EAETHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 133 



San Jose, University of the Pacific: Prof. Higbie sends a record 

 which shows about the same amount of motion as at Oakland, 

 the greatest oscillations being northeast and southwest. 



San Francisco: 3h. 15m. a. m. Sharp shock; rolling; duration 15 

 sec. — T. T. Various reports from the San Francisco papers are 

 given below, the date being May 19. 



At 3.12 a. m. Sunday morning a severe shock of earthquake was 

 experienced here. It lasted twenty seconds and was followed by 

 peculiar shivers continuing five seconds longer. The motion was 

 from east to west, and the shock is said to have been the sharpest 

 experienced here for the past fifteen years. Half of the door- 

 bells in the city were set ringing, and glassware and mirrors 

 damaged (VI). 



Stockton: a heavy shock at 3.15 this morning. It lasted about ten 

 seconds, with vibrations from north to south. A large number 

 of people hurried into the streets. One man jumped out of a 

 second-story window. A number of buildings were heard to 

 crack, but no damage has been reported (VII). 



Lodi: the heaviest earthquake that has been felt here for twenty 

 years occurred at 3.15 this morning. The wave was north and 

 south, and so severe that goods were shaken from shelves in one 

 of the stores here, and dishes rattled in the houses. 



Antioch: the most severe earthquake shock experienced since 1868 

 about 3.10 this morning. It shook off the tops of many chim- 

 neys in the town. The vibrations were from north to south. 

 The entire population was aroused and many people in their 

 night-gowns rushed into the streets. No serious damage is 

 reported, but the harvest of broken crockery and glassware, 

 cracked plaster ceilings and chimneys, is abundant (VII? VIII?). 



Modesto: the people of this section were awakened by a heavy 

 shock of earthquake at 3.15 this morning. The vibration was 

 from north to south and lasted several seconds. The windows 

 and doors rattled and chandeliers vibrated. A second shock, less 

 pronounced, followed ten miniites later. No damage (VII). 



Napa: the severest earthquake experienced here in twenty years 

 occurred at 3.10 this morning. It lasted twelve seconds. No 

 damage is reported beyond the cracking of plaster. The vibra- 

 tions were from west to east (VII). 



San Leandro: the heaviest shock of earthquake felt here for years 

 at 3.11 this morning. The vibrations were from north to south 

 and lasted about one minute. 



Petaluma: this morning at 3.15 there were three distinct shocks. 

 They followed each other in quick succession, the vibrations being 

 from east to west. The second shock was exceedingly heavy. 



