12 o’eleck. The most prominent of these caused fresh stampedes to the street of these who were attempting to conduct business or trying to work.— The initial shock was ‘most severely felt, along eastern side of the city and within limits of made lands between Montgomery and Water streets. On solid lands outside, the thickly _ built portions of the city no serious damage. A number of brick buildings are badly cracked so that business cannot be resumed in them and many will have to ken down. Owing tothe excite— ment inessis generally suspended. The fatal lities resulted from falling cornices or walis. The greatest damage has been in'a belt extending several hundred feet wi ning north-west and south mencing near Custom House and endmolishing the following buildings ;— on Clay street, Graves’ wire works ; Howard’s building, corner Clay & Sansame ; A. 8. Rosenbaum & Co’s, corner Clay & Battery: 8.P. Taylor & Co.: J. Franks & Co.; M. Reese’s building on California street ; one story brick building.; Coffey & Risdon’s new building: Booth & Co’s ; Gas Co’s building ; Howard, Fremont, Folsom street whart The Custom.House is terribly damaged and it is questionable whether it will admit repairing. The building is clos— ed and the business removed to Internal Revenue office. Coffey & Risdon’s building is completely demolished. The roof of old ‘Mechanics’ Miil on ission street, corner Preniont, is pros— in several places. Mechanics’ Co-operative at Mission street badly damaged and machinery thrown out of place— floor sunk in some places and raised in others several feet, and the fire wall in the mill sank down. Planking in the centre of Mission streét in front ef tlie mill, exposes opening 8 to 10 inches across, and openings of ground plainly to be seen on Freemont street in the same Vicinity. The floor of Pacific foundry raised about 2 feet in places. In Union foundry, corner First and Mission streets most of the machinery is n Francisco gas works suffered se— verely. The tall chimney fell through the roof, and the main walls badly “cracked. On the Fremont street side the destruction is still greateras great quantities of coal was stored in the building, and the presure of the mass foreed the wall out from roof to foundation and for the space of about 50 teet. The City Hall is in a bad condition, and the only people inhabiting it at present are the officers of the Fire Department. The Courts are adjourned and prisonerg taken from the station house to county jail. A line hasbeen stretched across front to keep people away. A part of walls of new Cavalry Church felldown. A shed south side of Fol som street Wharf was wrecked com pletely: Atcorner Market and First streets the ground opened several inches wide and 40 of 60 feet in length:— At other places the ground opened and water wasforced above the surtace.— At No, 138 Natéma street Chas. Monepenny’s brick house a total wreck. At 144 same street, John Farmer's house badly injured ‘and furniture destroyed. All the patients in U.S, Marine Hospital were removed, the structure having been declared unsafe. Howard’s building on Battery street, cornice and portions of fire walls fallen and demolished. The wooden awning and lower cornices of New Orleans warehouse demolished. The fire wall on California street demolished. Hooker & Uo. California street, the east fire wall on their building demolished. Thurnauer & Zinn’ building badly crackedOn Sacramento street the chimney of mint building so badly damaged it became y.toclose up for repairs. The walls of Kimball & Co's carriage factory, considerably cracked and workmen left building. Fourth street opened in some and at crossing of Harrison and th the Railroad track settled about 8 inches, ‘the planks between the rails ri about ten inches. The walls of the Bremont House on Mission stréet side badly shattered. he Cahfornia gh Pa Sansome, a large one weed brick building, formerly occupied 4 Hynemann & Co. was wholly ruined, and adjoining one visited by the severest earthquake) shock it has ever-yet known. Its ger-; eral direction was south-east and north . ing at Folsom wharf, injuring and de} trate and walls toppled over into street . ‘tremendous shock of earthquake occur}~ walls having sunken down and broken to pieces. Some of the ornamental }*marred. Nearly _ the windows of fes on 3d street are broken. Linteoln school house badly dam Most ‘of the chimneys being off.— -Many chimneys on houses in sout part of the city was thrown down, but 6 one was setiously injured by them. Mach furniture was destroyed in many Kearney street, was a building between Sutter and Vermont streets. The Mission Woolen Mills are damaged toa considerabie extent. The brick engine house is cracked and the building generally thrown out of line. The Pacific Knitting mill is slightly damagedNumerous mlaabre are thrown down on 5th street. The large chimney on Sugar Refinery was badly cracked, and about 10feet of top thrown through the The following casualties are report— ed. W. Strong, a native of lowa, aged 26 years, killed ‘on Clay street. Wm. Best, native of Ireland, aged 40, was killed at the Occidental Hotel. Mansfield, a tinner was killed on Sacramento street. A dead Chinaman was taken out from‘under bricks on Clay street.— A Chinaman was reported at the hos— pital mortally wounded. A young man named Joseph Nesbit, was struck by a falling awning on Sansome street and terribly injured about the head and spine. Coffey & Risdon’s building buried in their ruinsa Mr. Shaw a.ed60 years. When taken out he was still alive though there were no hopes of his recovery. Two ladies on Folsom street had their legs broken, and nurous cases of serious injuries occurin different parts of the city. The
