180 EAETHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



1892. April 19; Woodland. 



A deep rumbling noise at 2.45 a. m. to-day was the forerunner of 

 the most severe shock of earthquake ever experienced in this 

 portion of the State. The shock was a series of rapidly inter- 

 mittent vibrations which lasted for thirty seconds, at first almost 

 north and south and changing frequently from east to west, pro- 

 ducing the impression of circular motion. Fortunately the casu- 

 alties in this immediate vicinity are not great, but the public 

 never experienced a worse fright. 



Evidences of the force of the shock are numerous everywhere. 

 Chimneys are cracked and occasionally toppled over, brick walls are 

 cracked and fire walls suffer through loss of brick. The destruc- 

 tion of glass in stores and private residences is very large. The 

 Byrnes Hotel loses a part of its ceiling; the Capital Hotel, a chim- 

 ney; Masonic Hall suffers in chimneys and plaster; Mezgar's 

 bakery furnishes broken glass and cracked walls. The grammar 

 school building suffers a broken fire wall and cornice. So far 

 there is no evidence of any damage to the waterworks. In the 

 Croft Hotel a number of the rooms are almost denuded of plaster, 

 and most of the business blocks are slightly damaged. One of 

 the Capital Hotel chimneys is out of plumb. The walls of both 

 the jail and court room are cracked. The plastering has fallen off 

 in Superintendent's Banks's office. The wall at the southwest cor- 

 ner of the Bank of Woodland is cracked. At the Byrnes Hotel the 

 walls were cracked and the plaster fell to tne floor in several 

 rooms. Many of the guests were so badly frightened that they 

 ran downstairs without stopping to dress (VII?, VIII??). 



1892. April 19; Grass Valley. 



This morning a little before 3 o'clock two shocks of earthquake 

 woke the people and rattled things. The direction was north to 

 south. No damage was done (VI). 



1892. April 19; Auburn. 



There was an earthquake this morning about 2.45. There were two 

 distinct shocks, about ten seconds apart. The course was north- 

 erly. No damage is reported. 



1892. April 19; Cliico. 



A heavy shock of earthquake was experienced in this city at 2.45 

 this morning, followed immediately by two others. They seemed 

 to pass northwest to southeast. Many clocks in the city were 

 stopped. In some places articles sitting near the edges of shelves 

 were knocked off. No damage was done to the windows or glass- 

 ware (V). 



1892. April 19; Stockton. 



A severe shock of earthquake was felt here at 2.50 o'clock this morn- 

 ing. No damage is reported, but the fright was great (V? VI?). 