o'clock in the évening. Martinez and all places around t cag . the earthquake was very sévere~_The jail and court house fell down at Leandro and several persons killed.ward’s, Alameda Co., Edmundson’ warehouse is completely ruined. flour mills of Hilsop and Morse is flat . on the ground. . Tony Oakes hotel in ruins, also Washington hotel. Chamber of Commerce estimate the damage in 8. Francisco ‘nearly a million dollars. PeraLuMA, Oct. 2ist. At four minutes before 8 .o’clock this morning;~a red here. The vibrations were apparently from north to south. The damage was considerable. A great many chimneys in different portions of the city were broken off at the roof. ---A} large stone residence had the entire front thrown down. There were families in this building, but providentially no one was injured. The south-éast corner of American Hotel, a large brick building, was cracked so that it will r have be taken down. All brick buildings in the city were more or less cracked and injured. Goods in glass crockery and drag stores more or less broken ‘or injured, Maynard’s drug store injured more than $800—other drug and crockery stores in proportion. At the moment of the earthquake teams on the streets ran away. Nothing to be compared to it has before occurred here. : HEALDSBURG, Oct’ 2ist. Severest shock of earthquake ever felt here, occurred this morning about 8 o’clock lasting about 10 seconds. Santa Rosa, Oct. 2st. Severest shock of earthquake ever felt here occurred about 8 o’clock this morning Nearly all brick buildings in town are injured, and chimneys thrown down} Court House sustained most damage MEETING aT EUREKA.—QOn Tuesday night Denio and Edgerton were announced for Eurcka by permission of the State Central Committee, but those gentleman failed to come to this county as they could not do. so and reach their appointments in ¥olo in time. Notwithstanding the disappointment a Jarge and enthusiastic meeting was’ held and addressed by John Knotwell. P.E. Jeffries, Col. Potter and others were called anid made short speeches. The Union men of that locality will show a “full hand” when it comes to voting. GARFIELD aT Grass VALLEY.—Garfield, of Washington Territory, will address the Uuion men of Grass Valley to-night. He is said to be one of the most eloquent talkers on the Pacific coast, and his speeches are every where spoken of as most excellent. Quite a number will go down from this city. of them. The only serious injary on} FALL & WINTER FASHIONS . A. GOLDSMITH, STANTLY ON HAND The Largest, The Richest.” —AND THE— MOST ELEGANT STOCK OF GOODS EVER SEEN IN THE STATE! A SPECIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED: TO THE LADIES TO CALL AND SEE THE Plain & Changeable Silks, Poplin Glace—Changcea ble, Empress and Ottoman Cloths, French Merinos, Poplins, Mohair & Poplin Plaids, OF ALL SHADES AND PRICES. House Furnishing Goods. Bleached and Unbleached, of Napkins, — fowelling, ete Table Linen, : Flannels of Every Description. SK Did you ever see the like before? THOSE NEW STYLE CLOAKS. AND THE CELEBRATED BROCHET SHAWLS. ae NEW EMBROIDERIES ! NEW HOSIERY ! NEW HANDKERCHIEFS ! NEW LACES ! 3<2No old shelf-worn articles. at GOLDSMITH's ! Nearly everything come from New York by the last steamers. On hand a Gay Stock of MILLINERY COODS! ! seen before in this icity BONNETS AND HATS, Ge" TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED . _g3 e Do you want Carpets ? Call and see the elegant Stock! ___ & COMPLETE STOCK OF LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S ee SHOES. IF YOU WANT NICE GOODS, Gio tothe right place wal ia xelszaged. ! AP) sherk aayronaeiaroagy helningly, ™ be s See of £3G9ER Tak Pawo baa Wy 18 DAILY RECEIVING AND KEEPS CON. Alpaccas, DeLaines, etc. Such @ stock as has never been . . . The Fall and Winter Campaign HAS OPENED ! ox oe Glorious News from New York ! BANNER BROS., . Triumphant in the Clothing Line ! The Cheapest House ge ON THE PACIFIC COAST. gs E WOULD INFORM THE PEOPLE or Nevada and vicinity that we have extablished a MANUFACTURING CLOTHING HOUSE IN NEW YORK, And are now ready to farnish the come unity “a ° Fine Béaver Suits, ‘ Dress Suits, and Business Suits of the Latest styles, CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST Also, a large Stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND.CAPS, BLANKETS, , Gents’ Furnishing Goods. Of Evety Description at E9~GRuATLY REDUCED FIGURKS. gx Our Goods and Prices Defy Competition. GIVE US A CALL AND YOU WILL BE . CONVINCEDOF THE FACT THAT BANNER BROS. inm is the Best & Cheapest. Nevada, Qet. 17th. : ION =O PARTNERSH THE — or HEUSTON, HASTINGS & CO. NEW YORE CITY 2 AND SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. H. M. Heuston retiring. The business will be continued under the firm name of _ C. C. HASTINGS & CO. New York, Sept. 24, 1868. Having this oe hy ~ to Mr. C.-C, tings my interest in business of HEUSTON, HASTINGS & CU, San Francisco and New York city, 1 cheerfully recommend the new firm to customers of the ola house. C. ©, HASTINGS & CO. ~ Have made ts for enlarging t business. They make a LARGE ADDITIONS To their already EXTENSIVE sTeOcCK And continue to maintain the reputation of the eld firm as atsTHE LEADING CLOTHIERS —OF THE~ PACIFIC COAST. sie Tye ct hee ma HEUSTON, HASTINGS. & ©O., Will be forced off at Prices, REGARDLESS OF COST! ©.0. HASTINGS & CO. Lick House Block, Mia Got. + San F sf ume